Posts Tagged ‘interview’

Victoria’s Secret PINK Plays Ball

By Jacqueline Rezak As I approached the Victoria’s Secret store on Michigan Avenue I couldn’t help but notice the extremely long line wrapped around the corner for the Victoria’s Secret PINK Plays Ball event.  Not even the extremely hair-frizzing humidity could keep these first 100 fans from getting their free tee-shirt and photo with Victoria’s [...]

Businesses That Work It: Entrepreneur Amanda Guralski of Online Career Magazine bizMe Discusses the Savvy Behind Her Business

Back in December, I came across a fantastic business, of which I was so excited to eventually establish a working relationship with! The business is bizMe.biz, an online magazine catering to young female professionals offering career knowledge and wisdom. Of course that doesn’t even scratch the surface of what the business has to offer its [...]

Designers Who Work It: Annie Havlicek Puts Everday Input into the Working Wardrobe

By Jacqueline Rezak I would like to introduce you to the extremely talented designer, Annie Havlicek. Havlicek is a Chicago girl born and bread. Growing up she spent much of her time studying fine art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She then ventured off to New York City where she attended [...]

Sustainability Weekend: Interview with Jessa Brinkmeyer of Chicago’s Pivot Boutique, the Windy City’s Very First Eco-Fashion Boutique

To continue or our special weekend Sustainability Series, TheWorkingWardrobe is honored to bring you an interview with Chicago’s sustainability maven, Jessa Brinkmeyer of Pivot Boutique, Chicago’s very first eco-fashion boutique. TheWorkingWardrobe What is your personal background that inspired you to open Pivot in 2007 as Chicago’s first eco-fashion boutique? Jessa Brinkmeyer – Pivot Boutique I [...]

Designers Who Work It: Kate Coxworth of Kate Boggiano Ruffles the Blouse Collar of the Fashion World

Kate Coxworth, the genius behind fashion label Kate Boggiano, famous for its gorgeous ruffled blouses and jackets along with camisoles and leggings, didn’t start out with ruffles on the brain. “I was a total science geek,” said Coxworth. At Indiana University, Coxworth worked as a pre-med student for 2 1/2 years. “I never thought fashion [...]

University Program, Project Success, Works with Students to Obtain Business Attire for Interviews

Students at the University of Texas at Arlington who can’t afford business attire for interviews will soon have a campus-grown resource: Project Success, a student organization. Project Success is seeking donated clothing and money for dry cleaning. Mission Arlington has agreed to keep the clothing in a dedicated area of its downtown offices, within walking [...]

Designers Who Work It: Designing for the Artist in All of Us, Alice Berry Shares Her Artistic History with TheWorkingWardrobe

Alice Berry has been working in design for the past 25 years – not necessarily in the same fashion. Working as a clothing designer at the beginning of her career, she decided to cut clothing out of her designs in 1997. Until 2000, Berry went from having a name in the clothing industry to making [...]

Diary of a Fashion Muse Fashion Blog Shares How Fashion Can Help Work Your Way Through the Job Interview

You’ve applied for that dream job and you’ve scored yourself an Interview. Good work. Now what to wear to that all important, possibly life changing moment? As superficial as it may sound, potential employers not only look at your overall suitability and experience but they also take in how you present yourself. It is simply [...]

Shoppin’ Your Closet – The Working Wardrobe Edition

by Whitney Middleton of Fauxshionable I recently had the honor of ransacking the exquisite closet of Rachel Yeomans from TheWorkingWardrobe. At first I thought maybe I’d pull some looks that transition from work to night – but as I started digging, I knew I wanted to focus on looks for strictly for play. Besides – [...]

What to Wear to a Job Interview: Work Your Wardrobe for Your Field

When you think “job interview”, usually the first outfit that pops into your head is the business suit. However, what if you are applying for a job in a creative field? What would you wear if the position you are applying for demanded that you make a strong first impression without blending in? This fantastic [...]

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