Wardrobe Guides

How it works

1. Start with context. Decide the room, the role, and the risk.
2. Use a constraint set. Reduce options to one credible lane.
3. Build a resolved outfit set. One answer you would wear again without checking for better options.
4. Stop on purpose. Closure is the outcome. Browsing is not.
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Guide hubs

Returning to Work

A system for professional re-entry, identity drift, and decision fatigue when you are visible again.

• When your old wardrobe belongs to someone else: Dressing for work after parental leave
• The first week back: Three default formulas that remove the morning negotiation
• Professionalism without punishment: Getting dressed when your body is different now
• The re-entry reset: A workwear decision system for returning professionals
• How to look polished on no sleep: A decision system for high-visibility days
• Soft structure: The return-to-work formula for credibility without discomfort
• The upright re-entry outfit: A five-look system for credibility in the stagility era
• Returning to a more casual office: The 3-signal system that still reads senior
• What to wear when you feel visible again: The shield outfit system for high-stakes meetings
• The Monday outfit rule: One pre-decided formula that gives returning professionals weekly traction

Interviews

Credibility-first interview dressing, built to reduce uncertainty and prevent panic buying.

• What to wear to an interview to look modern, not outdated or try-hard
• Interview outfits when you don’t know the dress code
• The credibility outfit: Simple, modern, hired
• What to wear to a second interview (without overcorrecting)
• Interview outfits on a tight budget (no mistakes, no waste)
• The day-one test: How to avoid interview costumes
• Dressing for career change interviews (when you’re new to the level)
• What to wear when you’re re-entering after a break
• The camera-ready interview outfit (video calls)
• Interview shoes that don’t sabotage you
• The post-interview outfit plan (so you don’t panic-buy)

Leadership Presence

A guide hub for executive presence, promotion transitions, and dressing for authority without overcompensation.

• Promoted: how to dress like a leader without overcompensating
• The quietly senior wardrobe: fewer pieces, stronger signal
• What “authority” actually looks like in clothing (and what it doesn’t)
• Dressing for visibility: Presentations, stakeholder days, boardrooms
• The leadership colour palette that reads modern, not loud
• How to stop dressing like your old role
• The outfit that survives a bad day (and still reads capable)
• Leadership dressing when your workplace is casual
• What to wear when you’re younger than everyone in the room
• How to look expensive without looking like you’re performing
• The repeatability rule: why leaders wear “the same” (on purpose)

Colour Palettes

Colour as choice architecture, built to reduce decision noise and improve repeatability.

• The credibility palette: what to wear when you need to be taken seriously fast
• The calm palette: colours that reduce decision noise on high-stress days
• The visibility dial: how to add colour without feeling exposed
• The interview palette: colours that read current, not performative
• The leadership palette: quiet authority in colour (and what to avoid)
• The ‘new role’ palette: colours that help you inhabit the level you’re stepping into
• The camera palette: what reads polished on video calls (and what washes you out)
• The energy palette: how to lift your mood with colour — without turning into a statement
• The capsule palette: a 5-colour system that makes 20 outfits feel effortless
• The wardrobe organisation palette: how to sort by colour so getting dressed is faster
• The dress-code translator: colours that work in “business casual”, “smart casual”, and everything vague in between

Events Without Panic

Work events without performative dressing. Built for social risk, uncertainty, and long nights.

• What to wear to a work event when you don’t want attention
• Smart casual decoded (without guessing)
• Networking event outfits that don’t feel performative
• The restaurant test: outfits that survive dinner and conversation
• What to wear when a daytime event runs into the night
• The one-jacket strategy that elevates everything
• What to wear when everyone else is overdressed (or underdressed)
• The low-anxiety event outfit (neutral, capable, done)
• Dressing for events after body changes (without self-punishment)
• Shoes for events when you’ll be standing for hours
• The low-effort look that still reads intentional

Travel & Packing

Capsules that hold up under pressure, travel days, client dinners, and unpredictable weather.

• Packing a work-trip capsule: 3 outfits, one system
• The arrival outfit: A minimal look that makes you feel switched on before you land
• Work-trip shoes: One pair that won’t ruin the week
• A carry-on capsule for business travel (minimal, not dull)
• Presenting on a work trip: The capsule pieces that read credible
• The “one coat” travel strategy
• Outfit repeating on work trips (without looking like you packed wrong)
• Packing for unpredictable weather: Minimal layers, no overpacking
• Client dinners on the road: The one outfit you plan for (so the rest stays simple)
• When you’ll be photographed on a work trip: A repeatable outfit that doesn’t distract
• The “hotel morning” rule: Get dressed without spiralling

Questions

If you want the fastest answer, start with the Questions pages. They are written as direct, quotable responses, then linked into the deeper guides.

Returning to Work questions

• What’s the easiest outfit formula for my first week back at work?
• How do I dress for a new team when I don’t know the culture yet?
• What should I wear when my role changed but my wardrobe didn’t?
• How do I rebuild a work wardrobe in phases (so I don’t overspend)?
• What pieces make me look “back in the game” without feeling like a costume?
• How do I choose clothes that match my calendar, not my fantasy self?
• What do I wear when I’m returning and I’m meant to be more visible?
• How do I dress professionally when I’m time-poor in the morning?
• What should I keep, tailor, or replace after a long break from work?
• How do I look credible while I’m still rebuilding confidence?

Interviews questions

• What’s the simplest interview outfit that works for most corporate roles?
• How do I dress for an interview when the company photos are all over the place?
• Can I wear colour to an interview without looking unserious?
• What’s the best interview outfit when I don’t want to wear a blazer?
• How do I make an interview outfit look modern without trends?
• What should I wear to an interview when I’m changing industries?
• How do I choose interview accessories so nothing feels “too much”?
• What do I wear to a panel interview when I want authority, not intensity?
• What’s the quickest way to make an interview outfit look intentional?

Leadership Presence questions

• What changes when you start dressing for leadership, not performance?
• How do I look senior in a casual office without looking overdressed?
• What’s the difference between “authoritative” and “severe” in clothing?
• Which outfit details make people take you seriously faster?
• How do I stop dressing like the person who used to do my job?
• What do I wear when I need to lead the room, not just attend it?
• How do I dress for executive presence when I’m not tall or imposing?
• Why do structured pieces change how I speak and behave at work?
• How do I create a repeatable leadership uniform without feeling boring?

Colour Palettes questions

• How do I find a work colour palette that makes mornings easier?
• What’s a “neutral” palette that doesn’t look dull in an office?
• How do I choose my best work colours without paying for a colour analysis?
• Can I wear black to work every day and still look modern?
• What colours look polished on video calls without washing me out?
• How do I build a capsule palette that works across seasons in Australia?
• What’s the easiest way to stop buying colours that don’t match anything?
• How do I organise my wardrobe by colour so outfits build themselves?
• What does “smart casual” mean for colour, where’s the line?

Events Without Panic questions

• What do I wear to a work event when I want to blend in, not disappear?
• How do I dress for a networking event without looking like I’m selling something?
• What’s the safest “smart casual” outfit when the invite is vague?
• How do I pick one colour detail that lifts an outfit without spotlight?
• Can dopamine dressing work for work events without looking loud?
• What do I wear when I’m overdressed by accident, how do I soften it?
• What’s the best outfit for an event where I’ll be seated, standing, and photographed?
• How do I choose event pieces I’ll re-wear, not regret-buy?

Travel & Packing questions

• How do I pack a work-trip capsule in carry-on only, no “just in case” items?
• What’s the best flight outfit if I need to look credible on arrival?
• How do I plan outfits for a work trip when my days have different dress codes?
• What’s the simplest way to repeat outfits on a trip without it being obvious?
• How do I pack for unpredictable weather without packing duplicates?
• What’s the minimum number of shoes for a week-long work trip?
• How do I organise a suitcase so I don’t unravel my outfits mid-trip?

Conscious Wardrobe questions

• What does “sustainable fashion” actually mean (and what is just marketing)?
• How do I build a work wardrobe with fewer purchases—without looking repetitive?
• What’s the most realistic way to start a circular wardrobe when I’m time-poor?
• Should I buy second-hand for work, or invest in fewer better basics?
• How do I tell if a brand’s sustainability claims are credible?
• What are the best circular options when something no longer fits—sell, alter, repair, donate?
• How do I stop “panic buying” and still have enough to wear?
• What’s the simplest slow-fashion rule for workwear that actually sticks?

How Vestur works, in depth

These essays define the decision principles behind every guide and question.

• The Stopping Rule: When a decision is finished
• The Indecision Tax: What browsing costs you at work
• Why infinite choice creates uncertainty
• Resolved Outfit Sets: The anatomy of a finished decision
• Context before choice: The styling principle that scales
• Why click-based personalisation fails
• Inspiration vs decision support: The difference that matters
• Appropriateness first, expression second: Why it works