A common saleswoman trick is
to travel with a navy blue or black blazer.
Putting on a blazer immediately dresses up
a polo shirt
or tank top
or a pair of jeans.
I took this trick
and applied it to corporate.
I had a blazer hanging
on a clothes hanger
behind my office door.
The rest of my wardrobe consisted
of pieces that I could wear with that blazer.
Even if I was pulled into a board meeting
on casual Friday
during the company bbq,
I looked half decently dressed.