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Sell, sell, sell: corporate styling breaks out of the office and into fashion

From brands such as Ganni and Prada, to FKA Twigs and Taylor Swift, ‘corpcore’ is thriving

On the resale website Depop, “9 to thrive” was identified as a key category for summer and described as: “Leaning into the Office Siren era … fashion fans [are] cosplaying corporate in looks better suited for the bar not the boardroom.” Searches for blazers are up more than 30% since January; white shirts and kitten heels are up 67% and 66% respectively over the same period. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAPTies are in with women, young people and Miuccia Prada; suits are everywhere and smart office shoes, most ubiquitously loafers, now come with various twists and interesting sock styling – the footwear of weekend brunches as much as boardrooms. In 2017, designers raked the proverbial spreadsheet of officewear and proposed a number of managerial styles in high-fashion iterations such as double-breasted suits, shirts with starched collars, ties and big boardroom bags.

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