THERE'S A REASON WHY I DON'T WEAR LUXE & WORK + My Work From Home Hacks!!

Why I don’t wear luxury to work and my tips on how to look attractive on a Zoom video call – as well as my work attire, where I like to buy my work clothes from and how I’ve customised my work attire for comfort while working from home during lockdown! *Ad

// WHERE I BUY MY WORK CLOTHES

Reiss

CLUB MONACO

SILK SHIRTS & TROUSERS (From Lily Silk last year, the 3 items seen were gifted)

Elle Florence’s channel (please check her out she’s lovely!)

//Coupons I know are live//

Gets you 10% off your first order. Excludes the likes of Gucci and Fendi, but works on Prada/Burberry/Balenciaga/Coach + all pre-owned items inc. Chanel/Hermes etc. EXPIRES: 31st July 2020. If you already have a Farfetch account, this won’t work – to get it to work you’ll need to set-up a new account.

Luisiaviaroma 40% off:

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//DISCLAIMER:

This video is not an AD/Sponsored video.

Farfetch coupon code was provided to me by Farfetch in a sponsored vid I did with them in early June. Thought I’d share it here – it’s not commission paying, I earn nothing from you using it.

Gifted items are disclosed above.

The clothes worn in this video are all older than 1 year and aren’t available anymore, so hence I’ve linked instead to where they were from originally. White blouse with ruffle sleeves from Club Monaco in 2017. The two wool coats in mauve and navy are both from Reiss in 2016 & 2017. Shoes from Charlotte Olympia in 2018. Black formal trousers are from Claudie Pierlot in 2016. Cream trousers from Zara in 2018, suit jacket is from Burberry and I bought it second-hand on ebay in 2013.

*In accordance with the ASA, “*Ad” must be written in the description when affiliate links are present, which is why you’ll see that above.

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[ritatheviolinist]

Years ago I worked at a firm where the receptionist carried a different designer bag to work everyday, exclusively either Celine or Chanel. She is from a wealthy old-moneyed family, and she didn't need the job to survive. She just took a job so that she had something to do. At that time Celine luggage bag was in, and she had one in every color, every material and every size. One day she carried a Chanel classic flap in black lambskin with gold hardwares (she usually opted for more colorful bags), and she kept going around the office asking everyone whether that bag makes her look old. I knew for a fact that she wasn't showing off, and she was the sweetest person ever. HOWEVER, the hostility other women harbored towards her was UNBELIEVABLE! She kept getting bullied by other women (especially the office manager), who were above her pay grade but still could never afford to own a Chanel/Celine bag in their wildest dreams.

[bellatrixevans]

This is kind of off-topic, but I really do think you could make more career-centric videos too. Like, work from home tips, networking tips for any industry, routine videos, organisational videos etc. I've mentioned before that your channel is quite inspirational for me personally (and a lot of other viewers) and you seem like a pretty good source for stuff like this. It's a little different from your standard videos I know, but these would be so much fun to watch!

[Mawiiom]

Let's take a moment to appreciate how self-disciplined Sophie is to actually dress up and pack her bags to work in her home-office

[maisondecouture]

why no one confronts the male worker with the expensive car but everyone confronts the woman with the Chanel bag... it's really ridiculous

[MrJrlemons]

I'm a 43 y.o. male and I happened upon this vid. I buy my wife expensive bags, clothes, etc. I do it because she doesn't like shopping and she could easily afford to but just doesn't have the interest.

However, she's always appreciated the fact that I do it. Her response from female colleagues has been mostly positive. She has ran into a few haters here and there though. People are going to feel how they feel and you can't stop your shine because of it.

Shine on ladies!

[Crystalballer]

I find that any time I carry my LV Neverfull, I get snarky comments from coworkers like “oh she’s got a Louis bag, she’s rich” which is certainly not the case, and I do find it to be quite rude. Sometimes people will ask if it’s real (I’m assuming because they can tell I’m not wealthy by any means) and all of these comments used to really get under my skin, and would make me feel ashamed to own a designer bag. But now I really don’t care what anyone has to say about it. I’m the one who paid $1, 500 for it, might as well get good use out of it and carry it wherever I want!

[aliel]

I agree with not wearing designer items to work. I made the mistake of wearing a Chanel bag to work once and my manager kept commenting on it and it made me feel very uncomfortable!

[amb]

When I was a substitute teacher, I definitely modified how the dressed, etc. based on the school I was teaching in. You have to know who your audience is, if for no other reason than to not make them uncomfortable.

[kendallspodcast]

Who else is obsessed with luxe but is broke 😭

[glowingmyway]

I’ve always believed in dressing for the job I want not the job I have, so I will continue to drive my Lexus, wear my Rolex, Chanel bag, etc. I work in tech and everyone dresses casual but I feel better when I look professional and put together🙂

[missadventure]

When I was fresh out of college, I was cautioned about wearing anything expensive -looking or flashy to job interviews by a friend who works in HR. She said that if an interviewer sees a young person sporting things that are obviously costly, some will make the assumption that you come from wealth and haven’t had to work for anything in your life, which may affect a prospective hire’s work ethic. Obviously it could mean the exact opposite and that maybe the interviewee has a much higher work ethic and the wherewithal to save for quality. Either way, I thought it was an interesting concept and figured I’d share. Always love your workwear related content, Sophie!

[hannakhmelovska]

I was wearing a fur coat and carried a nice phone for my first interview and they assumed my parents were rich, and offered me a job because my motivation for work was not money but rather experience. So for me it was beneficial (Eastern Europe)

[aBBy-pqtx]

Jealous people are usually the one’s who always have some kind of snarky remark.
Don’t let those people decide what you can and cannot wear or the bag you carry. You’ve worked hard for your coins and are deserving of lux pieces.

[KalinaAmelia]

This video really made me reflect on my experience. When I was working in retail (not even a corporate environment) I remember once I got out my Louboutin wallet to pay for something and my coworker commented "oh, she must secretly have money" and "she must be a sorostitute ("sorority/college girl" + "prostitute") which I'm sure she meant as a joke but it made me really uncomfortable. In reality, I spent weeks stalking the wallet and bought it secondhand for a fraction of the retail cost. It just proves that when you wear designer people judge without any context about who you are or what your life is like outside of work. I also agree with the other comments that there seems to be a double standard with men showing off their luxury items at work.

[elyonelazeneh]

I wear my Chanel jumbo and Rolex on daily basis to work . I bought them from my hard earned money and according and I don’t care if others decide to judge me !!! Life is too short and i want to enjoy my beautiful items . I respect your point of view but I am in a stage in my life that” I don’t care if others don’t like it 🤷‍♀️

[kimberlydocherty]

This is very common in north America for women not to show off. People really do judge "she really does not need the business" attitude. With men it is usually different, they are successful and this person will work hard for you. Double standards.

[Satine_Moisant]

I appreciate your no nonsense approach to luxe and calling out designers for shoddy quality!

[sashak]

I totally agree on the "down low" aspect of wearing expensive brands to work. It totally depends on where you are though. I worked for a long time in the Netherlands and honestly, even if you had a bag of 300 euro people would start looking at you funny. After working in Monaco for 2 years it totally changed my perspective. The luxury items here are so, so, so mundane that nobody really cares. People use their LVs as grocery bags, it's insane. Yet, for work, I still prefer "brandless" items. My Saint Laurent, sac de jour is a really good example, where you know it's pricy if you know the brand, but otherwise it doesn't scream luxury. And yet....people do judge, in a way.

[dinalou]

That Dior blazer is to die for and looks stunning the way you’ve styled it low-key with the pearl lariat. Beautiful x

[priscillamathews]

Please, do a work bag review. I agree with your perspective. I can see in a professional environment, how designer items, could lead to negative opinions.