Dress for success
Corporate wear in India is fast coming of age.
The Indian woman is learning to abandon the safety of the sari and salwar kameez without getting trapped in the dull and boring business attire of the West. She is also learning to let her hair down during after-work events. 
There are new rules and options, reveals fashion designer Anita Dongre, who has been in business for 17 years. According to Anita, who has her own brand of Western wear prêt line for women, called AND, women in India have the diverse and rich asset of Indian textiles, which distinguishes us from women internationally. The 'Power Woman' concept in Manhattan results in most women dressed in dreary black, with hardly a smattering of colour. Anita recommends that the Indian corporate woman develop a style of her own. This is why she retails clothing wherein each garment is priced separately, she says. She counts on the ingenuity of the customer to pick and put things together in her own special way. Go for colour 
For starters, avoid avoid the New York-style black suit like the plague.
Instead, identify colours and embroideries that work for you, complement your skin type and highlight your best features.
Colours like teal blue, turquoise, mustard, leafy green, bottle green, burnt orange, brown, beige and white are good choices for Indian skin tones.
Wardrobe must-haves
~ Work to keep your wardrobe well-stocked with timeless pieces (classics).
These would include knee length kurtas, basic shirts (in white) and straight-fit trousers (in black, grey or brown).
~ Update your wardrobe seasonally with a few fashionable/ trendy pieces, like blouses, stoles, scarves and other accessories. Do, however, avoid chasing trends.
~ Whatever you do, keep away from frills, low necklines, low-waist pants and short skirts for the office. 
While dressing up, keep the workplace in mind.
If your work place is strictly corporate, it follows that clean lines, unfussy style and conventional wear would be appropriate.
But if you work in the media for instance, a certain laidback approach to dressing is a must.
Shopping tips
~ Buy a few expensive pieces of clothing that you can wear when you have to meet important people. For, as much as one may dislike it, you are judged not by the variety of clothing you own, but also by what you are wearing at that moment.
Accessory management 
While clothes may come and clothes may go, quality accessories are forever. So, invest wisely.
~ As a rule, jewellery for the workplace should be minimal. Avoid mixing metals like gold and silver.
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