(Please answer the following questions taking into account formal (corporate) clothing only)

1. What do you wear to office, team outings, meetings, board room, and office dinner parties? DO you dress differently for every setting?Answer: Yes, I dress according to event.Office: Indian/Western FormalsTeam outing: T-shir, jeansMeetings: Western FormalsBoard Room: Western formals with BlazerOffice dinner Parties: One-piece/Party dress

Can you define formal wear for women? Please describe (anything that comes on the top of your mind)Answer: Formal Ironed Shirt and a trouser

2. Are you reluctant to wear certain kind of clothes or try certain looks due to factors like body-type (shape), social pressure etc?Answer: Yes, sometimes due to social pressure I’m hesitant to wear shorts at few places.

3. Does it bother you that you don’t have enough options when it comes to formal wear?Answer: No not at all. Fortunately girls have got many varieties of clothes even in formals.

4. What is power dressing?Answer: The dressing style to show that one holds an important position in business.

5. How do you decide when you buy formal clothes? Do you imagine the complete look?Answer: By looking at fabric, texture, comfort, quality, fitting, brand and trying them in front of a mirror. Also, outlet closest from home is preferable.Yes, I do imagine complete look.

6. Who all influence your purchase? (friends, colleagues, fashion bloggers, celebrities, trending looks)Answer: Friends, colleagues, my sister, HRs( :P) definitely influence my purchase.

7. Do you find clothes that fit you perfectly? If no, what do you do?Answer: Mostly I do find clothes of perfect fitting. In case it doesn’t then I get it altered.

8. Do you purchase online? Where? Why? What all?

Answer: Formals clothes I avoid buying online. I like to visit outlets and try them.9. Are you brand conscious? Which brands do you prefer? Why?

Answer: Not so much brand conscious but in case of a blazer I prefer Van-Hausen only due to it’s comfort and quality. Also, wrinkles don’t appear easily on it’s blazer.

10. Hair & Make-up! What do you do every day for office? Do you plan according to your outfit or have a standard look?Answer: When I have enough of time then only I plan according to my outfit otherwise my look is standard most of the time.