Thus Dress The Part Of A Savvy Saleswoman – Ladies Edition: Dress For Publishing Success

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Let me start by saying that I am by no means a fashion expert or publishing industry dress code guru.

Librarians work with books and so do people who work in book publishing, I guess I’d be more suited to write an article titled How to Dress like a Librarian.

Zooey Deschanel is probably my spirit animal and I look like a librarian or a Sunday school teacher on most days. When I sat down to write this article, actually I dug through my closet and noticed that I have a penchant toward sundresses, cat sweaters, and animal print blouses. Noticed that there were very few articles or blog posts about dressing for this particular industry, all jokes aside.

I actually researched publishing house dress codes. Vogue. Reality check. Therefore, I’ve made some astute observations about dressing the part of a badass book publishing woman, after interning at a literary agency and working at a small publishing house for over a year.

You’ve proven your worth, written a beautiful cover letter that expertly lists every imprint at said publishing house.

Keep that outfit indoors for another day, look, there’s nothing wrong with a full pantsuit.

It’s best to stick with a neutral color, just like navy, cream, or whitish avoid neons and printed patterns, when it boils down to picking out a blouse. With that said, here you can be a bit more inspired, chose different fabrics or different styles. Pair a classic grey pencil skirt with a blouse, and a rather edgy blazer. They’re also extremely first ‘impressionappropriate’, while I personally think that pencil skirts are extremely confining and the fashion equivalent of a straightjacket. Ok, and now one of the most important parts. Still creative and different, from my observation, your best bet is probably something that veers on the side of conservative. A well-known fact that is. Put on something different than your standard grey boyfriend blazer, as for your jacket. Needless to say, impressions, starting with your outfit. On top of this, at one point in my academic career, I actually wanted to go into law. Do you know an answer to a following question. By the way, the night before my first day interning at the Onondaga District Attorney’s office, my roommate eagerly asked me, What are you intending to wear?

My response was nothing more than an acknowledgement that I was probably just planning to wear a pair of khaki pants and a button up blouse.

Book publishing is a rather casual industry.

As long as you keep away from destroyed denim and baggy boyfriend fits, wearing jeans in the publisher’s office was not a complete crime against all things literary, my roommate may was utterly disgusted by my fashion sense. It also can’t hurt to have a pair of chino pants in your closet. Now that you’ve bypassed HR, it’s okay to be a bit more creative with your blouses. Your coworkers won’t judge, By the way I promise. How about to wear these tops at work Whether a crazy cat lady in the making with sweaters and blouses decked out in kittycats,, or you’re a fun, cheery individual who owns blouses in all different hues. In any circumstances do not go as long as it warms up. I wear jeans and chino pants a lot when NYC freezes over.

By all means, wear your pretty sundresses to work, I’d say in case you’re more of a dress and skirt girl type.

It’s crucial to make a great impression and really sell that book you’re passionate about, when presenting your projects to sales reps.

Sales conferences are an extremely important event at publishing houses. Certainly, it’s okay to rinse and repeat that one. Your interview outfit? Anyway, put on a dress and pair it with a blazer or cardigan, Therefore in case you’re feeling a bit more inspired. As a result, and have Actually I highly encourage picking out a few pieces to spruce ups your sales conference, if you’re like me. You see, clothes, like books and words, are a kind of ‘selfexpression’, after all. There you have it, your key to looking like a badass book publishing woman.

That book publishing is a creative industry and that it’s totally okay to be yourself and have your favorite fashion sense.