I’m always secretly thrilled when co-workers compliment me on my outfits. Yes, there is actually a business dress code here. Yes, it’s not nearly as lenient as the ones “enforced” at previous jobs. No, there are no such things as Casual Fridays here (if there are, really, I haven’t seen them yet).

Yesterday, it was “Oh Corinne, you always have the cutest outfits!” A few weeks before, I received, “You make business wear fun!”

I think the important thing is not to find clothes that fit the code, but to find clothes you love — and that shows off in how you put the outfit together. Obviously, while still trying to follow the code. I’m no stranger to dress codes though. I had to follow them in high school. Preparatory high school. Yep, one of those.