OSU SWE Professional Development Fashion Show 2022

Confused about what to wear for a professional event? Look no further!

Ohio State SWE
4 min readApr 16, 2022

Scroll through for professional fashion inspiration from your fellow SWEsters! Our categories this year included: Snappy Casual/Business Casual, Manufacturing, Business Professional, and Banquet Formal.

Snappy Casual/Business Casual

Models from Left to Right: Tomasina, Jess, and Jayne

Outfit Details:

Tomasina:

  • blouse from Banana Republic
  • pants from Kohl’s
  • flats from DSW

Jess:

  • blouse from Old Navy
  • dress pants from Old Navy
  • flats from Amazon

Jayne:

  • blouse from Shein
  • blazer from Calvin Klein
  • jeans from American Eagle
  • shoes from Target

Manufacturing

Models from Left to Right: Kayla, Kiley, and Emma

Outfit Details:

Kayla:

  • blouse from Express
  • jeans from American Eagle
  • Xena steel-toed boots (raffle)

Kiley:

  • North Face quarter zip
  • jeans from Target
  • Xena steel-toed boots

Emma:

  • top from TJ Maxx
  • tied pants from Athleta
  • Xena steel-toed boots (raffle)
Models from Left to Right: Shikha and Logan

Outfit Details:

Shikha:

  • Xena olive green utility blazer (raffle)
  • Xena shirt (raffle)
  • black leggings
  • Xena steel-toed boots (raffle)

Logan:

  • Xena utility blazer (raffle)
  • Levi jeans
  • top from North Face
  • Xena steel-toed boots (raffle)
Models from Left to Right: Mackenzie and Megan

Outfit Details:

Mackenzie:

  • Wrangler blue jeans
  • long sleeve Jockey athletic shirt
  • construction vest
  • hard hat
  • Redwing composite steel-toed boots

Megan:

  • long sleeve polka dot blouse
  • dark blue jeans
  • Xena steel-toed boots (raffle)

Business Professional

Models from Left to Right: Lindsay and Nicole

Outfit Details:

Lindsay:

  • black blazer from Old Navy
  • white top with poofy sleeves from Target
  • printed pixie cut pants from Old Navy
  • black heels from Target

Nicole:

  • black blazer from Old Navy
  • blue blouse from Kohl’s
  • dress pants from Costco
  • flats from Target
Models from Left to Right: Rakhi and Leah

Outfit Details:

Rakhi:

  • blazer and pants from Zara
  • white blouse from Zara
  • flats from Marshalls

Leah:

  • blazer from Express
  • dress pants from Bealls Outlet
  • heels from Target
  • nice jewelry from Target

Banquet Formal

Models from Left to Right: Christine and Sarah

Outfit Details:

Christine:

  • banquet formal dress
  • black heels from Target

Sarah:

  • jumpsuit from Stitch Fix
  • white sweater from Target
  • maroon heels from DSW
Models from Left to Right: Kelli and Amber

Outfit Details:

Kelli:

  • emerald jumpsuit from Lulu’s
  • heels from Lulu’s

Amber:

  • dress from Altar’d State
  • cardigan from Kohl’s
  • heels from Kohl’s

Huge thank you to everyone who helped make this fashion show so amazing!

Abby Glover

This show would not have been possible without Abby Glover. Thank you for doing such an excellent job planning and running this event! (S)WE love you!

Models and Volunteers

Thank you to our models in today’s show and our volunteers for the day!

Dress For Success Columbus & Xena Workwear

Thank you to Dress For Success Columbus for providing clothes for the pop-up sale! Our SWE section raised $330 in total to give back to Dress For Success.

Thank you to Xena Workwear for gifting our show with items to raffle off! If you liked the Xena items featured in this post and did not have a chance to win, be sure to check out the Xena Workwear website linked below.

Xena Workwear for Women: https://xenaworkwear.com/

Dress for Success Columbus: https://columbus.dressforsuccess.org/

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