Trend Alert: The girls are making office fashion sexy again

The freaky spin on office wear. Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Images/Francois Durand/Getty Images/Stefan Knauer/Getty Images hide caption

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The freaky spin on office wear.

Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Images/Francois Durand/Getty Images/Stefan Knauer/Getty Images

Pencil skirt. Kitten heels. Tiny glasses. And a little dark edge. These are just some of the elements of one of the most enduring fashion trends of the past couple of years: the office siren. But we're not just seeing this twist on office norms in fashion: we're also seeing it in TV shows like Severance and Industry, and with musicians like The Dare and FKA Twigs. So what are people expressing by reimagining office fashions? Brittany is joined by Life Kit producer Margaret Cirino to discuss the "freakification" of office wear — its long lineage in fashion, and what office tensions this trend is speaking to right now.

This episode was reported by Margaret Cirino. It was produced by Liam McBain. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.