This week at Crush, we're all about the Working Girl—putting on our best office attire, wrangling our Blackberry with veteran skills and recognizing the career-driven gal's archetypal place in Hollywood as we honor Rachel McAdams' starring role in "Morning Glory" (in theaters now).
Yesterday, we mapped out a list of fab professional women throughout movie history with our compilation of the greatest working girls of all time. And if reading about all these office-dwelling divas has you anxious to join their ranks, you're in luck, because today we're bringing you a list of must-have items for the serious careerist.
1. A smartphone
Whether you're an iPhone-a-holic or an aficionado of all things Blackberry, a true professional needs to be connected at all times.
2. Bag of tricks
Big enough to hold your arsenal of supplies, bold enough to make a statement—that's what a career girl's bag is made of. A hold-everything hobo with a slung-across shoulder strap is a great choice for a busy commute. If you're toting a laptop, protect it with a pretty sleeve.
3. Business card cache
Scrambling at the bottom of your bag to find a crumpled, coffee-stained business card is great...if you want to make yourself look like an unemployable doink. Keep your professional credentials safe and accessible in a durable carrying case.
4. Power suit
Fortunately, the days in which women were forced to don ridiculous, boxy suits with linebacker-style shoulder pads (the better to break that glass ceiling) are over. Today, sophisticated, tailored workwear that's made to hug your curves is just fine—so put one on, and show off those, er, company assets.
5. First aid kit
A busy businesswoman needs tools for any and all wounds sustained on the battlefield. Outfit your desk drawer with bandages for paper cuts, a Tide pen for marinara mishaps and breath mints for impromptu "networking sessions" with that hottie from the finance team.
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What would go in your Working Girl kit?
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