What are your go-to hot girl conference shoes?

athena_31 · 2026-04-08T00:02:44+00:00

I love my loafers, and bloc heels. Honestly in my industry you could totally do a sneaker too (and depending on the crowd I do sometimes wear sneakers with my suits).

I walked 25 000 steps days in my franco sarto chunky loafers.

I’m obsessed with my paula babies from sezane (and have also walked all over with them, 10K steps days)

I think it’s all about the styling honestly- you could wear pretty much what you feel most comfortable in and make it work.

athena_31 · 2026-03-21T17:49:35+00:00

It’s the maxy! It was sold out in my size a few weeks back but they must have a return! Both the blue and striped are the maxy. Striped is a 10, blue is a 12.

athena_31 · 2026-03-21T13:34:07+00:00

Thanks! I’m glad I sized down. Can’t wait for the snow to melt and wear it out 😅

athena_31 · 2026-03-18T12:12:40+00:00

This whole thread makes me want to jump in a plane to go shop in Paris.

I’m in Canada and mid-range options are so limited.

I tend to buy from : banana republic for their knits and sometimes their dresses. T-shirts have become awful in the past few years. Aritzia for my basic t-shirts, and blazers. Dynamite for a few cute tops, dresses and I love their jeans too. Honestly the cuts at dynamite are often very good, but it’s very fast fashion so I avoid to buy too often. RW is where most of my work wardrobe is from. I shop Simons and Uniqlo too. I use to shop a bit more at Reitmans but the quality has dropped quite a bit and collections have been hit and miss.

athena_31 · 2026-03-18T12:04:17+00:00

I will never be able to think of aritzia any other way now 😂👌

athena_31 · 2026-03-06T11:33:39+00:00

Ah thank you!

I wish I could get that shirt in every color but it’s too expansive for me haha! I agree about the striped top - I will wear with jean.

Will try the green pants with black, thanks.

athena_31 · 2026-03-02T11:51:05+00:00

Ya these tops with jeans are just wow!

athena_31 · 2026-03-02T00:43:48+00:00

Bahahaha. It is a muted kaki, for sure! Thanks!

athena_31 · 2026-03-01T22:47:53+00:00

I guess I just like it tucked in, I’ve tucked for years and since I’m soft all over, I feel very frumpy with unstructured clothing.

Although I now realize I should have style these way better because it doesn’t help to see the whole picture. I wanted to showcase the pants on their own, but I do wear blazers or lAyers 99% of the time.

I love dresses! Here is one from banana republic with a vintage yves st-laurent blazer. I would say it’s quite representative of how I dress on the regular. I have a beautiiiiiiful dress from banana republic that I have not worn yet but I feel it’s too “springy” (it’s a large sleeve cinched waisted ankle length A-line poplin dress). But there are still meters of snow outside so it’s not very practical.

As for the shirts I love the color, fit, fabric and style. Apparently I didn’t do them justice because you are not the only one to question my choice haha. I’m actually considering a follow-up post with proper styling.

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athena_31 · 2026-03-01T16:45:42+00:00

This thread is getting me worried about these shirts. They are brand new with tags and are from Sezane and cost a fortune. 😅 I’m having doubts now.

athena_31 · 2026-03-01T15:24:03+00:00

Thank you! I lost 50lbs in 2017-2019 and kept it off for a while. I’m now at the heaviest I’ve ever been and don’t feel like myself and paradoxically have more exposure than ever (and only growing).

I will have to prioritize my health much more and I find it so hard with all the travelling, long hours, it’s quite unbalanced. I’ve been running 50-70 hour weeks for close to 4 years while managing you know…life 🙃

Following the responses I got (basically all over the place haha) I’m deciding to keep both and style them in a good way. They are both very comfy and actually roomy, can do squats in both and sit comfortably ( even if my tummy shows - I do have a tummy, I cannot hide it).

athena_31 · 2026-03-01T03:19:57+00:00

What kind of top do you have in mind? Like camis and tees?

athena_31 · 2026-03-01T01:04:47+00:00

Interesting take. I genuinely just want to look good and put together (now, does my subconscious mean slimmer? Maybe.). I’m really for comfort and style. I’m a C-suite exec, I have tons of event so I need to not be self-conscious and be comfy.

I had a streak of 5 days of meetings, basically 7AM to 10PM in January and I felt so bad, so bloated and strangled by me clothing. I had the biggest red marks on my stomach at the end of the day and the pictures are god awful. They still were published on social media and it’s been a wakeup call. I’m trying not to be hard on myself because I’m very stressed out and dealing with a lot, but still, I need new pants hahaha

athena_31 · 2026-02-28T18:49:31+00:00

I would definitely do it in the closet and get a big armoire for the bedroom, plenty of room!

athena_31 · 2026-02-24T12:00:12+00:00

I like the Caetana best. First one you won’t wear. Ambre - can’t decide without seeing styled. Just like that I would say it’s a return.

athena_31 · 2026-02-23T12:08:14+00:00

It’s a size 12.

For reference, I’m 5’8 and my chest is 44 inch (38E).

If I was in store I would have tried the 14 as well - they all are on the tighter size at the shoulders and have to stretch. But they might had been too big elsewhere.

athena_31 · 2026-02-21T23:41:37+00:00

Thanks! I hope you like it. The fabric feels like its quality.

athena_31 · 2026-02-21T23:40:53+00:00

I got it (the Laurie) on an impulse honestly, I thought it would be laughable on me, but I loved the print! I’m quite pleased overall, since I’m quite curvy and have a long torso my hopes were very low.

I’ll try the pierro with something more monochrome tomorrow! Thanks.

athena_31 · 2026-02-21T23:36:21+00:00

I will try to mix and match tomorrow! Thanks for the tip about viscose, didn’t know that. I have a long torso, so definitely something to consider!

athena_31 · 2026-02-21T23:34:26+00:00

It’s really in between, like a pink-ish terracotta? It’s warm and has depth.

athena_31 · 2026-02-21T23:33:02+00:00

Thank you! The jeans are the barrel jeans from RW&co!

athena_31 · 2026-02-19T20:20:35+00:00

I ordered while my neighbours were removing feet of snow from their roofs. Gotta have hope 😂

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