A Week of Outfits: Jeanelle Teves

Each morning, Jeanelle Teves’s six-year-old daughter watches her dress for work after which goes to pick her personal outfit. “When my daughter exhibits me what she’s carrying, I’m acutely aware of how I discuss to her,” Jeanelle says. “As a substitute of claiming ‘You look fairly,’ I ask her, ‘Do you are feeling assured?’ which is a query I ask myself earlier than strolling out the door.” Jeanelle is the Chief Business Officer for Bugaboo. She lives in New York Metropolis together with her husband and two children, however travels so much for work. Right here, she chats about significant jewellery and heels which can be really cozy…

Pants: Farm Rio. Bodysuit: Amazon. Blazer: classic, comparable.

“My group of 30 is unfold out throughout the U.S. and Canada, however every year, all of us come collectively. For our final meet-up, I wished to put on one thing enjoyable, so throughout my lunch break, I went right down to Anthropologie and located these pink pants. I like the wide-legged trouser silhouette, and so they match my size completely. At 5’3”, that doesn’t at all times occur. They had been meant to be.”

“I love blazers. They immediately make me really feel put collectively. Typically they’ll even have shoulder pads, which may also help you’re taking up a bit extra space. I additionally like Amazon bodysuits. They’re nice layering items — and cheaper than SKIMS.”

Skirt: Membership Monaco, not out there, comparable. Shirt: Mom Oxford. Sneakers: Nike Air Max 200 Command Pressure, comparable.

“Whereas taking these photographs, I felt like I used to be in a New York film montage. Cab drivers had been leaning out their home windows going ‘Woo hoo!’ I’m a small-town lady from close to Sacramento. In that second, I felt like, Oh my gosh, what’s my life?!”

“My mother and father modeled onerous work for me. They got here to America from the Philippines. They didn’t have any connections or monetary assist. My mother determined that she was going to open a enterprise and I watched her try this. After I was a child, I made a decision I wished to be a enterprise lady and fly to Europe. We’d by no means been to Europe. Now I fly there for work. Sporting a crisp pleated skirt makes me really feel like I’m residing out my childhood dream.”

“My brother really designed these Nike sneakers after profitable a contest, and so they produced 30 pairs for him. He gave one pair to me and one pair to my mother after which a bunch to his sneakerhead pals. I prefer to put on sneakers with one thing flowy, like this midi skirt.”

Blazer: classic, comparable. Pants: Fashionable Citizen. Turtleneck: Tercette, “it’s a feminine based model!” Heels: M.M.LaFleur.

“I typically do displays over Zoom, and I feel via each element. I gained’t put on prints as a result of the digital camera could make them look distorted. I additionally don’t put on loud jewellery, as a result of I need them to deal with what I’m saying, not what my necklace says. I’ll placed on a bit extra make-up as a result of Zoom can wash you out, and I additionally maintain my background clear. I’ve been in Zoom calls the place I discover myself trying on the vacuum behind somebody and questioning what sort it’s. That’s not what you need.”

“I typically add pops of coloration as a result of they make me comfortable. However principally, my closet sticks to a fairly tight coloration vary – blacks, lotions, browns. I don’t have a whole lot of time to prepare within the morning, so a restricted palette helps since every little thing works collectively.”

Tank: COS, comparable. Button up: Toteme, comparable. Draped sweater: Fashionable Citizen, “it retains me heat, but additionally provides a layer and softness,” comparable. Pants: Membership Monaco, not out there, comparable. Sneakers: Ronnie Fieg for ASICS.

“My husband is Dutch, and I’m influenced by how my mother-in-law and sister-in-law costume within the Netherlands. They’re actually good at tonal dressing, and their garments hardly ever have seen model names. Uniqlo and COS are good for that, however with COS I are inclined to size-down since their items are sometimes outsized to start with.”

“I put on the identical jewellery daily. My watch was my grandmother’s after which my mother’s. I put on a gold bracelet that my mother purchased herself together with her first huge paycheck within the U.S. If I’m having a difficult day, I take a look at these items and really feel safe and linked to this lineage of girls who love me. I additionally put on my grandmother’s ring. She was 4’11” and really feisty, and I attempt to channel her firecracker spirit.”

Midi skirt: “My mother’s! I like to buy her closet,” comparable. Shirt: Arket. Heels: M.M.LaFleur.

“My recommendation to younger ladies is that you just supply a novel perspective within the room. No person has your mixture of upbringing, discovered experiences, and mindset. A lot of enterprise success is discovering your voice and being an energetic participant.”

“Should you appeared on the backside of these heels, you’d see they’re effectively beloved. I’ve worn them for each main assembly during the last 5 years, since I may be on my toes all day lengthy with out ache. They’re heels you may stroll miles in — and I positively have.”

Thanks a lot, Jeanelle!

P.S. Extra ladies share their weeks of outfits, together with a stripe-loving advertising director and a journalist mother with green-blue hair.

(Images by Julia Robbs for Cup of Jo.)

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