One of my favorite puzzles in life is how to select an outfit that is work appropriate and yet can transition to sexy and fashion forward by night. For many citygirls like me, this is an especially important quest since we work downtown and need to report to happy hour directly, without the benefit of stopping home.

There are a multitude of ways to accomplish the work-to-sexy trick and I will pass along some tips from time to time.

Today’s tip is about leggings. I know what you are thinking. Leggings are NOT work appropriate, especially the shiny and leather variety as pictured above. But this is the easiest trick in the book!

Earlier this week, I had after-work plans which required extra hotness (what? oh, none of your business). Anyway, I determined that leggings were in order. So I got dressed in the morning with the leggings tucked into a hot pair of boots and a butt-skimming tunic. Hot. But then I workified it by putting on a larger, looser pair of pants over top of the leggings. Not only was I appropriate, I was now much warmer! Voila!

Come quitting time, I hit the bathroom near the office exit, took the pants off (I felt sorta Superman in the phone booth, very mysterious!) and folded them up into my bag. Added a little eye make-up (sometimes I’ll switch out the shoes too) and I was evening-ready.

The last detail is the trickiest. I have to duck out of the stall and hit the exit FAST. The last thing I want is a raised eyebrow from the bitch in Accounting as I make that last dash out the door…