This seductive Gen-Z fashion trend has taken over Tiktok. The only problem? It might be getting the newest generation of office workers in trouble with HR.
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00:00This seductive Gen-Z fashion trend has taken over TikTok.
00:03The only problem?
00:04It might be getting the newest generation of office workers in trouble with HR.
00:09The office siren look is one of the latest aesthetic trends seen on young ladies on TikTok.
00:14The concept describes a sultry, alluring woman who also works at an office.
00:19Think pencil skirts, tight blouses, thigh-high stockings, and rectangular glasses.
00:24French fashion student Asia Beauville coined the term late last year
00:27while analyzing recent fall trends, naming high-fashion looks from 90s runways
00:32and corporate workwear as inspiration.
00:38Other references for the office siren look come straight from the media,
00:42like Serena from The Devil Wears Prada,
00:45Samantha from Sex and the City,
00:46and the particular eyeglass shape worn by popular video game heroine Bayonetta.
00:51How to dress like an office siren?
00:52First, start with a fitted blouse, turtleneck, or high-neck tank.
00:55Next, a pencil skirt or low-waisted fitted trousers.
00:58For shoes, a pointed kitten heel.
00:59Put your hair either up and a little undone or down and sleek.
01:02The most important part, a pair of rectangular glasses.
01:05Work bag is optional, and that's it.
01:07There's just one major issue with the office siren fashion trend.
01:10You can't actually wear these looks to the office.
01:12While the trend is based on runway designs and fictional characters,
01:16it clashes drastically with the reality of corporate dress codes.
01:19Though the rules vary, the majority of office workers
01:22are limited to pretty conservative and professional clothing options.
01:25And in certain white-collar professions,
01:27an inappropriate outfit could get you sent home.
01:30But that's just common sense, right?
01:32Wrong!
01:32That's why some millennial women on TikTok are doing their part
01:35to teach Gen Z about how to properly dress for their first office jobs.
01:39HR rating your office siren outfits and whether or not you'd get in trouble.
01:42This is really cute.
01:43I think if she didn't have the blazer, it probably would be a problem,
01:46but no issues with this.
01:47This is a really cute fit, really cute outfit.
01:49I would definitely talk to you about the short skirt.
01:52I would tell you that you'd have to wear a longer skirt or pants or something.
01:55Everything else is fine, but that skirt is way too short.
01:57So, are young women really trying to dress like office sirens
02:00at their corporate jobs?
02:01Probably not.
02:02But that hasn't stopped the flood of hate comments
02:04girls are receiving under their
02:05How to Dress Like an Office Siren posts,
02:08ranging from disrespectful insults to straight-up harassment.
02:11That's why some fashion creators are taking the time to emphasize
02:14that an aesthetic fashion trend is more inspiration than a guide on how to dress,
02:18and making it very clear that your workplace
02:21isn't the setting for a risque fashion moment.
02:23It is an outfit aesthetic that's based around workwear.
02:25It's not necessarily for the office.
02:27It can be.
02:28I also disclaimed in a very early comment that I got
02:30that mine was not for the office.
02:31It's just workwear inspired.
02:32So don't worry, HR managers.
02:34Gen Z hires likely won't be catwalking around the office in barely their outfits.
02:39Besides, if people took every single fashion trend
02:41as literally as the office siren,
02:44we'd probably be seeing a lot more mermaids
02:46logging onto their computers for a workday slate.