today i love... the 'what elle wears to work' blog

Golly, I do love a bit of fashion voyeurism. You will probably have gathered this from my obsession with celebrities' wardrobes, a fascination which found its spiritual home in Vogue's 'Today I'm Wearing' blog, the subject of one of my previous posts. But as much as I love a good gander at what the famous folk are wearing, sometimes it can be equally inspiring to see what the ordinary people are outfitting themselves in. The rise of street style blogs such as The Sartorialist in recent years is perhaps due to the realisation that - whisper it - just because you're famous doesn't mean you dress well (or at least not unless aided by a stylist - I'm talking to you Cheryl). Some people derive great joy from scorning the hideously misinformed choices of those in the public eye, but I personally prefer to look at a good outfit over a bad one any day of the week. And so, when the rich and famous fail to deliver on this account, we must look to the non-rich and non-famous. And who out of said ordinary folk is likely to offer up the finest in sartorial delights? Why, those who work in fashion, of course!

Step forward ELLEuk.com's 'What ELLE wears to work' blog. The genius folk at this rather fabulous fashion publication have afforded us a glimpse into the fashiontastic wardrobes of their staffers. The premise is simple: every week the photographer snaps the best office outfits, asks their owners to provide details of where their inspirational items were purchased, and posts them on the blog. Simple, but brilliant.

Here are a couple of my favourites:

This lovely lady (above) is the rather gorgeous and consistently well-dressed Kat Webster, ELLEuk.com's Picture Editor. Keep an eye out for her if you do visit the blog, because she is always decked out in a simple, elegant ensemble, often keeping to a classic palette of black, tan and grey marl, and accessorising with that classic Mulberry Bayswater and pared-down hair and make-up. Here she wears a leather jacket from Topshop, top from H&M, trousers from River Island, shoes from Nine West and bag, of course, by Mulberry.

Next up we have Bonnie Rakhit (above), ELLE's Market and Merchandising Editor. She favours (from what I can gather), a soft, muted colour palette and draped, fluid tailoring. And she looks lovely in it. Here she sports a gorgeous silk parka from Whistles (want), a dress by Stella McCartney, shoes by Office and that Mulberry Leah bag that Kate Bosworth's been toting lately. Lovely stuff.

And last but not least we have Kelly Skeritt (above), an ELLE Bookings Assistant, and another consistently well-attired staff member. Kelly is not afraid to take risks with her fashion, regularly posing in geeky glasses, oversized tailoring, panama hats and the like, and playing with proportion, colour and print. Most of the time her fashion risks pay off in dividends. The above is my favourite (so far) of her outfits and demonstrates perfectly how to carry off the military look in the summertime; pay particular attention to her of-the-moment looped tan belt, topknot and round shades. She wears a dress from Topshop, vintage shirt, Maxmara belt, H&M sunglasses and shoes from Zara.

Of course there are many more sartorial delights to be gleaned from ELLE's fabulous blog (which is updated every Monday, FYI); I've simply picked my top three. I strongly advise you to check it out pronto and update your work wardrobe accordingly. I for one will continue to check it regularly... until, of course, the day that ELLE gives me a job and I appear in said blog instead.... watch this space...!