Tops for Video-conferencing

Since big North Amercian cities have started locking down, Walmart has reportedly seen increases in sales of tops but not bottoms. This is supposedly because of the hordes of office workers can work from home and in their loungewear… except for when they are video conferencing with the office.

The work-from-home culture, be it of the covid-19-essential variety or not, is going to be reshaped by the current health crisis. It may be worth thinking and anticipating what it might mean for your work.

Maybe it will mean staff doing rotating shifts in the physical office, or maybe it will introduce new ways and expectations for communicating information to clients and staff.

Chances are that there will be more video conferencing in your future. So have you thought about your video conference-ready tops? Make sure you try them out before their debut. Find some other tips below on what to think about as you are putting those looks together.

BLAZERS

In general I would say you can’t ever go wrong with a traditionally coloured blazer and a solid coloured top. But the benefit of being at home is that you can opt for something more casual unless the call is a particularly important one.

NOTHING TOO STRAPPY

That said you may choose not to go the very casual route, as on even a plain background it might be rather stark on camera that you are showing a lot of skin.

PATTERNS

There is nothing wrong with loungewear tops. But know that some have bold patterns that may be distracting on camera even amidst a number of other floating facetime rectangles. Then again maybe you want to stand out and make a statement. Just test your selected pattern out in advance to make sure it is sending the message you want and on the backdrop you have.

SOLIDS

Solids are a conservative bet for the screen. You might test them out anyway, especially for the light and your background.

I will let you all get back to Lady Gaga’s One World.

Stay safe and healthy you all.