How to Wear a Blazer Like It's 2017

With women smashing glass ceilings and breaking down more barriers at work with greater force than ever before, it was only a matter of time before the workplace’s most classic staple got a high fashion makeover. No longer a backdrop for a colorful button-down or a beautiful silk top, blazers themselves are now in the spotlight. This season’s variety of eclectic prints, fabrics, styles and cuts take all the formality and banality of this masculine jacket and toss it out the window.

On top of this, designers are suggesting you throw caution to the wind and style your tailored jacket with complete creative freedom. With fur stoles, chokers, body chains and elbow-length gloves all making an appearance on runways alongside the traditional office garment, we suggest perhaps checking with human resources before taking on these bold suggestions for how to wear a blazer.

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How to Style Your Blazer for Your Most Creative Work Wardrobe Yet

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One collar is great, but two collars are way more fun and completely unexpected. You can either cut out the collar of another shirt or buy something beautifully ornamented, like this Dolce & Gabbana collar. Be sure to clip on some festive hair pieces or some jeweled lapel pins while you're at it.

Image: Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2016
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Pussybow blouses are not only an elegant throwback to the 70s, they're a perfect top for a buttoned blazer with their feminine decorative necks balancing out the masculinity of crisp tailoring.

Image: Sonia Rykiel Fall 2016
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Make the late Coco Chanel proud by layering on heaps of pearl strands over your favorite wool or tweed blazer. Once out of the office and braving the cold, feel free to slide on some long leather gloves and a petite chapeau with a chin strap.

Image: Chanel Fall 2016
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A sideswept bun and classic English high collar will both endear your colleagues and keep them alert to your avant-garde ideas!

Image: Christian Dior Fall 2016
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Try going bare underneath your blazer if the neckline doesn't reach down too far. Just as some jackets can double as a cute dress, some can be worn as a top as well.

Image: Gucci Fall 2016
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Can't decide whether or not to tuck in your shirt with your blazer? How about compromising and tucking half in and half out? In fact, forget cuffing those oversized sleeves of yours as well. Let it all hang out.

Image: Vetements Fall 2016
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A ruffled Shakespearean blouse with billowing cuffs is the perfect complement to a blue jewel-toned crushed velvet blazer. Dress the whole look down with distressed jeans.

Image: Ralph Lauren Fall 2016
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Bow ties aren't just for men! If you can't find any shirts with built-in bow ties, then wander over to the men's section at the nearest department store and grab one from the guys. Pair it with a satin blazer for a formal tuxedo feel.

Image: Antonio Marras Fall 2016
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Double up on your jacket layers with a stylish coat of similar length. This fur coat's reddish fur lapel gives it a tailored, formal appeal that's both professional and outside the box.

Image: Roberto Cavalli Fall 2016
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Have an old blazer handy that could use an update? Why not make use of those handy sewing skills you picked up in high school and add some military fringe detailing to the shoulders? Check out this tutorial or one of the many others available online.

Image: Gucci Fall 2016
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Go full Steven Tyler in a wide-lapel, 70s-style blazer paired with a skinny neck scarf, a graphic tee and a snakeskin belt. Take this groovy look one step further with long, wispy hair parted down the center if you're up for it — feel free to tell your colleagues you're headed to auditions for the next Austin Powers film.

Image: Roberto Cavalli Fall 2016
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If you have a slim-fitting blazer, try belting it. Belt your neck, too, with a matching choker for good measure.

Image: Antonio Berardi Fall 2016
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If you don't mind balancing a fur stole over your shoulder as you saunter to and from your desk, then this may be the style tip for you. Nothing says BOSS like a fur stole in the boardroom.

Image: Dries Van Noten Fall 2016
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There's a lot going on here, from a hybrid horse-riding hat/pompom toque to an untied thick tie over a grandpa cardigan. The main takeaway is to play around and think outside the box with your blazer. Nothing is off-limits, especially chained lapel pins.

Image: Gucci Fall 2016
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Who doesn't love teaming two statement-making patterns together in a combination that gives people's eyes something to linger on? If you find yourself a boldly patterned blazer, don't shy away from pairing it with something equally eye-catching.

Image: Aalto Fall 2016
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Go one part The Matrix, two parts Humphrey Bogart in a 40s-style detective suit with a super sleek neutral button-down and a tie knotted firmly at the neck.

Image: Dries Van Noten Fall 2016
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Debonair gentlemen around the globe have long sported the classic turtleneck/blazer combo. It's time women make this look their own and do as Aalto did with this bubble gum-pink layered combo.

Image: Aalto Fall 2016
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Sequined blazers are no longer just a fun thrift store find for your next costume party. If you're up for the challenge, go ahead and pile on a handful of rings while you're at it. #sequinblazerchallenge

Image: Gucci Fall 2016
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Harnesses are big this fall and so is fur. Think you can handle a twofer? What better way to hop on the fur train this fall than to throw a fur harness over the top of your blazer? For the less brazen, a fur collar is a great alternative.

Image: Dries Van Noten Fall 2016
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Here's another potential DIY: cut-outs from your most firm and sturdy blazer. What you leave peeping through the cut-outs we'll leave up to you! Here's a tutorial on how to get some sexy sleeve cut-outs.

Image: Alexander McQueen Fall 2016