Go From Humdrum to High-Powered at Work

June 20, 2007 — -- Remember the immortal words of "Working Girl" Melanie Griffith? "If you want to be taken seriously, you need serious hair."

The bottom line: A wardrobe malfunction at work could mean career suicide.

"Good Morning America" workplace contributor Tory Johnson and Glamour fashion editor Suze Yalof Schwartz came to the rescue of two women with the dos and don'ts of what to wear to work in a business casual office environment.

Humdrum to High-Powered: Elaine Verna, 48-year-old senior vice president of Archive Systems Inc., is the most senior female at the company but was still dressing like a junior.

Elaine prefers wearing pants, but she needed suits that were more tailored and fitted, instead of manly.

Traded in men's button-down shirts for fitted shirts and blazers

Added feminine, but not girly, accessories

Replaced a low heel with a higher heeled shoe

Freshened hair and makeup for a more polished look. Dyed ashy-brown hair a richer brown. Elaine wore no makeup, but Yalof Schwartz showed her techniques to achieve a very natural look.

Unkempt to Enterprising: Nicole Mustacchio has been a 21-year-old client service representative with Archive Systems for 15 months.

Nicole said she liked to get dressed quickly and go, so Yalof Schwartz put her in dresses, which are very in fashion this season and easy to wear.

Traded in flip-flops for ballet flats

Cut her long, youthful hair for a professional 'do and colored it darker to fix an orangy dye job