You'll know it vaguely as 90s and 00s minimalism with vampy accents. It's nostalgic, but not to the point where it forgets how far we've come from donning a frumpy navy skirt suit and orthopaedic heels. Your shoulders and knees will be covered yet you'll feel sexy, understated and slick. Midi skirts are a wardrobe staple, as are knee-length boots, sling-backs and the colour black.

We're talking, of course, about the office siren trend (as TikTok has so pertinently appointed it) that has taken over fashion in recent years. The logical all-grown-up progression of coquette fashion the office siren, simply put, is a fashion girlie flourishing under a corporate dress code, a woman harnessing her sexuality in a space devoid of sex.

While not strictly pieces that can only be worn in the office, the trend riffs on pieces once thought to belong exclusively to the domain of the masculine — power suiting, ties, brogues, and button-downs — and gives them entirely new meaning juxtaposed against overtly feminine styles. Think: form-fitting pencil skirts, stilettos, and perhaps a cashmere knit draped over the shoulders (the office gets cold, you know).

Beauty plays a part, too. The Office Siren wears her hair cropped, blown out or pulled back into a bun or ponytail. Beauty notes include brown lipstick, high gloss, flushed cheeks and deep red polished nails. Throw on a pair of Bayonetta frames to hit God-tier status.

Some references for you to clutch onto? Tom Ford's Gucci is a clear parallel. As is 90s Prada, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. The geek chic of Miu Miu’s Fall 2023 runway, with midi skirts, flyaways, and buttoned cardigans tucked into stockings deserves a mention for bringing the focus back to our mundane office personas. Angelina Jolie and her progeny, Gabbriette; the American from Bridget Jones' Diary; Gisele Bundchen in The Devil Wears Prada; and Charlotte's brief encounter with "power lesbians" in Sex and the City. 

Can you see it? If not, let this shopping guide steer you in the right direction. Below, how to actually wear the Office Siren look.

Where to shop the Office Siren look

CAMILLA AND MARC Botticino Knit Cardigan

ALL IS A GENTLE SPRING The Corselette

LEXXOLA Alba Glasses

PAVE Longline Skirt

MODE MISCHIEF Janou Layered Blouse

REFORMATION Darcy Cashmere Tee

LISA YANG Silk-satin shirt

WOLFORD Individual 10 denier control tights

MIU MIU Rectangular-frame tortoiseshell acetate optical glasses

SAINT LAURENT Babylone Leather Mules

MIU MIU Aventure Mini Leather Bag

PALOMA WOOL Ice Tea Mini Skirt

TIFFANY & CO. Elsa Peretti Bone Cuff

MIAOU Gray Micro Miniskirt

BODE Crosshatch grosgrain-trimmed cotton-poplin shirt

P. JOHNSON FEMME Organza Top

M.A.C Whirl Lip Pencil

Apricité Signature Clip