​​Pearl embellished jeans. Pretty pink bows. Summery pinstripe vest. Vintage corset tops  2024 fashion is all about glitz, glam, and reminding everyone that we are no longer holed up in our houses. Sweatpants, the peak pandemic uniform, may be officially gone  For many Gen Z workers, this is probably the first time they are having an office job. They are inevitably romanticising the idea of going to work. Imagining themselves as the main character of a workplace. The new ‘corpcore’ or office siren trend is both reflective of changing workwear trends on the runway and on social media. It is super reminiscent of 90s, dripping in nostalgia, and a hyperfeminine understanding of classical workwear.  Host Akshaya Chandrasekaran talks to fashion features writer Garima Gupta and Bangalore-based fashion stylist Aashita Mani to figure out what the cool kids are wearing in 2024. Think of this episode as a tiny makeover in your years. This season of the podcast is all about the firsts one might encounter in the world of work. This is the sixth episode in the line up, let us know what you think? Find 'Corpcore' moodboard on Pinterest here. Here for Daybreak's episode on deep fakes in democracy? Listen to it on Spotify or Apple! You can write to Akshaya, the host, at [email protected].  If you have a career question you want us to cover? Tell us.  This episode was written and hosted by Akshaya Chandrasekaran, and produced by Anushka Mukherjee, with audio engineering by Rajiv CN.  The First Two Years is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform.  Subscribe for more exclusive business stories, deeply-reported newsletters, and a whole lot of stuff.