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Searching for clothes that won't quit at the office?

Feb 12, 2008

woman in a white shirt and skirt and black belt in front of google's renewable energy panels at the google campus in california

Neil Kirk

Searching for clothes that won't quit at the office? Type in keywords: precision tailoring, authoritative colors, shine. Photographed at Google headquarters, Mountain View, CA.

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Ms. Sunshine Looking white-hot against a backdrop of Google's renewable-energy-generating solar panels. Jacket, $1750, skirt, $1050, shoes, $890, Yves Saint Laurent; belt, $275, Elegantly Waisted; bangles, $175 to $350, Pono by Joan Goodman.

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Reboot Employees kick back with massages, make-your-own hours, and naps in sleep pods. Dress, $900, Abaeté; shoes, $600, Calvin Klein Collection; bag, $1195, Yves Saint Laurent; bangles, $120 and $125, Isaac Manevitz for Ben-Amun.

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Vroom Service Google employees are furnished with bikes and scooters on campus - one reason the company receives three résumés per second and topped Fortune magazine's list of best companies to work for last year. Belted dress, $2000, Versace; shoes, $1195, Burberry Prorsum; bag, $725, C'N'C Costume National.

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Blue Planet In Charlie's Cafe, where speakers like Al Gore have graced the Googleplex stage, a screen shows the Google Earth program, which uses searchable satellite imagery to show everything from your street to the Milky Way. Trench, $2995, belt, $995, Burberry Prorsum; skirt, $998, Ralph Lauren Collection; shoes, price upon request, Paule Ka.

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Zoom Zoom Zoom Electric cars that can get up to twice the mileage as a Prius keep the Google campus carbon-neutral. If you buy your own hybrid, the company will kick in $1000. Dress, $365, Diane von Furstenberg; shoes, $720, Cesare Paciotti.

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Time out On-site oil changes and laundry service give staffers time for the lap pool or yoga class - good for burning off a meal from one of Google's 11 cafeterias, free of charge. Top, $995, skirt, $980, pants, $395, Fendi; shoes, $595, Christian Louboutin; bag, $795, Mulberry; bangles, $125 each, Isaac Manevitz for Ben-Amun.

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Cyberspace "Googlers" are encouraged to spend 20 percent of work time on projects of their choice, and also to decorate their offices - even if it involves aluminum foil. Jacket, $3598, Ralph Lauren Collection; dress, $39.90, H&M; goggles, $9.46, Sellstrom; ring, price upon request, Stephen Dweck.

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Idea Board Dry-erase boards are graffitied with cool ideas, like one from a female staffer for a Google shuttle bus - which is how she gets to work. Jacket, $149, Nautica; dress, $500, United Bamboo.

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Open-Minded A model contemplates the infinite from one of Google's conference rooms, also known as a "huddle room." Jacket, $1745, shorts, $685, Blumarine; shoes, $860, Gucci.

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Hard Drive These top female executives are serious innovators at Google, overseeing everything from global operations to new partnerships to product management and development of key revenue streams. From left: Shona L. Brown, senior vice president of business operations: jacket, $320 (sold as a pantsuit), Calvin Klein Suits; tank, $14.50, Gap; pants, $276, Chaiken; shoes, her own. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, president of Asia-Pacific and Latin America operations: jacket, $950, Boss Black; pants, $225, Theory; shoes, $745, Manolo Blahnik; tank, her own. Megan Smith, vice president of new business development: jacket, $374, pants, $282, Chaiken; tank, $48, Vince; shoes, her own. Francoise Brougher, vice president of business operations: jacket, $148, Calvin Klein; scarf, $250, Yigal Azrouël; pants, her own. Susan Wojcicki, vice president of product management: jacket, $435, dress, $385, Tory Burch; shoes, $540, Casadei; belt, $19.50, American Eagle Outfitters. Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience: jacket, $396, Chaiken; camisole, $68, Cosabella; skirt, $250, Tory Burch; shoes, $850, Chanel.

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