Maxi Dress / Skirt

if without much prints/designs and overall with cardigan if it looks more of business casual than an outing dress you can try wearing and see how you feel comfortable or not. Do you any body wearing those dresses in your office? if not try one friday and see.

 

I think they are classy and stylish at the same if worn with good accessories. I agree with Kashmir, plain or less prints are good for corporate outfits and you can play it up a bit with your blazer/cardigan/scarf.

 

I wouldn't. I could never pull it off as semi formal. I don't even wear them to mall or any other place, except to pool or park parties or beach.

 

Not to work. It does not look formal enough, even in our business-casual office. I have never seen any woman at our large organization wear one to work.

 

I would not consider it to be work appropriate unless you work in a fashion industry or some other specialized industry that does not adhere to the more traditional "business casual" dress code. Pencil skirt's are considered to be appropriate because of the fabric and the tailoring. It has a zipper, structured, wool, etc. Like a pull-on bandage skirt would not be appropriate either even if it's the same length as a pencil skirt.

If you want something more conservative than a pencil skirt, there are a-line skirts that fall to mid-calf length or so.

 

It depends on your work environment. I work at a university and I do wear long skirts and maxi dresses sometimes and my colleagues do too. How you wear a maxi skirt/ dress can make a huge difference.
A nice maxi dress (solid color, belted, non clingy) worn with a blazer looks professional. Similarly, maxi skirt paired with formal blouse or button down shirt looks quite professional. Here are few examples:

 

I would have hard time wearing maxi dress but then again I don't wear the dress normally either because I am short & don't feel comfortable. But I have worn maxi skirt at work with cardigan & a neck scarf. It was black/white chevron print. So I agree with the comment before, as long as it is minimal print/solid color. Try it out

 

I agree with most of the posters, that a maxi dress/skirt is a little too casual and not appropriate for the workplace. You can dress it up, of course, and with neutral colors and accessories, it would fit in alright. But most maxi dresses are made of fabrics that look like casual wear - thin or colorful.