Welcome back, corpo-swag. The 9-5 aesthetic is having a self-aware moment as freelance work hits 36% in the U.S. and Manhattan office vacancies reach 22.7%. More people are gig working, fewer are commuting, yet everyone’s reaching for clean hemlines and tailored button-ups. Designers are leaning in: Junya Watanabe sculpts entire looks from dress shirts and khaki overcoats, while Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut nodded to the working woman. Turns out Jenna Lyons’ polished J.Crew era — born from the last “out of work” moment after 2008 — still haunts us. This corporate cosplay is nostalgia for when the world felt more stable. Today’s economy runs on prediction markets and perpetual bets, so we’re romanticizing structure the only way we can — through the looks.

Behind the seams

• Junya Watanabe’s S/S 26
• Matthieu Blazy’s debut Chanel collection
• Corporate Fetish Aesthetic in Architectural Digest
• SSSTUFFF’s employee of the month knit