Amrit Tietz doesn’t believe in ‘should’ when it comes to dressing for work

Some mothers are horrified when their 3-year-old insists on leaving the house in a mismatched tutu and T-shirt combo paired with rain boots even though the sun is out. They might attempt to steer their kid towards more muted, cohesive outfits. Not Amrit Tietz, the creative director and cofounder of the media company Spread the Jelly, which focuses on modern motherhood. Tietz finds herself inspired by her daughter’s looks. “She’s so free,” says Tietz. “She’ll wear butterfly clips and I’ll say, ‘Isn’t this fun?’ and put them in my hair as well.” Freedom fuels Tietz’s entire philosophy of getting dressed in the morning. As a child, her own fashion sensibility was influenced by her Indian heritage—seeing the colorful, sequined fabrics her relatives wore—as well as her musical theatre friends who had no qualms about wearing dramatic, showstopping outfits to class. Tietz has always treated her wardrobe as a canvas for self-expression, routinely putting together looks that others might say clash: athletic shorts with lace tops, T-shirts with vintage Chanel skirt suits. [Source images: Courtesy Amrit Tietz, Adobe Stock (textures)] In the corporate world, she’s refused to change the way sh…