Reader J wrote in to sing the praises of these wine-colored pumps from AK Anne Klein:
They’re quite comfortable, the heel isn’t too high, and the cut out on the inside of the shoe gives it a little visual interest. And I love the wine color – not quite a neutral and not so bright that it couldn’t be worn with a wide variety of outfits The price point certainly doesn’t hurt either!
Oooh, we like. They’re on sale at Endless for $37 to $68 (the wine ones are $54), in sizes 6-10. AK Anne Klein Women’s Christa Basic Pump
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Today’s reader mail has to do with whether she should invite colleagues to her wedding…
Long story short, I just got engaged to another attorney at my mid-sized firm. We are both junior associates and we met as summer associates in 2007. Obviously, there are associates that we socialize with that we’d like to invite to the wedding. However, we’re not quite sure about whether to invite partners. Since we’re both quite new at the firm, we do work for lots of different attorneys. I’d hate to offend someone by not inviting him…especially in this economy!
Congratulations! The answer to this question depends on a lot of factors, the big ones being:
a) do you think you could make partner at this firm?
b) can you afford to invite a lot of work colleagues to your wedding?
c) how do you feel about mixing your wedding (and your grandparents and your college friends) (and any princess fantasies you’ll be indulging that day) with your work colleagues?
Pictured: Style 1302, Mikaella Bridal.
Your future with the firm is the first consideration, we think. Even if you’re fairly junior at the firm, you and your fiance should have an idea of whether you could make partner if you wanted to, versus just hanging out until a better job opportunity comes along. If either of you are going to try to make partner, you should look at your wedding as an opportunity to create important relationships — to show the powers that be at the firm that you consider them to be part of the family. If neither of you is gunning for partner, however, we’d say to evaluate your relationships with the partners. Are they mentors to you? Are they like family anyway? And then we’d proceed on to question two…
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Oooh, great jacket from Milly. We love the unusual elbow-length sleeves, as well as the ruffle and the single button. We’d wear it with gray trousers and a bright pastel t-shirt (yellow? mint?) in springtime, and, perhaps, a long silver chain. It’s $425 at Bloomingdales. Milly Ruffled Cotton Pique Jacket
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- For everyone who eats a lot of bagged salads without washing them: Consumer Reports has some bad news for you. (Pictured: A bowl of salad, originally uploaded to Flickr by Anushruti RK.)
- Janice Min wrote a great piece in the New York Post: Confessions of an Alpha Wife.
- WSJ’s The Juggle suggests how to make a better to-do list, as well as how to avoid the time suck that is the Internet. (Oooh, and apparently Frontline just ran a story on whether we’re all more distracted in the Internet age. Can’t wait to check it out.)
- Inc.com has an interesting story on the tattoo removal business.
- Finally: We’ve noticed a lot of commenters sharing news of sales and coupons, and we certainly hear of a lot of sales throughout the day — so we’ve launched a new feature on our sidebar for deals. (It’s actually a specialized Twitter stream (corporettedeals) because, well, we’re lazy.) Heard of a deal that you’d like to share with the readers? E-mail us at deals@corporette.com.
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We’re liking the looks of this purple jersey dress from Maggy London. We like the ruching at the waist, the 3/4-length sleeves, and the black “buckle” at the waist. We’d wear it with a simple black camisole and some pearls. Was $108, now $43 at Nordstrom. Maggy London Print Jersey Dress
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You know, it has been far too long since we expressed our love for purple shoes. (Unless we’re crazy and we did it last week, in which case, our apologies.) They go with navy and black, they add a dose of funk (in a conservative way), and, in general, they’re great. We had not seen the “plumeria” color in Cole Haan before — but we must say, we’re loving it. They’re $278 at Zappos. Cole Haan – Carma OT Air Pump (Plumeria Snake Embossed) – Footwear
(Note to readers — gauge your office culture before wearing open-toed shoes like this; they are inappropriate in the more conservative spaces.)
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Today’s reader mail comes from a reader who will be second-chairing a federal trial that is expected to last for more than a month…
First, do you think I should wear skirt suits every day or can I wear pant suits and save the skirt suits for days that I may actually get to examine a witness?
Second, how many suits do you think I need to keep on hand so that it doesn’t look like I am wearing the same suits over and over again? Any suggestions for making the same suit look different other than wearing different accessories?
And finally, any suggestions on where to find nice looking suits in petite sizes without spending an arm and a leg since I will not need that many suits after the trial is finished.
A good friend of ours did mock trial in law school (and did very well), and passed along her (esteemed) coach’s advice: wear skirt suits and be sure to cross/uncross your legs often if the other side is making a good point, and wear a lot of perfume. See? Golden advice. Whoever says sexism is alive and well is just crazy.
In all seriousness, though, wardrobe during trial is one of those times where the guys really do have it easier, because we guarantee you that they’ll wear, at max, three suits and five ties throughout the entire trial and not give a second thought to it. For you, though, we recommend sticking to dark suits, which, practically speaking, means we’d limit ourselves to three or four suits. One black, one navy, and maybe one in brown or gray. (If you’re prickly about your accessories matching, go with all black accessories and choose the gray suit.) Where possible, we’d get both the skirt and the pants to the set — J.Crew, Banana, Ann Taylor, or Theory all make separates (and, we think, petites). (For the petites question, we’ll be lazy here and link to our old post on professional dressing for petites for reference, as well as the blogs Petite Asian Girl and Alterations Needed, both of which we have recently discovered and been meaning to point readers towards.)
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We’ve never been to a Martin & Osa store, but we’ve heard good things about its quality. Today we’re liking this cotton cardigan — we like the buttons on the placard, as well as the horizontal ribbing. We’d wear it with trousers and a nice blouse or tee to the office. It’s $79 at Martin & Osa, available in red, navy, and light blue. Admiral Shawl Cardigan
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