Comments on: Reader mail: My coworker has my same suit!

By: Marie-Christine

Marie-Christine — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:46:42 +0000

Do pay attention though Houda, knee-jerk female competitive comments which seem perfectly fine in Southern Europe will grate on everyone’s ears in the US. If you’re a legal professional, being mildly competitive about your legal skills can be understood, but being visibly preoccupied with your looks isn’t cool. Men will perceive you as an insecure ditz, and women as a ditz and a jerk.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:09:43 +0000

jesus christ, it’s not her cover letter. i didn’t even notice the informal grammar/punctuation/etc when i first scanned this post, and the “(of course i look better in it)” just struck me as a bit of irreverence. the chastising comments, though, seem silly and sad.

– a professional who thinks many of you should stfu, lol

By: Meg H

Meg H — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:24:43 +0000

I work for a nonprofit and am a major bargain hunter. At the end of this summer, I was checking out Macy’s.com and they were having a huge suit sale. I got two Tahari suits – priced at $280 EACH, for $99 TOTAL. It’s by far the best deal I’ve ever scored. They are unique suits too – one is black with white pinstripes and has 3/4 sleeves. The other is gray and has a skirt with a ruffle on the bottom, and a skinny black rope for a belt around the jacket. I love them and they both fit so well.

By: M

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:50:18 +0000

edit: Don’t know why the link is so long. It’s a Conair Deluxe Garment Steamer with Hanger for $79.99. I think it works great. This one pictured is slightly different in that mine has an attachment for creasing; it holds hangers; and it has clips on the bottom to hold your skirts/pants taut while steaming.

By: M

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:48:01 +0000

I bought this one (but last year’s model): http://www.target.com/Conair-Deluxe-Garment-Steamer-Hanger/dp/B000696OGY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&searchView=grid5&frombrowse=0&node=1038576&keywords=clothes%20steamer&field_browse=1038576&searchSize=30&id=Conair%20Deluxe%20Garment%20Steamer%20Hanger&field_availability=-2&refinementHistory=subjectbin%2Ctarget_com_age%2Ctarget_com_gender-bin%2Ctarget_com_character-bin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&searchNodeID=1038576&field_launch-date=-1y&searchRank=relevancerank&searchPage=1&field_keywords=clothes%20steamer

By: Houda

Houda — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:39:49 +0000

Yes!
I start loving my suit again and actually I realized I always wear it with a button down shirt whereas my colleague wears it with sleeveless blouses.
I also have decided to look for a Brooch, because here brooches are not common.
Thank you all for the comments

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:18:12 +0000

My original comment was posted before the email-writer explained that English is not her first language. I agree that we can cut non-English speakers some slack.

The following isn’t directed toward the email-writer, because you’re right in that we don’t know whether or how English writing is important in her personal life.

But, I will stand by my original point that use of capital letters and some sort of punctutation is important, even on a fashion blog. Why would you write something if you don’t want people to easily understand what you’re saying? I’m not talking about the distinction between laying and lying or something small like that; I’m just talking about basic readability. Blackberry grammar can be very difficult to understand and highly irritating.

Most of us who visit this blog are professionals (or soon-to-be professionals), so why are people getting upset that some of us have suggested that we should act like educated people, even when we’re not at work?

By: mm

mm — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:57:57 +0000

Agreed.

By: mm

mm — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:53:10 +0000

I think everyone really ought to dial down the criticism of the grammar/spelling in the reader’s letter. This is a fashion blog, not a legal brief, the reader wrote in to explain that she’s from a non-English speaking country and is still developing her language skills, and (unless I missed it) we don’t know what sort of job the reader has and the extent to which English language and writing skills are relevant. Continuing to comment on this subject is rude.

By: Bianca

Bianca — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:05 +0000

Ah! That explains it – I was confused by the wording of the email and thought it was a joke. Do you feel better about the suit after reading the responses?