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Something on your mind? Chat about it here. After reading some of the comments on Monday’s post on low heels, I thought I’d share this one for everyone else who’s looking for a good compromise between a gorgeous shoe that makes you want to throw across the room after wearing it for five minutes, and the geriatric-looking shoe that you can walk for days in. (This is a special problem for me lately as, well, the pregnancy exacerbated some Feet Issues, as well as making all of my shoes about a half to a full size too small. Joy.) Anyway: I know these shoes don’t look like much on the screen, but they’re a great quality leather, they’re actually comfortable (despite their height), and they — dare I say it — look quite cute on. I particularly like the way the straps dip down in the front instead of cutting across the ankle. (Hat tip to Barking Dog Shoes for introducing me to the brand.) And, hello, sale: They were $204, but Amazon has them marked as low as $52.06 (depending on which size, and which color you get — they’re available in black and a “chocolate metallic suede.”) Oh! Shoes Women’s Playa Platform Pump (L-2) P.S. OH! I forgot! The Barney’s Warehouse Sale is available online this year! I’ll try to come back and update this post with some picks. My $.02: check out the shoes first, ladies — they go fast. Hmmn, in fact stuff is going so quickly that I thought I’d just do some notes:- I think a lot of the Manolo Blahniks on sale and Maison Martin Margielas would work for the office, as well as many of the Tabitha Simmons heels
- TONS of cute blazers from brands like theyskens’ theory, Rag & Bone, and L’Agence
- Cute pencil skirts from brands like Suno, Lanvin, and 10 Crosby
Workwear sales of note for 3.18.24
Our favorites are in bold!
- Ann Taylor – 30% off sale; $50 off $200
- Athleta – 20-25% off everything (ends 3/20)
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything
- Design Within Reach – Semi-Annual Sale: 20% off nearly everything (readers love the Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles; up to 40% off almost everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off women’s dressed-up styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything; extra 15% off spring dressing & suiting
- Nordstrom – 4,400+ new markdowns
- Talbots – 25% off entire purchase, includes all markdowns
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Katha
Boardroom Belles has a giveaway going on for a work-appropriate blouse. I think it was mentioned here in the comments a couple of weeks ago.
http://boardroombelles.com/2012/08/04/giveaway-w118-by-walter-baker-blouse-100-value/
anon
That website is really cute.
Alicia
Question about on campus interviewing at law schools and footwear- I worked in banking before going to law school and the four pairs of shoes I’ve had my suits tailored to are louboutins. They’re all conservative pumps and have reasonably low heels, but I’m nervous that the red soles make them inappropriate for an interview when I’m just a student. Should I suck it up and buy a cheap pair of more discreet shoes for my interviews or is this something that I’m overthinking and that nobody else will notice?
karenpadi
As an interviewer, I wouldn’t notice. Even if I did notice, I’d also know from your resume that you used to work in banking so I’d assume you bought the shoes then. Because you worked between undergrad and law school, you aren’t facing the “intern with a Birkin Bag” issue.
As for your fellow law students, they’ll notice and they’ll gossip.
E.
Agree, except about the gossiping; at least at my law school I don’t think anyone would have gossiped. I don’t care what brand of shoes an interviewee or intern is wearing so long as they are closed toe and in a neutral/conservative color.
TCFKAG
At my law school, 2/3 of the students wouldn’t have been able to identify louboutins. The ones who could have would have just been vaguely jealous, but would have probably known about your prior work experience (went to a small school). But seriously, wear what you want and already have…it would be sillier to go out and spend limited funds to buy cheaper, lower quality shoes to wear to interviews to avoid the slight possibility that someone would notice and/or care.
DealCube
I’ll dissent. I’d get new shoes. I find the red soles very eye-catching and I think it could leave a negative impression. Some people will definitely know that they are louboutins and at least some of those will see it as too showy. More generally, though, you wouldn’t wear a pair of heels with red piping or some other “pop” of color on them for this occasion, so I wouldn’t wear these. People who don’t know that they are louboutin’s signature, mght just find them flashy.
On balance, I don’t think it is a huge issue, but it is such an easy fix that I would get new shoes so that you are remembered as the woman who [fill in professional accomplishment] rather than the woman with the red on her shoes.
Wannabe Runner
Agree with DealCube.
If it’s not a big deal, get new shoes. If your interviewer is a fashion-conscious female, she probably will recognize the red soles. She may like them. She may not.
Will this derail your career goals? Probably not. But if it’s relatively easy, it’s probably better to be safe than sorry.
baylaw
Oooh louboutins!
I personally think they are totally fine for interviewing, especially because of your previous banking experience, but you never know if a female interviewer may notice and find them too flashy or whatever. I would just play it safe and buy a cheap pair for the occasion. I would say the same of a guy wearing ferragamos.
NOLA
Has anybody seen the Kate Spade shoe called Fondue? http://www.katespade.com/fondue/S944401R,default,pd.html?dwvar_S944401R_color=610&start=18&cgid=shoes-heels
TCFKAG
WHY ARE WE WEARING FONDUE?????
zora
je pense donc je suis fondue……
a.
Totally unrelated to fondue, but why does the description of the shoe say it’s “ruby red suede”? If that’s suede I’m a floor lamp.
NOLA
No, you’re not a floor lamp. It’s clearly patent. All the better for wiping off the fondue…
CleveAnon
Paging Kanye East!!
My MIL bought me your stunning baroque pearl solitare necklace for my birthday–it is even more beautiful than pictured, the packaging was so pretty, and when I am not in PJs, bespectacled with bedhead I would be happy to share a picture of myself thrilled to be wearing it. I love baroque pearls, and this one is so gorgeous. Thank you!!
Greensleeves
If I can join in, I ordered a raw aquamarine necklace from Kanye the week before last and it is gorgeous! Arrived quickly and it’s just beautiful. Thanks!
TCFKAG
If you go on her etsy site or on her Tumblr site you can send her messages directly, not sure how much she’s had time to read this recently. :-) But I’m sure she’ll appreciate this, she loves it when people love their stuff.
BTW, my Kanye custom necklace is my favorite necklace by far. But I’ve reviewed it here several times already. :-P
NOLA
Yep, I’ve been wearing my custom bracelet almost daily. Love it. To the OP, convo her on Etsy. She loves to get emails like that.
To Esq or not to Esq
I’m leaving my big firm job to become the executive director of a statewide non-profit. I’m trying to decide whether to use the dreaded “Esquire” or maybe the inaccurate but less self-important “J.D.” on my email signature and business cards. I’m going to be doing a signficant amount of lobbying and fundraising. Does the title give me credibility or is it more likely to be a turnoff?
Goosebumpy
I’ve read in quite a few places that you aren’t supposed to use “Esq.” to refer to yourself–you can use it as a courtesy title to address other attorneys, but it’s not proper usage to put “Esq.” on your business cards, email signature, or letterhead. (I did a quick Google search to make sure I wasn’t off-base on this, and that seems to be the consensus on the websites I found.)
Also, what an awesome, awesome opportunity. Congratulations to you!
cfm
do not use jd. it looks like you didnt pass the bar.
Hel-lo
Agreed.
CA lawyer
Put your work history on your website bio. Mention it casually to colleagues for whom that knowledge will be helpful. Don’t include it elsewhere unless it’s helpful to others to know.
Bluejay
Does it matter that you’re an attorney for this job? If your status as an attorney is irrelevant to the job, leave it off entirely. If there’s a compelling reason people should know you’re an attorney and your attorney status is not obvious from your job title, then you could use Esq., but that tends to sound dooshy, so instead I personally would put “Attorney licensed in State” in a bottom corner of the card.
Ellen
I am workeing NOW. FOOEY!
I wasted alot of time yestereday going over the EBT’s with Jim. Then he told he did not have the car service on weekeend’s but we could hop an F train to Coney island. I said it was to hot and smelly and their was a lot of track work on Saturday.
He wanted pastrami so I took HIM to Pastrami QUEEN near my apartment, and b/c we were talkeing about WC Law, I am billeing him for my TIME AND THE PASTRAMI. Yummy pastrami and the Manageing partner doesn’t know that I will be billeing back the cleint! Yay!
I told him it was too hot to go to a movie so he took the bus home. I did NOT TELL HIM WHERE my apartement is.
Anon
I just sent an e-mail to a woman with a name I had always associated with a man so naturally used Mr. Then I looked her up and realized it is in fact a female. Face-palm!!!! Sigh
TCFKAG
I’m sure it happens to her all the time and she may not even notice any more. Don’t worry to much and correct the mistake in the future. There was a prolonged thread about this once in the past. It has literally happened to us all I think.
TBK
It might be too late to post here tonight (if it is, preemptive apologies for also posting in a new thread in the morning) but does anyone have any thoughts on how to handle a joint project when the other person’s work isn’t what you consider up to snuff? I’m co-writing an article right now and my co-author’s sections just seem to me to be not written well enough and are thin on analysis. While we’re co-authors, I’m the lead and my name will appear first. I’m also coordinating the effort and am doing most of the stylistic editing/assembling, and was the person the journal contacted to request the article. In the past, I’ve felt bad about re-writing what other people gave me, but it’s always back-fired because then I’m held responsible for other people’s poor work. (I realize I sound like a total b—ch. I’m asking now because I’m really trying not to be.) I can suggest some areas need to be fleshed out more, but some of the writing is very clunky. I’m also asking for advice just sort of in general for these types of situations because I feel like I’ve run into them a lot. For those of you who co-write things, how do you handle it if someone who’s your equal (or close to it) turns in less-than-stellar work product?
KPG
Just wanted to pop by and say please repost tomorrow morning – I am fascinated by this topic because I see this in my future.
Bluejay
I co-write and edit things a lot. Some people’s egos are really wrapped up in their writing, and others are not. I mostly work with the latter, thank goodness. I just do a rewrite, send it back to them in track changes, and ask for their approval (something like “Hi, I’ve made some major edits to your chapter, please have a look at the track changes and let me know by DATE if you have any concerns. Thanks!”
If they’re going to be offended by this, then you need to have a talk. If you’re actually in a position of authority over this person, it’s much easier although you still need to try not to be insulting. If you’re not in a position of authority, then you need to persuade the person to let you make heavy edits without making her feel like a bad writer or like you are being snotty. I generally would say something like “I noticed that your writing style is quite different from mine. I need to do significant edits primarily to syntax and style, so it looks like the whole document was written by the same person.” And then go ahead and make heavier edits if needed. If you want her to rewrite the arguments herself, send her some comments with suggestions on how she could strengthen the arguments, and then edit it for style/syntax after she’s finished her rewrite.
Hope this helps. It isn’t an easy position to be in!