Button-down blouses can be great — if they fit you and don’t gape in the bust. Some companies specialize in creating non-gaping dress shrirts for women with large breasts (e.g., The Shirt) but sometimes you just want a DIY fix for a shirt you’ve already got. Guest poster Kathryn Rubino — one of my good … Read More about Mind the Gap: Some DIY Options for Gaping Blouses
What Stylish Women Get Tailored
We've offered a lot of tailoring clothes tips over the years, from the best alterations for suits to the most common tailoring requests that stylish women make. These are some of our best posts on point, including:
- A Guide to Suiting Alterations
- Tailoring Alterations for Women: What to Ask For To Look More Polished
- How to Get Your Pants Hemmed
- Top Five Alterations for Women (Reader Poll)
- How Short is Too Short for a Skirt
You may also want to check out our series on Workwear Stores Off the Beaten Path, as well as some of our discussions on the best made-to-order clothes for professional women.
A Guide to Suiting Alterations
I’m here to share my alterations guide with fellow women who are walking around in a less-than perfectly fitting suit.
Open Thread: What Makes Outfits Look Dated?
What makes outfits look dated? If you invest in a good working wardrobe, the idea is that it should last you for a long time — and it’s disappointing when they immediately signify to other women “I bought this 5 years ago.” So I thought a fun topic for discussion would be thus: what dates … Read More about Open Thread: What Makes Outfits Look Dated?
Dressing Professionally with a Cast
Reader E has a question that should take us into an interesting discussion of how low the bar can go in terms of professional dressing if circumstances require it… I broke my leg — in 11 places– over the weekend. I have been on bed rest for almost a week, and probably have another week … Read More about Dressing Professionally with a Cast
Plus-Sized Workwear and Suiting
It’s been such a long time in general since we talked about plus-sized workwear, that I thought an open thread would be great. The places that I know of include: Nordstrom’s Encore section Saks’ Salon Z ASOS’s Curve section Other department stores’ unnamed plus-size selections: Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, Dillards Jones New York Eloquii Talbots … Read More about Plus-Sized Workwear and Suiting
Open Thread: Design No-nos for Women’s Workwear
Update: This is still a fun discussion on design no-nos for women’s workwear — but if you want to see our current thoughts on design mistakes for workwear, click here! Wondering what we LOVE? Take a look at our wardrobe essentials for work! Far too frequently, I see a garment that makes me want to … Read More about Open Thread: Design No-nos for Women’s Workwear
Some Thoughts on Frump
2021 Update: We still stand by this advice below, but you can also check out our more recent discussion on how to avoid professional frump. We got this reader mail a little while ago, and it seems appropriate in light of the response to this morning’s cardi set (wow, you guys did NOT like that). … Read More about Some Thoughts on Frump
Reader Mail: When Should I Give Up and Buy a Larger Wardrobe?
We’re curious what the readers have to say about today’s reader mail: This is embarrassing, but I’ve been fighting a losing battle with my weight for a while now. Before the holidays, I had about a week and a half”s worth of clothes that still fit. After the holidays I’m now down to a few … Read More about Reader Mail: When Should I Give Up and Buy a Larger Wardrobe?
How to Keep Your Pants from Dragging on the Ground
The problem is that for my pants to look good with heels, they are too long to wear with the comfy flats/cute sneakers I wear for the commute and drag on the dirty streets.
Poll Results: We wear…. not so short skirts
About a week ago we asked you: when is your skirt too short for work? The poll is still ongoing, but we thought we’d fill you in on the results so far. Tons of people voted (thank you, Above the Law, for the link!), and the majority of you (31%) said that C was fine, … Read More about Poll Results: We wear…. not so short skirts
Corporette 101: Rip Your Clothes
Sometimes, women new to suits don’t realize that when you purchase it off the rack, there are a number of things that are sewn up for display purposes that should not be sewn up once you wear them. Namely, pockets on jackets and pants, slits in skirts, and vents on jackets. Slits and vents will … Read More about Corporette 101: Rip Your Clothes