For busy working women, the suit is often the easiest outfit to throw on in the morning. In general, this feature is not about interview suits for women, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional.

Summer tweed never totally makes sense to me (can we come up with a different name for it, at least?), but despite that, I’m liking this navy and white tweed suit from Ann Taylor. I like the looser fit to the jacket (it’s almost got a ’50s vibe to it, doesn’t it?) and the two button closure, and I like that it’s lined. It’s available, online only, in sizes 00-18, regular and petites; the jacket (Two Button Tweed Jacket) is $168, and the skirt (Tweed Pencil Skirt) is $88.

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For busy working women, the suit is often the easiest outfit to throw on in the morning. In general, this feature is not about interview suits for women, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional.

Every woman needs a basic black suit, even if you don’t wear suits frequently — but in that case it’s all the more important that the pieces look great as separates.  For this week’s Suit of the Week, I’m loving this “Core” collection from Ted Baker London — the dress looks gorgeous, the blazer looks classic, and the pants look flattering and modern.  I like.  The jacket (Ted Baker London ‘Core’ Blazer) is $348, the dress (Ted Baker London ‘Core’ Wool Blend Sheath Dress) is $275, and the pants (Ted Baker London ‘Core’ Trousers) are $198.

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For busy working women, the suit is often the easiest outfit to throw on in the morning. In general, this feature is not about interview suits for women, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional.

I’m really liking this “wedding blue” suit from A.L.C. — the color seems perfect for summer, and I like the generally classic look (and the seemingly rare three buttoned blazer). Something about the fabric looks really lux, too — it’s a cotton/wool/elastene blend. The jacket (Toland Jacket) is $594, and the cropped pants (Carter Pants) are $366, available at ShopBop in sizes 0-10. [Read more...]

For busy working women, the suit is often the easiest outfit to throw on in the morning. In general, this feature is not about interview suits for women, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional.

Who knew Boden offered women’s suiting? They actually have two styles right now — a ponte knit and then this lovely Italian stretch wool, which has a ton of matching pieces. (We have confirmation of that — a very nice lady at customer service compared swatches for me.) The dresses look amazing (sleeves! ruching! a nice hemline!) and the blazer, skirt and pants all look like great basics. The jacket (Bishopsgate Wool Blazer) is $228, the ruched front dress (Walbrook Wool Dress) is $218,the V-neck notch dress (Farringdon Wool Dress) is $198, the skirt (Southbank Wool Skirt) is $118, and the wideleg trousers (not pictured) (Wideleg Wool Trousers) are on sale — were $148, now $118.40. All of the pieces are available in black and navy, in talls, regulars and petites, in sizes ranging from 2-18.  Nice.

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For busy working women, the suit is often the easiest outfit to throw on in the morning. In general, this feature is not about interview suits for women, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional.
This Saint Laurent suit features two fairly trendy looks for women’s suits: the skinny pant and the schoolboy blazer. Still, they’re both such great examples of each trend that I had to post.  I like this stark black and white wool blazer — the contrast trim looks really crisp and great, and I like the looser look to the blazer. The pants are rockstar-skinny, but they look lovely. The blazer is $2890 (still available at Saks Fifth Avenue) and the pants are, alas, sold out.  [Read more...]