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The 2009 International Best Dressed List has arrived, from Vanity Fair. We don’t know much about H.R.H. Princess Letizia of Asturias, but we love her white suit (pictured).
Ms. JD wonders if flex time will get you laid off. Meanwhile, the WSJ’s Juggle reports that a recent study found that women underestimate their performance on the job three times as much as men.
Wow: we did not realize that J.Crew bought Loro Piana wool and cashmere. The WSJ’s Christina Binkley examines the differences between a $1,750 sweater and a $298 sweater.
The NYT advises how to stay fit when eating is your job — perhaps worthwhile advice for the rest of us, too!
WiseBread counsels how to reset your sleep cycle in a single night.
Miss Manners opines on napkin etiquette.
We’ve all been there — stuff needs to get done, and stuff needs to get done now. In the high-stress job, the all-nighter (sometimes several nights in a row!) is par for the course. One of our bosses once said she revelled in looking like crap the next day — wearing it as a badge of honor. We don’t. If you look sloppy and tired and incoherent, well, that’s how you tend to get treated. So, that said, here are our tips for how to avoid looking and acting like the walking dead, after the jump.
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