Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
Reader K writes in, noting “I cannot rave enough about this Merona Fit Solutions skirt I am wearing today from Target. The entire line of Fit Solutions clothing comes with a built-in “slimming layer” underneath and it’s perfect for anyone who has just had a baby (in my case) or just feels more comfortable wearing Spanx underneath everything (also me). I love not having to wear a separate layer with these pieces.” A basic skirt is always going to serve you well, and for those of you who prefer to wear foundation garments beneath your clothes on a daily basis, this is a great solution. The skirt is $17.99, and comes in navy (pictured), black, and gray. Merona® Women’s Fit Solutions Solid Skirt – Xavier Navy – Medium
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Update: Bonus points to whoever found this post this morning way down after the weekend thread — the new WordPress update apparently means that it “publishes” things whenever you first draft them. Sigh… Annoying.
Reader M writes to us with a question…
Could you do a piece on where to find really good opaque tights? I would love to buy some Wolford pairs, but think $64 may be a bit out of my price range right now. I want TRULY opaque — not the kind that you can kind of see through at your knee.
Personally, we’re fans of Spanx’s reversible tights — because there’s a color on each side they seem much more opaque to us. We have the gray/black pair, and have been happy with the opacity of both colors. Our one little thing is that we wish the thick seam stretching below the belly-button weren’t there, or that if it’s still there, that it were more prominent on the gray than the black. Readers, which tights do you swear by for opacity?
Pictured: SPANX ‘Two-Timin’ Tights, available at Nordstrom’s for $34.
Shop more opaque tights, below…
Last week we asked whether or not patterned tights were appropriate for professional women. As always, the poll is still open, but the initial results are interesting — the voters were pretty split in terms of what could or couldn’t work.
- 36% of you said that men’s patterns (pinstriped, windowpane) in dark, neutral colors would work
- 33% of you said ANY pattern would work, but only in dark, neutral colors
- 23% said solidly colored tights in neutral colors would work, but to avoid patterns
- 5% of you said any pattern, any color, any day.
Commenters noted that they considered dark gray to be a neutral, as well as a charcoal blue; we completely agree. We’d also suggest wearing navy tights with a black dress, if you’re more of a funky soul — it feels rebellious but still looks conservative. (Our $.02 on black and navy: as long as it looks like you’re doing it on purpose, it’s a-ok. It’s bad if you look like you got dressed in the dark.)
Some great selections in both luxury and lower-priced tights, after the jump…
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Ah, interview week. The time when stress is running high at business schools and law schools, the time when everyone’s wearing suits in uncomfortable heat, loitering about awkwardly in hotel lobbies, and wishing they were still in flip flops and ripped jeans. Today’s important question is thus: Assuming you’re wearing a black suit, what color pantyhose is appropriate for an interview in this time of year?
Personally we tend to wear off-black… but a friend of ours told us years ago that she thought any dark hose said “evening” way too much, so she preferred to wear nude hose. But nude hose on us always looks like we’re trying to fake a tan, and it just isn’t flattering… |
What BRAND of pantyhose have you guys had the most luck with? What’s the most you’ve ever spent for a pair of pantyhose (and how’d it turn out)? Tell, tell, in comments. Pictured above: SPANX ‘All the Way’ Sheer Support Pantyhose
Missed an earlier poll? Take ‘em here…
