Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. We begin the week in splurge mode, with our most expensive suggestions, and wind our way to Friday, where a less expensive item of clothing might be just what you need to make it to the weekend.
Every so often, Old Navy hits one out of the park and gives a great basic to supplement a working wardrobe. These cotton twinsets are just right, price-point-wise (the extra-long cardis are on sale for $20 and the tanks are on sale for $10). Worn together or separately, they’re also perfect for this time of year where it feels like summer one minute, and fall the next. They’re available in a huge range of colors; we recommend starting with the black and if you wear it all the time, go back for more. (We think the pink/orange or the navy/lime combinations are particularly appealing.)
Women: Women’s Color Block Cardigans – Black
Women: Women’s Color Block Knit Camis – Black
Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you’re buying one for the first time or replacing one you’ve worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly the right incarnation in stores. In “The Hunt,” we search the stores for a basic item that every woman should have.
Well, we were surprised when we started hunting for twinsets for this feature. To us, twinsets are a great summer basic — they’re the perfect solution for a deathly hot commute (you just wear the tank or tee and throw the sweater in your bag or over your shoulders) and then when you get to the office and the uber-airconditioning, you can be nice and warm in your cardigan. Sure, we get a lot of use out of them as separate pieces — we wear the sweater top on top of white shirts, or we wear the cardigan by itself over dresses. Still, we like to buy the set as a whole — it’s a better addition to the closet that way; it ties your wardrobe together and extends it and gives you another option for a work-appropriate outfit. Also: great for travel.
So we were surprised at how hard it was to find a collection of twinsets for this week’s The Hunt. Furthermore, there was a huge price gap — anything that had the least bit detailing was going for $1000 plus, with everything else just being a basic. Very interesting! Please tell us in comments — do you still wear sweater sets? Would you buy them if they were easier to find in stores?
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