2018 Update: We still think this is a great discussion on lash extensions and the professional woman — but you may also want to check out our more recent discussions of false eyelashes for the office, including my magnetic lashes review. The hunt for the perfect, clump-free mascara can be trying — are lash extensions the … Read More about Beauty Wednesday: Lash Extensions and the Professional Woman
Archives for September 2011
Coffee Break – Media Ballet Flat
This one goes out to all the ladies who dislike wearing heels — loving the look to this simple ballet flat from Naturalizer. The low vamp, the classic buckle, the rubber soles — it looks classic and comfortable. It’s pictured here in “oxford brown,” but it’s also available in black, a reddish “cab sav,” a … Read More about Coffee Break – Media Ballet Flat
How to Be Gluten-Free in a Business Environment
If you have special eating needs, how do you navigate the business lunch, as well as other noshing and networking events? What are the best tips and practices for enjoying a gluten-free business lunch? Today’s guest poster, Valerie from City|Life|Eats, tackles this very issue. Valerie is an old friend to Corporette, having written here before … Read More about How to Be Gluten-Free in a Business Environment
Sort of Splurge Tuesday’s TPS Report: Audra Dress
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Our guest poster this week: Lisa Carnochan from Privilege — a huge welcome, Lisa! – Kat By the time you reach vice-president, or partner, you have some wardrobe leeway. If, that is, you’ve loosened the stricture of corporate dress code … Read More about Sort of Splurge Tuesday’s TPS Report: Audra Dress
Coffee Break – Perfect Leather Belt
I absolutely fell in love with this belt when I saw it styled on ShopBop’s home page — it just looks gorgeous with that black blazer. Whether or not the non-models among us can wear it like that is a different question, but in general it looks like a great basic belt (even if just … Read More about Coffee Break – Perfect Leather Belt
Splurge Monday’s TPS Report: 1960s Chanel Pleated Camel Vintage Dress
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Our guest poster this week: Lisa Carnochan from Privilege — a huge welcome, Lisa! – Kat
Hello Corporette readers! Can you hear me in the back? Raise your hand if your flight was delayed at O’Hare! (Always a good ice-breaker at national meetings, that one.)
I will be here all week with my TPS picks. Thank you to Kat for the lovely invitation. As background, I’m 54, semi-retired, and tend to look at professional attire from the end of that long career hallway. Imagine rows upon rows of office doors and greige carpet. Cold bagels, smart people. Oh, wait. That was then.
Today, for Splurge Monday, let’s look at a piece you might wear at the pinnacle of your profession. I imagine this vintage Chanel dress, pleats swinging, on the board room threshold. Or, if things take a difficult turn, testifying at a Senate hearing. Brown pumps. Diamond studs. A trench coat for the passage from driver’s car to building lobby. Not much else required.
You will want, by then, to have established a certain style signature. You will want others, when they see you, to nod their heads a little. “Oh yes, she often wears vintage, or dresses, or large collars.” The specific details are yours to choose. The dress is $1,260 at C.Madeleine’s. 1960s Chanel Pleated Camel Vintage Dress
Seen a great piece you’d like to recommend? Please e-mail editor@corporette.com with “TPS” in the subject line.
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Weekend Open Thread
Something on your mind? Chat about it here. Excited about the Target for Missoni collection launching 9/13? If you can’t wait (and want a regular Missoni piece), I like this blue scarf on sale. Love the classic vibe (and the fact that not everyone you know will have the exact same scarf). This one was … Read More about Weekend Open Thread
Weekly News Update
Liking these posts? Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook — this is the edited version of what we’re reading! (We also Tweet if we hear about a good sale through our CorporetteDeals Twitter feed.) – ExtraPetite has a great three post series on buying Chanel bags. – Bad week for women at … Read More about Weekly News Update
Coffee Break – “Modern Metallic” Gold Resin Geometric Frontal Necklace
Oooh: Love the geometric look to this necklace from Kenneth Cole New York. I’d wear it to jazz up a ton of simple shapes — the black turtleneck, a solid colored cardigan or boatneck sweater — and even as part of a more layered look, such as with a crisp button front blouse, open to … Read More about Coffee Break – “Modern Metallic” Gold Resin Geometric Frontal Necklace
A Newbie’s Guide to Designer Shoes
If you’ve been ogling designer shoes but aren’t sure where to start (or whether to make the leap!), this post is for you. I’ve been reading Tiffany’s blog at I am Style-ish for a few years now, and I’ve always admired the professional but chic way she incorporates designer shoes into her outfits. She has … Read More about A Newbie’s Guide to Designer Shoes
Thursday’s TPS Report: Silk Bookmark Blouse
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. This week, we welcome guest poster Becki Singer of Shopping’s My Cardio. I hope my darling hostess won’t hate me for it, but I went the tiniest bit over budget on this pick. Forgive me? Absolutely every closet needs a … Read More about Thursday’s TPS Report: Silk Bookmark Blouse
Suit of the Week: Nanette Lepore
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. The skirt … Read More about Suit of the Week: Nanette Lepore