Year: 2016

  • Weekend Open Thread

    Something on your mind? Chat about it here. I’ll admit, I clutched my pearls a bit when I first started seeing leggings with mesh insets. Mesh? On my upper thigh? Oh no no no. But I honestly really like them now. They seem far, far more acceptable than short shorts, and as someone who isn’t…

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  • Weekly News Update

    Like these posts? Follow us on Twitter or Facebook — this is the edited version of what we’re reading! You can also follow us on Pinterest and Instagram, or by our RSS feed. Racked talks to a makeup artist to get helpful tips on color correction. New York magazine’s Science of Us takes a close look at stores’…

  • Coffee Break: Faye Flap Shoulder Bag

    Some people see spring coming and think “pastels happy yay!” I apparently think “greige!” (I’m already looking forward to pulling out my favorite greige nail polish for my toes.)  I so, so want this elegant gray/beige shoulder bag — the shape is perfect, and so much more flattering (IMHO) than a Chanel or something similar. It…

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    How to Handle Being Called the Wrong Name at Work

    Being called the wrong name at work can be embarrassing, frustrating, and — eventually — infuriating. We haven’t talked about the wrong name problem in quite a while, so let’s have a discussion today. (By the way, we’ve also addressed changing your name (or not) when you get married (and divorced), gender-neutral name problems, and hyphenated names in email addresses.) First of all, as someone with the…