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Suit of the Week: Jacquemus

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black double-breasted suit with interesting pocket detail

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. Also: we just updated our big roundup for the best women's suits of 2025!

I featured this Jacquemus suit yesterday in our roundup for the best suits for creative industries, but I keep thinking about it!

I love the way it looks conservative at first glance, but the more you look, the more questions you have — is it like it's double-breasted? Is it like a wrap? Do I like the pockets on the front of the hip like that? There's something challenging about it, a bit like art, but in the best way.

(A lot of Jacquemus suits are like that, with exaggerated proportions and an almost architectural approach to fabric — I'm less fond of some of the other ones, but to each their own!)

The pictured suit comes in black, white, and off-white, in sizes 32-44, for $1350; the matching pants are $850. There's also a leather version!

Sales of note for 4/17:

  • Nordstrom – Beauty savings event, up to 25% off – nice price on Black Honey
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  • Boden – 25% off everything (thru Sun, then 15% off)
  • Brooklinen – 25% off sitewide — we have and love these sateen sheets
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  • Lands' End – 50% off full price styles and 60% off all clearance and sale – lots of ponte dresses come down under $25, and this packable raincoat in gingham is too cute
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48 Comments

  1. Is it me, are there no comments at all today for a reason (website not working etc)?

    1. I see comments on the morning post.

      Weirdly I can’t get the Suit of the Week link to load though!

  2. if my husband needs a new iphone is there any point in waiting for black friday? already on a family plan with tmobile, not switching carriers or anything.

    2. not sure about discounts on the phones themselves but there may be bigger freebies along with them (like Apple TV subscription periods)

    3. I don’t know if they do discounts for Black Friday, but they do drop the prices of older models when a new one comes out.

      1. I always try to time my family’s phone upgrades to happen on Black Friday weekend because older models can be had for dirt cheap.

    4. use camelcamelcamel to track how prices change over time. When I bought my last phone, I found that the BF discount was decent, but there were a few other times in the year where you could get the same price.

  3. I was let go from my job today due to company financial reasons (my personal performance was good).
    I’m updating my resume and applying to jobs. Can I leave on my resume that I’m still working or be upfront that I was laid off? I feel like disclosing that I was let go will hurt me in the job search process

    1. No, don’t lie, because they may do a background check. Just say that you were laid off, it’s really common right now and nothing to hide.

    3. I’m sorry. I think you need to be truthful about your dates of employment. Come up with a short elevator pitch for interviews about layoffs that makes it clear it wasn’t performance related. If you can say how many other people were also laid off and cite the company’s financial difficulties, that will help people understand.

      In my case, I was the only person laid off and the company was doing well, so it felt/seemed more like being fired. When I was laid off, some interviewers were sympathetic or just quiet and others asked a lot of questions and outright told me low performers are usually laid off. When I told them I had been promoted, received great performance reviews, and was only laid off because they were outsourcing my role, it clicked for people. Good luck!

      1. I will add that it was painful and embarrassing to talk about. At first, I tried to use a really short explanation and not share a lot, because I didn’t want to come across as defensive, but I think people wanted a few more details to show I wasn’t to blame. Try to remember layoffs happen to a lot of people and it’s awful but you will get through it.

        1. right now there are so many layoffs that I see a lot of people talking about it on LinkedIn (in open to work posts). You could probably find some phrasing there that feels suitable for your situation.

    4. a) I’m sorry to hear that
      b) I was let go on the first of the month, and I didn’t update my resume for a couple weeks (so it said Job Title: Start month – Current); and then I switched it to just “Start month – End month”). I honestly don’t think it made a difference
      c) I’m not sure what field you’re in, but in mine layoffs are so, so, so common. It’s really not a big deal; everyone knows these things happen. I 100% empathize with feeling very sensitive about it, but I can tell you I have zero hesitations about hiring someone just because they have a layoff in their past.
      d) I don’t proactively disclose the layoff in my cover letter or resume (other than that the dates make it clear I’m currently unemployed) – I talk about why I want the new job, rather than want to leave the old one. When I’m asked in an interview why I’m looking for a new role, I just say “I was part of the large-scale Company Layoffs, and what I’m looking for in a new roles is _pivot_.”; or if I’m applying to an job in a different industry where I think they might not have heard about our layoffs I’ll say something like “Company announced a big strategic pivot in Month; and unfortunately most of my team, including myself, was laid off as part of that, and _back to the pivot_”.

    5. There’s no point to lying because you were laid off with good performance. That’s distinct from being fired for cause.

      And good luck with the job search!

    6. this is something you might be able to negotiate. when we let people we go we often explicitly agree that they are still working etc for a certain amount of time.

    7. If it’s true, you could also say something like “my whole team/department/division was laid off”

    8. might not hurt to ask your HR department to give you 3 months leeway so you can still have “employed” until the time the end of 3 months? that’s what they used to do, when I was laid off i got 6 months so i could “look for a job while employed.” not sure if that’s part of a severance package or what.

    9. Put accurate dates on your resume and be prepared to talk about it, but I was shocked at the number of employers who never brought it up when I was unemployed. Probably like 2 people out of 30 said something and nobody seemed to care. Not sure if they even realized I was unemployed or if they simply didn’t care enough to comment on it.

    10. There have been so many layoffs this year that I don’t think it hurts you but I would show your end date as November 2025.

    11. I don’t think an economic layoff would hurt you and especially not in this economy. I’ve been laid off twice and have had no problem finding new jobs while being upfront that I was laid off. If you were fired for poor performance it might be different, but even then you shouldn’t lie.

    12. In my state employers have to post RIF notices. If there is a posting like that, you can reference it. They usually call it a planned reduction in force. Given the current business climate most companies will understand.

    1. Cashmere is scratchy if it contains coarse guard hairs or is made from very short fibers (short fibers means it is basically the scrap bits that were gathered up after the better stuff was spun, so there are a lot of abrupt, pokey ends). Both of those are indicative of low quality fiber.

      1. +1 the quality of cashmere yarns in knits and like all fibers used in clothing and bedding has gone down so much and we all feel it.

        I haven’t found a solution (other than finding sweaters from 2 decades ago or knitting my own sweaters out of long staple expensive as hell yarns, which is a hobby, not a solution).

    2. Quality for the price point has dropped. But your skin can also change with time and become more sensitive.

    3. No, it is not a new standard. I have bought a few new cashmere sweaters this fall and all were soft. Even fast-fashion brands like Mango were soft.
      I highly recommend washing cashmere sweaters in Eucalan, it keeps them soft.

    4. All the cashmere I’ve tried recently has been of horrible quality. I can’t pay a thousand dollars for a sweater but I’d gladly pay $300-$400 for something wearable. It’s all $100 trash sweaters.

      1. I have the best luck with the Aqua brand at Bloomingdale’s and the Saks house brand. I wait for sales. A lot of the other stuff I have tried has been dreadful

  5. Favorite detergent that doesn’t leave residue on dark colored clothes washed on cold? I’m having the issue mainly with synthetic fabrics like my workout clothes. Currently using Tide free & gentle; have also tried Hex and while it’s a little better, it’s still an issue. Using less detergent doesn’t seem to solve it either.

    1. Residue is because your HE machine isn’t completely submerging and properly rinsing.

    2. Have you tried Tide Cold Water? But I think this might be a your machine problem – I’ve moved a bunch in the past several years and haven’t encountered a problem with regular Tide and cold water.

    3. My washer is a top loader so I start the water, add the detergent, give the agitator a manual spin to distribute the detergent, then add the clothes. I’ve been doing this for decades and never had detergent residue on my clothes.

      I do use very, very much less than the lid indicates – like about 1/8″ or 1/4″ deep in the bottom of the cap. Probably 1 to 2 Tbsp if I were to measure it. I prefer Arm & Hammer or Purex in sensitive skin formulas and always wash in cold.

    4. One thought: have you tried running an empty load to see if there is detergent built up in your machine? You shouldn’t see suds if you run a completely empty load. If you do, run more empty loads until the suds clear out. Afresh makes a washing machine cleaner, but it will work better if you minimize any build up beforehand.

    5. This is my favorite detergent ever. It gets my workout clothes and bedding so fresh. I got my brother hooked on it, too.
      https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTS2SPMX
      It says “pet” laundry detergent, but it is really so good at getting organic grime out of fabric. I am obsessed.
      Fragrance free, no residue.

    6. Will need more details here.
      How hard is your water? Are you using powdered or liquid detergent? HE top load/front washer?

      If you wash clothes entirely without detergent do you still see residue? If so, your washer is grody or your water is too hard.

      If not, liquid detergent that says HE on the bottle and like a quarter as much as you think you need.

    7. I watched a video on washing machines (oh, the algorithm!) and the appliance tech recommended washing all loads on deep wash. Most HE machines don’t use enough water in the normal cycle to properly wash anything but the lightest of loads. You need more water for items to properly agitate.

      And I also recommend buying some cleaning tabs and washing your machine once a month, if you aren’t already.

    8. Further details: top load HE with no agitator, I usually wash on gentle cycle (though husband does normal for his clothes and has the same problem), with deep water and extra rinse turned on and still get residue. I do run a clean cycle with affresh every once and a while, but I’ll try that again as well. And can I just say I hate modern appliances? I feel like they are just worse and break more than older ones.

    9. Check out JeevesNY on YouTube and TikTok for laundry tips. I’ve learned so much, use less, and my laundry is so much better.

  6. Ok I really cannot get into the Epstein drama but I find it really funny that the emails have one of those disclosures that if you receive the email in error you should delete it and email Jeevacation@gmail.com. So official :)

    1. Apparently every email he ever sent was attorney-client privileged, despite neither he nor the recipient being an attorney. Did he think those words were somehow magic??

      2. he… actually didn’t seem very smart, or sophisticated? woody allen’s child bride had to teach him how to throw a dinner party? all the misspellings. i feel like he got something really good on lex wexler or whatever at the very beginning and things snowballed from there. prob a young teen because stick with what works, amirite? prob a young teen from the fancy school that epstein taught at.

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