Suit of the Week
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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, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional.
This week's Suit of the Week is the lovely Albert Nipon pique dress and jacket, currently on sale at Neiman Marcus. We like the fact that it's cotton and very breathable in the summer — yet because of the texture of the pique knit, wrinkles are less noticeable. It's ladylike, but is just as appropriate at an office as it is a socialite's luncheon. It's priced at $209 for the set (was $298). Pique Dress & Jacket Set
Sales of note for 6/19:
- Nordstrom – 25% off clearance! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Boss, Theory, Beyond Yoga, and Zella
- Another Tomorrow – Seasonal sale, 50% off select styles
- Ann Taylor – 50% off everything + free shipping! Readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Athleta – 30-60%off reader favorites like Brookyn and Endless pants, and the Pranayama wrap is marked down to $55. ,
- AYR – Ooh, good sale section — but lots on final sale. Readers love (LOVE) these comfy work pants and these jeans.
- Bare Necessities – Semi-annual sale, up to 70% off, plus get an additional 40% off clearance swim. Readers have sung the praises of these cooling pajamas and their bra-sized swimwear
- Boden – 15% off new women's wear styles with code
- Evereve – 20% off dresses!
- Glossier – Last day 6/19: 20-25% off almost everything (including subscriptions!)
- J.Crew – Extra 15% off your purchase (on top of up to 50% off select styles)
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off orders over $100, and extra 20% off orders over $125 – readers love their schoolboy blazers and sweaters (down as low as $84), and they have a great selection of summer suiting in the sale
- Jenni Kayne – Semi-annual warehouse sale
- M.M.LaFleur – Archive sale! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new arrivals up to 75% off! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Ruti – Semi-annual sale, up to 70% off!
- Splendid – Up to 60% off women's sale!
- Talbots – 6/19 only: free shipping, no minimum! Readers love their cashmere cardigans
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
I LOVE this.
This is perfect!
I’m drooling…. I must possess!
I’m in love…….this suit is gorgeous!
I was all ready to spend my Neiman’s gift card on this, but nothing smaller than 4! Does anyone know if this runs small?
Ooooh, likes it! Where’s the credit card…..
I just ordered this suit! The website only shows a couple sizes, but if you call the store they have a new shipment of sizes coming in next week.
I have this suit in white (got it last year) and wore it all summer. Its a definite staple.
my experience is Nipon runs big. See on the NM website if it is modern or classic size — one of them runs smaller.
the modern sizes run smaller, contemporary brands, while classic sizes like Nipon run larger.
I’m surprised pique is getting such a favorable response.
I LOVE this. Looking forward to this coming back in stock.
It’s nice, but… Listen, if you aren’t a fashion model, you’re going to look like the suit is too small, even if you buy it in the right size. Dare you, coporette.com, to put the same suit on a woman of “normal” size and see what I mean.
Also remember when picking out a suit, that if the jacket doesn’t cover your butt, you can’t wear it with pants– unless you have an aboslutely perfect butt and you’re okay with being thought of as not quite serious about your profession– unless you’re a coporate– ahem.
woah- jacket has to cover the butt to be worn with pants? that’s one I’ve never heard of before and I can’t even picture a butt covering suit jacket, wouldn’t that look ridiculously long?
I don’t have a perfect butt, and I am plenty serious about my profession, but my nice, conservative Ann Taylor and JCrew suit jackets don’t come close to covering my butt- I figure that is what pants are for . . .
I also don’t own any jackets that cover my butt and can’t imagine one either. Any examples, Elle?
This is lovely.
This is smart,simple and beautiful.