Suit of the Week: Anine Bing
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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 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 2026!
This sage green suit from Anine Bing was a standout when I was updating our big suit roundup last week — I feel like it's still got that cool girl vibe you expect from Anine Bing, but actually looks polished enough to wear to a conservative office.
(It doesn't hurt that it's one of the loveliest shades of sage green! I myself would call it more of a eucalyptus green, but hey.)
The suit has a number of matching pieces, including trousers, a vest, a longish short, and the trouser; prices range from $295 to $625.
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- Ann Taylor – 30% off tops and sweaters, and (4/10 only) 25% off dresses, skirts and shoes
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code
- Brooklinen – 15% off sitewide, plus up to 50% off bundles
- Brooks Brothers – Friends & Family Event, 25% off sitewide. Lots of cute florals and stripes in the sale.
- Evereve – 1000+ items on sale, including lots from Alex Mill, Michael Stars, Sanctuary, Rails, Xirena, and Z-Supply
- Express – $40 off $120, $100 off $250
- J.Crew – Midseason sale: Extra 40% off sale styles, 200+ new styles just added!
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything
- 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
- Loft – All jeans $41, 40% off entire purchase
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let’s have an outfit thread – what are you wearing today?
casual day working from home, have a pair of jeans, black tee, and black longish sweater with an Ippolita necklace and Yurman earrings.
It’s all of a sudden summer here. WFH today. Lime green linen pants, Talbot’s boatneck t shirt that is black with a floral print around the neckline from many years ago. Oofos slides. Gold hoop earrings.
Also WFH today. I’m wearing a black silky button-down blouse, old gray Zella leggings, and square black onyx earrings.
Warm, in the office : solid sheath dress, black blazer, black patent heels, small silver hoop earrings.
Just realized everything except the earrings (maybe) is over 10 years old. Oh, well, I still like all of them.
Navy blue linen jumpsuit, musical note and clef socks, gold tone square knot earrings (someone who knows knots recently told me this), and a red coral necklace.
Second to last day at my current job, leaving to start a new one. I’m at that stage of pregnancy where pregnancy clothes are too big but all my normal clothes are too small so I’m wearing my biggest pair of jeans unbuttoned but belted and a Hawaiian style shirt that’s got a fun print related to my line of work. Not the most fashionable, but it does the job.
Oh, and earrings selected for me by my toddler – airplane studs. Really channeling Ms. Frizzle today.
Black wide leg pleated linen pants, grey baby tee and white hoop earrings. Working from home.
What’s a baby tee?
Workout clothes under a Zoom blazer that I will whip off to rush to class after my last meeting.
Nice spring day here and I went to a luncheon to celebrate the upcoming opening of our local design house, which raises money for music and music education. Wearing olive a-line midi skirt, olive-and-white striped button-front shirt, black belt, black coated cotton trucker jacket, black loafers, pearl drop earrings.
Wide-leg 100% cotton dark denim jeans. Black crew neck shirt. Royal blue v-neck cashmere sweater. Cognac-coloured high-vamp leather flats. Small silver earrings.
Oh, and multi-colour striped socks.
Navy blue shirtdress from Boden; enamel cuff bracelet, woven wheat-colored mary jane flats.
In-office today, with wide-legged corduroy pants and cashmere sweater.
Update: I was the person with the sliced toe from a rogue pedicure. I was able to get in with my doctor prior to my trip. She thought I had done a good job keeping it wrapped, washed out, dried, and protected. No antibiotics needed. The toe continued to heal on its own. I didn’t bring any cute sandals for my trip so that I could keep my feet in shoes that wouldn’t create any blisters or chafing near the area. I was otherwise able to fully participate in all planned activities. Huzzah!
So glad it’s all fine and that the trip went fine too!
Yay! Thanks for the update
So, so glad that worked for you! I didn’t want to freak you out. But I had a toe where I dropped something heavy. They removed most of the nail. Took me a year to grow out. And constant trims from a podiatrist so it grew back OK (a lot of times they don’t). I know it might have felt like overkill to get them to look at it. But you totally made the right call. Dark, warm and often moist environments are just asking for infection–and Murphy’s law of having a trip planned.
I have an upcoming trip to Italy and my anxiety is fixating on this very stupid problem:
I do not drink coffee. At all. Ever. I drink tea (or hot chocolate). I cannot find information about how to ask for this in a café or if I am just not going to have hot drinks while I’m there.
What? Just pop it into Google T-slate (download Italian for offline use while you’re there). Tea (te) exists in Italy.
+1
Are you going to a city? I feel that every place I have ever been in Italy (4 cities) has had restaurant personnel at all levels who can understand a noun uttered by a patron. Most people are really good at English. But if they aren’t, a noun and a finger for the number (if >1) has worked. In a pinch, the Rick Steves Italian book is fine if you are familiar with other Romance langauges. And I think it is Te or Chai in something like 90% of the Europe/Asia.
1 this level of anxiety is not normal
2 Italy has tea
3 coffee in Italy is so much better than anywhere else, it’s basically a different drink
Vorrei un tè or un tè, per favore.
That should give you a black hot tea. Tè verde for green.
You will need to ask for milk if you want it, latte freddo for cold milk.
Cioccolato caldo for hot chocolate.
In case it helps you anxiety: all Italian supermarkets I’ve ever been to have tea bags.
Twinings English Breakfast tea, plain green tea, mint herbal tea and chamomile sleep blends are super common, and if it helps you to feel prepared, know that you can always puchase some tea yourself, and ask for hot water. (I’m not Italian, but I’m pretty sure any cafe or your hotel can do you some «aqua caldo per tè»)
Te (pronounced like tay).
Cioccolata calda- (cho-coh-lat-ta). Italian hot chocolate tends to be much denser and thicker and less sweet than the american version – personally I love it but you may find it different.
This is a silly thing to be concerned about! Tea definitely exists in Italy.
If it helps with the anxiousness, Google translate or ask someone at the hotel to write it down on a note card for you!
Also, I can personally verify that tea bags are widely available at supermarkets, so if you want a backup, you can always make hot water at the hotel and get your caffeine there.
You’ve got this and you’re going to have a great trip!
(You can also travel with packets of your preferred tea and just ask for hot water!)
It would be considered rude most places to pay only for hot water and bring your own tea bags. And if op is anxious about ordering tea, having to order hot water, which is a more unusual order than tea might not be the best thing
My friend from Rome only drinks tea, no coffee. Don’t worry about it!
One of my favorite stops in Italy was Babington’s Tea Room in Piazza di Spagna (Rome)! Highly recommend.
As others said, there is tea in Italy. But if you’re worried just pack your own tea bags. It’s a very small and easy thing to pack. My mom is particular about her style and brand of tea and always brings her own tea bags when she travels.
We just had an offer accepted on a townhouse. Cue panic time.
Congrats!
Meeting fatigue: how do you handle it? There is one day a week when I have back-to-back 1:1s with my four direct reports. It is efficient, and there is something to be said for getting them all done in one day. But I am so wiped out afterwards and find it hard to get anything substantive done. It’s possible I need to just let it go, and accept that I need to handle low-energy tasks for the rest of the day.
It’s stuff like this that makes me wonder why I’m even in management. I can do it, and I try to be a present, supportive boss, but it truly drains me, even with really good people on my team. Can anyone relate or offer tips to bounce back more effectively?
I’m introverted at the best of times, currently not in the best of times (doctor conversation is booked) and really struggling with being present for my team and especially handling their stress or own not-best times. I think it’s either keep it all in one day but accept that yeah that’s draining and that’s your one to ones day where little else gets done, or spread them out and schedule them in a way that gives you some recovery time after (like right before lunch so you can go for a walk and recharge after). Depending on the roles you could also think about who’s steering the meetings: are you running an agenda and probing and having to remember what’s on their plate to ask for updates, or can you make it their job to bring you the things where they need input? Is there anything they could do in writing, like status updates that don’t need discussion or feedback? Might switching it up so you’re having short stand-up kind of check-ins every other day rather than in depth one-to-ones help (and preferably help everyone and not leave them feeling micromanaged instead). Sometimes I just have to remind myself this is why I get paid good money and suck it up, but it’s hard.
All good ideas to consider.
I’d ditch the expectation that you should be able to “bounce back” from four back-to-back meetings that drain you. I also think the self-recrimination in your last paragraph is a result of you being in a drained heap after four meetings, and not at all indicative of reality. (Why are you imagining that being drained after doing these meetings indicates you’re not management material? What if you’re just . . . an introvert? Or whatever else is happening that makes these particularly draining for you?)
Yes, on a day where I spent four hours in high-need meetings (lots of discussion, focus, planning, interaction), I’d spend the rest of the day on low-energy (for me) tasks. I’d just plan it. I’d also block out the rest of the day so nobody can drop any more meetings on my calendar.
this is a very empathetic answer. If you are exhausted after running a half marathon, doesn’t mean you’re not a runner! Just means you have accomplished something hard.
Oh, I’m definitely an introvert. Which, when I shared that with a team member, she was surprised. So I’m putting out enough energy, apparently, but it comes at a cost!
IDK, I question myself because, for whatever reason, I feel like the team development part should come more easily for me than it actually does.
If I were you, I wouldn’t leave it as “for whatever reason…” I’d do some self-examination on that. WHY are you thinking that something highly extroverted that requires energy from you should be easy, and if it’s not, you’re not management material?
For myself, I compare myself to two incredibly high-capacity women on my team. I thought I was good at my work until I started working with them. They’re highly qualified, high-energy, and PLOW through work and team leading with aplomb. I had to give myself a good talking to this week to recognize that comparing myself to them is senseless. They ARE better at doing those areas of their work than I am. That doesn’t mean I’m bad at it or disqualified. It just means they’re really good.
I had 3 hrs of meetings today and was so done at the end of it. I at least take a long break. If it’s a day when I have more than 4 hours of meetings I definitely consider that my work for the day done.
I don’t at all think meetings draining you mean you’re not a good boss. It’s just a long time to be on. Sometimes I’m like I need a bathroom break! Or just a breather.
Net, would you be more productive over a week if you spread out the 1:1s or would that just make you drained every day of the week?
This sounds like you’re truly engaged in the meetings, which is a sign of good management! I’ve had back-to-back meetings all day where I was more of an observer and I’m fine. But when I have to be fully engaged for hours, I plan to have admin type work to do the rest of the day. I’ve learned that I only have 5 hours of truly focused mental energy in an 8 hour block. More than that and the consequences bleed over into the next day.
This is why I am not a manager.
Sounds naff but changing the environment helped.
I did walking meetings outdoors, luckily I did work on a lovely campus with good outdoor areas
Bad weather days we found a quiet corner with comfortable chairs and dimmer lighting.
I take 5 between meetings and have been known to lie on a yoga mat under my desk for them. People are exhausting!
I have migraine attacks, one of my reports is neurodivergent and two others are exhausted new mothers so we look for ways to do things that keep us functioning.
I think you already know what you need – an afternoon of low energy tasks after a high intensity series of meetings. That is very, very common and doesn’t say anything at all about your ability to be a manager.
I had a 3-hour lunch meeting yesterday that I did all the prep, ordering, set up, and follow up for since my company fired most of our EAs. I literally sat and stared into space for a good 10 minutes directly afterwards and spent the rest of my day doing my expenses, timesheet, and a CLE.
Change how you do it!! I do official monthly 1x1s with my team (though I obviously talk to them in between / as needed) and I spread them out so that I don’t have more than 2 per week…
I think everyone else has given you great advice, but I just wanted to chime in and say that I think you’re being too hard on yourself. Weekly 1:1s with a boss who is trying to be present and supportive is a dream for many people! I am also drained by meetings, including long 1:1s with my lovely direct report. She is smart and engaged and I care about her development and my relationship with her, so I’m trying to operate at a high level and be very thoughtful when interacting with her. It’s mentally taxing and that’s fine.
Similar introvert who managed a team in an extroverted profession. I was once at a group dinner where someone said can you imagine being an introvert in this profession and the whole table laughed and I went hey, me right here. It’s about balancing your energy and learning what works for you.
One of the things I learned about myself is I am most productive in the first half of the day, regardless. My brain is at its best potential before noon, so that is when I try to carve out focused work time. So I save my meetings for the afternoon wherever possible. Cause, same, I am mentally done after back to backs and that being the end of my day works for me. When I used to do them in the morning, they would throw my whole day off. I finish them, wrap up my emails and then close down. Similarly, when I am interviewing to hire, I try to batch them and plan that will be the main thing I do that day. Cause I can put on the extrovert face and do them well, but I need to sit alone in a quiet place after to recharge not try to return to work that needs my brain :)
This is entirely within your control to fix. Change your meeting cadence. It also makes no sense to do it that way – if you need to talk to your reports all on the same day, have a meeting with all of them. Otherwise spread things out.
If it really has to be this way, are the meetings going too long and not leaving enough break time in between? (If back-to-back means no break time in between, that’s the first thing to fix.)
I switched to offering office hours every other week and it made a big difference.
So one week is team meeting plus office hours for direct reports who just have a quick question or need a quick review, and one week is no team meeting but 1:1s with everyone, the other week is 1:1s.
People who have urgent needs still have access to me, but I don’t need to fill the time 100% for 30 mins for everyone.
And team meeting means everyone still definitely gets facetime with the boss, so there’s no sense of disconnection or abandonment.
OP here, and the office hours idea is a really helpful suggestion. I think I could do that without losing touch with my people.
Need some inspiration for my sister’s 40th birthday!
She lives in a different city than me, so looking for something I can order for delivery on just a few days notice.
She is super outdoorsy, grade school kids, works in tech, travels a ton. super over-achiever like many of us here. has a hard time buying or doing things for herself.
– Many dietary restrictions make edible gifts difficult.
I may default to a ridiculously giant flower bouquet, but open to other ideas!
Maybe Banff film festival tickets, if it’s touring near her? I think many of the dates have passed. https://www.banffcentre.ca/banffmountainfestival/tour
This is such a fun idea!!!
Massage gift certificate and less giant bouquet of flowers. If she is active, travels a bunch, and does not do things for herself, a gift to do something for herself can be great.
I have started booking evening massages at local places when I travel for work on nights I don’t have dinners to attend and its been a lovely treat for time that is otherwise being monopolized by work.
+1 to a gift card for a spa for a massage or facial, or a nail salon for a mani/pedi.
If her food restrictions aren’t too limiting, you could do a gift card to a restaurant or coffee shop she likes. I like gift cards like this to treat myself when I wouldn’t do so otherwise.
Every so often someone posts here asking about Ozempic. Some notes from my experience so far
– I’ve definitely lost weight
– I have a lot less interest in food. I don’t think about food at all, and even when its in front of me I’m not tempted. Which would never have happened before.
– Weirdly, I have felt acute hunger more often while taking it than not. Maybe before I was always eating before I got that hungry.
– I’ve been trying to force myself to eat a small breakfast, larger lunch, and smaller dinner because that works for me. In the evenings especially I don’t feel like eating at all. Eating anything fried makes me feel sick to my stomach.
– For the past couple weeks I’ve been having horrible migraines. I usually eat lunch at 1ish. Today I ate at 12 – no migraine. My migraines are definitely triggered by lack of food, but I didn’t realize even that much difference made a difference
So it has cut down on food noise and thats great, but I feel like my hunger cues are a bit messed up right now. I still feel the effects of not eating, like the headache, and waiting until that point to eat is not always the best.
Thank you for sharing, that’s very interesting!
When you experience acute hunger, is that a bloodsugar low and hangry kind of acute, or more gnawing emptyness?
Do you get less thirsty as well? I’ve not tried the meds, but I know from other kinds of forgetting to eat or not hungry situations, that I forget water and get a little bit dehydrated and nose-bleedy. Would be interested to know how that compares.
Thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately, the migraine trigger of delaying / skipping meals is not likely to lessen. So you will need to be religious (as you are learning) about scheduled eating/food snacks.
I am hoping people will continue to report back on their progress. I am particularly curious about how maintaining healthy nutrition/muscle bulk and things like bone density may be an issue as eating habits are so altered.
Can we NOT have a very NSFW lingerie ad on the side of the page?! Even my ad blocker is not catching this.
I have an ad for a Chevy Colorado truck, an item that has no business being in my algorithm.
It would be considered rude most places to pay only for hot water and bring your own tea bags. And if op is anxious about ordering tea, having to order hot water, which is a more unusual order than tea might not be the best thing