Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you’re buying one for the first time or replacing one you’ve worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly the right incarnation in stores. In “The Hunt,” we search the stores for a basic…
Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. A reader recently wrote in looking for a hot pink blazer because the color is part of her company’s branding, and I had just seen Allie at Wardrobe Oxygen talking about a hot pink suit at Banana Republic, so I quickly wrote…
We’ve featured reversible tote bags before, as well as vegan tote bags, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a reversible vegan tote bag. Urban Outfitters has them in black/ivory (pictured) and black/honey and they look great, especially for the price: it’s only $59. Huh — looking around UO it seems like they have a…
Years ago I had a meeting with a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, and he made an interesting comment I still find myself thinking about: his preferred place for informal business meetings was hotel lobbies. (Looking back he probably got the idea from this NYT article!) There are obvious advantages to this — they’re nice, public spaces; they usually…
Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. This fluted skirt by Victoria Beckham is made from a smooth black knit that’s got a bit of stretch — it’s a viscose/polyamide/elastane blend. This is a pull-on skirt, and the fluted style is always flattering and has a vintage…
