Bargain Friday’s TPS Report: Banana Republic’s Short-Sleeve Seamless V-Neck
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Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. We begin the week in splurge mode, with our most expensive suggestions, and wind our way to Friday, where a less expensive item of clothing might be just what you need to make it to the weekend.

Good basics are hard to find — so when they go on sale, it's even better. Through May 25, Banana Republic is having an online-only Memorial Day sale, marking down lots of simple tees and camisoles, all available in white, black, brown, and navy.
Our favorite is this short-sleeve seamless tee, pictured here in “true indigo” — we'd wear it beneath a suit, or with trousers and a blazer, or perhaps a pencil skirt and a cardigan.
Was $30, now $20. Women: Short-sleeve seamless v-neck tee – True indigo
Sales of note for 8/2:
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale ends August 9! Here's our big roundup of the best workwear, as well as everything we've selected thus far. Don't forget to check to see if their daily beauty deal is a good one for you – e.g., 8/5 beauty tools from Omnilux, Dr. Dennis Gross, Dermaflash and more
- Ann Taylor – 50% off summer styles + 60% off clearance — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Banana Republic – 30% off your purchase (ends 7/31)
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns + extra 10% off
- J.Crew – Up to 30% off
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off sitewide
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
- M.M.LaFleur – End of season sale! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new markdowns 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
- Talbots – 25% off your entire purchase
- Theory – End of season sale is on!
Sales of note for 8/2:
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale ends August 9! Here's our big roundup of the best workwear, as well as everything we've selected thus far. Don't forget to check to see if their daily beauty deal is a good one for you – e.g., 8/5 beauty tools from Omnilux, Dr. Dennis Gross, Dermaflash and more
- Ann Taylor – 50% off summer styles + 60% off clearance — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Banana Republic – 30% off your purchase (ends 7/31)
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns + extra 10% off
- J.Crew – Up to 30% off
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off sitewide
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
- M.M.LaFleur – End of season sale! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new markdowns 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
- Talbots – 25% off your entire purchase
- Theory – End of season sale is on!
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:

I love BR for work basics. They tend to fit really well and look professional. My favorite? They carry PETITES! Gotta love that. Too often “petite clothes” look more like something that belong in a nursing home with elastic waists and tapered legs (and NOT in the good way…) So it’s a relief when some of my favorite retailers cater to my needs. Aghm. Thank you BR and J.Crew!
This is a GREAT basic blouse and a wonderful piece to expand a limited professional wardrobe, especially for students, new graduates or people just entering the business world. I LOVE this blog and have added it to both my Blog Roll and “Job & Career Links” at Practical Paralegalism. I get a lot of newbie legal professionals seeking ideas and options for their work and interview wardrobes, especially for conservative legal environments, and I will be referring them to this site to show them how it’s done!
Peace & grace,
Lynne J. DeVenny, NCCP
Author/Blogger at Practical Paralegalism
I recently read an ABA article entitled “Male Judges Advise Women Lawyers to Lose the Distracting Alley McBeal Look”. One of the judges is quoted saying that some women come to court wearing “skirts so short that there’s no way they can sit down and blouses so short there’s no way the judges wouldn’t look.”
The article suggested taking a look at corporette.com for appropriate dress in the courtroom. My personal wardrobe challenge is not to look frumpy but still dress appropriately. Thus, after seeing this post, I immediately bought two of these shirts for work.
Unfortunately and ironically, these shirts are far too low cut to be work or court appropriate. There seem to be plenty of work appropriate Banana Republic shirts. I am disappointed in corporette.com’s wardrobe advice on this one.