• Frugal Friday: Knotted Elbow Sleeve Top

    Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. I always like this kind of top, and Ann Taylor always provides — it’s the interesting basic, the slightly elevated t-shirt, an easy to wear and easy to care for addition to your working wardrobe. I like the knot front…

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  • Coffee Break: Green Velvet Shoes

    Velvet is looking to be big for fall, but here’s a question for you guys: how do you feel about velvet shoes for the office? On the one hand, so many of us have “office shoes” — shoes that live at the office because we commute in something else, so the practicality of wearing them…

  • Suit of the Week: Banana Republic

    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. Brightish purple…

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    A Smart Home: Creepy or Cool?

    Here’s a question: is a “smart home,” connected and automated via various apps and devices, cool — or does it strike you as creepy? For those of you who have automated/connected your home, what products do you love the best? (I know there will be many who have a “no way no day” attitude here,…