Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

Something on your mind? Chat about it here. Piperlime has some great sales going on, including this simple Susana Monaco twist dress. It’s the kind of dress that I’d buy and wear with heels to a friend’s wedding or for a dinner date, but I might also wear with a huge cardigan and knee-high boots…

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Weekly Round Up

Liking these posts? Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook — this is the edited version of what we’re reading! (We also Tweet if we hear about a good sale through our CorporetteDeals Twitter feed.) – Harper’s Bazaar talks Kamala Harris, California’s new attorney general, about power and fashion. – YouLookFab has some…

Frugal Friday’s TPS Report: Tie Front Blouse

Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Max Studio has some great sales going on, including this lovely patterned blouse. Its main flaw, of course, is that low, low neckline:  I’d pull out my trusty camisole in warmer weather, but in colder weather I could see a…

Coffee Break – Janis Tote

Oooh: Love. I like that this See by Chloe tote is sized big for a magazine or a few work papers, and that the shoulder straps look long enough to be comfortable. As a minor aside, I wish it had a lighter interior lining (so you could actually see the multiple pockets it supposedly has)…

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Curvy and Competent: Dressing Professionally With a Salma Hayek Body

Reader H has a great question about how to dress professionally if you’ve got a killer body like Salma Hayek’s: One thing that I’m still wondering about (and moreso lately, as my summer internship looms) is if different rules of professional dress apply for different figures. Is it ever necessary – or desirable – to…