Today’s reader mail presents us with a great question about wrap dresses for the office… specifically, how to keep a wrap dress closed! Here’s her question: I am continually more frustrated with trying to monitor my wrap dresses to ensure that the flap upon my lap/knees is “closed.” Do the readers have any suggestions? There … Read More about How To Keep A Wrap Dress Closed
Will Flats Fly with a Judge? How to Know Whether You Can Wear Flats to Court
An injured woman lawyer wondered: could she wear flats to court?
What to do when your male boss tells you you dress “too well”
Today’s reader question comes from a lawyer in a small, private firm on the East Coast, who was told by her male boss that she dresses “too well.” What does it mean when someone says that? And what should this young legal eagle do about it? I’ve been at my first job out of law … Read More about What to do when your male boss tells you you dress “too well”
How to Wear Ultrafine Turtlenecks to Work
What are your best tips on how to wear ultrafine turtlenecks? Today’s reader mail comes from reader E, who asks how one dresses up an ultrafine turtleneck… The thought of wearing turtlenecks hasn’t crossed my mind since I was in high school, but then I saw the ultrafine turtlenecks being sold at Gap. I was … Read More about How to Wear Ultrafine Turtlenecks to Work
How to Wear Jeans to the Office on Jeans Friday
2017 Update: I still stand by this basic advice on how to wear jeans to the office on Jeans Friday — but you may want to check out our latest discussion on what tops to wear with jeans to the office. We’ve heard from a few readers about their offices allowing jeans to be worn … Read More about How to Wear Jeans to the Office on Jeans Friday
Open Thread: How Doable is the Untucked Shirt with Jacket?
Update: We still think this is a fascinating discussion on whether an untucked shirt with jacket is a polished look for work — but you may also want to check out our discussion on when to tuck your shirt in. We nearly posted this jacket at left for our TPS of the day, until we … Read More about Open Thread: How Doable is the Untucked Shirt with Jacket?
Poll Results: Most of You Really Don’t Like Fishnets
So last week, we asked about fishnet tights — and whether they were ever appropriate for the office. It turns out that we failed to account for something that a lot of people thought was an important factor: the width of the netting. (Our apologies!) With the caveat, then, that our poll was imperfect (hey, … Read More about Poll Results: Most of You Really Don’t Like Fishnets
Poll Results: T-Shirts and Suits Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage
Last week, we asked whether t-shirts could be worn under suits — and if so, if they needed to be fancy. {related: stylish tops for under suits} As always, the poll continues, but the initial results are in: – 55% said a simple, classic, and mundane t-shirt was fine to wear under a suit (similar … Read More about Poll Results: T-Shirts and Suits Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage
Poll: Are silk dresses appropriate for the office?
Some have raised doubts about our TPS reports that feature a silk dress. We think the concerns come from the fact that some cheaper silks can be almost sheer — they can show VPLs; they show sweat like nobody’s business; they wrinkle easily; there are static electricity problems if you’re wearing hose. (To which we … Read More about Poll: Are silk dresses appropriate for the office?
Poll — Are jeans ever appropriate if you’re in a semi-work situation?
We seem to be getting a ton of negative feedback on the reader mail question yesterday, wherein we recommended that our reader wear dark trouser jeans to Sunday brunch at the partner’s house. Although she wrote in to clarify her situation, we were still intrigued by the feedback. As we noted in our original post, … Read More about Poll — Are jeans ever appropriate if you’re in a semi-work situation?
Poll Results: We wear…. not so short skirts
About a week ago we asked you: when is your skirt too short for work? The poll is still ongoing, but we thought we’d fill you in on the results so far. Tons of people voted (thank you, Above the Law, for the link!), and the majority of you (31%) said that C was fine, … Read More about Poll Results: We wear…. not so short skirts
Poll Results: Cropped Pants and the Office
About a week ago, we asked you guys whether cropped pants (and Bermuda shorts) are acceptable for the office, whether as part of a suit or otherwise. While the poll is still going on, we thought we’d summarize the results for you thus far: 65% of you agreed with us that cropped pants and Bermuda … Read More about Poll Results: Cropped Pants and the Office