Today’s reader mail has to do with a difficult subject: how to look professional while suffering from a visible medical ailment. I have a question that I haven’t seen addressed on your blog before, so I’m hoping you can help me. What is your advice on maintaining a professional appearance while suffering from a visible … Read More about Reader mail: How to look professional while suffering from a visible medical condition?
Business Etiquette Advice
Business etiquette advice for the professional woman.
Tool of the Trade: Facebook’s Privacy Settings
Facebook continues to grow in popularity, and it’s now entirely possible that your coworkers, bosses, former teachers–as well as your real friends–will see everything you post on there. Or at least they will if your privacy settings aren’t set just so. By setting things up properly, though, you can prevent everyone but a handful of … Read More about Tool of the Trade: Facebook’s Privacy Settings
Weekly Roundup
Liking these posts? Follow Corporette on Twitter — this is the edited version of what we’re reading! (We also Tweet if we hear about a good sale.) – The L.A. Times has a great profile on J.Crew’s creative director, Jenna Lyons (pictured). – Does work/life balance exist? Or, in order to rise as high as … Read More about Weekly Roundup
Open Thread: How Doable is the Untucked Shirt with Jacket?
2014 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 … 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: Can Fishnets Be Worn at a Conservative Job?
A while back, someone commented that instead of nude hose they wore nude fishnets in the summer. This piqued our curiosity, so we thought we’d take a poll: CAN fishnets be worn at a conservative job?
Poll – How Casual A T-shirt Can Be Worn Beneath a Suit?
Last week, we were surprised to see comments saying that a t-shirt is not appropriate to be worn beneath a suit, and we thought, a) perhaps we’re talking about different things, or b) perhaps we’re terribly wrong. So we thought we’d explore. For our $.02: Agreed, agreed, you can’t wear a Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert … Read More about Poll – How Casual A T-shirt Can Be Worn Beneath a Suit?
Idiotproof Your Summer: Further Etiquette and “No Duh” Tips For Your Internship
We’ve had a great time reading the comments on our “what clothes to buy for your summer internship” post on Monday — it brings to mind so, so many memories of summers past where we’d think, HOW in the name of God did X get through high school, let alone college, with this thick a … Read More about Idiotproof Your Summer: Further Etiquette and “No Duh” Tips For Your Internship
Building Your Wardrobe for a Summer Internship
We’ve had a number of requests for how to build your wardrobe for a summer internship, so ladies, this one’s for you! (You also may want to check out our post on affordable office attire!) {related: guide for summer associates} Suits. Yes, you will need more than one suit, but not as many as you … Read More about Building Your Wardrobe for a Summer Internship
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?
Golf Clothing for a Newbie
The summer golf outing thrown by your company or firm can be one of the trickiest for women professionals. Are they still great networking opportunities for young women? You betcha. Here’s the request from someone desperate for golf clothing for a newbie: Would love to hear suggestions on what a young female associate who has … Read More about Golf Clothing for a Newbie
Poll: Are all sheer blouses bad for the office?
This has come up a few times with regard to the TPS reports, and one of our readers suggested we take a poll on it — which we enthusiastically agree with. Are all sheer fabrics bad for the office, such as chiffon, slightly sheer silk and jersey, and so forth? 2012 Update: You may want … Read More about Poll: Are all sheer blouses bad for the office?