How can you feel confident during an interview when you don’t feel the best in your clothes? A petite and plus-sized reader wonders how she can look her best, short of losing 40 pounds in a week: Interview suits for the short and round. Please help! I admit it. At 5’2″ and a size 14/16 … Read More about Feeling Too “Fat” to Interview
What is the perfect pants fit — how SHOULD should they fit? When are they too baggy; when are pants too tight? Reader K wonders… Can you discuss proper fit of suit pants/slacks for the workplace (including trouser jeans for casual Fridays)? I can’t find anything related in the archives- I was hoping for something … Read More about The Perfect Pants Fit
We’ve talked about where to shop for workwear if you’re petite and if you’re a tall professional in recent weeks, so I thought we’d continue the series today with a look at the best plus-size workwear. I’m going to sort it into three categories: regular plus sizes (generally 14W-24W), petite plus sizes, and regular sizes … Read More about The Best Workwear for Plus Sizes
Which are the best blouses for those of us who are on the busty/hourglass side? We’ve talked about how to dress professionally if you’re busty and how to fix your own gaping shirts, as well as where to get bespoke dresses for work, but we haven’t totally talked about the best blouses for bustier women. … Read More about The Best Blouses for the Busty
Ladies, do you buy bespoke dresses and clothing? How else can you wear dresses if your top and bottom halves are very different sizes? Reader N wonders: I would like to wear dresses more frequently to the office, but I find it very difficult to find a good fit. I wear a size 4 to … Read More about How to Wear Dresses If You’re A Size 4 On Top and Size 12 on Bottom
Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you’re buying one for the first time or replacing one you’ve worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly the right incarnation in stores. In “The Hunt,” we search the stores for a basic … Read More about The Hunt: The Perfect Camisole
Should women get cuffed suit pants? Who should wear pants with cuffs?
How do you figure out what kind of figure you have? Today’s guest post is from Sally McGraw, author of the blog Already Pretty and the new book, Already Pretty: Learning to Love Your Body by Learning to Dress it Well, now available for purchase on Amazon (more info below). Thank you for the excerpt, … Read More about Guest Post: Figuring Out Your Figure
A reader wondered how to dress professionally if she has a “significant bubble butt,” and she’s a 4 on top and 8 on bottom…
2016 Update: See our newer post on the best work clothes for different body types! Reader S wonders which are the best stores and brands for different body types, which is an excellent question: Could you do a run down of what different shops work for different people? I just started as a summer associate, … Read More about Which Are The Best Stores and Brands for Different Body Types?
Reader A has a great question about having a differently sized top and bottom: I am a second-year lawyer at a big law firm in New York, and my largest problem in terms of dressing professionally, rather ironically, is my small bust. Most dresses and blouses appear to be made with at least a B … Read More about Dressing Professionally When Your Top and Bottom Are Different Sizes
It’s been such a long time in general since we talked about plus-sized workwear, that I thought an open thread would be great. The places that I know of include: Nordstrom’s Encore section Saks’ Salon Z ASOS’s Curve section Other department stores’ unnamed plus-size selections: Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, Dillards Jones New York Eloquii Talbots … Read More about Plus-Sized Workwear and Suiting
