How to Wear Jeans to the Office on Jeans Friday

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…

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Poll Results: Most of You Really Don’t Like Fishnets
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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,…

Poll:  Are silk dresses appropriate for the office?
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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…