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Polished but Comfortable: How to Look Professional During a Long Flight for Work
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Polished but Comfortable: How to Look Professional During a Long Flight for Work

You want to look professional during a long flight with colleagues, but you’re understandably not too eager to wear a suit for several hours of waking, sleeping, and eating. So, with your trusty flight outfit of a fleece + yoga pants staying in the closet at home, what can you choose that will be comfortable but still…

Over-the-Knee Boots at the Office?
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Over-the-Knee Boots at the Office?

While doing our round-up of knee-high boots, I was struck by how things have changed in such a short time — when I first started this blog, knee-high boots were still pretty scandalous, and over-the-knee boots (or OTK boots) were completely, totally risqué. Cut to today, and they’re EVERYWHERE — flat versions, high-heeled versions, on…

Wearing Thigh-High Stockings at Work
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Wearing Thigh-High Stockings at Work

What if you like your legs covered when you wear skirts — or your office dress code doesn’t allow bare legs — but you don’t like wearing full pantyhose or tights? Are thigh-high stockings at work acceptable? Are some more appropriate than others? Reader N wonders… I was wondering if you might consider doing a post on thigh…

How to Handle Stains — At Work
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How to Handle Stains — At Work

What’s the best way to deal with stains you get while at work — should you remove the stain, hide it, or leave it be entirely? Reader L wonders about a stain she got on a sheath dress: Yesterday I was wearing my absolute favorite dress, a black and white colorblock Theory sheath, and at…