How to Dress Professionally with a Bubble Butt
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…
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Maxi Dresses and the Office
Can you wear maxi dresses at the office? I’m hoping Reader J is joking: Are maxie dresses appropiate at the office in the Summer? I’ve seen two ladies, one younger in her 20’s perhaps, the other older, 40’s maybe, wearing maxie dresses in the summer. The younger girl wore one once that was bright orange…
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When is Red Lipstick Inappropriate?
I often tell readers to “wait until you see a female superior wear it when an item might be questionable” — but when can you ignore that advice? Is red lipstick inappropriate? Reader P has a great question: I know that your advice is usually “know your workplace,” but is it ever okay to do something…
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Being Girly | Business Casual | Business Etiquette | CoWorker Problems | Fashion Gaffes | Just Starting Out | Looking Young | Mid-20s | Professionalism
Back-Handed Compliments at the Office
How do you deal with back-handed “compliments” at the office? Reader B wonders… I am a 30 year old lawyer working in Washington, DC. My late 20’s/early 30’s professional female friends and I have experienced a strange and disconcerting dynamic amongst women in the workplace: getting negative comments from other women for being smartly/well- dressed. These…
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Comfort | Fashion | Fashion Gaffes | Internships/Summer Jobs | Pantyhose | Professionalism | Transitions | Wear to Work | Weather
Pantyhose in the Summer
Do you have to wear pantyhose in the summer? The pantyhose-at-the-office question comes up so often, but I don’t think we’ve addressed it in a while — and Reader N wonders… I had a question about wearing pantyhose. I’m about to start my first internship in finance (a mid-sized hedge fund) this summer and I’m…
