Passing the Sniff Test: What to Do When You Belatedly Realize You Have B.O.
A young lawyer belatedly realized she had body odor, and worried that her colleagues might view her as less polished or professional.
How To Keep A Wrap Dress Closed
Today’s reader mail presents us with a great question about wrap dresses for the office… specifically, how to keep a wrap dress closed! Here’s her question: I am continually more frustrated with trying to monitor my wrap dresses to ensure that the flap upon my lap/knees is “closed.” Do the readers have any suggestions? There…
Business Casual | Business Etiquette | Comfort | Fashion Gaffes | Interviewing | Networking | Shoes | Success | Suits | Wear to Work
Will Flats Fly with a Judge? How to Know Whether You Can Wear Flats to Court
An injured woman lawyer wondered: could she wear flats to court?
Coffee Break: Pleated Scarf
Today we’re liking this pleated scarf from Johnston & Murphy. It’s a great basic to keep in your office, if only because — in a pinch — you can use it to mimic a blouse and raise the neckline of a dress that, perhaps, is lower-cut than you originally thought it was. It’s not a…
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What to do when your male boss tells you you dress “too well”
Today’s reader question comes from a lawyer in a small, private firm on the East Coast, who was told by her male boss that she dresses “too well.” What does it mean when someone says that? And what should this young legal eagle do about it? I’ve been at my first job out of law…
