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    Layering Pieces | The Hunt | Under $150

    The Hunt: Black Cardigans

    Updated11/01/2018
    73 Comments

    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…

  • house ad reads THE BEST SUITS IN 2025 FOR EVERY BUDGET, click here for the roundup, and features a collage of 5 women wearing stylish suits
  • Walk on the Wild Side with Prints
    Basics | Fashion | Layering Pieces | Style | Wear to Work

    Walk on the Wild Side with Prints

    Updated06/21/2021
    46 Comments

    How do you start wearing prints — especially if you’ve no idea how to wear prints to work? Reader T wonders… I’m wondering if you can do a post on incorporating prints into one’s wardrobe. I looked at my closet the other day and realized that about 90% of the clothes I wear are solid…

  • What’s Off Limits in the Winter?
    Fashion | Fashion Gaffes | Layering Pieces | Pantyhose | Professionalism | Tights | Wear to Work | Weather

    What’s Off Limits in the Winter?

    Updated04/24/2024
    218 Comments

    Is it ok to go to work sans tights — in February? What else is off limits in winter?

  • Business Etiquette | Fashion Gaffes | Layering Pieces | Lingerie | Professionalism | Wear to Work

    Sheer Blouses: Some Don’ts Should Stay Don’ts

    Updated04/02/2021
    140 Comments

    A reader alerted me today to a post on XO Jane about a fashion editor wearing a sheer top to work, entitled “DO THIS DON’T: WEAR A SHEER SHIRT TO WORK.” Uh, no. Now, as this editor admits, she’s never worked outside the fashion and beauty world, so maybe our resumes just aren’t lining up…

  • young professional woman wears sleeveless yellow top while exiting a building with ornate wooden doors
    Fashion Gaffes | Layering Pieces | Lingerie | Professionalism | Wear to Work

    Bare Arms at Work: Yea or Nay?

    Updated03/24/2025
    162 Comments

    Are bare arms at work acceptable in a conservative office? Can you wear a shell or sleeveless dress without a blazer or cardigan?

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