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Open Thread — Ponytails at the Office: Yea or Nay?
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Open Thread — Ponytails at the Office: Yea or Nay?

Recently, we were watching the trailer for the new Sandra Bullock movie, The Proposal, and were struck by the fact that, yet again, Hollywood portrays a savvy business woman wearing a high ponytail. Which brought up a few questions in our minds — are high ponytails appropriate? What about low ponytails? {related: easy office updos (which…

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…