We’ve offered a lot of tailoring clothes tips over the years, from the best alterations for suits to the most common tailoring requests that stylish women make. These are some of our best posts on point, including:
A Guide to Suiting Alterations
I’m here to share my alterations guide with fellow women who are walking around in a less-than perfectly fitting suit.
Fashion | Fashion Gaffes | Tailoring | Trends
Open Thread: What Makes Outfits Look Dated?
What makes outfits look dated? If you invest in a good working wardrobe, the idea is that it should last you for a long time — and it’s disappointing when they immediately signify to other women “I bought this 5 years ago.” So I thought a fun topic for discussion would be thus: what dates…
Business Casual | Fashion | Fashion Gaffes | Professionalism | Special Sizes | Tailoring | Wear to Work
Dressing Professionally with a Cast
Reader E has a question that should take us into an interesting discussion of how low the bar can go in terms of professional dressing if circumstances require it… I broke my leg — in 11 places– over the weekend. I have been on bed rest for almost a week, and probably have another week…
Body Shapes | Business Casual | Fashion | Special Sizes | Suits | Tailoring | Wear to Work
Plus-Sized Workwear and Suiting
It’s been such a long time in general since we talked about plus-sized workwear, that I thought an open thread would be great. The places that I know of include: Nordstrom’s Encore section Saks’ Salon Z ASOS’s Curve section Other department stores’ unnamed plus-size selections: Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, Dillards Jones New York Eloquii Talbots…
Fashion | Fashion Gaffes | Style | Suits | Tailoring | Trends | Wear to Work
Open Thread: Design No-nos for Women’s Workwear
Update: This is still a fun discussion on design no-nos for women’s workwear — but if you want to see our current thoughts on design mistakes for workwear, click here! Wondering what we LOVE? Take a look at our wardrobe essentials for work! Far too frequently, I see a garment that makes me want to…
