Corporette's Workwear Hall of Fame

Workwear Hall of Fame

Corporette's Workwear Hall of Fame The best-selling, classic workwear styles that professional women need!

Welcome to The Corporette Workwear Hall of Fame! I started this blog in 2008 — and I’ve been fascinated to see how, every so often, a company gets such a rave response to a dress, bag, or blazer that they keep producing the item, year after year. There may be new colors or patterns, or slight adaptions like pockets or sleeves — but in general it’s the exact same product. These classic, best-selling styles are exactly the pieces you want to use to build your work wardrobe. We always mention the Hall of Famers in our biweekly Hunts (where we go on the Hunt for a classic workwear piece), but I thought it would be great to collect some of these heavy hitters into one easy place for readers to review the items. Thus: the Corporette Workwear Hall of Fame was born.

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Workwear Hall of Fame: Stretch Knit Trousers
Updated07/07/2022
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Update: These reader favorites (and Kat favorite) stretch knit trousers are on sale in the 2022 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale — they’re marked down to $79, but after the sale will go back to $119.

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Workwear Hall of Fame: Pleat-Neck V-Neck Top
Updated12/25/2021
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Dec. 2021 Update: Select colors of this pleated V-neck shell (great under a blazer or a cardigan!) are as low as $29 in the 2021 Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale.
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Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Masha 3.0 Dress
Updated02/11/2019
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. This dress is gorgeous, and for once I love it on the plus size model more than the smaller model. The only problem: it’s sold out in almost all of the smaller sizes, at least for the time being, save…
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Workwear Hall of Fame: Zala Heels
Updated12/25/2021
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Dec. 2021 Update: There are several colors and sizes on sale for as low as $96 in the 2021 Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale.
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Workwear Hall of Fame: Non-Iron Tailored-Fit Dress Shirt
Updated10/30/2018
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. This shirt from Brooks Brothers is a total classic and has been around forever. We’ve featured it before and it’s one of our Hall of Famers in our recent roundup of the best women’s dress shirts. If you haven’t bought one yet and you…