Reader Mail — Where to Shop in NYC, Part II

Reader Mail — Where to Shop in NYC, Part II

2018 Update: Check out our new and revised guides to Where to Shop for Workwear in NYC! A reader wrote in, requesting where to go in New York for “Banana Republic-priced” clothes she couldn’t find in the Midwest. We started our round-up of shopping stretches in NYC on Thursday, covering what we call “Lower Fifth…

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Reader Mail: Where to Shop in NYC – Part 1

Reader Mail: Where to Shop in NYC – Part 1

2018 Update: Check out our new and revised guides to Where to Shop for Workwear in NYC! Today’s reader mail is a question for where to shop in New York City… I am about to spend a week in New York City (June 19-26th, in fact) and I’d like to do a little shopping for…

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…