Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Many thanks to this week’s TPS guest poster, Stephanie from Adventures in the Stiletto Jungle. In my dream world, the “professional” side of my closet would have an entire sub-section just for Akris Punto. The Swiss label Akris, designed by … Read More about Splurge Monday’s TPS Report: Jersey-Bodice Wool Dress
Snap ‘Em Up Friday’s TPS Report: Mini Cable V-Neck
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Our guest poster this week: Lisa Carnochan from Privilege — a huge welcome, Lisa! – Kat This cotton Old Navy sweater gets rave reviews online. To wear with a brown tee/camisole underneath and black pants. Or the brown tweed trousers … Read More about Snap ‘Em Up Friday’s TPS Report: Mini Cable V-Neck
Coffee Break – Greta Flap Cross-body Handbag
I’ve been hearing good things about J.Lo’s new collection at Kohl’s and so I swung by the website to take a look — and indeed, a lot of the pieces look really great! I like this tumbled faux leather bag. I like the gray the best, but it also comes in black, brown, and navy. … Read More about Coffee Break – Greta Flap Cross-body Handbag
Sensible Thursday’s TPS Report: Knitted Blazer
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Our guest poster this week: Lisa Carnochan from Privilege — a huge welcome, Lisa! – Kat Zara, long available in Europe but bricks and mortar only in the USA, this week opened their American online shop. I like this knit … Read More about Sensible Thursday’s TPS Report: Knitted Blazer
Coffee Break – Media Ballet Flat
This one goes out to all the ladies who dislike wearing heels — loving the look to this simple ballet flat from Naturalizer. The low vamp, the classic buckle, the rubber soles — it looks classic and comfortable. It’s pictured here in “oxford brown,” but it’s also available in black, a reddish “cab sav,” a … Read More about Coffee Break – Media Ballet Flat
Sort of Splurge Tuesday’s TPS Report: Audra Dress
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Our guest poster this week: Lisa Carnochan from Privilege — a huge welcome, Lisa! – Kat By the time you reach vice-president, or partner, you have some wardrobe leeway. If, that is, you’ve loosened the stricture of corporate dress code … Read More about Sort of Splurge Tuesday’s TPS Report: Audra Dress
Coffee Break – Perfect Leather Belt
I absolutely fell in love with this belt when I saw it styled on ShopBop’s home page — it just looks gorgeous with that black blazer. Whether or not the non-models among us can wear it like that is a different question, but in general it looks like a great basic belt (even if just … Read More about Coffee Break – Perfect Leather Belt
Splurge Monday’s TPS Report: 1960s Chanel Pleated Camel Vintage Dress
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Our guest poster this week: Lisa Carnochan from Privilege — a huge welcome, Lisa! – Kat
Hello Corporette readers! Can you hear me in the back? Raise your hand if your flight was delayed at O’Hare! (Always a good ice-breaker at national meetings, that one.)
I will be here all week with my TPS picks. Thank you to Kat for the lovely invitation. As background, I’m 54, semi-retired, and tend to look at professional attire from the end of that long career hallway. Imagine rows upon rows of office doors and greige carpet. Cold bagels, smart people. Oh, wait. That was then.
Today, for Splurge Monday, let’s look at a piece you might wear at the pinnacle of your profession. I imagine this vintage Chanel dress, pleats swinging, on the board room threshold. Or, if things take a difficult turn, testifying at a Senate hearing. Brown pumps. Diamond studs. A trench coat for the passage from driver’s car to building lobby. Not much else required.
You will want, by then, to have established a certain style signature. You will want others, when they see you, to nod their heads a little. “Oh yes, she often wears vintage, or dresses, or large collars.” The specific details are yours to choose. The dress is $1,260 at C.Madeleine’s. 1960s Chanel Pleated Camel Vintage Dress
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Coffee Break – “Modern Metallic” Gold Resin Geometric Frontal Necklace
Oooh: Love the geometric look to this necklace from Kenneth Cole New York. I’d wear it to jazz up a ton of simple shapes — the black turtleneck, a solid colored cardigan or boatneck sweater — and even as part of a more layered look, such as with a crisp button front blouse, open to … Read More about Coffee Break – “Modern Metallic” Gold Resin Geometric Frontal Necklace
Thursday’s TPS Report: Silk Bookmark Blouse
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. This week, we welcome guest poster Becki Singer of Shopping’s My Cardio. I hope my darling hostess won’t hate me for it, but I went the tiniest bit over budget on this pick. Forgive me? Absolutely every closet needs a … Read More about Thursday’s TPS Report: Silk Bookmark Blouse
Wednesday’s TPS Report: Leopard Jacquard Pencil Skirt
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. This week, we welcome guest poster Becki Singer of Shopping’s My Cardio. This just goes to show there’s fashion everywhere. Not in a million years would I normally suggest Bebe for anything, really, much less work-ready fashion. But this jacquard … Read More about Wednesday’s TPS Report: Leopard Jacquard Pencil Skirt
Coffee Break – Misty Pump
Reader E wrote in to recommend this lovely purple pump, noting “I first got this one at Nordstrom Rack in the grey which has blue tones in the croc pattern. Really bridged the gap in my shoes from the too-staid, too-parochial navy pump and plain grey ones. Loved it so much, found the purple suede … Read More about Coffee Break – Misty Pump