Recent Recommendations

  • Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Serafina Dress

    Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Saks is having a pretty great sale on DvF right now, with several basics in the mix — this pink dress doesn’t really count as a “basic” by anyone’s standards (and it’s available in midnight blue, although full price), but…

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  • Coffee Break: Defense Refresh Setting Mist SPF 50

    At a recent conference I spoke to a Supergoop! representative about this new product, which promises to fix a number of problems for working women. It’s a refresher with sunscreen that is also a setting spray for your makeup; Vogue included it in its roundup of several similar products last spring. Here’s the rep’s pitch: For working women,…

  • Frugal Friday’s Workwear Report: Crepe Blouse

    Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Reader L wrote in to recommend this affordable blouse, noting: I recently purchased a couple of workhorse blouses from Kohl’s, of all places. Yep, they’re polyester, but surprisingly substantial and not completely sheer like other tops. Regular price is $36,…

  • Coffee Break: ‘Marles’ Multicolor Woven Coat

    I was perusing Nordstrom’s “emerging designer” section, which is definitely aimed at the sort of woman who prefers color, texture, and novelty over, you know, function, form, and, well, whatever else one could do with money rather than spending it on very expensive, odd clothes — but this multicolored coat appealed to me. I even like how…