Button-down blouses can be great — if they fit you and don’t gape in the bust. Some companies specialize in creating non-gaping dress shrirts for women with large breasts (e.g., The Shirt) but sometimes you just want a DIY fix for a shirt you’ve already got. Guest poster Kathryn Rubino — one of my good … Read More about Mind the Gap: Some DIY Options for Gaping Blouses
Working Through Your First Trimester of Pregnancy
This is a post about working through your first trimester of pregnancy, which can be particularly trying — extreme fatigue, nausea, and all while trying to keep your “situation” on the QT in case of miscarriage. But I suppose I should make a mini-announcement regarding some personal news in Katland. First, some hints: I’m on … Read More about Working Through Your First Trimester of Pregnancy
Our Top Ten Posts from 2010
In keeping with our year-end reminiscing, I thought I’d do another post on what our top ten articles were. This year was a big year — I came out of the anonymous fashion blogging closet, traffic grew (welcome all new readers!) and in general the community exploded (in a fabulous way). Some of my personal … Read More about Our Top Ten Posts from 2010
The Quest for Comfortable Heels
A reader wrote in about her quest for comfortable heels… which are the best ones you’ve found recently?
Top 10 Posts of 2009
We’re still on an abbreviated posting schedule (don’t forget the holiday open thread!), but here are some of our top posts from 2009… after the jump!
Welcome to New Readers, and Thanks to Judge Lefkow…
We mentioned this in one of our Tweets yesterday, but a huge thanks to Judge Lefkow for mentioning Corporette as a fashion resource for women attorneys. The story has been picked up by a few media outlets, and, possibly combined with our mention in this month’s Glamour (!), we are noticing quite a few new … Read More about Welcome to New Readers, and Thanks to Judge Lefkow…
10 Things About … Interviewing
We realize interview week is over at some schools; for others they’re still to come. Still, callbacks will be going on well into September and October, so we thought we’d share some advice on interviewing. Depending on where you are in your career, you may want to check out our best on-campus interview tips, the … Read More about 10 Things About … Interviewing
Reader Mailbag Part I: What To Wear on Interviews Generally
Update: We still stand by the advice below on what to wear on interviews generally, but you may also want to check out our frequently updated Guide to Interview Suits, our roundup of the best women’s suits, and our best on-campus interview tips and resources. Wow, it’s the start of the interview season already for … Read More about Reader Mailbag Part I: What To Wear on Interviews Generally
10 Things: About the Art Of Saying Goodbye*
As the summer dwindles for summer classes of future MBAs and JDs, we thought we’d give some advice on how to say goodbye (and hello).
Poll – Is it acceptable for businesswomen to have long hair?
Is it acceptable for businesswomen to have long hair? We took a poll…
What to Wear To . . . Work on the Weekend
Update: We still stand by some of this advice on what to wear to work on the weekend, but let’s face it: it’s an old post! Here are more recent discussions on comfortable workwear for late nights at the office, as well as an updated take specifically on what’s too casual for a weekend in … Read More about What to Wear To . . . Work on the Weekend
10 Things to Know About: Wearing Button-Down Shirts
Someone was telling us recently that they didn’t wear button-down shirts, didn’t even know how to wear ’em. So, here ya go…ten things to know about wearing button-down shirts! 1. If you’re going for the crisp cotton look, go for non-iron. Brooks Brothers makes a great fitted non-iron shirt. Thomas Pink (very high end, typically … Read More about 10 Things to Know About: Wearing Button-Down Shirts