Frugal Friday’s Workwear Report: Flower Polo Sweater
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
This cheery floral polo from Nanette Lepore is just screaming “summer” to me. I love the retro-inspired flowers and the Johnny collar for a more relaxed business casual vibe. It does look like it might be a bit more cropped than I would normally prefer, but I think it would look great paired with a swingy midi skirt and some flats for a casual Friday look.
The sweater is $29.97 at Nordstrom Rack and comes in sizes S-XL. It also comes in two other color combos.
Sales of note for 7/3 (Happy 4th!):
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance, up to 60% off!
- Alexis Bittar – 20% off sitewide thru 7/5
- Alex Mill – 40-70% off some of their favorite, small batch pieces!
- Another Tomorrow – Final days of sale, new styles added
- Ann Taylor – 50% off everything + free shipping — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Athleta – Extra 20% off semi-annual sale, up to 60% off reader favorites like Brookyn and Endless pants
- AYR – Ooh, good sale section — but lots on final sale. Readers love (LOVE) these comfy work pants and these jeans.
- Banana Republic – Summer sale up to 60% off sale styles + extra 20% off
- Boden -Up to 60% off plus an extra 15% off – readers love these dresses, these blazers, and the brand's fun suiting
- COS – New pieces added to sale, up to 60% off
- DeMellier – Summer sale: Final Reductions (ends soon!)
- Evereve – Extra 30% off sale!
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
- Hobbs – Up to 50% off, extra 20% off sale
- J.Crew – Summer sale – up to 60% off summer styles, and 40% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off all stores and sitewide, plus 60% off clearance
- Jenni Kayne – Semi-annual warehouse sale
- Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off (but 10% off sitewide!) (love their new weekender!)
- Lululemon – Summer sale!
- Margaux – Save up to 50% off, including archive sale
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide sale, up to 70% off! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new arrivals up to 75% off! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Ruti – 15% sitewide
- Sarah Flint – Extra 30% off select styles (we just ranked these shoes as some of our top 10 most comfortable heel brands)
- Strathberry – Up to 30% off select styles
- Stuart Weitzman – Summer styles now up to 40% off
- Talbots – 50% off your entire purchase + free shipping
- Veronica Beard – Extra 25% off sale
Any recommendations for a handbag brand with a similar aesthetic as Cuyana but with more structured totes? I’ve been looking at resale sites for a gently pre-owned Cuyana tote and am struck by how floppy they look. I want a bag that will stand on its own.
I don’t have the tote, but Radley makes great structured bags.
I had a beautiful Dagne Dover leather tote that was very firm, definitely not floppy. Gorgeous and sleek, although it was very heavy and I had to sell it along because it caused me shoulder issues.
I’m not a new law grad but have been working PT from home for about a decade and am ramping up with a new job at a firm that is in office. I am very excited to be around people again but want to show up looking competent and fitting in. What are you 40ish lawyers wearing on days where you want to look sharp and put-together? And I need to have head to toe help, since most of my formal pieces were purchased before COVID and a size or two ago. East coast city.
I would try to get a gauge on how formal or casual the office is before you buy too many new pieces. My NYC biglaw office is still very casual – it never returned to pre-covid norms. Yes, people dress up for meetings (or court appearances, but I am not in litigation, so rarely interact with people on the litigation floor), but day-to-day is quite casual.
This is a really cute pick!
Every Friday I’m reminded how much I loathe the word frugal.