Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Margeaux Blazer
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I’ve attended several conferences and other industry events recently where I’ve seen lots of folks wearing this lovely lavender color. It wouldn't normally catch my eye, but the way I’m seeing it styled is making me eager to add it to my wardrobe.
One woman was wearing a blazer very similar to this linen number from J.Crew, and she had it paired with wide-leg navy trousers and a scarf that incorporated both colors. (It looked a little bit like this one from Chico’s!) A flawless look from top to bottom. I’m still not confident in my scarf-styling abilities, but I’ll get there someday.
The blazer is $228 at J.Crew and comes in sizes 00-24, 00P-12P, and 2T-20T. It also comes in four other colors.
Psst: Here are our tips on what to wear to conferences in 2026 — and if you're looking for more lightweight blazers, here was our last roundup…
Hunting for lightweight blazers for summer in linen and other fabrics? There are a lot of great options in linen, including J.Crew, Ann Taylor, J.Crew Factory, Boden, Quince, Aritzia, Brooks Brothers, and Hobbs. Along related lines, check out M.M.LaFleur's Breeze line.
Sales of note for 6/12:
- Another Tomorrow – Seasonal sale, 50% off select styles
- Ann Taylor – Last day 6/12: Extra 60% off sale! Readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Athleta – 40% off tees, dresses, tanks, linen, and swim
- AYR – Ooh, good sale section — but lots on final sale. Readers love (LOVE) these comfy work pants and these jeans.
- Bare Necessities – Semi-annual sale, up to 60% off, plus get an additional 40% off clearance swim. Readers have sung the praises of these cooling pajamas and their bra-sized swimwear
- Boden – 15% off new women's wear styles with code
- Glossier – 20-25% off almost everything (including subscriptions!)
- J.Crew – 50% off tops, dresses, skirts and more
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 20% off 3+ styles
- Jenni Kayne – Semi-annual warehouse sale
- Loft – 50% off everything + free shipping
- M.M.LaFleur– This weekend only, 25% off jardigans (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom – 6900+ new markdowns added – nice selection from Boss, Vince, Veronica Beard, Theory, Beyond Yoga, and Zella
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new arrivals up to 75% off! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work basics from Calvin Klein and dresses from Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Talbots – Tons of markdowns, extra 60% off 2+, 50% off one
I’m still a bit grossed out by the soda thread this weekend. Who talks about people this way and what do you get out of it?
the word choice of ‘trashy’ is loaded, but questioning whether something that was once-commonplace is now seen as declasse is fair!
It’s a health choice, no question. I used to drink 3 diet cokes a day and now maybe have one root beer a week. That is purely for health reasons, not style reasons. But people still drink alcohol, eat late at night, or bungee jump without the same kind of judgement.
Right, I took it as more of a discussion of social norms and how they have (or have not) changed, not a personal attack. That’s interesting! It’s like a Seinfeld episode!
I recognize people drink less soda than they used to, and it’s not like I walk into work with a Big Gulp, but I still enjoy an afternoon Diet Coke and didn’t realize it was considered trashy by many.
You know what I truly think is trashy? Tattoos, vaping, and gambling.
I don’t do those things, but eat fast food 2-3 times a week. We all have our pleasures.
You know how many Diet Cokes I see in my office every day, from people at all levels? MANY. It’s just a drink, for crying out loud. Let people live.
Exactly! I can’t drink, have never smoked and work in a profession that often requires clearance, so no mj. My Diet Coke is the only vice I have left and they’d have to pry it from my cold, dead hand.
I would posit that gambling gives the same dopamine hit as internet shopping does (ahem…)
I think it’s partly that there are so many alternative drinks right now, so people who shop at ritzy grocery stores are buying other colas.
Stigmatizing tattoos is some good old fashioned isms though.
I judge people who drink Ollie Pops because I know from experience that they are gross.
Oh, I just went back to read it. I agree that trashy is a strong word, but I also like reading discussions like this. At this point in my life, I have accepted that I absolutely love a can of Diet Coke most afternoons. I also rarely drink alcohol and I am an avid runner. I am never going to win with everyone, so if it’s reading as “trashy” to my colleagues when I open a Diet Coke, I accept it. If it’s not the Diet Coke, it’ll be my hair or my tattoos or something else. I would like to think how I treat people says more about me than my afternoon vice.
People who are insecure about their own place in the world do this.
I mean it’s fair. I’m a Diet Coke lover and totally unapologetic. Call me trashy. In fact, if that’s my trashiest habit I’m doing fine.
Things I think are trashy: yelling at your kids, bragging about your kids’ youth sports, not reading books, counting other people’s money, hard seltzer, vaping, weed in any form, pretending to be “old money,” using paper plates or plastic cutlery inside your own home, insisting on drinking caymus and not bothering to learn anything else about wine, bigotry, bragging about your white ethic heritage, talking about your digestive problems in social situations and naming your kid after yourself.
To be fair, people I love have done some of these things. I think the habits are trashy; that doesn’t make the person trash.
Haha, yes on not reading books and hard seltzer.
I save my outrage for things that are actually outrageous. Not slightly spicy word choices.
I consider trashy an unacceptable word to use about other people, not “slightly spicy.”
i know a lot of people who drink diet coke. i do find it a bit odd when i see adults drinking something like mountain dew at 9am
Some of us having hard lives need something to help power through. Cocaine is expensive and can kill you quickly. Do the Dew!
If you only wear contacts occasionally (like a few times a year), how often do you get new ones and where do you buy small quantities? (Also why do almost no ophthalmologists do contact fittings or whatever?)
Contact fittings are an optometrist thing. I buy small quantities through my optometrist’s office. I think they will sell as small as a 30-day supply.
Regular eye doctor. I always walk out with one free pair after each appointment, unless you have a really unusual prescription.
If you only need to wear them a few times a year, you could just literally use that pair, just refresh out the contact solution periodically.
My family is reading about nitrate and nitrite in water. I have a legal-ish question. Can a state in the US set a different maximum than the EPA? Looks like EPA and every state is 10 ppm. Is this a … preemption thing? Where states can’t set a different (lower or higher) level? Or they can legally do this, just none have?
Also interested! I suspect most states aren’t interested in holding themselves to a higher standard without the electorate pressure to do so.
IDK but pls realize that a lot of us have our own wells. Not everyone is on public water.
Not relevant. I also have my own well but drink public water at work and have an interest.
Being on a well doesn’t make this irrelevant or protect you from contaminated water. It just means you are responsible for knowing about and managing the safety of your water for yourself.
I am also on a well in an area with recently discovered PFAS plumes in the groundwater. Thankfully we are upstream from the (current) known problem area. It seems inevitable that we will learn in coming years that our aquifer has also been contaminated with something this whole time. Public water is being run to the known PFAS area but not to my neighborhood. If we had public water available, we would hook up to it.
Dunno. But thanks for the reminder to take ascorbic acid.
I have no idea how this works. Is it something like minimum wage, where there is a federal limit and individual states can mandate something better than that but not worse?
Not a lawyer and not in the US, but normally states can set more restrictive (lower, in this case) values, as the federal guideline acts as a minimum requirement.
I keep reading that dancing workouts are great for aging because it’s social and active. And I like the videos of people working out to “the songs we danced to in the clubs” in the 90s/2000s. But where do you find those kinds of classes – is there some hot new chain or franchise like CrossFit or Orangetheory? The only things that seem to be around me are Jazzercise and the occasional ballroom dance class. Not near a Crunch or super boutique gym.
Several of the gyms in my area offer dance classes that rotate through all kinds of music. Line dancing, oldies, EDM, hip-hop, you name it. These are gyms of all kinds, some are the fancy boutiques and others are just basic ones that have group classes. Maybe call around the gyms in your area?
Another thought – does your local library or parks service host exercise classes? They might offer something like this, or know of places that do.
I’ve always worn basic ribbed tank tops in the summer. Now that I’ve gained a little weight in my belly area, I don’t love how they look anymore. I always liked the look because it was clean and sleek, and this is not it. I hate to give them up altogether. Can I save these by layering strategically? Or do I just need to let them go? *cries perimenopausal tears*
What do you mean by “layering strategically”? Do you mean wearing a shirt over the tank top? If so, that’s not going to give you the “clean and sleek” look that you’re habituated to.
I vote give them up temporarily and wear something else for this summer. Then revisit next summer when you might be more at peace with changes in your body, more open to wear tank tops in spite of, or more open to change to a different style.
Yeah, that’s what I mean. I’m just bummed. I know basic tanks aren’t high fashion, but it was the easiest thing to throw on with a pair of linen shorts.
I gave these up when my weight changed. Sorry. Time to update your style for the body you have and your age. I still wear shorts and tops! Just ones that fit differently. (And yes, even after I started my GLP and got my former weight back.)
Talbots, I know, is not necessarily one’s first thought on “sleek”, but I find this top in a dark color to be very forgiving and as close to sleek as I am capable of being in
a cotton tank style top.
https://www.talbots.com/bateau-neck-tank—solids/P241013732.html?cgid=apparel-tees-and-knits-sleeveless&dwvar_P241013732_color=BLUE%20JAY&dwvar_P241013732_sizeType=MS
They’re really just not a great look no matter what your size is. I’d move on.
Love my ribbed tanks, although I mainly wear them as PJs these days and opt for looser tees for public wearing. I currently like both loose, flowy knit tops that are long enough to tuck in and have some neckline interest, and boxier tees in a sturdy cotton fabric that aren’t so cropped that they show skin.