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Frugal Friday’s Workwear Report: Midi Slip Skirt

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A woman wearing a red plaid midi skirt, black mules, and a light blue sweater

Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.

I saw a character on a TV show wearing a midi-length plaid skirt recently, and I’ve been on the lookout for one ever since. Initially, I was thinking of something with a more substantial fabric, but this slip skirt from LC Lauren Conrad might do the trick. I would wear this with a cozy turtleneck and boots for the office (and probably add a slip under the skirt for some extra warmth). 

The skirt is $12.99, marked down from $39.99, at Kohl’s and comes in sizes XS-XXL. It also comes in four other colors. 

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105 Comments

  1. If you have a solid daily driver purse, particularly if:
    — you are a car commuter
    — you have a separate laptop bag
    — you have a narrow shoulder that shoulder bags just slide off of (but if they are “baguette” types that get tucked under your armpit, they stay, but those bags tend to be very small).
    Could you say what you have and if you like it or not? I feel that I keep getting bags that turn out just to be C- bags — maybe they are too heavy, maybe they are too large or too floppy, maybe they are too open or the pockets aren’t quite right, or they are too open and spill out or too hard to get into (i.e., why a Birkin would never work for me). I would give Goldilocks a run for her money! I want to get a good bag AND donate some of the others.

    1. My daily bag is a Clare V Moyen Messenger. It is the most perfect unicorn of bags. It has a wide shoulder strap short enough that the bag tucks under your arm and a long, narrow crossbody strap. I have narrow shoulders and the shoulder strap stays on unless I’m wearing a big or slippery coat, in which case I use the crossbody strap. It is big enough to hold a large wallet, sunglasses case, phone, keys, small notebook, small umbrella, etc. but still looks relatively small, and somehow manages to be proportionate on people of all sizes.

        1. One internal pocket without a zipper. This is where I put my keys and pen so I don’t have to fish for them.

      2. Agree with this. I have the dupe from Quince in the merlot color and love the two-strap situation and size.

    2. I have a small camera-style bag from Madewell and really like it. The strap is very versatile, so I can wear it crossbody when I want to make sure it doesn’t slide off my shoulder. It’s small enough that I usually just tuck it into my EDC laptop backpack for my car commute. It is large enough to comfortably accommodate my basics (keys, wallet, phone, lip balm, etc.) and but small enough that it prevents me from stuffing so much into it that it becomes heavy. The zip keeps things securely contained. Even when the zip is open the shape means things do not readily fall out, although I don’t have any issues reaching in to find things.

    3. I have the Lo & Sons Pearl and it might fit your needs. There is a long strap or a very short strap, and the long strap is adjustable, so you can carry it in your hand, wear it as a crossbody, or shorten the strap to put it on your shoulder. I prefer a smaller, lighter purse and it is not terribly large, but is set up to hold a fair bit and keep it organized. There are two zipper pockets on the sides and an open snap section in the middle. I don’t have trouble with getting things in and out and the zippers and snap keep it closed, but I rarely snap the middle section and still don’t have trouble with things falling out easily. The different sections make it easy to find what I want without having to dig around.

      1. When this bag is empty, how flat is it? E.g., could you stick it flat in a laptop tote at a conference, and then take it out to use for evening events while ditching the tote at the hotel desk?

        1. Maybe an inch thick when it’s empty? The leather is pretty soft, so it’s fairly flat when empty. Depending on the size of your laptop tote, I think you could do that. I will say that I were looking for a bag for the evening to carry just my phone, a few cards, lipstick, glasses, I would probably use my Lo & Sons Waverley instead. (Yes, I like their bags!) It’s smaller and more compact, and while it has more structure and wouldn’t be much flatter than the Pearl, it would take up less space overall in your tote

        2. Maybe an inch? The leather is pretty soft, so it’s fairly flat when empty. Depending on the size of your laptop tote, I think you could do that. I will say that if I were looking for a bag to carry just a few things in the evening (like phone, a few cards, lipstick, glasses), I would use my Lo & Sons Waverley instead. (Yes, I like their bags!) It’s smaller and more compact, so while it has more structure and wouldn’t flatten much more than the Pearl, it would take up less space overall.

    5. I have been carrying the Portland Leather Sloan Doctor Bag in the Oversized size since January, and I really like it. I do not use the crossbody strap. It has two zipper pulls, it’s a perfect size for wallet, sunglasses case, small tote with my random stuff, small notebook, phone with room for other things if needed. It’s not too deep, so I can see everything.

      1. Does the unlined nature of the bag bother you? I am very intrigued by the styles, but that gives me pause.

        1. not at all. I had leather lined bags before, but I have had PL unlined bags for a while and I don’t miss the lining at all. Now I wonder why I thought I needed it.

    6. Not a car commuter, but I will play: Sunup large from Coccinelle (Italian brand). I think only medium and small are available now, at least online. Super light weight. The lightest leather bag I have ever owned. I have it in cognac, which I find very versatile.

    7. Goyard Hobo Boheme. Super light, not too big and has a zipper to keep everything in it. Drop is the right height that I can reach in without having to take my purse off.

  2. I just had a very mediocre performance review, down from last year despite having a better year, objectively. My whole leadership chain is new this year. It wasn’t a bad review, just not great- the middle ranking. I don’t have visibility as to how the new big boss views performance and my boss was not particularly helpful. Suggestions for how to sit with this, and also to try to intuit whether this is a precursor to more serious concerns? I’m not great with reading the tea leaves generally.

    1. Is new leadership of the type to default to the middle ratings? I was at one org where there were three ratings and allegedly each department could only give out one top rating per year. Everyone else got the middle.

      After being on both ends of the review process for many years, I don’t believe that performance reviews are anything but a tool for manipulating employees.

      1. Only 5% of employees at my company can get the top rating. Everyone else is meets expectations or does not meet expectations. I am generally in the middle and as long as there isn’t any negative feedback, I am fine with it.

    2. Draft a response that gets added to the record that states it’s been a better year. Nothing inflammatory, just put it out there.

      1. Do not do this, it does nothing but make you look defensive and entrenches negative viewpoints your manager probably already has. A middling review is something to be concerned about. If you want to keep your job I’d suggest sitting down with your manager and having a heart to heart about how to improve. Takes notes and review them during the year. Also, put in visible effort into things, help your colleagues, be fun to work with. Engage.

    3. A few years ago my org went from a “manager’s discretion” to “baseline is the middle option” rating system and now only reserves the top rating for people who are on a leadership-approved promotion fast track. I am in a terminal role, so I went from the highest ratings every year based on my work quality, quantity, and overall likeability, to middle of the road every year. It doesn’t actually impact my pay or raise potential, so I’ve just learned to not care.

      1. I hate this. We have marginal performers that get inflated because of this while they become just more expensive headcount. And they think they are doing OK but they have deficiencies and yet they resist correcting them because they are “meeting expectations.” But they aren’t. I’ve given up.

        1. Shrugs. I don’t know, I’ve worked in this environment; and with the key factors “it doesn’t affect my pay or raise potential” (and for me, it didn’t affect my promotion track either), I didn’t find it particularly demotivating. My manager was pretty up front about the constraints, and advocated for opportunities for me that met my promotion goals. So if I know “I got promoted last year, so this year I’m going to get all 3s, because someone else “needs” the 5’s more” — but my manager is also letting me present directly at the c-suite meeting, to set me up for the next promotion 2 years out, and I know he’ll have my back about getting me the 5’s the year it really matters… I don’t care about the number on the paper.

        2. I get excellent raises. Those are done at my manager’s discretion. The review rating doesn’t really count for anything other than HR metrics as far as I can tell.

  3. How do you write an out-of-office message that makes it clear you’re genuinely unavailable? On my last vacation I kept getting peppered with small questions.

    1. You say clearly in the message that you won’t check email while out, and then you either don’t check or don’t respond. There’s no magic way to make people not ask, but you can put yourself in a position where you don’t have to respond and have given them appropriate notice of that fact. I do suspect that over time, people will realize that you don’t respond while out and the number of inquiries will go down, TBD how long that process will be.

      2. Make sure you include the person they can go to in your absence. It’s infuriating when people put an out of office message up without an alternate contact.

    2. Just don’t check your email or work phone?

      In my industry everyone has basically the same OOO, they look like the below, usually bilingual.

      Hello,

      I am out of office, returning X date, for urgent inquiries please contact XYZ, otherwise I will respond upon my return.

      Thanks

    3. Hi! I am out of office until [date]. I will return to your message when I am back. For anything needed before my return, please contact [team member name].
      Thanks,
      Anon

      And then don’t reply to the one offs.

    4. Internal or External? I set a separate OOO for each.

      The answers to this will vary a lot based on your work situation and how long you are gone for. I’ve used various strategies but I have facilitated longer trips by having a short daily window to check/triage emails.

    5. The wording doesn’t matter as much as you not responding to any emails while you’re out.

    6. You can’t change human nature with what you say! You CAN clearly say that you’re offline, won’t be checking email until you return, and will respond after X date.

      And then don’t check your email.

    7. “I will be out of the office from X to Y with no access to email or voicemail. I will respond to your email when I return.”

      And don’t respond. If possible, refer people to someone else for emergencies/issues.

      We use outlook and in my org, if you are about to email someone who is sending automatic replies, that will show up when you put their email address in. It’s great. Tells my brilliant colleagues that they best find someone else for their petty and extremely urgent request, at least for the next week.

    8. Agree that it doesn’t matter what you put in the OOO if you respond to emails. But I do think language in the OOO is useful. In my OOO, I always include if I’m checking email or not.

      So for a true offline vacation, I include:
      “….out of office until XXX with no access to email and no cell phone service. I look forward to responding after XXX.”

      Now if I’m just out of the office for a work conference or meetings, I might put:
      “…out of office for meetings with very limited access to emails and phone calls. My responses may be very delayed.”

      Also should go without saying, but please list a person who is your backup and include their email and phone number. I use my OOO as a training method for my contacts to use my team – I list each person and their responsibility area, and suggest they contact them for quicker responses.

      Also for vacations, I add a day to when I’m going to return emails/calls in my OOO. So if I’m back in office on Monday October 26, I put October 27 in my OOO to give me a day to catch up before being expected to respond. I’m pretty senior though – if you’re junior in a corporate setting your managers may side eye this.

    9. Peppering isn’t going to stop no matter what your OOO says, because that’s how asynchronous communication like email works.

      Just state that you are out until Date and will respond after you return. If you want to emphasize that you are offline you could add in that you expect to have no connectivity, but it’s not going to stop people from sending you messages. It’s on you to have the discipline to not deal with their questions until you are back.

    10. Did people actually expect a response before you were back?

      I would not take “Jane has an out-of-office” message set as “Don’t email Jane questions” – just “don’t expect an answer until Date”. Jane can answer the emails when she’s back; I’m not going to sit on sending them.

      But if people are upset they’re not getting an answer faster, either:

      a) you have the kind of job where 24/7 responsiveness is really expected (in exchange for $$$$ presumably), and you have to decide whether you want that (ie. if you’re general counsel at a fortune 500, you probably do need to be responsive, but you probably also know that)
      b) The people can be upset, but their expectations are unreasonable and it doesn’t actually matter.
      c) The poeple are rightfully upset, and you need to do a better job either planning for coverage (“for urgent questions about Project X, contact…”); or prepping the people you work with for planned time out (“I’m going to be on vacation Mar 1-10; so if you need approvals on X in that time period, get them to me by Feb. 20th”)

    11. I delete my email app from my phone when I am on vacation but enough people have my cell number that I get texts. It is frustrating

  4. For the current law students: how is it on campus these days? Are people running scared that AI is going to take away legal jobs? And how is it with what I understand to be some big firms hiring people permanently as 1Ls?

    And for recent grads: do you feel that law school actually prepared you to pass the bar and start practicing? Or is it “we teach you to think and you will learn everything you need to know on your actual jobs”?

    2. Law school has never been about teaching you to pass the bar and start practicing.

      1. +1
        This is well known. I feel like law schools have been trying to add more programs, classes, clinics etc. designed to give students more “hands on” experience, but this still falls far short of actually preparing students for first year lawyer tasks. FWIW, I don’t think it’s a realistic (or desirable) goal to have students “prepared to practice law,” when what new lawyers typically mean by that is “familiarity with how to identify and complete required daily lawyering tasks in a specific practice area in a specific jurisdiction in a specific context.”

        1. My fear is that it’s a lot of interesting and/or niche classes that aren’t enough to turn a clueless person into a useful brand-new helper so that they don’t get a cold-offer as a summer associate or get counseled out in the first or second review cycle (or fail the bar because you could be in a position where you have to learn a TON of new things to pass a local-law-heavy bar exam while also learning corporations and secured transactions and negotiable instruments and trusts and estates).

          Hat’s off to Wisconsin, where you graduate one day and get sworn in the next.

          1. No, I don’t think this is necessarily true. It’s not that they’re all niche or esoteric, it’s that there’s a huge variety in what students wind up practicing and most students don’t know what they’re going to do in their first careers with that degree of specificity. And I just don’t think that any law school course can turn someone from clueless into “useful helper” in terms of substantive knowledge. There’s just too much to learn. (That said, I do think hands-on courses are useful to develop more foundational skills in an area, to show students whether they actually like what they think they do (i.e., turns out you actually hate public speaking!), or to show some real-world examples.)

            What do I want in a new grad? I want sharp analytical and logical reasoning skills, I want attention to detail, I want willingness to dive in, to figure things out for themselves, to see a large stack of documents or big project and not be afraid of it. I want good writing skills. And good research and issue-spotting skills. These are foundational, and with these skills, you can do anything. I (or my paralegal) can teach you the nuts and bolts of litigation, and you will learn it over time. But coming into my firm with a bit of knowledge like “this is a non-party request for documents” or having drafted a set of interrogatories isn’t going to move the needle that much.

            I don’t see anyone getting cold-offered or counseled out because they didn’t take a law school class that would prepare them to practice law. These people get cold offered because they lack foundational skills, or work ethic, or have problematic personality traits. No one expects a SA to be useful, lol.

        1. No. Bar prep courses (or cramming review books yourself) are for teaching you to pass the bar, and practicing is for learning how to practice.

        2. It took me a minute to realize that this didn’t mean large language models (and I’m a lawyer).

          No, very few attorneys who went to school in the US have an LLM. You take Barbri to prep for the bar and you learn job skills on the job. This is one of the benefits of Big Law -there’s a very robust training program and first years aren’t expected to know much, except how to work hard. They really scaffold you so by the time you’re given more independence as a third or fourth year you actually know what you’re doing.

    3. I will answer based on my daughter’s experience. She is a second-year in BigLaw and went to a state flagship school. She knew she wanted to litigate, so took classes very much focused on litigation, and she participated in trial team. The training in civil procedure and in legal writing has proved very on-point for her job (not so much for the bar exam, but that’s what bar study courses are for). From the time she was a summer associate, she was learning to use AI within the firm’s guidelines, but there is no fear that AI will take her job.

      I haven’t heard anything about permanent 1Ls?

      1. I have heard about firms hiring 2L summer associates during 1L year.

        As someone who graduated in 2009 and saw many classmates’ job offers get deferred rescinded, I would be very skeptical of any offer extended so far in advance.

    4. Re: permanent 1L jobs– I went to a top school in the SEUS and graduated in 2014. Firms in the SEUS, particularly in smaller cities, have always hired 1L summer associates, who they then typically ask to return the next summer and hire. It sounds like this has become more common nationwide, but it has always been the case in certain markets (including the city where I am from).

      For me, compared with classmates who were trying to land in other markets, it meant that when I had a fluke bad grade my first semester, I did not get one of the coveted BigLaw positions in my hometown my 1L summer. I had a competitive GPA for one of these positions by the time of 2L OCI…. but by that point, there were very few, if any, openings available for me to compete for in my hometown. So, in reality, that one fluke grade my 1L year completely determined the trajectory of my career, which isn’t something I would wish on anyone.

  5. Is there such a thing as a tall suede boot that won’t kill my old lady feet but doesn’t look old lady?

    3. Blondo Velma. Have them in multiple colors. Super comfortable and chic and last forever.

  6. Looking for some help shopping! I am in search of a simple, classic leather belt to wear with high-waisted trousers and jeans. Black, brown, cognac. Here’s the catch: I have an aversion to shiny hardware. Looking for either a brushed metal, or cloth, or something else (?) buckle or at least something very understated if it’s going to be the typical shiny metal.

    1. Several of my belts from Banana Republic (and Factory) have hardware with more of a brushed satin finish. The leather is really nice, too.

    5. Status Anxiety makes really nice belts, and have a few black leather styles with black metal buckles that might work for you.

    7. The Canadian company, Brave Leather, makes high-quality belts in a variety of colors with a choice of different kinds of hardware.

    1. Heh I swear I made a skirt just like this when I was in junior high. I wore it with a menswear-style vest and necktie, also made by me.

    2. My eyes must be old. This reads 80’s mom at Christmas to me. This stuff coming back in style will never not look dated to me.

        1. I was just watching the show Eternally Yours on CBS and the main female character (a 500-year-old vampire who is attempting to look modern) was wearing a skirt a little bit like this with a turtleneck and a blazer. I think it was supposed to read a little bit old and a little bit modern at the same time, but I really liked the look. (The show is . . . meh.)

      2. I have one colleague who wears these skirts and manages to look professional, sharp, and current in them. She is young enough that she didn’t live through their prior glory days. She styles them with a formal blouse and a fantastic blazer, and her shoe and accessory game is on point.

        I have never seen anyone else pull this style off in such a manner.

  8. Hi all, I’ve recently discovered that I keep developing a small but painful corn on my pinky toe that makes wearing any shoes that aren’t sneakers painful eventually. My podiatrist recommended looking for shoes with wide toe box, but I keep finding only ugly shoes! Any recommendations for wide toe box shoes that are loafers, boots/booties, or similar? Bonus points if they’re sold in a store so I can try them on….I’m in DC. I’d prefer to stay under $200 but willing to go over for a real workhorse pair of shoes

    1. Not in-store and expensive, but sometimes you can get on sale: Calla.
      Meant for bunions but they all have wide toe boxes. I have 3 pairs (including the heels I wore for my wedding) and they are very comfortable.

    2. This may be an unhelpful response, but this is why I wear sandals as much as possible during the summer. At least four months of the year, I can eliminate a lot of the friction and pressure my feet would otherwise be subject to.

      Have you considered mules for winter? They tend to be looser fitting and still come in nice leather finishes that can be office appropriate.

      1. Yeah I love wearing sandals but unfortunately can’t get away with them anymore, hence the loafers, boots, and booties. Shoes without a back I’ve always struggled with

    3. I find that Vionic shoes frequently work fairly well for me–but I sometimes need to stretch the toe box. I found this on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GKCYMHC6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2MHO29OR3HCTN&psc=1
      I have narrow hees so many shoes that are designed with a wide toe box slide off becaue they are also wide in the heel. I usually buy sling back or Mary Jane styles so I can keep them on. Some Ecco sneaker and slip on sneaker styles are comfortable for me.

  9. are you ever surprised by how much people spend on things? i just saw someone saying they ordered $400 worth of plants every single year (and the plants are all really easy to take cuttings to multiply and overwinter) and i was surprised. ditto for things like $250+ sweatshirts.

    1. I know very similar products exist at many price points, so I figure somebody is buying at all those price points.

    2. I will admit to buying new plants every year. Not $400, but yeah….

      On the other hand, I think my three person household spends less than $100 on haircuts each year.

      1. But one women’s haircut is $100 in my neck of the woods. How are you accomplishing this? At home haircuts or an all male household?

        1. My haircut is $40 with tax and tip in the Midwest. No color, and not an uber fancy salon but not a chain like SuperCuts. SuperCuts I think is in the $20-25 range.

    3. no, and I try hard not to be judgy about stuff like that. stuff is just astronomically more expensive than it was 5-10 years ago. I mean yes, a luxury brand is still a luxury brand, but for things like home improvements, plants, etc. it’s still a lot. I was shocked recently at the cost of a t-shirt. Some were like $50-$80. For a t shirt!!! Then I had to walk back and think about the math. I would expect a nice t shirt to be $20-$30. Okay, when could I have reliably gotten one at that price? 5 years ago? so now that the prices have doubled, that same shirt would be… oh, $40-$60 unless they cut corners to make it crappier than it was pre all the craziness. That’s not to say everyone needs to spend that much or that there aren’t nicer, cheaper options. But what I used to be able to get for less, I can’t get at that same price point anymore.

    4. Yes, but it’s also hard to judge without more context. Do they not spend in other areas? Do they have adequate savings? Do they make more money? So many possibilities. And to boot there are ~23 million millionaires in the US – they could own a lot of $250 sweatshirts.

    5. eh, we all have the stuff we’re willing to pay for. My neighbors literally spend $1000 on pumpkins because they blanket their stoop in like 50 of the fancy pumpkins and end replacing some that rot mid-fall. I think it’s ridiculous… but they would probably judge me for how much I spend on something else.

      1. this makes me think of my neighbors who spend $1500 on seasonal lighting each year only to take it down. i guess it makes sense if you’re having a big holiday party at your place for clients.

      2. This is where we fall. We tend not to buy a lot of ‘stuff’ but I know many people would find our travel and experience budget ridiculous. To each their own.

      3. I LOVE people who go all out for outdoor holiday decorations, because I am 100% not going to spend the effort or money to do anything elaborate or big at my house but I really love looking at them in the neighborhood.

      4. This made me laugh. A neighbor had their pumpkins for sale for $3 for the big ones and $1 for the little ones this year, and DH that our $30 pumpkin budget was getting stretched! Not gonna lie, there’s something satisfying about having a porch festooned in pumpkins.

        And to the person below, we don’t entertain at home. We decorate because we like it, not for any expected return.

      5. I wanted to do the pumpkins spilling down the front steps and gave up quickly when I realized how much it would cost and how many shopping carts full of pumpkins it would take.

    6. All the time. But I also figure, there must be people horrified by what I spend on things.

      I do think the world’s level of economic inequality is unjust, and I have a moral responsibility for the money I have (ie. I do not hold the “it’s my money, I can do whatever I want with it” view); but in practice, my intuition about what’s “reasonable/modest lifestyle” vs. “obscene” is very much shaped by the average around me, and I try to be conscientious about that. I feel like I haven’t figured it out yet.

    7. I think everyone has different priorities. People would probably recoil at what I spend on basic things that are ethically and well made when there’s a sweatshop version available for 1/10 the price.

    8. I mean, everyone has different interests and priorities and budgets. I don’t see $400 worth of plants every year as weird if someone is really into gardening, or just houseplants in general. That’s actually not much money to spend on a hobby.

      I am sometimes surprised by how much many women spend on regular beauty treatments. Even manicures. People get them so frequently and regularly! I don’t judge it but it’s not for me. I’ve gotten only one in my life. Just not something I value enough to spend money on. As long as you’re not neglecting other more important financial goals, you do you with your disposable income.

    9. I chalk it up to different priorities when I see people spending $$$ on things I cannot fathom.

      I judge when they spend $$$ on entirely opt-in things like weekly gel manicures and an ever-increasing amount of kitschy office decor, then complain about not being able to afford actual needs like reliable childcare so they can make it to our 9 am client meetings on time. At some point her boss is going to wise up that she is the only one claiming “traffic delays” every time there is a school closure.

    10. I spend about that much on plants every spring. I grow a lot of things and can’t grow everything inside. I probably start a few hundred seedlings inside myself and then buy a lot more to add into my beds.

      I also have absolutely no interest in taking cuttings and overwintering my pepper plants or whatever. I save seeds and dig up tubers which is plenty to do.

      I really don’t see the issue – it seems like a normal enough amount to spend on a yard in the grand scheme of things. Maybe it’s shocking if you don’t have a yard?

  10. Just received two, not cheap, tops from Ann Taylor and I’m disgusted. Of course they are not natural materials but these tops both feel so odd. Like something used for shipping materials. Awful junk. Done with them forever. Just had to vent.

    1. Good to know. I was considering getting a few things from AT. It’s just such a shame how poor quality everything seems to be now.

    2. Same. I swore off Ann Taylor after my last order looked like it was all sewn from fabric remnants of Five Below items.

    3. Yup, this is why I stopped buying from Ann Taylor. Really poor quality and their prices aren’t that cheap!

  11. This style makes me look way too frumpy. I have a body but don’t like to show it off but this long tube skirt is not flattering at all.

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