Suit of the Week: Argent
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For busy working women, the suit is often the easiest outfit to throw on in the morning. In general, this feature is not about interview suits for women, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional. Also: we just updated our big roundup for the best women's suits of 2025!
Argent is one of the few reliable options for seasonless suits – as well as colorful suits.
This pretty pistachio suiting is “made of a year-round, refined Italian Seasonless Wool” — and I love the classic cuts. The blazer is lined, but the pants (alas) are not; both are dry clean only.
The blazer is $425, and the trousers are $295.
As of 2026, some of our favorite seasonless suiting includes Ann Taylor and J.Crew on the affordable side, and Theory, Brooks Brothers, M.M.LaFleur and Argent on the more expensive side. For plus sizes, check Lands' End, and J.Crew — Talbots also used to carry several options. For all suiting options for women, check out our roundup of the best women's suits of 2026!
Sales of note for 2/6:
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- Ann Taylor – End of season sale, up to 70% off original prices — plus extra 25% off your $175+ purchase.
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off + extra 15% off
- Brooks Brothers – Clearance up to 70% off
- Elie Tahari – Great sale, up to 60% off! This reader-favorite sleeveless silk blouse is down to $50 from $198
- Express – $40 off $120, $75 off $200 (online only).
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off winter classics, + extra 30% off sale styles with code
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- Lo & Sons – Valentine's sale, up to 50% off — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- M.M.LaFleur – Save up to 70% off, dozens of styles now on clearance. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Neiman Marcus – New sale arrivals, up to 40% off. You can also earn a $35-$700 gift card with purchase of $250-$3000.
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I hate that this suit is wool because it is otherwise really . . . so middle management that the flip flops just make it surreal. It is really figure-obscuring though. They did a bang-up job with that.
Argent suits look so cheap and poorly fitted on their models that I won’t even bother ordering one to try it.
They are pretty good in person. Much better than Ann Taylor, but not as good as Theory.
Agreed, this is so incredibly unflattering around the midsection of this model.
i haaaaaate the flip flops
My neighbor has a several kids. The oldest was a great driver. The next oldest was lucky to have had sturdy breaks on his truck because it was notorious (like having a couple of next door posts about him, complete with pictures). The next one has some sort of learning disabilities where he goes to our high school, but in non-academic classes. He has always had a great sense of movement and was an intrepid bike rider and then one of those one-wheeled motorized things. He went all over the place, without supervision, and I never heard of any problems. But now he is driving a car, which I imagine he would be good at (imagining the written test might be the only thing he’d have an issue with). They have moved a couple of blocks away where I don’t see him any more, but the mom told me how great it was that the bought him a Tesla and it practically drives itself. IDK whether to feel good about this or alarmed (my kids are learning to drive and I’d love to skip this part of life, but I don’t trust a car to do the work for them). How would you feel about self-driving-ish cars for teens? Have never had a Tesla to know how they feel as a driver, but I’ve been in them before.
I care less about fender benders than about life altering or life ending accidents. Learning disabilities can show up in a lot of ways. Someone can maneuver a car perfectly well (no fender benders), but still have issues with reaction times, decision making, attention, keeping track of other cars, or following the layout of the road, lanes, and road signage. I know there are teens (and adults) on the road despite having epilepsy diagnoses, despite taking benzos (they’ll swear it helps them drive even), despite fainting disorders, and more. Whatever keeps them from killing me.
There are many reasons, as you outline, why driving is the most dangerous thing most of us do everyday. We accept the deaths and disability it causes because of its convenience and benefits to society. But its wild.
It’s particularly frustrating in places where cities were deliberately planned to increase reliance on cars vs. minimizing it.
My friend’s father was nonverbal after several strokes, but still drove until his mid-late 80s. I was honestly astonished that he was still on the road, but he was a better driver than his wife even with his impairments.
If this kid can bike without getting run over, perhaps he is able to drive safely? I trust humans more than Elon Musk’s software.
Cannot emphasize enough just how much I agree with this sentiment.
As a mom to a newly minted driver, I prefer that if my child is driving, they are truly responsible for doing the driving themselves and not leaning on a semi-autonomous entity to do it for them. Elon’s chaos aside, I can imagine a driver who has only ever leaned on those features getting behind the wheel of a car without them someday and being very ill-equipped to actually drive.
Right? I have a 16-year-old, who happens to be neurodiverse, and this boggles my mind. He’s done quite well with driving, and believe me, I was super nervous about how it would go. It’s a life skill, and I don’t know how you learn the necessary driving skills behind the wheel of a Tesla. I also trust my kid more than Elon, but that’s another issue.
self-driving-ish cars for any new drivers seem like a terrible idea, unless the intention is that that’s the only kind of car he’ll ever drive.
+1
Driving skills are use or or lose it, and it’s generally easier to pick up driving skills as a teenager.
My inside-my-head thought would be: “Are you made of money???”
Technically, of course, you shouldn’t be using tesla “self driving” unless you’re fully engaged, able and ready to take over completely at any moment. Realistically, it’s honestly really good & yes, safer than some human drivers (not safer than a human *should* be…)
Honestly, I think some of the autonomous features are useful, though I’m still weirded out by self-driving cars. That said I live in a Waymo-rich area and they fully stop at stop signs which cannot be said for most of the cars on the road in Los Angeles.
Don’t most parents outsource teaching their kids to drive to a driver’s ed teacher? When me and my siblings were learning to drive in the early 2000s, our parents wouldn’t take us out driving till we had our first 3 or 4 behind the wheel lessons? Same for all of my friends.
With regards to your actual question, I don’t think anybody should learn on a self driving car. If you do, you’re fully ill equipped to driving a normal car if they need arises. Can you even take your behind the wheel exam on a self driving car?
In my experience this is just how parents justify buying their kids a new Tesla. It seems crazy but not if it’s in the name of safety, you know?
Maybe my most specific and random question for this site. I commute into Boston from canton to south station (and park there). I probably should take the commuter rail more , but I like to drive especially with bad weather. But I hate the traffic. The HOV lane which requires 2 people seems much faster. Is there any sort of carpool matching app or service out there ? I think Waze used to have it but no longer. I’m also pretty specific – I haven’t wanted to ask on the town Facebook in case I get volunteers and our schedules don’t match up. Also – in the very slim chance that you , a professional woman with a some what flexible schedule also have the same commute are reading this and think you would like to explore that please let me know!
This is one of the few things that DC does really well: slugging
I drive in from the north (Wakefield, Reading, Lynnfield area) and think the same as I inch down 93 south every morning right past the HOV lane. I will not give up my car despite the pain, and my schedule is too frenetic to commit to any regular commuting cadence with someone. That said, I often see people on my local FB group posting similar things ,so if Canton’s is active like ours you might start there?
FWIW I grew up on the south shore. That traffic is why I did the “unthinkable” and moved north. The South Shore is SO much worse. Godspeed.
Your solution is to ask the town FB group and be very clear that your schedule is your schedule, and be ready to end the free ride if it isn’t working out.
A friend of mine used to do this for her busy Bay Area commute. When she started a new car pool partner/group, there was always an understanding that there would be a 2 week or so trial. At that time you would re-assess if it was working for you.
I moved my parent to my state recently. He has an out of state drivers’ license, but doesn’t own a car now and no longer drives. His passport is expired and I can’t renew by mail. He doesn’t really have an interest in voting. He likely won’t fly on a plane again. Could he need an ID to open a bank account again or to notarize forms (this seems to be an evergreen item, both with settling his estate and for various pension, medical, and other forms)? Would an expired valid ID work? He is a US citizen and I have copies of his birth certificate and SS card. What do people do? He is in good health and could live another 10-15 years. I do have a POA for him, but am finding it to be inadequate and that he often needs to sign things and get them notarized (or a medallion guarantee, which he’ll need to open a bank account to get since he does not have a local bank, just his old out of state one).
Google to find out what kind of IDs your state offers and what’s needed to apply for them. It varies by state.
In CA at least you can get a not-a-drivers license IDs from the DMV. Worth having gov’t ID especially for flying.
For some reason I remembered pretty much this exact question was posted before- google-fu worked. https://corporette.com/the-colette-cropped-wide-leg-pants/#comment-4685879
My father just got a “plain” state ID. Check online to make sure your state offers one, but most do. I did have to take him to the DMV to get it.
He will need it. Even to go to the doctor these days they often ask for your ID along with your insurance card.
How can you really need an ID? I’d think that plenty of people don’t have them (homeless, undocumented) and plenty more have expired or revoked things like licenses (prisoners, old people) that were valid when issued. Other than flying or voting, I wouldn’t think you should have to have one or should be able to used older ones and auxiliary document to prove who you are.
the fact that some people make it work with difficulty is not a reason not to get one.
Yes, many prisoners don’t have valid ID, and it’s a huge problem when they are released. You need an ID to rent an apartment, to get a job, and to access health care. One thing some good defense attorneys do is to help their clients get ID.
Help getting ID is actually a really common service for homeless service orgs to provide, because it is so dang critical in the modern world! Not having one cuts you off from all kinds of other services you need and qualify for (ie doctors offices want them, unemployment insurance, other benefits you qualify for, if you get a job, housing).
Most states have provisions for registered homeless services orgs to attest to an individuals residency (even if they’re not in shelter) so they can get an ID
I can’t even get into a bar with an expired ID. Picking up concert tickets, getting packages at FedEx, doctor’s appointments — lots of things require current ID other than getting on an airplane. To say nothing of just having identification should you have a medical emergency so your loved ones can be contacted.
The hospital I used to work at hand multiple people’s identities “borrowed” to obtain healthcare. Now you are required to present picture ID with all appointments.
Doctor’s appointments, hospitals, library cards….these are just things I can come up with immediately.
It’s ludicrous to suggest that because there are people without id’s that it’s reasonable to not bother.
Can you get him a state ID card that isn’t a drivers license? He definitely needs some form of identification and an expired drivers license is not valid. Setting up the in-person appointment is annoying, but much less annoying than scrambling to obtain an ID later when he urgently needs it.
Here is my logistical issue: my dad lives in assisted living. There really isn’t a lease per se, but he pays monthly (does not own). All of his bills come to me, even if they are to him, C/o me, they come to my house (almost as if he lives there). That’s because the assisted living mail isn’t really secure and he gets a lot of financial things (and because he leaves piles of “important papers” all over). So I can prove he is a citizen but not really place him in a residence in my state the way I could for me since I have a house that I own and I pay utilities. I can try to route something of little consequence there, but we have tried so hard to send nothing there and everything to me.
Surely a social worker at the assisted living facility can tell you how residents usually obtain ID?
I don’t think that this is a thing, at least in my state.
Social workers or ID?
Every state has a provision for non-drivers to obtain legal identification.
Get him an ID with your address.
This is fine.
And I agree with the other poster that you should just ask at the Assisted Living what other residents do. Or call the local Department of Aging and ask one of the social workers what they recommend.
Varies by state, but mine accepts a letter on letterhead from assisted living type places as proof of residency. My state also accepts printouts of bank statements, so you can be signed up for all online banking, and still use it (and of course, you could change it back to your address later on). Or your idea of signing up for a few inconsequential things should work. Also, would it work to just get him a non-driving DMV ID with your address?
It’s a pain in the neck but this is worth sorting out now, instead of when some emergency requiring ID happens
Get a state ID for him. Heck, get one even if you have a license. They’re inexpensive.
After a “quick, FedEx me my passport” issue with a lost license while traveling domestically, we each now have state IDs that live in our travel backpacks permanently, lol.
Just get a state ID. We have a non-driver one for my family member. It’s easier than 2 forms of ID for getting benefits, voting, the dr’s office, etc.
In CA you have to get a senior ID, and that means bringing your birth certificate, etc to the DMV all over again. They don’t transfer docs to an ID. It’s frustrating because my mom, who has very limited mobility had to go through all of that just to have an ID. It is important for her to have for banks, etc. I’m glad she has it, but it was a pain. DMV employees were really nice, but they really need to streamline.
I’m struggling lately with what feels like constant criticism and belittling. Not from my nearest and dearest but from like…the world? Doctors, the lady at the gym, coworkers, ect. It’s got me feeling kinda irritated and angry all the time. I’ll add that Ive always been a friendly and nice person who was pretty at ease with the world so it’s odd feeling like everyone is judging me, all the time. I’m wondering if this is indicative of something else going on. Has anyone ever experienced this? Is it an age thing?
Turn off the internet
two thoughts – when i was depressed & unmedicated/treated, I was much more sensitive to taking innocuous things as personal insults, etc. That hyper sensitivity & defensiveness was a symptom for me. like whatever the inverse is of rose-colored glasses.
alternatively, ‘gestures around at the world’ there is a lot of awful happening & I wouldn’t find it surprising that people are more on edge, etc.
Concur. For me what you describe are beginning indicators of depression
I have gone through periods like that and it is brutal. The good news is, it seems to end almost as abruptly as it starts.
I have gone to therapy for it, wondering if it’s me being over sensitive. When my therapist is slack-jawed and tells me that it’s objectively rude, I know it’s not me.
If you need to hear it: sometimes, a good old-fashioned “F U” directed at one person not only stops them in their tracks, it seems to stop it from everyone else. I hate saying this, because I’m almost pathological about being polite to rude people, but… it works.
this does seem indicative of depression — for me irrational constant anger at small things was my big red flag. happened in my early 40s in case you want to blame peri on it too.
for me Wellbutrin helped, so does regular exercise and sleep.
I’ve had periods like this and it’s not you, it’s them. I view it as a period of bad luck, like running into my least-favorite school parent every time I have to appear at the school for a random event. Sometimes politely confronting even one person in the chain helps me a lot.
Related: Some people mistake a stranger being nice and pleasant with a stranger wanting to hear their crazy criticism. It’s OK to disabuse them of that notion.
I often say “I have the a$$hole magnet on today”
There are a-holes everywhere and some days you just randomly get more than your fair share.
tldr: any tips for dealing with layoffs ‘survivor’s guilt’?
my company recently announced they’re discontinuing a product line, which means about half of our local office is getting laid off (some w/ 2-3 months notice, some with a year plus, offered retention if they stay the period). their industry/roles mean that it should be relatively easy for most of them to find new roles (somewhat niche, in demand, industry with a lot of retiring workforce) but obviously any job hunt is hard.
Based on our areas it’s less likely they’d want to use me as a reference but I happily would. Lots of fantastic people I’ve loved working with. If you’ve been in this position or on the other side, what kind of support do you wish you had from those not affected?
fwiw I’m not concerned about my own job security, etc.
Your turn will come one day too. No one else will really care. Just move on and be grateful that it wasn’t you this time.
When I was laid off, I appreciated texts and direct messages from co-workers just saying they were sorry it happened. I was actually kind of shocked how few co-workers bothered to reach out, so I think this small gesture will stand out and make a difference. They might not want help or anything specific from you, but just voicing your sympathy takes some of the shame/isolation out of it. I wouldn’t post one of those LinkedIn “I’m so sorry for everyone at X company who lost their jobs.” I would just text or message people in private. That’s more meaningful.
I got laid off early 2020 and it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Don’t feel too bad! I would have appreciated more people checking in with me but I think they kinda went “awwwwwkward” and avoided it. I’m still really happy it happened because it led to much better things for me. Hope that helps!
How do you recharge and reset yourself when work has completely depleted your energy and patience — do you have any mindfulness tricks or rituals that help you get in a human space where you can be with family without them wanting to stab you?
Isolate with a show.
Take a shower as soon as you walk in. Put happy home clothes on after.
Oh, also, eat something satiating before you leave work and drink a good amount of water on your commute home (whatever your bladder can reliably handle).
I wish I had a better answer for you, because this is me right now. My ritual seems to be playing games on my phone for half an hour before I can talk like a normal person to my husband. It isn’t the best solution, but he has learned that if I’m curled up in the corner of the couch with my phone, he’ll talk to me later.
I try to stay in a dark room for 5-10 minutes to recalibrate. A snack usually helps, too.
One thing I miss sometimes about my former long commute (I WFH now) was listening to comedy albums/podcasts on the drive home. I initially started doing it because I found traffic so frustrating but it not only helped with that, but I tended to be in a much better mood once I got home.
Hydrate, rest, maybe music on the commute home if that helps. Note how often this happens, and look for a new role if it’s frequent or getting more frequent.
I walk a few blocks to get from the bus dropoff to the house, and when I’ve had a truly horrific day, I get off a little earlier and walk the few extra blocks. The outdoor air and the movement are helpful.
No phone, guided meditation, analog bag, walk