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We've talked about a TON of stuff since Corporette® was founded by Kat Griffin in 2008. If you're new to the blog (or to your career in general), here are some of our best posts over the years on topics ranging from workwear to career advice to lifestyle tips you won't find many other places. Of course, sign up for our newsletter to never miss a post!
Table of Contents
- How to Dress Professionally for Work
- Lots of Thoughts on Hair for Work
- Career Advice for Overachieving Chicks
- Lifestyle Advice for Busy Women
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How to Dress Professionally for Work
Everything You Need to Know About Women's Suits
As of 2024, some of our favorite mid-range suits for women (which sometimes have such frequent sales that they come down to the same range as our “budget” suits) include Ann Taylor, J.Crew, Talbots, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, and Antonio Melani. (Talbots and J.Crew usually have plus sizes, and the others offer petites.)
- Guide to Basic Women’s Suiting
- Courtroom Attire for Women Lawyers
- Suiting Brands:
- How to Expand Your Suiting Collection
- A Guide to Suiting Alterations
- Must a Blazer Button to “Fit”?
- Corporette 101: Rip Your Vents
- Check out our weekly feature on women's suits: “Suit of the Week“
- What to Wear with Suits
How to Build an AWESOME Work Wardrobe
- Wardrobe Essentials for Work
- The Corporette Workwear Hall of Fame
- Four Weeks of Work Outfit Ideas!
- How to Look Great for Work Every Day
- What Not to Wear to Work
- How to Avoid Professional Frump
- A Capsule Wardrobe for Work
- Workhorses for Your Working Wardrobe
- The Ultimate Guide to Business Casual
- Business Casual, Without Being Overdressed
- The Best Work Clothes for Different Body Types
- How to Build a Work Wardrobe From Scratch
- How to Build a Work Wardrobe at ___ (our new series of store-specific shopping, such as “How to Buy a Work Wardrobe at Boden”)
- Hunting for the best wardrobe essentials for work?
- What Color Shoes to Wear with Different Colors of Pants
- How to Buy a Blazer to Keep at the Office
- How to Build a Jewelry Collection for Work
- Putting Together Work Outfits Using Suit Separates
- Wearing a Dress and Blazer — Instead of a Suit
- Seasonless Sweaters for the Office
- The Corporette Guide to Stylish Cardigans for the Office
- Wear Makeup, Increase Your Salary?
- 10 Workwear Style Tips for Busty Women
- Revamping Your Entire Business Wardrobe
- 30 Workwear Brands You Probably Haven't Tried
Lots of Thoughts on Hair for Work
- Easy Office Updos
- How to Style Long Hair for Interviews (and Other Big Days)
- How to Make a Blowout Last for Days
- How Long Do You Spend on Your Hair for Work (great discussion with the readers!)
- What Is the Best “Professional” Haircut?
- Professional, Maintainable Hair
- How to Go Gray Intentionally
- Can Older Women Have Long Hair and Still Be Professional?
- On Natural Hair in the Corporate Environment
- Hair Accessories for Grown Women
Career Advice for Overachieving Chicks
Interviewing Advice for Women
- Guide to Interview Suits
- Our BEST Interview Advice
- Corporette 101: The Old Mirror Trick
- Dealing with Interview Anxiety
- Are Heels a Must for Interviews?
- What to Wear for Informal and Informational Interviews
- How to Style Long Hair for Interviews
- The Best Makeup for Interviews
- When “Conservative” Is the Wrong Interview Look
- What to Wear to a Winter Interview
Summer Associates & Other Interns: How to Rock Your Internship
- Summer Associate Style: What to Wear For Your Internship
- Resources for Summer Associates
- Building Your Wardrobe for a Summer Internship
- Networking When You're Junior
- How to End Your Internship on a High Note
- Dressing Professionally for Summer
- Summer Work Clothes: How to Look Professional When It's Hot
- How to Wear Pantyhose In the Summer
- How to Avoid Gaining Weight During the Summer Recruiting Season
- Mentoring Advice for Women: How to Get the Most Out of Your Mentor-Mentee Relationship
- Idiotproof Your Summer: Further Etiquette and “No Duh” Tips for Your Internship
Law School 411: Our Best Tips for Law School
- Law School Resources for Women
- Great discussion: how to decide whether to go to law school
- The Best Blogs for Women Law Students
- On Campus Interview Tips & Resources
- Law School Resources for Women
- How to Financially Prepare for Grad School
- How to Prepare for Law School
- What to Wear for Law School Orientation
- The Best Laptop Bags
- Help From the Adjunct: Networking to Find a Job
- What to Wear to Law School
- Law School, Orientation Outfits, and Dressing For You
- Resources for Summer Associates
Your First Year at Work: Surviving and Thriving
- First Day on the Job: How to Make Your First Day a Great Day
- How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
- Holiday Workplace Etiquette
- Business Lunch Etiquette
- How to Do the Work You're Not Ready For
- Networking with Older Women
- Networking with Older Men
- How to Do Business Casual in Cold Weather
- How to Make New Friends and Network
How to Get a Managerial Position
- Becoming a Better Manager: Books and Online Resources
- How to Look Management-Worthy When You Want a Promotion
- Building a Book of Business
- How to Resign Gracefully
- The Best TED Talks for Working Women
- Lean In: The Corporette Discussion
- The Confidence Code: Let's Discuss
- How to Do the Work You're Not Ready For
- Executive Presence for Women Leaders
- How to Delegate
- When You're the Boss: Being Liked vs. Being Respected
- How to Be a Boss
- How to Deal with Not Making Partner
Lifestyle Advice for Busy Women: Be Happy, Healthy, and Wealthy
Financial Advice for Young Women
(Whether You Make a Ton, Are In Serious Debt, or Both!)
- The Money Roadmap: Where to Start, Where to Head Next
- Readers share their Personal Money Snapshots — net worth, debt, and more!
- Financial Advice for Women Lawyers
- How to Pay Down Big Debt (Student Loan or Otherwise)
- When to Pay Down Debt – and When to Save
- Tax Savvy Investment Strategies (and: What You Can Use for a First Home, a Wedding, or Grad School)
- The Best Personal Finance Books for Beginners
- Automatic Investing: Set it and Forget It
- What to Look For in a Financial Planner
- How to Invest $10K
- Different Money Management Strategies for Relationships
- How to Save for Your Wedding
- Preparing Financially for Baby
- The 411 on FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early (Tips for Beginners!)
Career Advice for Getting Pregnant (or Thinking About It)
- How to Decide If You Want Kids
- How To Plan Your Career for Babies (and earlier discussion)
- How to Stay Productive During Your First Trimester of Pregnancy
- Preparing Financially for Baby
- When is the Best Time to Get Pregnant?
- How to Announce Your Pregnancy at Work
- How to Prepare at Work for Maternity Leave
- Taking a New Job While Pregnant
- The Pregnancy Corridor
- What to Wear to Work After Maternity Leave
- (And of course see CorporetteMoms, our blog for working moms, for more! Our “best of CorporetteMoms” page may be useful for more maternity tips and links.)
Other Lifestyle Advice You Won't See Many Other Places
- How to Look Great the Day After the All-Nighter
- What to Wear to Work on the Weekend
- Resources for Women Running for Office
- How to Be Taken Seriously When You Look Young
- What Clothes to Keep at the Office
- Homing from Work: What Personal Tasks Are OK/Good to Do At Work?
- What to Eat for Energy for a Long Haul Day
- How to Hire a Cleaning Service
- Is Your Life On Hold at All?
- Etiquette Tips for the Gym Near the Office (great discussion!)
- 5 Things to Look for in a Nail Salon … Near Your Office
- Mid-Day Workouts: Yea or Nay?
- 7 Tips to Help You Hire a Personal Trainer
- How to Date an Over-Achieving, Busy Guy
- Dating Someone with Less Money or More Time
- 10 Ways to Make Time for Friends When You Work a Lot
- Making Time for Therapy
- Answering Work Email at Home
- How to Turn Off Work Mode
Photo credits:
Interview suit collage: Katfry LLC, all rights reserved.
Clothes rack: Pixabay.
Updo collage: see original post for individual photo credits.
Handshake: Pixabay.
Textbook: Pixabay.
Money: Pixabay.
