Suit of the Week
This post may contain affiliate links and Corporette® may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
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, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional. For this week's suit of the week, we like the tannish color of this Anne Klein skirt suit. It's darker than beige, which in its lighter shades can be unflattering in a variety of ways, especially if you're pale — yet not as dark as brown, which isn't very summery, and can be difficult to accessorize. It's $179 at Dillards. Anne Klein Suit 2-Piece Skirted SuitSales of note for 1/16/25:
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – Clearance event, now up to 70% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Final reductions now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off; new markdowns just added
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- Rothy's – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Sephora – 50% off top skincare through 1/17
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Summersalt – BOGO sweaters, including this reader-favorite sweater blazer; 50% off winter sale; extra 15% off clearance
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- What to say to friends and family who threaten to not vote?
- What boots do you expect to wear this fall and winter?
- What beauty treatments do you do on a regular basis to look polished?
- Can I skip the annual family event my workplace holds, even if I'm a manager?
- What small steps can I take today to get myself a little more “together” and not feel so frazzled all of the time?
- The oldest daughter is America's social safety net — change my mind…
- What have you lost your taste for as you've aged?
- Tell me about your favorite adventure travels…
Great find, like the low one-button. Anyone know how Anne Klein clothing fits?
As a fashion designer of womens business suits and one who has dressed thousands of professional women with all types of body shapes, I tend to not favor one-button jackets unless I am designing a jacket to go over a shift dress where the woman can leave the button undone or open.
I like to dress women in two or three button jackets with the first button placed so buttoned up the chest doesn’t pull open.
Looking at the picture above you can see how the chest area is pulling and if this model were to sit the neck line would fold open. Not very flattering in my opinion.
For a one button jacket to not pull, the jacket would need to have a looser fit, more like a boy friend jacket.
Mo, I think it runs a little big. I can fit into a size 5 Anne Klien suit while my other suits are anywhere from 6-10.
I meant a size 6 Anne Klein suit, sorry for the late-night typos!
Totally agree with the comments about the 1 button, very unflattering. The suit looks good on the model, though.
i prefer one-button suit jackets–they’re the most flattering on me, but then again, i don’t have much to get in the way. also, most suit jackets should be unbottoned when you sit.
Oh so very boring.
Ditto the problem with one-button jackets. They don’t work for me at all.
This color seems like it might be difficult to find a top – my instinct is that most pastels would make the tan seem muddy or have a tonal mis-match, but that darker colors wouldn’t have enough contrast. Seems to leave you with cream or white, or maybe black – eh. A little bit lighter and a dark brown, navy, or deep rose top could look great.
Aside from that, I think the jacket looks a little dated – the pockets remind me of a suede jacket I got from the Gap in the late 90s.
Fit – Anne Klein definitely runs roomy. I am usually a 4, and their 4’s are my bloat pants.
I find one button jackets to be shorter (as in hit high on the hip, as opposed to the upper thigh) and which is more feminine and more flattering on me. Makes me look less boxy, and is more slimming to me…