Suit of the Week
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Ah, the white suit. It's classic, it's modern; it says the wearer is sharp and confident (and perhaps a very neat eater). We're liking the Banana Republic version at the moment — it's a combination of cotton and modal, and looks oh so chic. (Our tip for what to wear beneath it: any color will work for the top, obviously, but be sure you get a great pair of nude boyshorts — for example, MySkins sells 20 different colors of “nude” to help you get the shade as close to your skin color as possible.) The Banana jacket is $150 (Women: White blazer – White), and matching pants are $79 (Women: 718 Martin sleek straight pant – White).
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Sales of note for 7/15:
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale has started! Here's our big roundup of what to get first, as well as everything we've selected thus far.
- Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 60% off sale and 40% off everything — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Banana Republic – Summer sale up to 60% off sale styles + extra 20% off
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
- J.Crew – 50% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off clearance
- Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off
- Lululemon – Summer sale!
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added)
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off jardigans (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clear the rack, extra 25% off clearance! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Talbots – Red Door Sale! Prices start at $15
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
Have tried this look and I’ve ended up feeling like I’m posing as someone in the medical field…so it’s not for everyone. On the other hand, I’ve seen it look great on friends.
Also this suit wears incredibly well in 90 degree heat – I bought a couple in the last two years, and this design/material is this year’s version of the ones I own.
I haven’t bought it in white, but I have it in beige and a stone color, and both really held up well. Maybe I will try it in white this year :)
I have this blazer in khaki. Nice light jacket for the summer.
The suit is nice, but it wrinkles quite easily. Then again, I have a pretty high standard on no wrinkles. It’s just that the material is quite slick and so it maintains any wrinkle it gets instead of letting the wrinkles fall out easily like other suits.
The pants to this particular suit are unlined and completely see-through. Appropriately colored undergarments don’t help, either. I love white suits, but this just doesn’t work.