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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.
I am loving the return to flared, long pants with suits — we're totally in my comfort zone here. (Check out our guide to hems if you're unsure where they should fall — basically you want an inch or two of heel showing in the back, but you want it to graze the vamp of your foot.) This houndstooth version from Akris — styled with a leather vest, ha-cha-cha — looks ridiculously cool. Love the menswear print, the sleekness of the flattering blazer and pants, and, hey, even the popped collar. Lovely. The jacket (Akris Cashmere-Blend Glen Plaid Jacket) is $3,590, and the flared pants (Akris Farrah Glen Plaid Flare Pants) are $995. (They also have a pair of straight-leg, slightly cropped pants if that's more in your wheelhouse.)
For some light brown Glen plaid that costs a bit less, here's a pair of suiting pants (coordinating jacket no longer available, alas), and here's a jacket (the matching, um, shorts are sold out). And here's a jacket and skirt — jacket available in regular and petite sizes up to 18, and skirt in regular sizes up to 18.
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Sales of note for 10.10.24
- Nordstrom – Extra 25% off clearance (through 10/14); there's a lot from reader favorites like Boss, FARM Rio, Marc Fisher LTD, AGL, and more. Plus: free 2-day shipping, and cardmembers earn 6x points per dollar (3X the points on beauty).
- Ann Taylor – Extra 50% off sale (ends 10/12)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything plus extra 25% off your $125+ purchase
- Boden – 10% off new styles with code; free shipping over $75
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off a lot of sale items, with code
- J.Crew – 40% off sitewide
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site, plus extra 25% off orders $150+
- Lo & Sons – Fall Sale, up to 35% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – Sale on sale, up to 85% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 50% off 2+ markdowns
- Target – Circle week, deals on 1000s of items
- White House Black Market – Buy one, get one – 50% off full price styles
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…
Homebody
My extended family wants to take a vacation around Thanksgiving, ideally somewhere warm, with nice beaches and good waves, and accommodating of wheelchairs / walkers. We had been thinking FL, but I have been informed that the water temperature may be too cold by then. Hawaii is too long of a flight. In my experience, Caribbean beaches don’t have great waves (but maybe there are exceptions?). I am not much of a traveler, and I’m stumped; I’d appreciate any advice. Thanks!
Ellen
Kat, I love this suit. If I could start wearing pant’s, I would buy this today! But my tuchus does not look good in the lean cut here. FOOEY!
As for the OP, You may want to take a look at Cabo Saint Louis, in Baha California (Mexico). Myrna and I went there 3 year’s ago and we were CONSTANTLEY being asked out by local surfer’s and other guy’s there. You can go for the beach or you can go for the pool’s. We drank onley BOTTELED water b/c of the diarea issue, but we had a GREAT time. I would go back there for my honey moon, but first I need to find a guy to MARRY me and buy me a house in Chapaqua. I have NOT been abel to find a guy yet willing to do that. FOOEY! If anyone in the HIVE has a man for me, please let me know. YAY!!!!
Gail the Goldfish
Northern Florida beaches would be too cold around Thanksgiving for my taste. Miami or the Keys might be warm enough, except the Keys don’t really have good beaches or waves. Try Puerto Rico. My normal Puerto Rico vacation recommendation is Vieques, but I don’t think it would actually be good for wheelchairs/walkers and probably not great for large groups (it’s more of a small group, slightly more adventuresome trip). Check out some of the resorts on the main island, though. What do you mean by good waves? There are parts of Puerto Rico known for surfing, so presumably they have big waves if that’s what you mean. I don’t know what these parts are as I don’t surf, but I’ve been told they exist. Puerto Rico’s a popular recommendation around here, so someone else may have more specific suggestions.
Anono
GREAT waves in Barbados. Long trip tho. Ellen might actually be on to something with Cabo!
Emmabean
My family regularly travels to Cabo (short flight from Houston), and I think it would be good. There are excellent waves in certain areas. If you want something less Carlos and Charlies, more quiet, look at San Jose Del Cabo, which is 30 minutes from Cabo San Lucas. You can easily travel between the two towns to shop, eat, etc., although you wouldn’t need to if you didn’t want to.
If there is any concern, the Baja peninsula is perfectly safe for traveling, and Cabo is well on its way to recovering (improving?) following the Hurricane late last year!
Emmabean
Oh, forgot to mention – I love Cabo so much I got married there (well, in a smaller town outside of Cabo)!
attire for yuccie wedding?
My family will be attending a wedding in the Pacific Northwest. The ceremony will be held at a church in the late afternoon; the reception site is not a traditional venue. The invitations are non-traditional. The couple falls squarely into the “yuccie” demographic. We are GenX’ers living on the East Coast and I have no frame of reference as to what guests are expected to wear. My options are:
1. Black MM LaFleur “Rachel” v-neck ponte sheath with raspberry linen wrap and silver bead necklace.
2. Navy blue silk crepe dress with ivory polka dots and narrow straps–really an afternoon dress. I have previously worn this to outdoor weddings.
3. Hot pink eyelet sleeveless fit and flare dress. Even more of a daytime look than #3.
Shoes will be black ankle-strap sandals in any case. Outfit #1 seems too stodgy for the occasion, but #2 and #3 seem to run the risk of being too casual. Ideas? Split the difference and go with outfit #2? Or do I need to shop for something new and more fashion-forward?
Portlandia
#1 with temporary tatoo (or henna), chuck taylors, fancy coozie for your craft beer, fancy bohemian hair with flowers
Anonymous
What is yuccie??
ace
I googled it & found this…. http://mashable.com/2015/06/09/post-hipster-yuccie/
AMB
Building on this – what’s the dress code for evangelist churches (British Columbia bible belt to be specific)? The ceremony is at 3:30.
Should I go with my Catholic sensibilities of not too much cl**vage and a wrap for my shoulders? Heading to a family wedding of my SO and don’t want to offend…
Anon
For family weddings of SOs in a conservative church / area, I think that the goal is to be sensible (as you mentioned). Also: daytime wedding, so nothing too shiny / bedazzled. You don’t want to be uncomfortable (emotionally or physically) and you wouldn’t want to be remembered as That Woman that Josh Invited to Kimmy’s Wedding.
It may be the one time you can wear something comfortable (requiring only normal foundation garments) to a wedding.
AMB
Thanks!
AnonForThis
Jeez, I’d hate if someone I invited to my wedding had such low thoughts of me. God forbid a young person doesn’t believe in the capitalist dogma and likes to live a socially and environmentally conscious life. Oh the sky is falling….
roses
I don’t see anything indicating that the OP has low thoughts of the couple? But I don’t know if “yuccie” is offensive – I had to google it.
AnonForThis
Its a pretty derogatory term
Anonymous
Most people who fit the term embrace it because it’s trendy. It’s only offensive to the wannabe “free spirits” who don’t like that they’re actually just part of a new generation of conformists.
Anon
I don’t think its derogatory. It’s the new hipster. My SO and his friends use it to describe themselves.
Susie
Is it pronounced like yucky?
Anonymous
I hear it more as rhyming with juicy.
Anon Worker Bee
I don’t think yuccie is any more derogatory than hipster.
Pat
I took the quiz attached to the link someone posted earlier. I am not a yuccie. This was my result “You are the farthest thing from a yuccie, whatever that is.” “Wow! You are not at all a yuccie. Or perhaps you are so dead set on not being a yuccie that you have rigged this quiz to give yourself some level of comfort. You hate the Internet and you hate made up terms.”
I guess I am the anti-yuccie. Still don’t know what that is.
Bonnie
I guess bell bottoms are solidly back.
AIMS
Is it wrong that I’m excited?
HSAL
I’m so excited. I don’t love this as a suit, but I want to make out with the pants.
Anita
Right? I’m swooning.
KT
Yeah, I’ll skip the jacket and vest, but give me those pants!
Bonnie
It would be fun to experiment with new pant styles.
Jules
You’re bell-curious?
anon
What’s Anne Klein’s sizing like compared to BR, AT, or JCrew?
AIMS
I find myself swimming in AK. But not just because things are bigger, they seem to be longer, too. I’m 5’4 and the proportions were just all wrong for me.
AIMS
I find myself swimming in AK. But not just because things are bigger, they seem to be longer, too. I’m 5’4 and the proportions were just all wrong for me.
AIMS
Kat/Kate, I only submitted this comment once and it posted twice … actually thrice but I was somehow able to “edit” that one to delete it altogether.
KT
A bit larger/boxier
AMB
It’s been a tough day for me, my childhood cat is being put down this afternoon. Luckily I’ve been busy and had lots to do to keep my mind occupied but I will definitely be spending the evening on my couch. I’m planning on getting a nice photo of her printed out – would it be too cat lady to have it in my office?
anon
Of course not. What a lovely way to remember her :)
Kelly Andthenblog
If that’s too cat lady, then I’m probably thought of as the office dog hoarder, judging by the photos of my 2 dogs all over my office! It’s totally fine, and I’ll be thinking of you! Not an easy thing to go through.
AIMS
Not at all. My childhood cat passed away last year and I can tell you there were days that followed where I just closed the door and cried. Do what you need to do. And be kind to yourself and don’t feel like you have to get over it right away. It’s tough losing our animal companions and it can be especially emotional when it’s a pet that has grown up with you. My cat was twenty when she went and I’d been through so much with her – boyfriends, family drama, relatives that have died that she knew. I felt like a tie to all that died with her and it was heartbreaking. Give yourself time to grieve. My thoughts are with you and your kitty. Hugs to you both.
AMB
That’s exactly how I feel. I’m happy she’s no longer in pain but it’s tough. Thanks to all for the kind thoughts.
Paging Anonymous with the sick dog from this am
Just getting around to looking here – just want to send good thoughts and say that the first thoughts (even from really good vets) aren’t always right. My kitty had a back injury 2 summers ago and every vet and specialist was convinced it was a spinal tumor or lymphoma. After all of the tests ($4K worth), it was spinal stenosis and she is now fine. Can you take your pup to a specialist for a 2nd opinion? How did you leave things with the vet? More tests? A biopsy of some kind? Don’t despair…
Anonymous
Thank you! & thanks to the others who replied in the morning for their kind thoughts. We are taking her to a specialist for further ultrasounds and x-raying tomorrow, but we did get good news from the vet today – our pup does have a bacterial UTI and seems to be responding well to antibiotics. Bladder cancer regularly presents with a concurrent bacterial infection, so that doesn’t rule anything out, but our vet sought a second opinion who said that based on the way the bladder wall is thickened (uniformly, not in isolated spots) it’s more likely to be inflammation from the infection or scarring from past untreated infections (she didn’t really have medical care while she was in foster care for a year before we got her) and less likely to be cancer. We’re definitely not out of the woods yet but it seems to have been downgraded from “reasonably likely” to a “small possibility that needs to be further examined so it can be completely ruled out.”
NOLA
Awesome news! That was me by the way (above). My kitty has been getting UTIs and they are wondering if there is something that’s causing the bacteria to stick. So we are kind of in the same boat, but no ultrasound yet. That would be next.
Anonymous
I will think good thoughts for your kitty :)
Anonymous
Anon, I’m glad the news is looking better and I’m sending good thoughts to you and your pup! Same to you, NOLA.
MM LaFleur Emily Dress
Has anyone bought one in size 0 or 2 and not want it (in the vintage blue color)? They are sold out in those sizes and I really want one. My email is pton[[this side name]] at the mail of google.