Suit of the Week: Jacquemus
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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!
I featured this Jacquemus suit yesterday in our roundup for the best suits for creative industries, but I keep thinking about it!
I love the way it looks conservative at first glance, but the more you look, the more questions you have — is it like it's double-breasted? Is it like a wrap? Do I like the pockets on the front of the hip like that? There's something challenging about it, a bit like art, but in the best way.
(A lot of Jacquemus suits are like that, with exaggerated proportions and an almost architectural approach to fabric — I'm less fond of some of the other ones, but to each their own!)
The pictured suit comes in black, white, and off-white, in sizes 32-44, for $1350; the matching pants are $850. There's also a leather version!
Sales of note for 11/11:
- Nordstrom – Extra 30% off clearance + tons of early Black Friday deals! Kat did a mini sales roundup here.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off + extra 11% everything
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything! + extra 20% off
- Boden – 22% off all full-price styles with code (for Boden, this is a big sale!)
- J.Crew – All outerwear on sale + 50% off women's boots + extra 50% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything, and extra 70% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – The November drop: 15 new styles + colors! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom Rack – Clear the Rack! Extra 25% off clearance + up to 70% off wear-now styles
- Soma – All bras $30, and 5 panties for $39! Also take 25% off sleep and apparel — readers love Cool Nights PJs and these no-VPL panties
- Strathberry – 20% off sitewide for a limited time
- Talbots – 40% off entire purchase + free shipping
Is it me, are there no comments at all today for a reason (website not working etc)?
I see comments on the morning post.
Weirdly I can’t get the Suit of the Week link to load though!
if my husband needs a new iphone is there any point in waiting for black friday? already on a family plan with tmobile, not switching carriers or anything.
I’d wait.
not sure about discounts on the phones themselves but there may be bigger freebies along with them (like Apple TV subscription periods)
I don’t know if they do discounts for Black Friday, but they do drop the prices of older models when a new one comes out.
I always try to time my family’s phone upgrades to happen on Black Friday weekend because older models can be had for dirt cheap.
use camelcamelcamel to track how prices change over time. When I bought my last phone, I found that the BF discount was decent, but there were a few other times in the year where you could get the same price.
I was let go from my job today due to company financial reasons (my personal performance was good).
I’m updating my resume and applying to jobs. Can I leave on my resume that I’m still working or be upfront that I was laid off? I feel like disclosing that I was let go will hurt me in the job search process
No, don’t lie, because they may do a background check. Just say that you were laid off, it’s really common right now and nothing to hide.
Laid off and let go mean two different things; don’t say you were let go.
+1 and FFS, never say you were “terminated.”
I’m sorry. I think you need to be truthful about your dates of employment. Come up with a short elevator pitch for interviews about layoffs that makes it clear it wasn’t performance related. If you can say how many other people were also laid off and cite the company’s financial difficulties, that will help people understand.
In my case, I was the only person laid off and the company was doing well, so it felt/seemed more like being fired. When I was laid off, some interviewers were sympathetic or just quiet and others asked a lot of questions and outright told me low performers are usually laid off. When I told them I had been promoted, received great performance reviews, and was only laid off because they were outsourcing my role, it clicked for people. Good luck!
I will add that it was painful and embarrassing to talk about. At first, I tried to use a really short explanation and not share a lot, because I didn’t want to come across as defensive, but I think people wanted a few more details to show I wasn’t to blame. Try to remember layoffs happen to a lot of people and it’s awful but you will get through it.
right now there are so many layoffs that I see a lot of people talking about it on LinkedIn (in open to work posts). You could probably find some phrasing there that feels suitable for your situation.
a) I’m sorry to hear that
b) I was let go on the first of the month, and I didn’t update my resume for a couple weeks (so it said Job Title: Start month – Current); and then I switched it to just “Start month – End month”). I honestly don’t think it made a difference
c) I’m not sure what field you’re in, but in mine layoffs are so, so, so common. It’s really not a big deal; everyone knows these things happen. I 100% empathize with feeling very sensitive about it, but I can tell you I have zero hesitations about hiring someone just because they have a layoff in their past.
d) I don’t proactively disclose the layoff in my cover letter or resume (other than that the dates make it clear I’m currently unemployed) – I talk about why I want the new job, rather than want to leave the old one. When I’m asked in an interview why I’m looking for a new role, I just say “I was part of the large-scale Company Layoffs, and what I’m looking for in a new roles is _pivot_.”; or if I’m applying to an job in a different industry where I think they might not have heard about our layoffs I’ll say something like “Company announced a big strategic pivot in Month; and unfortunately most of my team, including myself, was laid off as part of that, and _back to the pivot_”.
There’s no point to lying because you were laid off with good performance. That’s distinct from being fired for cause.
And good luck with the job search!
this is something you might be able to negotiate. when we let people we go we often explicitly agree that they are still working etc for a certain amount of time.
If it’s true, you could also say something like “my whole team/department/division was laid off”
is all cashmere scratchy now?
Cashmere is scratchy if it contains coarse guard hairs or is made from very short fibers (short fibers means it is basically the scrap bits that were gathered up after the better stuff was spun, so there are a lot of abrupt, pokey ends). Both of those are indicative of low quality fiber.
+1 the quality of cashmere yarns in knits and like all fibers used in clothing and bedding has gone down so much and we all feel it.
I haven’t found a solution (other than finding sweaters from 2 decades ago or knitting my own sweaters out of long staple expensive as hell yarns, which is a hobby, not a solution).
Quality for the price point has dropped. But your skin can also change with time and become more sensitive.
Favorite detergent that doesn’t leave residue on dark colored clothes washed on cold? I’m having the issue mainly with synthetic fabrics like my workout clothes. Currently using Tide free & gentle; have also tried Hex and while it’s a little better, it’s still an issue. Using less detergent doesn’t seem to solve it either.
Residue is because your HE machine isn’t completely submerging and properly rinsing.
Have you tried Tide Cold Water? But I think this might be a your machine problem – I’ve moved a bunch in the past several years and haven’t encountered a problem with regular Tide and cold water.
My washer is a top loader so I start the water, add the detergent, give the agitator a manual spin to distribute the detergent, then add the clothes. I’ve been doing this for decades and never had detergent residue on my clothes.
I do use very, very much less than the lid indicates – like about 1/8″ or 1/4″ deep in the bottom of the cap. Probably 1 to 2 Tbsp if I were to measure it. I prefer Arm & Hammer or Purex in sensitive skin formulas and always wash in cold.
One thought: have you tried running an empty load to see if there is detergent built up in your machine? You shouldn’t see suds if you run a completely empty load. If you do, run more empty loads until the suds clear out. Afresh makes a washing machine cleaner, but it will work better if you minimize any build up beforehand.
This is my favorite detergent ever. It gets my workout clothes and bedding so fresh. I got my brother hooked on it, too.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTS2SPMX
It says “pet” laundry detergent, but it is really so good at getting organic grime out of fabric. I am obsessed.
Fragrance free, no residue.
Will need more details here.
How hard is your water? Are you using powdered or liquid detergent? HE top load/front washer?
If you wash clothes entirely without detergent do you still see residue? If so, your washer is grody or your water is too hard.
If not, liquid detergent that says HE on the bottle and like a quarter as much as you think you need.