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Workwear sales of note for 5.26.23:
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale just started! See our thoughts here.
- Amazon – Memorial Day Sales! Lots of discounts on Amazon Essentials and more.
- Ann Taylor – Extra 30% off lots of sale styles (prices as marked).
- Anthropologie – Extra 40% off sale.
- Banana Republic Factory – 50%-70% off everything + extra 25% off purchase (ends 5/31).
- Boden – Sale, up to 50% off.
- Brooks Brothers – Extra 25% off sale; already up to 70% off (ends 5/31) – also mix & match sale with men’s shirts, 4 for $249.
- Cole Haan – Up to 50% off sale styles (ends 5/31).
- Eloquii – 400+ styles starting at $19; up to 50% off everything.
- Express – Summer kickoff sale, 30-50% off everything (plus $35+ steals) (ends 6/1).
- H&M – Up to 60% off online and in-store.
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off “dressed up” styles (lots of cute dresses!).
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, no exclusions.
- J.McLaughlin – The Sale Event, extra 30% off.
- Loft – 40% off full-price styles
- M.M.LaFleur – Short but sweet sale (ends 6/1).
- Madewell – Get 30% off your purchase.
- Ministry of Supply – 25% off sitewide (ends 6/1).
- Sephora – Up to 50% off select beauty.
- Shopbop – Up to 50% off designer sale!
- Sue Sartor – Lots of cute dresses on sale!
- Talbots – Extra 40% off all markdowns (ends 6/1)!
- Theory – Up to 60% off + an extra 20% off.
- Universal Standard – 25% off sitewide (ends 6/1).
Other noteworthy sales:
- CB2.com – Up to 50% off everything!
- Joss & Main – Up to 60% off, plus an extra 20% off with code.
- Tuft & Needle – Save up to $775 on mattresses. (Reader favorite bed brand; Kat really likes hers!)
- West Elm – Memorialy Day Sale, up to 60% off.
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Let me ask you this–if you’re under a certain age, can you get away with colorful suits, or are you condemned to the black-gray-brown palette? Because I see lots of older women wearing colorful suits–reds or pastels, but not a lot of younger (<35). Any opinions? Obviously I’d stick to dark conservative colors when going to court, but for other events?
Anne
I once read somewhere, I think the WSJ, that for women, the higher up the corporate ladder you get, the lighter or more colorful your suits can be.
A reader
Yeah, my thought looking at this suit was that I could get away with the jacket or the skirt (probably mostly the jacket), but not both.
Stacey
I have never heard that suit color was tied to age — but now that you mention it, I am quite sure I wouldn’t wear a pastel suit (I’m 30). However, I have a red suit, a dark red suit, and I have been seeking a dark purple suit. I don’t see a problem with it. Anyway, who cares? If I have to be in a suit, I don’t want to be bored. We should be able to change the rules a little bit. Men, on the other hand, well… a man in a colorful suit looks like a pimp at any age. I have always pitied their lack of options in professional attire.