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Suit of the Week: L.K. Bennett

Suit of the Week

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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. L.K. Bennett is a new brand to me — apparently it's a British brand known primarily for shoes. Still, I like the look of this suit — the fit on the jacket (at least on the model) is nice, and the cutaway hem offsets the wide collar nicely. I particularly like the black buttons and high waist on the skirt — they're interesting and classic, all at the same time. The jacket (L.K. Bennett Herringbone Tweed Jacket) is $545, and the skirt (L.K. Bennett High Waist Wool Tweed Pencil Skirt) is $275. A matching dress (L.K. Bennett Cap Sleeve Wool Sheath Dress) is $445 (although I'm not sure it can be worn under the jacket). This post contains affiliate links and Corporette® may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

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Comments

  1. anonette

    Ooh I love this! The buttons on the skirt are such a great detail. And I love the styling with the black polka dot blouse.

    • Kanye East

      Me too. I’m simultaneously gratified and annoyed that it was preceded by a “Tales From the Wallet” that fortified my resolve not to buy new clothes for the remainder of the year. Or decade.

      Note to self: look for new job with large employer, great insurance, and amazeballs perks.

    • Bonnie

      I love the styling and will definitely try something similar with the tieneck blouse I bought recently.

  2. black dresses

    This might be my favorite suit that I’ve ever seen featured here. Gorgeous!

    • CSF

      Agreed. This is stunning, and if I had the money, I wouldn’t think twice about buying.

  4. AIMS

    Love this brand! I also discovered it rather recently, and must say the quality is top notch. Gorgeous suit. Great pick. Love the blouse! So glad its finally becoming available stateside.

    • SF Bay Associate

      I had never heard of L.K Bennett until Princess Catherine became a celebrity blog favorite and was shown and described as wearing her L.K. Bennett nude-for-her pumps everywhere, so I looked up the brand. Out of my price range, but I am sale stalking for sure.

  7. Kady

    Is it my imagination or are the LK Bennett models actually more “real” looking (and less stick-figure-y) than the typical Nordstrom online models? The gal(s)? wearing the LKB dresses are positively *gasp* normal looking (ok, maybe a bit tall). Added plus, she’s not doing the constipated/bored/stunned face.

    • Cleocatra

      The UK advertising campaign actually features “real” women, usually aged c. 30 or so.

      I love LKB clothes (particularly their dresses) and they make up about 70% of my work wardrobe. They have great sales, a couple of outlet stores and are often available for 15% off via assorted in-magazine coupons.

  8. goirishkj

    Swoon! But what I really want is that blouse! I may or may not have a slight polka dot obsession.

  9. Sarah

    I’m going to be in the minority here, but I don’t like it. I think it would make for a bulging-looking stomach. (And that’s not even an area I typically worry about. Thighs, yes. But not stomach.)

    • Research, Not Law

      I was wondering the same thing. But maybe it’s the way the model is standing?

    • Anonymous

      It’s okay to have a round tum, curving hips, and small waist in pencil skirts. Okay and even the point. A straight (“pencil”) cut is intended to reveal where our bodies are not straight.

      Check out Monroe or Russell or Hollaway-Harris. :) Our modern idea of magically being curvy-figured with a waist-hip difference but also being straight-figured without a tummy is silly, largely impossible, and so not something to stress over or strive for. Curve it up! Not every style is for ever body, but if you like your waist-hip difference, don’t worry about having a human stomach. It’s femme and cute and real.

        • Susan

          Having a human stomach may be cute and femme and real, but if you’re wearing a pencil skirt that’s got a nipped in waist, it can be quite uncomfortable!

          Maybe I’m missing something in “Clothing Physics” here, but if I were wearing something that would make me look like I had a stomach bulge, it’d probably be because the waistband was too tight.

          And I hate really tight clothing. The prospect of working for 10+hrs in really tight clothing just makes me wince.

          Do you cite Monroe, Russell, and the Joan Holloway character as good role models?

          I hope not, because they were/are all wearing wearing corsets or very tight undergarments to push and squish parts of their bodies in order to accentuate the curvy shapes.

          Whenever I see them, yeah, I recognize that they look fab, but I also remember this advertisement for comfortable lingerie that had the slogan of: “are you tired of women being pushed around? ” ;-)

          • Anonymous

            The supposed “bulge” is not from the waistband but comes below the waistband. The waistband hits at the true waist, above the stomach. I have never thought a stomach showing was a problem. No fair to think a curvy bottom showing in the back is good while deriding (our own) curvy stomach showing in the front. Most of who have one have the other. There it is, no problemo.

  10. anon in dc

    As a pear shaped gal I love LK Bennett. They assume women have hips and make clothes that acknowledge that.

    • Nancy P

      Ooh, good to know. I wondered it that dress might fit in all the wrong places.

    • MeliaraofTlanth

      I think British brands are so much better about this on the whole. I have no idea why.

        • Research, Not Law

          Like

          Good to know! It would be nice to finally own a pencil skirt that fit.

          • Cleocatra

            Can you buy Hobbs suiting in the USA? Also v.g. for the pear shaped amongst us …

      • MeliaraofTlanth

        I qualify my statement to say British brands except Boden, who’s dresses always seem to be cut super narrow through the hips and thighs.

        • Cleocatra

          Agree re. Boden; the only dresses I have from them are A line, other than the one shown as a TPS pick a few weeks ago which is so jammed full of Lycra that it would fit any hips, anywhere.

          I also can’t wear their trousers for the same reason.

  12. Selia

    There are a few Halogen seamed pencil skirts in limited sizes/colors on sale on Nordstrom’s site for $44.90 if anyone is looking.

    • just Karen

      Thank you! Have been eyeing the magenta one for a while, but they added the dark purple to the sale colors and I jumped – now crossing my fingers they fit!

      • Mir

        Thanks! I wore my new magenta Skirt for the first time today. I debuted the “moss” last week. Love them both… may add some more colors as they keep going on sale…

    • gov anon

      I so want to find it in teal. But, even if I did, I promised Mr. gov anon I wouldn’t buy anymore clothes this year.

  13. Esquirette

    Pretty pretty! I like the suit and the blouse — good balance between the two.

    Threadjack: I’m considering having shoulder surgery in the new year. It’s for my dominant side. I’ll likely be in a sling and have limited range of motion (sideways & up/down) for easily a month, likely longer. It’s long overdue but I am really worried about trying to work post-surgery. My practice involves me sitting at my computer typing pretty much all day (fun fun). I will not be able to use my one arm practically at all because it will be held against my body. Has anyone dealt with this before? Any tips/suggestions? I don’t want to go to reduced time (and salary) but the thought of scrambling for the rest of the year trying to make up lost billables is super depressing. TIA!

    • Maddie Ross

      I have not been in a sling like tht since graduating from school, but I had two separate shoulder injuries (one in college and one in law school) and a wrist injury which limited my ability to type since starting work, so I can offer some advice. My biggest suggestion is, if you are able to, try to learn to dictate more now so that you can dictate longer items after your surgery. I can still type one-handed, but I’m not as fast. Dictating the major portions of things and then editing one handed worked well for me. Other than dictating, it may be possible to do some typing either by situating your computer tray certain ways or using a laptop. It’ll be hunt and peck sometimes, but it’s better than nothing. And typing is by far easier than trying to write with your non-dominant hand.

      Other than work stuff, the biggest problem I had with being in a sling was doing my hair. I could barely brush my hair with my non-dominant hand. I’d suggest practing that now or even thinking about a wash & wear haircut since you have the luxury of knowing about your isolation in advance. Good luck to you and feel better soon!

    • Erin

      Your firm has to accommodate your injury. Most likely they already have a policy on the books for this situation. As Maddie Ross said, you should plan to dictate. If it’s a large firm, they should be able to assign you additional administrative help to assist your secretary with the dictation.

      I’d suggest you contact HR now to figure out what your options will be. Most large employers have generous disability assistance programs.

      • Delenn

        Taking advantage of your firm’s disability policy will make you a less desirable employee, however, and will put your name much higher up on the list of people to lay off the next time the firm shrinks.

        Buy some voice recognition software (i.e. Dragon) and start training it to your voice now. You will probably need IT’s permission to install it on your computer, but asking for a few minutes of IT’s time will probably be less damaging to your career than asking for anything more substantive.

        • Erin

          You must have worked for some pretty horrible people in the past. In normal workplaces, it makes you a team player who’s willing to come in and work even when she’s injured.

    • Kay

      You could also try changing your computer keyboard setting to one handed Dvorak, if you can take the time to pick up a new method (I hear it doesn’t take very long?). I have an acquaintance with only one hand who does all his typing using that method–and is actually very fast at it. You could at least look into it, remembering that the qwerty keyboard is designed to slow typists down.

    • PirateLawyer

      I had a pretty severe shoulder injury a while back that prevented me from using my (non-dominant) arm in any capacity for quite some time. I asked my firm for Dragon software (voice recognition software) since I was not terribly interested in dictating into a tape recorder. It was great, and allowed me to maintain my productivity. Best advice: do you physical therapy! It makes a huge difference in your recovery time.

    • ADB_BWG

      Sorry for the long response!

      I had rotator cuff surgery on my dominant shoulder in Spring 2010. I had two small incisions and one large one (scar is about 1.25″), where a screw had to be put in (damange was worse than expected from MRI report). I’d done two rounds of PT prior to the surgery – (1) to ensure surgery really was necessary and (2) to strengthen muscles for post-surgery PT. My job requires a lot of typing and handwriting and I had a 60 mile RT commute that was either all driving or half drive/half public transit.

      I won’t kid you – the surgery was extremely painful and the recovery process was challenging. The first week after surgery I was useless. The second week I began to do some teleworking – maybe 2 or 3 hours a day for a few days a week. By week 3 I was teleworking 4 or 5 hours every day and by week 4 I was back in the office a few days a week. I typed and wrote much more slowly and I didn’t lift anything I didn’t have to lift! If I hadn’t had to drive both ways and deal with the possibility of horrid traffic backups, I probably could have gone back to the office in Week 3.

      I did three months of PT, starting at 3x week and going to 2x week. I was extremely diligent about doing exercises on my own as well. I also went for deep tissue massage on the shoulder and arm 2x month as soon as I had clearance from PT, which really helped prevent a lot of scar tissue. 18 months later, I would say I’m at 95-98% full range. It felt like I would make no progress and then all of sudden I could move further – and then another plateau. Starting a “gentle” yoga class also helped.

      So – short answer: If you don’t have to drive and you are diligent about PT, you may only need to take 2-3 weeks off. And DON’T overuse the sling. I kept my arm in the same position in the sling for a bit too long and that has left me with a tendency to roll my shoulder inwards.

      • Shoulders

        I had shoulder surgery on my dominant side as well, and I echo much of what ABD_BWG said. Although I needed about 1 week off, simply due to the pain – I went back to work after that. I remember the nurse laughing at me beforehand when I said I didn’t want prescription pain killers, that I would just take advil. She was right to laugh…it was quite painful. I had a sling with a pillow inbetween my arm and my body, and I wore it for a month. When I took it off at the end of that month, I had a range of motion of literally like 1 inch. That’s where the physical therapy comes in! I went 3x/week for a few months and then started to decrease the frequency. PT hurts like h*ll, but do what they tell you! When you don’t do the exercises, it can really affect your recovery and leave you with a much more limited range of motion. I’m about 4 years out from my surgery, and I’d say I also have about 95% of my range of motion. Every once in a while, I’ll move it the wrong way and feel some pain. And sometimes I can detect weather changes in my shoulder, but other than that, it’s been successful. I also agree with ABD_BWG on combining massage with PT. This really helps with the scar tissue, pain, and range of motion.

        As far as work goes, I got really fast at typing with only my left hand…I adapted to that fairly quickly, and you could start working on that in advance. Obviously you won’t be as fast as you usually are, but you can definitely make it work.

        My main suggestion would be to consider your wardrobe ahead of time! This was something I didn’t think about, and I wish that I had. For the first month, as I said, I was in the sling and literally could not move that arm. I had my armpit waxed ahead of time (silly, I know…but I’m glad that I did). I had to have help to get dressed, and pretty much all that I could wear were tube tops and and some halter dresses that I luckily found at Target that I could step into and pull up (two were halter wrap dresses…the most “professional” thing I could wear). I couldn’t get anything over that arm for a month. I’d throw a cardigan or wrap over my shoulders to try to be appropriate at work. Obviously people understand that you can only do the best you can do. I might suggest getting the surgery in the summer when you don’t have to worry about warm clothing.

        Also, (hopefully not TMI…just trying to be helpful) I couldn’t shower for a month because I wasn’t allowed to take the sling off. I used shower wipes, like the type you get for camping, and shower from the waist down, and use the wipes on the top. I also got my hair professionally washed every 3 days or so (I became very friendly with the people at Cost Cutters…cheapest place I could find).

        Let me know if you want any other suggestions! I know you asked specifically about work, but these were just a few things I wish I’d planned for (especially the wardrobe issue). You’re going to need help during those first few weeks as well. Good luck! Despite the tough first month of recovery and following PT, I’d recommend getting the surgery if your shoulder is giving you lots of problems – I’m definitely glad that I did!

  14. Sarah

    I wish some Corporettes did this makeover of a banker instead. There are so many other lovely ways they could have added some zip to her outfits. In some cases, I think she even looks more professional in the “before” photos. I’m all for mixing patterns, but that skirt and blouse combo doesn’t exactly make me think that’s who I’d want my money with. Yikes…

    http://www.stylelist.com/2011/10/11/banker-makeover-photos_n_1005564.html?ncid=webmail5#s402209&title=After_Sharp_angles

  15. Erin

    For the anon poster who asked what to wear to the Fed Soc dinner – I think I replied too late for you to see my comment. Here it is again.

    Yes. People go all out. Almost all the men will be wearing tuxedos. I wore a colorful, silk tea-length dress the last time I went, but I’d say the majority of women were wearing long gowns. It’s a rare opportunity to get all dressed up so if you want to get dressed up, go for it.

    ps – be advised that the Omni Shoreham charges for coat check, so bring some cash! I was surprised by this as most hotels don’t, and I didn’t have any cash in my teeny wristlet purse.

  16. Baby DC Attorney

    I need some styling advice. I purched this jacket: http://tiny.cc/ydna1 and I don’t know what color to wear it with (or whether to wear a skirt or pants). I tried pairing it with the skirt pictured with it on the website, but in person it is wayyyy too much red for one outfit. Any suggestions? My friend suggested a black pencil skirt, but I wasn’t sure if black would work with the brown tones in the jacket. TIA!

  17. yeshy

    Anyone know a good, free, financial planning resource to turn to for questions? For example, right now I’m trying to decide what the best online brokerage service is — I like to consult some sort of expert publication or resource on it.

    I’ve checked out Learnvest, but there’s too much fluff. Anything else?

    • EM

      Have you checked out Suze Orman’s site? I don’t know if she makes specific recommendations about online brokerages, but her emphasis is educating yourself. A lot of content is available for free on her site. Your local library likely has copies of her books as well.

      • Anonymous

        I love her. She’s not a perfect money genius, but neither am I, and she provides the friendly, practical, sea-level advice (not fabu skyscraper or brill ivory tower) I need, not intimidating, cut to the chase, lots of free resources like forms and facts.

    • Sydney Bristow

      I mentioned it on the tales from the wallet thread, but I listen to Clark Howard podcasts of his daily radio show. I’m pretty sure there is a phone number on his website that you can call if you want to talk to someone about your specific concerns without being on the radio.

  18. Nonny

    Love the skirt and the fabric, but am I the only one who thinks the jacket lapels are just *way* too wide and would make me look like a linebacker?

    Threadjack to say: I may be late to the party, but my very first Skirt arrived yesterday afternoon (in Purple Magenta).

    Did I open it and try it on immediately? Yes.

    Did I wear it for the remainder of the workday? Yes.

    Am I wearing it again today? Yes.

    Do I now want it in about 10 different colours? Yes.

    Does the fact that I sized down work miracles for my body image, even though I normally shudder at vanity sizing? Heck yes. (Sidebar: I wonder if Nordie’s does this deliberately.)

    Nordie’s, you are the best and I could wear The Skirt every day of my life.

    • Ru

      Ha, you’re awesome.

      I don’t like the lapels either. It looks like someone hacked them off too soon.

    • MeliaraofTlanth

      I ordered my first The Skirt earlier this week. It’s getting here Friday. I hope my response is exactly the same as your’s. The amount of anticipation I have for this arrival is ridiculous. If this skirt isn’t amazing after all the hype from corporette commenters, I’m going to be sorely disappointed.

    • BD

      Just a vocab note, the wide part you see is a collar. Lapels are the part that folds back at the front opening, below the collar. I see a wide collar, no lapels.

    • BigHTown

      Cute! Would that I could receive packages at the office, I’d do the same thing!

      I have so many that I”ve separated them into fall/winter and then spring/summer closets by colour intensity and so forth … they’ll last longer I suspect, but so many choices over this year (and an “extra black one”) have really skewed and stuffed my closet. I have been focusing on new jackets or jacket replacements instead…

      About how long do jackets or cardis last you Corporettes?

      I write by hand about 3-4 mornings every week, doing assessments. No way to do it on computer. I find that the cuffs on the right side start to wear a bit. Much more of a problem with 3/4 length sleeves.

      If I’m replacing jackets every 2 years or so, a $150-$170 jacket full price seems decent CPW but if it’s yearly … yikes. I know, YMMV.

      Another question…does anyone else have a dept. store Palais Royal in their town? Here, it’s been renovated and I swear it was all acrylic or polyester clothing…many at $50 or less price points. Highest brands were Chaus and Jones-Sport. Some Maggy London and London Times dresses. I know that in the 1970s-80s, it was higher end items. Just reporting in and offering bargain friendly places out there. Many, many, many shortsleeved or sleeveless dresses and the dress-with-little-jacket options there.

    • anon

      OH MY GOODNESS.

      I just had the same experience. Ordered my first Skirt this week. In purple magenta, no less. Now want All The Skirts.

    • Nonny

      I am starting to suspect that Nordstrom pays most of its bills off Corporette purchases of The Skirt.

    • jcb

      I am starting to suspect that Nordstrom pays most of its bills off Corporette purchases of The Skirt.

      • jcb

        Ok, nevermind – searched old posts and confirmed. I love the colors, but what do you wear with a brightly colored skirt? Black/grey/ivory top? I have no imagination for these things.

        • Anonymous

          I like navy with colors – not as harsh as black. You could also do like a cream blouse and a mid-brown cardigan. Or you could go crazy and do a yellow top with the pink and pair it with a grey sweater or something. And green pumps! Ok, maybe I’m taking it a bit far, but my point is that there are so many choices!

        • Mir

          Oooh more Skirt talk, and I already posted above. I’ll jump in here too, though. So far, I did the green moss with a white, textured button down, statement jewelry and grey tweed heels. For purple magenta, I tried out the colorblocking thing and paired with a dark teal silk top and similar-colored long cardigan, wide camel-ish crocodile-textured belt. I was pleased with both, but now searching for more ideas. Navy isn’t great on me, and I’m worried about the green (which, as someone noted in an earlier thread, is quite light) looking too “Spring” if I pair it with light colors. Maybe dark yellow/gold? Will be shopping my closet this weekend.

          Side note: I’m usually an 8, probably a tighter 8 after some lazy months recently, and the 6 fits me perfectly… it even inspired me to go work out. Vanity sizing for the win!

    • Anon

      As a dissenter (sort of) — I think the skirt is “fine”. Its reasonably priced and serves a wardrobe purpose. No more, no less. I think the J Crew pencil skirt is infinitely more flattering.

        • JC

          Didn’t work for me either– I have no hips, meaning I am pretty much straight up and down with shoulders and boobs. The Skirt did nothing for me and seems like it is more suited for curvy women. So jealous because I love the look and colors that it comes in!

          • anon

            Yes, The Skirt does not work for those of us with straight figures. On me, there was lots of extra fabric in the hips.

      • anon in SF

        Agree. The Skirt is fine, but the jcrew skirt is far higher quality fabric and better construction. And, for me anyway, a more flattering fit.

        • MelD

          To be fair, isn’t the J Crew skirt twice the price of The Skirt? If it didn’t have higher quality fabric and construction, I’d be surprised.

    • Maddie Ross

      It shouldn’t be. I’m 5’8″ and The Skirt in regular sizes hits about mid to low knee cap. I actually have one of them in petite and it hits right at the top of my knee cap (which I find to be a more flattering fit on my leg, frankly).

        • LinLondon

          Don’t go to the Nordies in Pentagon City! I had the same idea when I was in DC a couple weeks ago and their stock of The Skirt was virtually non-existent (didn’t even have my size, so I couldn’t even try it on, I was gutted). Tyson’s Corner is a bit of a haul, but, Pentagon City disappointed.

          • Cleocatra

            I so agree re the Pentagon mall – I went there last trip and was quite disappointed with it in general; Nordies didn’t seem like it really “fitted” in.

            Tyson’s Corner all the way this trip – my new office is out there and I have friends in Vienna.

            I see that there’s a longer length Skirt in the range so perhaps I can try that out too and report back.

    • mamabear

      I’m also 5’10” and just assumed The Skirt would be too short for me, but this exchange has given me hope. Just ordered!

    • Tall 3L

      It depends on your inseam. I am 5’10” with a 36″ inseam for flats, and The Skirt is too short for me. It is 22″ long, and my skirts need to be 24.5″ to hit the top of my knee.

  20. Nonny

    On another note, since we are talking about British brands, have any of the UK Corporettes looked at the new Gok range at Sainsbury’s? I am curious as to quality/fit/fabric (not expecting a lot because of the price point, but trying to decide whether it is worth an excursion to Sainsbury’s on my upcoming trip).

    • Cleocatra

      I think it’s only carried in the (much) larger stores and I gather from this week’s media frenzy that it’s been a huge hit and has sold out. Feedback I’ve heard from a friend who bought the LBD (also available in red) is that all the clothes look v meh on the hanger but pretty good on, as they have a built in support layer. So the dress in question has a Spanx-style separate slip layer, over which you then wear the top bit.

      It’s carried in a store near where my monster-in-law lives, so I may call in there for a restorative nosey around post our duty visit this Saturday … will report back if so if you like?

      • Nonny

        That would be awesome. Yes, I heard it sold out super fast but am hoping that they will have restocked by two weeks from now.

        I already looked online to see which stores carry it – I think the nearest to Central London is either the Victoria store or the Whitechapel store.

        • Cleocatra

          Victoria is (very) central London; Whitechapel is a (not very nice …) outer area and I really wouldn’t go there, even for the Gokster’s clothes!

          Are you on the email distribution list for the London meet? If so, you can probably work out who I am from that, so please feel free to e me if I can help with the retail aspects of your trip.

  22. Bunkster

    So frustrating. I’m trying to buy the Sailor Trouser jeans from Talbots because they’re almost 50% off during the fall sale.

    I’ve spent over an hour trying to purchase them. The site is really slow. My browser keeps crashing. I’ve gone through the checkout process 3 times. This last time when I went to my bag/cart, there were 2 pairs of the jeans in it.

  23. BigHTown

    Late threadjack …

    per last week’s thread, I just got a navy (very very very dark blue) pinstripe skirt suit from Macys. As an inveterate “skirt/dress gal” I am thinking of ways to add more feminine punch to the suit.

    Other than the requisite solid sweater/shell tops, what are some thoughts?

    I was wondering about pattern…or perhaps something with a flounce/ruffle. My husband just said, “paisley or geometrics” with a pinstripe. Any color.” Then again, he is color blind (biologically not sartorially).

    My closet leans to grey/black, reds, berries, pinks, bright blues/navy, and purples in tops and “the skirt.”

    Thanks…

    • Bonnie

      I like to wear a blouse with a blue tone flower pattern with my navy pinstripe suit.

    • Ru

      Hmmm, your closet is full of cool tones. Yes, any of those colors would go with navy, even the black, if the navy is more blue than black. If you were looking to purchase, browns, burgundies/maroons, greens would go with the navy also.

      • BigHTown

        @Ru – I love all your suggestions, not just for myself, but in following you on all your posts. Burgundy/maroon – love those and have lots of those. Can’t do the greens w/my olive complexion.

        Would you put in florals, geometrics, patterns in those colors?

        In essence, do I just ignore that it’s pinstriped fabric? (I don’t wear stripes in clothing, so this new for me.)

        Thanks for confirming that I can go monochromatic with all blues @Bonnie, using patterns to change it up.

        • AK

          Yes, when it comes to patterns, just ignore that it’s a pinstripe. Your husband’s advice is spot on; just think of how men wear it (with patterned shirts and/or ties), and you’ve got your lead. This is one of the many reasons why I love pinstripe pants and jackets — it’s so much more interesting than a solid (especially black) but it doesn’t limit you in terms of patterns or bold accessories.

  24. Maharani

    I couldnt wear it as I am shortwaisted-it would be agony having that much fabric creep up my front. Not sure I could sit down either….The model is either shortwaisted or pear shaped as the jacket just makes her look too narrow on top-its odd. I also wouldnt button a jacket with that huge coat-like collar with a pussy bow blouse. It looks odd and would have looked better with the jacket open. Nice try but I’ll pass on this one.

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