Suit of the Week: McQueen
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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 2026!
This suit looks great. The wool check gets more interesting the closer you look — there are a number of small white nubs that almost look like polka dots. The double breasted blazer looks sleek, and the pants are a classic cut.
The blazer is $3300 at NET-A-PORTER, and the matching pants are $1400.
Sales of note for 4/24:
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event, 30% off your purchase PLUS $50 off $100! Readers love this popover blouse, and their suiting is also in the sale.
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Brooklinen – 25% off sitewide — we have and love these sateen sheets
- Evereve – Now through Sunday: up to 70% off! Markdowns include Alex Mill, Michael Stars, Sanctuary, Rails, Xirena, and Z-Supply
- Express – $39+ Summer Styles
- J.Crew – Friends & Family Event, 30% off your purchase! Good deals on blazers and boots
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything, extra 50% off clearance, and extra 20% off $125+
- Lands' End – 50% off full price styles and 60% off all clearance and sale – lots of ponte dresses come down under $25, and this packable raincoat in gingham is too cute
- Loft – Friends & Family event, 40% off entire purchase + extra 15% off + free shipping
- M.M.LaFleur – This weekend only, save 25% on dresses. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Nordstrom – 1500+ new women's markdowns
- Sephora – Up to 50% off hair deals today only – includes Shark Beauty tools! (See our recent discussion on how to upgrade the Revlon brush.)
- Talbots – Friends & Family event, 30% off entire purchase – today only, free shipping, no minimum
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Those of you who have found a job in the last year or so, what is your job and how did you get it? e.g., Personal connection, Client referral, LinkedIn, Indeed, Recruiter, etc.
sample size of 3 acquaintances – all through personal network letting them know of an opening and passing resume along. (Legal field)
I just applied on my large company’s website. I may have searched linked in to find the job.
i saw it on linked in but it was posted by a former colleague
Linkedin; cold applied
Caveat that the job I got was 1 of ~500 cold apps I did, so obviously the odds weren’t great. But I also applied to the smaller number of jobs I knew the team at/had a referral for; and none of those panned out.
Indeed, no personal connection. My field is writing/communications.
Heard about the post from a network connection and public posting, I think I got it because I’m objectively qualified and network connections emailed the hiring manager.
Currently in-house counsel. A former client from my private practice days asked me to join their company.
This was 18 months ago, but: in-house legal counsel (contracting), through a personal connection.
I am increasingly unhappy with the look of my face. I went to the hairdresser yesterday and was sort of horrified to look at myself in the mirrors; dark eye circles despite copious amounts of concealer, forehead wrinkles, deep lines between my mouth and nose. I’m 46 and have always been pretty low-maintenance – make up yes, but I don’t like getting hair treatments or nail services or anything like that, and the only anti-aging I’ve done is retinol creams. But I’m ready to do … something.
My regular dermatologist has an affiliated medi-spa. Do I just make an appointment there and agree to whatever they suggest that I can afford? I just have no idea what to do here.
Aw! This happens to me every few years, also mid-40s. Honestly, I just play with my face–do some face yoga, give it a nicer and more intentional moisturizing session, maybe do an ice-rinse or two to shock the face. Also prioritize getting 10-15 minutes of sun on your face every morning–it’s a huge difference maker. With some extra vitamin D and colostrum (if that’s your thing.)
This made me laugh. All of it. And not one of these was recommended by my dermatologist, who is excellent.
Botox is the answer
I would try a red light mask and the NuFace device first.
Yes, go to derm/med spa and see what they recommend, but avoid filler. Some botox and maybe some regular facials should help you feel better about your appearance.
As you age, using too much concealer or makeup actually makes you look older (much older). Also, depending on the lighting at your hair salon, you might not look nearly as old in other venues. (I would expect them to have flattering light, but you never know). I follow the makeup artist Selena on tiktok and she has lots of videos about makeup after 40. Do whatever procedures you feel you need, but definitely get a pro makeup consultation from someone who works with people your age.
This is so true. You need to change your makeup as you get older and use less of it! I see so many older women who use even more makeup as they age thinking it will cover up aging and it only looks worse. I have toned down my make up routine starting in my late 40s and now at 60 I only use a tinted moisturizer, mascara, blush and lip products.
I’ve heard they pile on the makeup because they can’t see well anymore.
Yes, start with Botox or Dysport and get your hair cut and colored. If you keep on not doing anything it’s just going to get worse.
“Worse.”
It’s also going to get worse if you do everything! I promise.
This^
I wouldn’t use a hairdresser’s mirror to judge how your skin look. They have work lights at the most unflattering angles to you. I don’t think I’ve ever liked my makeup in that light, but feel wholly normal 5 minutes later out of the bright backlight.
based on this morning thread – do you think you married the right person?
The second time, yes, absolutely. But hoo boy did I have to take a Mulligan on the first one!
Yes. I have no idea how I got so lucky. 22 year old me somehow picked the same guy 40 year old me is head over heels in love with.
NOPE.
yes. married the first guy I ever dated, A+/five-star/10 of 10 decision 20 years later.
I don’t believe in “the one” and I think if I hadn’t married DH, I would have probably found someone else I would have also been very happy with (better in some ways, worse in others probably) but I don’t know that I could have done any better on net.
Yes 100%. Our marriage is not super passionate right now but he’s an amazing father and partner in parenting and life, and my best friend and I can’t imagine not being married to him.
Yes. We’ve had our issues but overall I’m very grateful that I have someone I can trust and rely on.
Yes, but I was almost 30 when I met him.
there w is no right person!! there are definitely wrong people but no one person.
I didn’t read the question as implying there’s only one match for everyone, but rather “did you make the right choice marrying the person you did?”
This isn’t honestly how I feel. For me it was this one or no one.
Yes. We met first year of high school and have lived through a lot together.
My awful JR was supposed to be laid off this week, my executive just excitedly told me they found money to keep my JR. I’m heart broken, he’s so useless it’s actually more efficient to do everything myself (I didn’t hire him, he was a bait and switch transfer from a different department because they didn’t want to go through the effort of firing him). All my previous wonderful JRs have been rightly promoted, and it just seems like I’m going to be stuck with this lemon for life. One of my colleagues has had a lemon JR for EIGHT years, and it seems like my future is going to be similar.
Does anyone else use a Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund for donations?
I was pretty shocked this week to get an email from Fidelity stating that they were denying my recent donation to Southern Poverty Law Center, pointing to their recent targeting via Justice Department’s specious lawsuit. Well that is why I was giving money right now – to fight this ridiculous partisan smear campaign. So I am stunned to see that Fidelity wants to start wading into partisan waters by withholding my money from a 401c3 organization that I have donated to in the past using this same account. The email included a customer service email address to use if we had questions, but that email bounced back. So I called and gave them my feedback – which was not well received. They just re-read the email back to me.
Has anyone else had this issue if they tried to donate to SPLC this week from their Charitable Fund? Does anyone use a Charitable Gift Fund at Vanguard? I recently moved all my $ to Fidelity, but maybe it’s time to go back to Vanguard.