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Suit of the Week: Tahari ASL Women’s 3-button Jacket Skirt Suit

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Tahari ASL 3-button skirt suitFor 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. Overstock has this lovely Tahari suit on sale today — love the slant pockets, the ruffled collar, and the simple pencil skirt. Sizes 8-16 are still available for $99 at Overstock. Tahari ASL Women's 3-button Jacket Skirt Suit On another note, am I the only one bored of gray suits? If any of you have seen non-gray suits that are interesting, please pass along! (L-0)

Sales of note for 1/22/25:

  • Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
  • AllSaints – Clearance event, now up to 70% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
  • Ann Taylor – All sale dresses $40 (ends 1/23)
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything
  • Boden – Clearance, up to 60% off!
  • DeMellier – Final reductions now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
  • Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
  • Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off; new markdowns just added
  • J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
  • J.Crew Factory – End of season sale, extra 60-70% off clearance, online only
  • Rothy's – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – extra 50% off

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60 Comments

  1. I like the fact that the skirt is long enough to cover the model’s knees. So often skirts are simply too short to be office-appropriate.

  2. I have this suit — bought it in July, have worn it frequently. Good quality, good skirt length, very flattering. Only problem I have had is finding a shell to put underneath. Took some effort to find something low enough not to clash with the ruffled neck but high enough to be decent if I take the jacket off.

    2. I’m hesitant to buy this suit for that very reason. Could you provide more detail on what your solution was?

    1. Elie Tahari is the more high end brand. Generally a bit more fashion forward (though still conservative/traditional), more expensive and with better quality/fit (imo).

      Tahari ASL is not actually Elie Tahari at all — but a license to a company called Kasper, owned by Jones Apparel (which also owns AK, Le Suit, etc.) Tahari ASL suits usually come in sets (vs. Elie Tahari, which is sold individually). Some people are fans. They are certainly reasonably priced and can often be found for $100-150 at places like TK Maxx or Filene’s Basement. I find that they do not fit me well at all — the jackets are cut with a broad shoulder in mind. Also with ASL, be careful with random details. Like all suits sold in sets, there is often a weird detail involved like a random pleat or ruffle, funky buttons, etc. Just FYI – if you are buying online.

      There is also “Tahari,” without the Elie but also without the ASL. I think that may be somewhere in the middle and possibly produced by ET not ASL as licensee, but honestly, I am not sure.

      1. Elie Tahari can be found in high end department stores, e.g. Bloomingdales. I always thought Elie Tahari and Tahari were the same (but maybe not). Tahari/ASL as AIMS points out is licensed to Jones. I think the fit between Elie Tahari and Tahari/ASL is totally different. Price point also is totally different. I just try to think of Tahari/ASL as an entirely different brand.

    2. I have purchased Tahari ASL suits at Macy’s and Dillards. Sometimes the quality is ok, but the fabric on a couple of them “pilled” quite badly. Fairly inexpensive.

  5. I like this as pictured (very ladylike and graceful, though I would totally replace the buttons), but I have a strong feeling this would not look that way *at all* on me if I actually tried it on. A suit like this is heavily dependent on perfect tailoring to look good, and I find myself quite overwhelmed by Tahari jackets, esp. in the arms.

    Probably just as well since they don’t have it in my size.

    1. I like that! I have no idea where I’d wear it, though. It wouldn’t fit in at my office, but I can’t imagine wearing that as a casual dress.

    2. Oh I like that. I would wear it to brunch, or to the corporate conference with a cardigan.

    3. I have something in a similar cut, but slightly more subdued print. I wore it on a cruise for dinner on one or two of the less formal nights. :-)

  7. I have this in Kelly Green. It is so comfortable but I made a big mistake in the color. I find that it is far too noticeable to wear more than once every two weeks. If it were in grey or charcoal, I would then be able to wear it once a week. Now that it is getting warmer out, I will not wear it much until Fall.

  8. Ugh. This chapter reminds me so much of NGDGTCO. I find it so offputting that the author assumes my writing might sound anything like that opening paragraph. If it did, sure, that would be a problem worth discussing. But it doesn’t, and neither does the writing of any of my female coworkers.

    Even though I may personally feel validated, reading a string of “you may be making this horrible mistake, and if not you, then lots of your female professional peers” is actually quite awful. If I let it, this type of message can make me think less of women, and therefore myself.

  9. Quick update– a long while ago I mentioned on one of my posts that a client wanted me to argue that having been on warrant status for 5-6 years meant that he had avoided police contact and therefore had stayed out of trouble and should just be let go with no punishment. He ended up with 60 days jail.

    I had to laugh when I read that this client has now been arrested for selling, possessing, and manufacturing drugs for having a house full of marijuana plants and meth. Clearly, staying out of trouble, right?

    1. Wasn’t that about 60 days ago you posted? ;o)

      At least he’s entrepreneurial.

      1. I fought like hell to win a VOP on a guy who was headed for prison. The judge split the baby and gave him another chance by putting him on community control with an ankle bracelet. Yes, he was wearing the bracelet a month later when he tried to rob a bank.

        1. Wow! I don’t know much about the ankle bracelets, but can’t they track exactly where you are? As in, if you rob a bank they can tell you were there at a certain time and day.

    3. I could have mentioned it when I first heard about it….saw client’s name on the docket today and was reminded how obnoxious he was.

  10. Love this suit. I really, really like feminine details like the ruffled, scooped neckline. It would only be girlier if it came in pink.

    1. I also love this suit. But I’m on an austerity measure right now, so holding off.

  11. Hi, I just found your site (I’m heading into my first year of law in Aug :]) and I have a question about undergarments, strapless/convertible bras in particular (Sorry, this isn’t related to anything to suits). I’ve had trouble with fit. I keep having the issue of ‘armpit boob’. I tried on a larger cup in the same band, and I still had the same issue, only I had more room in the cup. The ones I’ve tried recently are Warners This Is Not A Bra Strapless and Felina Bra of The Year Strapless.

    To me, strapless bras should fit like this:
    http://s12.shefinds.com/sf/files/va-bien-ultra-lift-strapless-bra-255×300.jpg

    Instead, I’m getting the boob-cutoff like this (notice the top of the cup):
    http://images.figleaves.com/product/110×154/pm_wc-65449.jpg

    I realize they are two different styles, I just used the second picture as an example of what it looks like. The bras I mentioned are more similar to the style in the first picture.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!

    Rose

    1. I’m of no help to your question but try posting this on the weekend thread (Friday-Sunday) — you’ll likely get lots of feedback.

    3. You’re having problems because you’re wearing the wrong size, and possibly also a bra in a shape that doesn’t work for your shape. (Not all women have similarly shaped busts, and all bras are not thr same shape either.) The only way I have ever found to get a strapless bra (or any bra, but strapless are particularly difficult) that fits properly is to go to a proper lingerie store and be fitted by a person who knows what they are doing. Victoria Secret is not a proper lingerie store. Nordstrom will do if you don’t have a lingerie store, but let us know where you are located and we can try to help you locate a place with proper fitters.

  12. Threadjack – Kind of a rant… I’m not even sure what my questions are in this situation but here it is: My specialized practice area that brought me to firm and Random City has been in decline in recent years (likey combo of economy, client and personnel departures) prompting me to seek out other opportunities (no luck thus far and getting frustrated). Now I see that my firm is looking for an associate in my intended specialized practice area at experience level for position with Better City office. Potential problems: A more senior to me attorney who moved from Random City office to Better City (likely saw writing on wall about practice decline here) can be difficult to work with. Unsure if worth stress of dealing with again. Senior also may not want me for job – somewhat rocky working together past. Other problems: (1) politics of it getting out that I’m interested in Better City / intended practice area after making an effort to be enthusiastic about transitioned to practice, (2) Better City may not have as much of the work as they think either and would be in same position filling time with not-first-choice practice area as I have been. FWIW I have some ties to Better City and it is on the list of cities I have otherwise considered.

    1. I’d apply for it. What do you have to lose? You’re looking for other job anyway.

      But make sure to use complete sentences in your application materials. This post was difficult to read.

    2. Can’t hurt to indicate your interest in the position. As you mentioned, maybe Senior won’t want you anyway. Worst case scenario, you move to Better City, hate working with Senior, make connections in the Better City market, and move on to a new job in Better City. Right?

  13. Ha! That’s what I get for being snarky. I meant “another” instead of “other.”

    1. I normally resist nitpicking online spelling, but because it’s your username… it’s spelled “Grammar.”

      As for Harumph, is there any low-key investigating you can do to see if Better City is actually busy? As a starting point, does your firm publish new matter information, or any online practice updates? And, what’s the worst that could happen if you move — do you have better transition-to-another-job opportunities in Better City anyway?

  14. Effed up something at work. Client p#ssed. Drinking wine now and feeling sucky about my mistake.

    1. Isht happens. Did you fix it? If not, is it fixable? Can you fix it tomorrow? If not, what measures are you putting in place to make sure it doesn’t happen again?

    2. Your human. Don’t worry about it. I made a few mistakes also this year, but we work hard and don’t get all the credit when we do great. So if it happens, I say so it happens, and right now, a glass of pinot grigio sounds yummy!

    4. I hate that feeling! Glad that you’ve got somewhere to sound off (here) and something to relax with, though.

    5. Thanks, everyone! It’s fixable in the sense that the motion isn’t due until Friday and we have plenty of time to correct it, but I guess what’s not so fixable is my reputation with the partner and client. Such is life, I guess. Yes, I’ve learned from this but it still stings.

      1. I’m having that same kind of week. Nothing major but lots of little screw-ups. Feels horrible. Know that at least you have some company in that boat!

    6. I just wrote an ERISA brief and sent it to the client before filing it (thank goodness). Client thought it was a great brief except he pointed out that I misspelled a word – ERISA. Way embarrassing, although I’m glad he saw it before I filed it.

      1. That’s hilarious; it must be the ERISA gods because mine was an ERISA issue, too — NOT an area I generally practice in either, but someone in our employment group needed a litigator to help with an emergency. Gah, I hate work screw-ups.

      2. A couple of weeks ago I filed a brief that said “pubic” on the first page instead of “public.” Nobody at my office caught it before it went out. I knew it was just a matter of time before that happened (my “l” key is sticky).

        1. For that exact reason I have set auto-correct to change both pubic to public and penis to pension. Just in case. (This after I filed a brief with a court of the “Untied States of America”).

          1. Just added pubic to my auto-correct list. Luckily, nobody but me seems to have noticed my error. The judge in the same case made an arguably worse mistake – he called my witness Ms. Ass-kiss (her name was Atkis).

          2. Add “county” to your list. Leaving out the “o” is ugly, but I (almost) did it once.

    1. Good Luck! We will be thinking of you, and the most exciting thing about it is that tomorrow at this time, you will be out having the time of your life! Just be careful, because it is wild out there and you want to make sure not to do something that will embarrass you later in front of the Law Examiners.

    2. So early! That’s awesome and good luck! I have my first final of the semester on Tuesday, but I’m already burnt out and unmotivated from this crazy year!

  16. It doesn’t always matter about the color. A pant suit can be any color as long as the suit itself is interesting. What is the use buying a suit that you will find boring and plain. Even if it is, spice it up.

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