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Suit of the Week: Veronica Beard

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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!

This Veronica Beard suit is a great color of pink!

I like that the blazer is one of their dickey blazers, so you can add a ton of cool layers in cashmere, wool, and denim, including hoodies, mock necks, shawl collars, and more. I'm also a fan of how the pants lay — they're on trend with the wider leg, yet flattering AND functional. Lovely.

If the pink isn't your speed, the suit also comes in several other colors. The jacket is $698 and the matching pants are $498; there's also a matching vest and some knits in the same shade (“petal.”)

Sales of note for 4/24:

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    2. Yes, and if they recommend pellets, find a new doc. I was reluctant to go on HRT but pulled the trigger in November 2024. My only regret now is not starting sooner.

      1. Started Testosterone gel….and don’t feel much different, except….more appetite, and a certain calmness.

    3. Start there but if they aren’t receptive (mine wasn’t), try an online provider or a menopause specialist in your area. Many obgyns aren’t trained in HRT.

      1. My OB says their training is mostly on Medicaid patients; some Medicare patients in the mix would be a plus but they don’t see a lot of people who are older except for cancer, etc.

        1. Peri starts in your 40s (and as early as 30s) so Medicare patients wouldn’t help all that much. But also, surveys of medical school deans have shown they don’t teach it so it’s very much a curriculum issue.

    6. I just had my first telehealth appointment with Midi this week. I thought it went well and my provider was a NP who was super-knowledgeable in the area. My home GYN was sort of clueless (she’s new to me and I wasn’t a huge fan). Old amazing GYN literally moved to Canada so she can keep practicing medicine the way she wants to. That’s where we’re at. UGH.

  2. I want to send a senior friend a couple of cosy mysteries (no politics, sex, or violence).

    Previously I sent her the first Maisie Dobbs (based I think on recs from you all) and The Maid, which she enjoyed. She sent me back a Barbara Pym, so I really benefitted.

    Thanks for your recommendations!

    1. Ha, I’m the outlier on this one but I thought the first Maisie Dobbs (never read another) was hot garbage. It was recommended so highly here!

      I liked the Lady Emily mysteries when I was going through hard time but there is some violence here and there. I still found them cozy and enjoyable.

        1. Yup, ditto! Less well known, I like authors Sally Smith, Lexie Coyningham, Deanna Raybourn, Gretchen Archer, Kerry Greenwood, Katherine Addison and collabs between Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer. I lean towards cozy and humorous over graphic and bloody.

        1. This is not a dig but as a lawyer who deals with murder cases daily I find it funny that anything involving murder is wholesome. I know, I know.

          1. Fair.

            But a couple of interesting elderly with ominous pasts and personal quirks who are not generally taken serious by society any more, living in a fancy retirement home and meddling with (incompetent) police investigations, thereby solving the most complex cases… Maybe “wholesome” is not the right word, but there a “righteous” element to it that makes Richard Osman’s books so enjoyable.

    4. I have a love/hate relationship with the Lord Julian series by Grace Burrows—the main character is pompous AF but the supporting characters are great. The quality of each book is inconsistent which is annoying but they’re easy reads.

      I also like Ellery Adams, CJ Archer, Sally Goldenbaum, the Girl Waits With Gun/Kopp sisters series, Elly Griffiths, Alyssa Maxwell, Kate Khavari, Naomi Hirahara…lots of historical mysteries that aren’t terribly violent. James Herriott’s All Creatires Great and Small series might be good too

    5. I really like the series that begins with A Case of Mice and Murder. There are only two books so far, but another is coming this year, I think. I would also recommend The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers. And the Inspector Barnaby books!

    6. There is a series of mysteries set in the Sherlock Holmes world but written from the perspective of Mrs. Hudson, and I am adoring them. Martin Davies is the author.

    9. Barbara Pym is so good! You might enjoy the Mick Herron Slow Horses books as I think of him as Pym crossed with Le Caree with a splash of Raymond Chandler or Dash Hammett.

    10. Vera Wongs Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (where the heroine is an elderly lady).

    11. I love the Armand Gamache series from Louise Penny – there is implied violence (murders) but I still consider it very cozy mystery. I wish I could live in the village of Three Pines!

  3. I have been wearing VS pink u n d i e s for a long time (the “no show hiphugger”) and they have been declining in quality, stretching out more easily, etc. Any recommendations in the same shape? I tried the Uniqlo airism hip huggers and there was too much between leg coverage for my taste. TIA!

    2. Omg SAME. I have been wearing this underwear exclusively for years, so bummed about the quality lately. Following with interest.

    3. I wore these for years and switched (for reasons you mention) to natori bliss briefs and have been very happy. No vbl, pinching, plenty of stretch…

      1. +1 to the Natori Bliss briefs. I switched after reading the Wirecutter review. Good luck!

  4. What are your favorite fashion magazines? I used to love Vogue but unsubscribed a few years ago.

    1. Are there fashion magazines in 2026? I have given up Glamour (sniff!) and Vogue (rich people covering their besties is 1000% not relevant to me, sadly). And then W (ads were too r@pe-y).

    2. I get Vogue, but not for the fashion advice. There are witty articles about skin treatments (both the good and bad aspects of them) and fancy spa getaways, spotlights on artists, and of course, celebrity profiles (although those are annoying as they are just full of praise and lack depth). I wouldn’t necessarily recommend subscribing but it can be mildly entertaining. A magazine I enjoy more and find valuable is Prevention for health/wellness advice.

    3. I’d love some intelligent fashion writing, but I haven’t been able to find much lately.

  5. I feel like pants like this need to be hemmed for flats or skimming the top of the foot. With this much volume, such a light color will just blacken if it’s worn outdoors (pollen, grime, 7th Avenue sidewalk slop). I don’t fear a black pant in the city; with anything lighter than gray, keep it away from the pavement and concrete!

    I get spending VB money for jackets or dresses. IDK that I’d spend VB money on this suit.

    1. This color isn’t for my rosacea-prone skin, although I really love the look of the suit.

    2. I have this suit in a dark color and it’s lovely. I get complimented all the time at work.

  6. Anyone want to help dress me for a baby shower? The Mom-to-Be is the DIL of my best friend (we’re in our early 60s). It will take place in a very affluent suburb of a large Southern City. The MTB is an up-and-coming local fashion influencer, so I’m sure the shower will be all over Instagram so I want to fit in with the other guests.

    Parameters: Prefer a dress, budget up to $250, midi length, need a 3/4 or long sleeve. Size 12-ish. Baby is a boy if that matters (can I wear blue?).

    1. a little above your price point, although you can get 15% off if you sign up for their annoying texts and emails. I haven’t seen in person yet, but am considering this for summery events:

      https://www.nicandzoe.com/products/gold-label-gallery-stripe-luna-dress?variant=46526525538462&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23589651101&gbraid=0AAAAAo10P9-LHPMgEF47KxD3XjFNnFF4h&gclid=CjwKCAjwpcTNBhA5EiwAdO1S9l2avIdh1pN9zO1cyoD2cO699-ZAJ3bpLaZ5zOeV5HW60jXCMgKooBoChToQAvD_BwE

      Beware – I’m a northerner (although of the same age) and don’t know southern norms. This may not be the right vibe for that environment, but I do think it is pretty.

    2. Fun, I’ll play! I think you can wear blue but you don’t have to. Here are some options:

      https://tnuck.com/products/french-blue-stripe-corinne-dress

      https://www.sezane.com/us-en/product/jacky-dress/ecru

      https://us.boden.com/products/women-alexa-long-sleeve-midi-dress-multi-abstract-valley-d1511mlt

      https://us.boden.com/products/women-ellie-cotton-maxi-shirt-dress-green-decorative-lattice-d1534nud

      A couple over budget dresses from Tuckernuck, but try codes YOUROCK or YOURULE:

      https://tnuck.com/products/olive-ornate-floral-serena-dress

      https://tnuck.com/products/belle-bouquet-cotton-linen-therese-dress

          2. Why would you not know your friend’s dil? I know the married and unmarried partners of my friends’ children and of my childrens’ friends. I’ve been involved in the friend’s children’s lives since they were littles and have been attending their significant events all along so their friends aren’t strangers.

      3. I mean, I have no love for influencer events or baby showers, but OP did say that this is the DIL of her best friend, so presumably she’s going to support her friend who is excited about having a grandchild, not just to support some attenuated acquaintance. And an up-and-coming influencer having a baby shower doesn’t mean that it’s going to be a baby shower full of influencers.

          1. My best friend’s kids are like my own and my kids see my best friend as like an aunt/second mom to them. I could absolutely see going to their baby shower the same way the dad of the baby’s aunts might also be there.

          3. She might just need company if she’s going to be surrounded by zennial influencer wannabes.

      5. Okay? This person is, and she’s asking what to wear. What difference does it make if this is something you’d go to?

    5. Check Beau & Ro and see what they have. I have the Eloise Dress from there and it’s great (I have it in a wintery print but it comes in lots of prints. Not quite 3/4 length sleeve, but it’s elbow length). Oliphant is another designer I like for dresses for these sorts of things, but probably over budget unless you get one on sale.

  7. How do you remain professional when someone on a Zoom thinks they’re at the same level but keep suggesting the most basic stuff? It’s always like they invented it, too

    1. I have the humility to know I’ve been the idiot on a call before and haven’t realized it, so I treat them how I would want to be treated.

  8. I had a second round interview yesterday and have been called back tomorrow for a “meeting” (their word) with a very senior person. I’m in higher ed (staff, not faculty) so it’s a Dean. Two questions:

    1. Can I wear the same jacket and pants with a different blouse? I last interviewed regularly almost 15 years ago so I don’t have a lot of business clothing that fits and I don’t know what I can get locally before tomorrow morning.

    2. I assume for this type of meeting, my questions for them should be more strategic/big picture, but I don’t really know what to ask… any brilliant ideas? I’ve worked in higher ed for a long time but have never had this sort of meeting before.

    1. I’d ask what the top 3 priorities of this Dean are, in context of their department, and also how it relates to college/university priorities. Another question could be how they sees the applicant supporting their team (and who is that team: other staff? faculty? students? liaisoning with other departments). Ask what skills/behaviors a successful applicant should have/display – what are people like who succeed in this job?
      I’d also ask whether this role is about operational excellence, or about strategic programs.

    2. Hello! I’m a communication director at an Ivy–so responding for the East Coast.

      Unless your meeting will involve some of the people you saw on campus yesterday–go ahead and wear the same jacket and pants. Steam them and make sure they’re fresh and impeccable. If the pieces (separate or suit) are neutral, maybe wear a memorable color for the top–something brighter than you wore at the second round. Wear different earrings or accessories, and you will be fine.

      With no sense of the role you’re interviewing for, it’s hard to suggest specifics, but every university and leadership area right now are affected by federal policy changes and budget cuts. Choose one of each that suits your area, and you should be very relevant.

      1. It doesn’t sound like she’ll be meeting any of the same people though. I think it’s fine to rewear it if no one from the previous interview will be there.

    4. Also in higher ed. Not sure what your interviewing for precisely, but here are a few ideas:

      1. Yes, absolutely.

      2. Check to see if the college/university has any new initiatives (for students, faculty, and/or staff) and ask about those. (“I saw that you’ve just started a new program in public health. Can you tell me more about that?”). Depending on your role, you could ask about collaborative opportunities (across departments or areas). Ask how your department reaches faculty and students (if that’s applicable).

      Good luck! I hope it goes well!

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