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Suit of the Week: The Fold

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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: here are our picks for the best women's suits of 2024!

I always love suits from The Fold, and this gorgeous plummy burgundy one is no different. I love that there is a matching skirt, dress, and pants (and, judging by the picture, a matching blouse as well.)

I haven't noticed this before but they're suggesting you launder the suit (well, the jacket at least) in the machine “cool machine hand wash” — I'd love to hear from anyone who's tried it!

The suiting pieces are $295-$595, available in US sizes 0-16.

Looking for something similar? Boden and Reiss both have velvet suiting in a dark red, and Ann Taylor has some bright red as well. For plus sizes check Eloquii and Universal Standard.

Sales of note for 4/24/25:

  • Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
  • Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
  • Boden – 25% off everything (ends 4/27) (a rare sale!)
  • The Fold – Up to 25% off
  • Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
  • J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
  • J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
  • Kule – Lots of sweaters up to 50% off
  • M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
  • Rothy's – Final Few: Up to 50% off last chance styles; new favorites added
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns

67 Comments

  1. Did anyone here learn to golf as an adult? How would you recommend going about it (private lessons, etc.)? I’m mid-thirties and have never golfed but am interested!

    2. I learned and then had to drop it. I took lessons from a female pro at a place that was a driving range / putting place. I took lessons while continuing at the driving range / putting place for practice from a pro at a golf resort with a teaching facility mainly to teach adult executives how to golf from scratch. It is a struggle and a sport where even if you are generally sporty, you have to put in the time on fundamentals. Which I like, possibly prefer, to trying to play a round and needing 36 balls because you keep losing them. But I’d restart as a retiree or any time when I have more time than things to do (not the case now, but possibly in the next 5-10 years). At any rate, golf courses are lovely and it’s nice to have an excuse to be on them, especially in a work setting where everyone else is going. A lot of golf games are designed to be inclusive, with rules like Captain’s choice and best ball, so in my mind, there is no reason not to do it. It’s not like tennis where you have to be well-matched for one person not to be bored or frustrated.

    3. it’s funny that i always thought of it as an old man sport… but now that i’m in my late 40s i’m worried i’ll tweak my back if i try it.

      1. I have done that! The key is to let the club do the work. Don’t try to power through anything. Power is for the young. Technique and restraint are where it’s at now.

      2. This is where the sports massage comes in. Preventative. After a day of rigor. I’m telling you — this is a blissful life that is only rough on your bank account. For free help: rolling on a tennis ball will also work out any knots.

    4. I did! It was my pandemic accomplishment. Look to see if your local parks department has group lessons to start out with. Mine did, and they had loaner clubs so I didn’t have to buy a set of clubs right away. The group lessons were enough to get started with, and then I got private lessons to fine tune a few things. I also joined a beginner league so I had people to play with every Saturday. You can definitely learn as an adult, and it’s totally worthwhile – social, decent exercise, outdoors, you can see quantitative improvement over time. Do it!

    5. I did private lessons with the course pro at my nearest public course. It was absolutely great. They have group classes too, but I appreciated the one on one instruction.

      Then you put in time at the driving range, and don’t neglect your short game – use the putting green at the driving range too.

      I learned just enough to play in some corporate events – so we often played a “best ball” game in foursomes. My putts were often the best ball, because I practiced them. I was also pretty good with a pitching wedge.

  2. I am finally at the stage of my career where I could afford this. Which means that my body is at the stage of life where it is constantly shape-shifting. Emotional support cheese board? Check. Perimenopausal shape changes? Check. Grief-driven weight loss? Check. More emotional support favorites from the family recipe box? Check. I don’t dare buy anything new unless it’s from a mall store on sale or an unaltered size up of a loved item I can snag on Poshmark. I’d love to reach stasis at any size because then I’d love to buy an item like this (but not to wear for a month or two and then find that it stops fitting because that body is no longer mine).

    2. I have the very similar “Belleville” top from the Fold and it has consistently looked good on me through a 20lb weight difference. I lied in wait on Poshmark and Ebay. Still expensive, but not the full price.

    4. I am 15 lbs heavier than my fighting weight (I am 47 and had a baby 20 months ago so God knows where I will stabilize) and just got back from London where I went into their store. It was life changing. I spent more in one sitting than I ever have in my life and came home and immediately ordered the two other pieces I knew I wanted that they didn’t have in my size, in stock. I paid a $300 premium to buy online (the currency exchange is WAY off) and wouldn’t hesitate again. I was careful to buy things that aren’t especially sensitive to size fluctuation (and in fairness, I don’t shift size very much) but I think a lot of their pieces are quite safe in this regard.

    5. It is quite the irony that we cannot afford beautiful clothes when we are young and beautiful.

      1. And, yet, the beautiful and young are the least in need of beautiful clothes. I need beautiful clothes for a robust woman who has seen some things.

        1. I always feel like Donna Karan gets the demographic of successful enough to buy the nice stuff for yourself, and has seen some things.

          1. Donna Karan gets that demographic only if one also happens to be taller than the average woman.

  3. is anyone getting health insurance through the marketplace? did they change stuff around dental insurance this year? i’m so confused why they won’t let me just enroll in a healthcare plan (that says it covers child dental, but then they want me to purchase extra dental for my kids?)

    1. I’m tempted to go without dental and just buy into the discount plan at my local dentist. So many local dentists are dropping insurers and it doesn’t go very far even when they take it.

      1. I’ve never had dental insurance. I work for the government but our dental insurance is really expensive (much more than the cost of two cleanings) and doesn’t cover anything except preventative cleanings. So I’ve never signed up for it and just pay for cleanings out of pocket.

        1. Same! I pay for my dental cleanings, etc. then get reimbursed by my FSA. My dentist gives a cash discount.

    2. I buy my healthcare plan from the marketplace, and dental insurance there. It’s expensive. I am not 100% sure on the child aspect, but I did see that some dental is covered for children under my healthcare PPO – I think that’s more a traumatic dental injury like getting a tooth knocked out in an accident. I don’t think the PPO would cover cleanings and fillings.

  4. Does anyone have a preferred “quick dry” method for DIY nail polish? It looks like seche vite and essie good to go are popular, but I am also seeing some good reviews for londontown’s drying oil. If anyone has any recommendations in this area, please share them with me.

    1. Dazzle Dry! You need the whole system. I add the ridge filler base coat for a more gel-like look. Start with a full-size kit, not the minis, because the brushes on the minis are hard to use. Let each coat dry completely before applying the next coat–the base coat takes a little longer than the advertised 5 minutes.

    2. Seche Vite always and forever. Have been doing my own manicures weekly for 10+ years. I have strayed but always come back.

    3. I’ve used the Essie good to go/Expressie (I think that is what it is called?) with good results.

    4. I’m hard on my nails and have done lots of trial and error. Only 2 things work for me (dazzle dry doesn’t even work!).

      1) a full Essie system: here to stay bottom coat, whatever normal Essie nail polish, no chips ahead top coat, speed setter coat

      2) London Town nail veil and nail concealer both dry very quickly for me and last a few days without chipping. Plus, since they’re light and neutral colors, when it does chip it’s not as noticeable

    5. I have the Sally Hansen quick dry top coat (clear, but comes in a red bottle) and it is AMAZING. Just paint my nails like normal, and instead of using my normal top coat and hoping I don’t bump anything for a few hours, I use the QDTC and can touch my nails within about 30 seconds without marring them.

  5. Shortylove bags
    Hi all,
    does anyone have one of their bags? Thoughts? I am looking at the bucket bag.

  6. If you have sheets for various sizes of beds (e.g., queen, full and twin), how do you keep them organized? Do you keep the sheets as sets or separate the sheets into flat, fitted and pillowcases? I’m realizing the downside of buying all white sheets…

    2. I store sheets as sets in the bedroom where they ultimately go, not in a centralized linen closet. (Partly because we don’t have a linen closet!) That has really helped in keeping them organized.

      1. Same! I have a sweater box in each bedroom closet for the sheets that go in that room.

      2. Same. I keep the sheets in the bottom drawer of the dresser and it’s been a game-changer. So easy!

    3. Each sheet set not in use gets folded and put inside one of the pillowcases from that set. They get stored in the room they’re used in so I don’t have to worry about sizes.

      1. Exactly this. All sets kept together in a pillow case in a closet/drawer in the room they will be used.

      2. I store mine in the pillowcase as well. So much easier to keep them organized.

    5. Part of my solution to this was to get rid of all but one extra set for each bed. Other components were, as others have said, to store the spare set in the bedroom with the bed to which it belongs, and the third component was these amazing folding sheet organizers from Amazon. I don’t live in a climate where one ever needs or could tolerate flannel sheets, so we only have the single extra set. For a long, long time, I did not even keep the single extra set. I just washed and replaced them same-day and got a new set when they wore out. But now I have houseguests coming and going, so I sometimes need to change sheets before the next shift comes in, and that’s faster with a spare set.

    6. we only buy colorful sheets, so i guess that’s a benefit because we can tell them apart from the patterns. i store them in separate closets though, and i did get some of those amazon storage boxes for off-season things (like the christmasy flannel sheets i only pull out for a few weeks each year).

      1. please share: have you ever had flannel sheets that did not pill, if so what brand and type? I would love flannel sheets but usded 4 different brands of flannel sheets which all pilled and I could not stand the feeling but would love their warmth in winter.

    7. I have fabric bins that sit on the shelves of my linen closet, and the sheets are organized so that each bin has only one size sheets.

    8. Key for me is not getting them all mixed up in the wash. So, I wash one set at a time, fold and put back into the right room. Then on to next, etc.

  7. What would you get a close friend to celebrate her official adoption of a baby? Already did a baby shower + all kinds of other gifts when the baby arrived in the summer, but early next week is the official hearing where the judge finalizes the adoption legally. We’re close enough I have been invited to the hearing and want to have something small for her. Would love any special thoughts.

    1. I’d probably bring flowers and a bottle of sparkling for the mom, and a new book or 2 for the baby.

    3. In the same situation, we did the book “You Belong Here” and a gift card for professional family photos for the finalization.

  8. What earrings do you wear daily?

    I have Cartier Love studs and would like to find something similar-ish (stud, ~$1-2k, yellow gold, not flashy)

    2. Small round or midsize squoval hoops. Mine are stainless steel with a gold finish, but you could definitely find real gold. They’re the only earrings I wear in my first holes.

      I wear very small CZ nap earrings in my second holes. I literally never take them out.

    4. I have studs from Tiffanys that look like kidney beans. They are my favorite.

  9. I hate spinning my wheels. I’m ADHD, have problems making calls and doing this crap but i did the things and made the calls and picked the choices.

    just realized that 2 of the 3 things i did need to be undone completely so now i’ve just got more on my to-do list.

    1. I just realized I popped a bunch of holiday cards in the mail without putting stamps on them. So.

      Just some solidarity for the sometimes crappy things.

    3. I did a couple of The Things today, but unfortunately none of them advanced me toward my work deadlines. They were non-work Things that were bugging me (like a fasting blood test early this morning, and making a couple of appointments) but it has not made me more productive with my never ending project.

  10. I have three suits from The Fold in clever crêpe and wash them on a low temperature low cycle after 3-4 wears. My oldest suit is now four years old. That said, I only wear the suits for big occasions with a maximum of twice per month per individual suit.

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