Year In Review: Our Top Wear-it-To-Work Recommendations in 2018
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Above: January / February / March
Above: April* / May* / June* (the orangeish dress is on major sale, the red top has a TON of colors down to $22, and the sweater jacket has colors on sale as well!)
Above: July / August* / September* (the gray dress is on major sale, and the pink blazer has other colors down to $55)
Above: October* / November* / December* (all still available and lots of sizes left!)
If you’re curious, here are links to the similar roundups from 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2010.Sales of note for 3/15/25:
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – 40% off everything + free shipping
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off women's styles + spring break styles on sale
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything + extra 20% off 3 styles + 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Friends and family sale, 20% off with code; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off 1 item + 30% off everything else (includes markdowns, already 25% off)
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- I'm fairly senior in BigLaw – where should I be shopping?
- how best to ask my husband to help me buy a new car?
- should we move away from DC?
- quick weeknight recipes that don’t require meal prep
- how to become a morning person
- whether to attend a distant destination wedding
- sending a care package to a friend who was laid off
Looking for a suit or blazer recommendation for an interview next week.
I am slightly larger than my normal size due to some medication, so in need of a classic, smart suit or at least blazer. Prefer navy (true, dark navy) or a black (conservative office, euro company).
Interview is with a smart woman, so possible she may notice my outfit more than male colleagues. Role is in the $2xx range, so budget is around $1k/+.
Appreciate your thoughts!
My best friend who works with that kind of a suiting budget swears by Max Mara, although I don’t know what you mean by larger. I’ve never shopped at Max Mara but I understand it may run smaller.
Marina Rinaldi is Max Mara’s plus size line if that applies to you. Not exactly the same stuff but some nice suiting options if there is one near you.
I just gave away 7 suit’s to good will. I wish I had read your note first, b/c I would have given them to you for the interview or to keep. I am not getting a tax deduction this year, Dad says, b/c of Trump. How can that be? I payed more to him then O’Bama? I do NOT understand. Mabye the HIVE can help?
I just purchased a beautiful Hugo Boss suit from Nordstrom. It is a dark blue/black pattern with a few nice details — not entirely traditional but still firmly in the conservative category.
Jeriba jacket
Tariba pants
These pieces are also on sale on the Hugo Boss website which brought the price down from about $900 for both pieces to $500. Nordstrom price matched.
The July and August items both link to the September pink mango blazer
Kat, could you please do the same roundup for plus sizes? Thanks
Kat, could you publish a list of VENUES where we can go out to meet other Corporette’s on New Year’s Eve in NYC and other big cities? I think it would be a good thing where we could all discuss fashion items, as well as employment and dating issues, so we would not have to sit at home to use the internet to transact busness and discuss these important issues for 2019. Thank you.
I tried the other day, but maybe was stuck in mod (?)
I’d love your recommendations for an interview suit: euro firm, conservative. comp for role in the mid 200s. I’d like to be around $1k for suit. recommendations for tops under suit also welcome.
wish me luck? ;)