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- The Cut features the wardrobe of Alana St. Aude, a corporate attorney in NYC.
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Anonymous
Thanks for sharing that article from The Cut. So fascinating to see what real women wear! I wish I had the job, lifestyle and body to wear what Alana does!
anon
I agree, but the part of the article describing the conference just rubs me the wrong way. It seems competitive and materialistic in a negative way for women.
Cat
Totally agreed. That sounded miserable. Checking luggage for a conference to be sure you’re displaying enough name brand clothing?!?
And I’m sorry, but a NYC finance associate, even a senior associate (she’s law school class of 2010) is spending FAR more time stuck behind her desk on conference calls than she is in “big meetings.”
I do sympathize on having to plan which shoes to bring home, though. 90% of my heels live in my filing cabinet.
Anonymous
Yes and no re “big meetings.” I’m a NYC midlevel litigation associate, and I’m attending a black tie gala after work next week along with the chairperson of the firm and a few other senior partners. I’m basically a seat-filler but I’m looking at it as an opportunity to make an impression, so I really care about what I’ll be wearing. That type of clothing has a place in most associates’ closets even if you use it rarely.
And I assume she played up the import of her day-to-day for this article. I certainly would– I’d tell a magazine about court appearances and negotiations with opposing counsel, not about the 3AM proofreading session last night.
Anon
Honestly, it made me glad I am a lawyer in DC and not NY. I would be so incredibly uncomfortable in those clothes/shoes, not to mention the cost.
An. on
Same. More power to her, but I do not have the stamina or pain tolerance for that. However, as someone with the same hair texture, it’s heartening to see a natural hairstyle on someone in a conservative work environment.
Cool, but
Interesting article, but I felt like a total potato reading it, haha.
It is way too cold in my office to wear dresses and skirts comfortably on the reg. (Even WITH a heater AND a wrap.)