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– Wow: the ABA picks up a tidbit from a WSJ article about a lawyer in her mid-20s who wears “outlandish” high-end designers to court. In related news, I am now obsessed with this $11,675 McQueen jacket (pictured) (but no, not for the office).
– What does workwear look like across the job spectrum? Already Pretty asked a few different bloggers (including me!) the question.
– Anita Bruzzese has some suggestions for how to talk to a company VIP.
– Do women “network” — or “self-promote”? Jezebel looks at the perception difference.
– Interesting: Politico talks about the Senate Women's Dinner Club and their “civility” pact.
– Finally: Learnvest has a great chart that answers that age-old question: when is it worth it to buy organic?
surrounded by lawyers
Possible error? Kat–I went to the Jezebel link and ended up at Already Pretty. Just a heads-up intended to be helpful.
Kat
whoops — I think it’s fixed now. Thanks for the alert!
anon
The young lawyer clothing purchased are supported by her family. They all shop together as a family activity.
RR
The young lawyer thing made me gag a little bit. I’m trying to rise above and not judge, but seriously. You are a lawyer and your parents are still buying your ridiculously expensive clothes? For some reason, that seems worse than taking money for rent or loans, etc. Maybe I’m just jealous that I lack the funds to support my own crazy designer ensembles for work.
K
Made me gag too. I barely have the funds to support my law school loan payments, let alone a crazy designer piece and I make a decent salary. Yar, jealousy.
j
I just read that WSJ article and as soon as I read what the younger girl wore to court in lieu of a suit, I immediately thought of Corporette and our chats about appropriate courtroom apparel. I am a bit more liberal in terms of court outfits than many of the commenters here, but I had a bit of an eyeroll when I imagined a girl in a huge-shouldered Balmain blazer in court. Leopard print shoes, OK. Kim Kardashian shoulders….not so much.
Emily
Kat,
Where did you find the gorgeous turquoise necklace for the Already Pretty feature?
Res Ipsa
The piece from Already Pretty was fascinating. And the differences between Corporette’s philosophy and Lisa from Privilege were really interesting too–generational or aspirational?
Arachna
I find that interesting too. Made me think of the semi popular? Corporette opinion that t shirts aren’t formal enough.
Anon
That WSJ piece was horrifying. Sure, those folks are entitled to buy whatever they want with their money….and I am allowed to think they’re a bunch of vapid, wasteful idiots.
Anon 2.0
Posting a link to that article with this designer jacket…
mille
I didn’t say it before, but I will say it now– WTF on the “young defense attorney focused on domestic violence?” You are connecting with your clients over ridiculously expensive clothes? What is the conversation starter? “Hey, look at me, aren’t I pretty? This jacket costs more than you will earn in a year?” I don’t know why it bothers me so much, but it does.
As a criminal defense attorney, I can say that she is probably very, very out of touch with her clients and it won’t do her any favors as she continues her practice. Learning to handle potentially awkward situations is part of the job. Also, if she is actually talking to the victim (not just witnesses) she needs to get an investigator to handle that. Too many pitfalls of talking to the victim yourself. You can call the investigator on rebuttal, but can’t call yourself.
I’ve always found it ironic that people wear expensive gowns to charity events. Wouldn’t that money be more useful to the charity?