Weekly News Update

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• Fashionista interviewed Patricia Field, costume designer for Sex and the City, among other shows and movies featuring fashion-forward media mavens, about how she updated characters' wardrobes for the revival of Murphy Brown.
• Vogue provided some fall fashion inspo by featuring 14 working women.
• Refinery 29 shared that more black women in broadcast journalism have been embracing natural hairstyles.
• Fashionista shared the best new K-Beauty products.
• Above the Law reported that a leader at a BigLaw firm has asked women to tell him if they plan to become pregnant — for “budgetary reasons.”
• The New York Times reported from the New Rules Summit on ways in which opportunities for women in the workplace are stagnating — and what can be done to fix that.
• The Guardian‘s movie reviewer offered a cheeky response to a man's question about the modern-day equivalent of Working Girl in terms of the characters' outfits.
• Vote.org includes state-by-state registration deadlines ahead of the midterm election on November 6, including links to register online. (But just to be sure, also check out your state's individual voter registry laws — the site recently updated their Texas information after the state rejected 2,400 registrations.)
• The Cut explained how the anti-Müllerian hormone could predict fertility.
• For Your Laugh of the Week: McSweeney's shared a list of dangerous ideas.

On CorporetteMoms Recently…

• We continued our Week in the Life of a Working Mom series with a fundraiser in Boston.
• We asked, how does your family do laundry?
• We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.

Did we miss anything? Add 'em here, or send them to news@corporette.com. Thank you! Also: Are you a mom or mom-to-be? Don’t miss this week’s news update at CorporetteMoms.