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Commandress Color Spectacular spotlights wearable clothes & accessories – and the occasional aspirational piece – in one of the season’s most of-the-moment colors. Today’s Color Spectacular focuses on one of the most popular colors of 2013: coral. Bright and cheerful shades of orange and coral are everywhere, and it doesn’t come as a surprise right now that [...]
Something that you’ll love to wear when you’re not in the office. Here’s a great-looking wedge pump from Cole Haan that is 40% off – and under $100 – from Nordstrom. The Cole Haan Amari OT Wedge Pump is the same shape as the incredibly popular – and comfortable – Cole Haan Air Tali Wedge [...]
Something that you’ll love to wear when you’re not in the office. I recently met some folks from Fossil and had a great time checking out the brand’s newest accessories. Their colorful handbag collection caught my eye from a distance – and looks just as terrific up close (like this Vintage Revival Tote in Brown, [...]
Commandress Color Spectacular spotlights wearable clothes & accessories – and the occasional aspirational piece – in one of the season’s most of-the-moment colors. My first post of 2013 introduced Emerald – Pantone’s Color of the Year. Emerald is a fresh, vibrant and forward-looking color that looks beautiful any time of year. I’ve been delighted to see emerald everywhere – [...]
Commandress Style Rules are a quick way to understand the basics of any style topic. As with any skill, once you’ve mastered the basic rules you will be better prepared to develop your own approach – and style. If you’re a regular Commandress reader, you already know that one of my favorite topics is how to [...]
Greetings readers! No post yesterday because my network provider put Commandress on lockdown – hackers were using computer programs to try to guess WordPress passwords and access accounts. I’m so glad to be back today – in part because I’ve been eager to share these noteworthy sales! Many of the sales are in honor of one [...]
“Smart, Chic & Made in the USA” spotlights American-made clothing for professional women and their families. Here’s an eye-catching and work-appropriate necklace from designer Coralia Leets that could accurately be described as an “understatement necklace.” The design of the Coralia Leets Mini Drop Necklace is elegant – and it does not shout for immediate attention. [...]
Dear Readers, You may recall that Commandress featured this gorgeous new Coach Madison Phoebe Shoulder Bag in a recent installment of Rest Your Eyes on This. (Shown below – the Phoebe bag in Cobalt, Sand, Canary and Peony). It only took me a day to follow my own very good advice and treat myself to a [...]
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. The spring season of friends & family sales is underway, and Bloomingdale’s Friends & Family Sale is one of the first in the lineup! Today through Sunday, April 7, you can receive 20% off almost all regular and sale-priced purchases with promo code FRIENDS. (Please note: the [...]
Today’s installment of Dear Commandress addresses a topic that has been vexing many, many Commandress Readers: What kind of tights and hosiery are appropriate to wear in a professional office? Commandress readers have a lot of questions about appropriate colors, patterns, textures and sheerness for tights and other legwear worn to the office. For my [...]
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