Professional, Smart & Chic - A Style Blog for Professional Women
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. Before we get to the truly work-appropriate part, I just ordered the most adorable casual rain shoes by Melissa – a sustainable footwear designer from Brazil. Here’s a picture: How could an ‘Ultragirl’ rain shoe in a Liberty of London print be anything but irresistible? I found a [...]
The Commandress feature “Mad Men Monday” spotlights fashion that channels the 1960s style of the show’s leading ladies. I’m very excited about my favorite Mad Men Style find of the week: the T Tahari Mina Colorblock Dress in Evening Blue. The Mina Dress has many elements in common with one of my all time favorite [...]
“Smart, Chic & Made in the USA” spotlights American-made clothing for professional women and their families. I’ve been searching for new pajamas for a while, and finally found exactly what I wanted from Bedhead Pajamas. Their Empire Waist Lounge Set is Made in the USA from soft stretch cotton and comes in a variety of [...]
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 [...]
“Smart, Chic & Made in the USA” spotlights American-made clothing for professional women and their families. Today’s post features a Rag & Bone blazer that is Made in the USA. In addition, the blazer certainly qualifies for Rest Your Eyes on This status (i.e., “something that is lovely and delightful – regardless of its practicality or [...]
The Commandress feature “Mad Men Monday” spotlights fashion that channels the 1960s style of the show’s leading ladies. This week marked the return of Power Peggy, who dressed in strong black and white for a difficult conversation with Don Draper, her once former – and now current – boss. (There isn’t a screen shot of Peggy’s dress [...]
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. I have three exciting updates for Brooks Brothers today. (1) Brooks Brothers’ Friends & Family Sale Today through Saturday, May 11, you can save 25% on most merchandise online and in stores – including sale items – during Brooks Brothers Friends & Family Sale. Use code FNFBB6 at [...]
‘Tis wedding season again! Today’s Commandress post answers a reader question about black tie dress codes and features ten lovely dresses in styles to suit any best-dressed wedding guest. A concerned reader recently asked me a question that comes up every year: Can you wear a cocktail dress to a black tie wedding, or do you [...]
In “Rest Your Eyes on This,” Commandress takes a mini-vacation to spotlight something that is lovely and delightful – regardless of its practicality or its price. I’m currently hunting for a very practical trench coat for a couple summer trips. Granted, this Desigual Primavera Trench wouldn’t make it to the top of many “very practical” lists, [...]
The Commandress feature “Mad Men Monday” spotlights fashion that channels the 1960s style of the show’s leading ladies. No spoilers here, but I loved last night’s episode of Mad Men. I can’t wait to see how the characters react to huge news in the show’s fictional advertising world. In other really big Mad Men news, [...]
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