Professional, Smart & Chic - A Style Blog for Professional Women
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
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 – [...]
The Commandress feature “Mad Men Monday” spotlights fashion that channels the 1960s style of the show’s leading ladies. Happy Monday, and congratulations to everyone who has finished their taxes! Let’s start the week with my favorite style from last night’s episode of Mad Men. Peggy Olson is still figuring out how to manage the underwhelming [...]
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. I love coming up with ways to wear print dresses to the office – including pretty floral dresses. One of my favorite professional looks is a print dress paired with a solid blazer, sweater jacket or cardigan. Yesterday’s post included a versatile black sweater jacket that you could pair [...]
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. Here’s a breath of fresh air! I don’t currently own any short sleeve jackets, but this Pressed Dahlia Jacket by Elevenses makes me feel like I need one. The abstract black and white floral print – with cheerful touches of bright pink and yellow – is a [...]
Something that you’ll love to wear when you’re not in the office. Looking for an easy way to update your weekend wardrobe with one of spring’s big trends? Feeling a little befuddled – but perhaps just a bit intrigued - by the possibility of mixing a graphic floral print with stripes? Here are a couple striped [...]
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. Here’s a perfect blazer for professional women who think they don’t like wearing a fitted blazer. This Structured Knit Blazer in Urban Blue by MICHAEL Michael Kors strikes a balance between sleek tailoring and comfortable stretch knit. It also seems like Michael Kors knows this blazer is [...]
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. I love all the items that I recently purchased from the fantastic Prabal Gurung for Target Collection: Multicolor striped Nolita Print Flats; Long- Sleeve Cardigan in Meet the Parents Print (shown below; online exclusive); Floral Crush Print Long-Sleeve Shirt; and Multicolor striped Nolita Print Tote (online exclusive). [...]
A work-appropriate look you can get excited about. Last summer I wrote a Commandress post about Ann Taylor’s fantastic collection of chic and easy to wear jersey wrap dresses. I’m pleased to report that Ann Taylor has kept up the good work! Today I have several chic and professional jersey dresses to recommend – including [...]
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