Career
Jewelry To Wear When You Are Almost There
Let’s talk jewelry. Why? Because it’s sparkly, and pretty, and fun to wear? Well, yes, but there’s more to the story. Let’s talk jewelry at
August 10, 2011
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Category: Career
9 Ways Not To Look Like A Slob Even If You Don’t Dress For The Office These Days
We’ve addressed workwear on Privilege, several times. We’ve explored festive occasions that require little black dresses, or designer confections. But some of us require a
July 20, 2011
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4 Rules For The Worst Dress Code Known To Womankind
What to wear when the dictate is “business casual?”
July 11, 2011
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How To Dress For Academia: Keep The Style, Lose The Frump
Every human environment has its own dress code, complete with significance and consequences. Career environments are particularly fraught, largely because how we carry ourselves there
June 6, 2011
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How Not To Wear Cardigans To Bangkok
Let’s say you have a a new job. Let’s say you need a work wardrobe? OK then. Careers are won or lost to the 80%
April 25, 2011
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High WASP Corporate Dress For All
I have been asked, by a young South Asian woman, whether I’d care to address the question of corporate style for women of color in
February 22, 2011
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Career
Is The Fashion Industry Exploding Before Our Very Eyes?
Derek Lam, via Quintessence So. It’s New York Fashion Week. Meaning that all kinds of designers are holding all kinds of fashion shows for all
February 16, 2011
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Career
The Secret Life Of Loafers
I’d like to pick a bone with Pat Benatar. I’d argue that work is more of a battleground than love, and, as a result, more
January 6, 2011
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Blogosphere
How To Attend An Industry Conference In The Age Of Twitter, Or, The Lavish! Unconference
I am home from from the Lavish! conference, fortunate to have escaped the Great Atlanta Blizzard of 2010. Now that the flood of people and
December 15, 2010
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What Do Your Work Clothes Say When You Take Them To Dinner?
What should one wear to dinner in Manhattan? Especially when coming straight from the office? Ah. This is a moment with potential for communication or
December 9, 2010
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Mid-Year Report and Brief Blog Vacation, Or Saturday Morning at 7:12am
Many years in the corporate world trained me to provide regular status reports. Writing this blog is a different sort of work environment. I have
August 28, 2010
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The iPhone 4 Ad We’d Like To See
Apple’s been running a series of ads for the iPhone 4 video chat application called Facetime. In the ads several things happen. A young woman
August 16, 2010
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