What Does Smart Casual Look Like For Women In 2024 In DC?

[Anonymous]

Mid 40s? Please do better than h and m for workwear. You don’t need to go expensive, but h and m looks like you found it on the floor at a flea market.

[Anonymous]

I use stitch fix for this. I set my parameters around my budget which is something like less than 80 for pants and dresses, 60 for tops, 100 for blazers and sweaters—have been pretty pleased with the quality.

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Anonymous wrote:Mid 40s? Please do better than h and m for workwear. You don’t need to go expensive, but h and m looks like you found it on the floor at a flea market.

Disagree. I am mid-40s and both H&M and Zara (and Mango) are good spots to grab pieces to update my wardrobe or just mix things up a bit. I have some cute midi skirts and blouses from there that I mix with higher quality pieces that are the staples of my wardrobe.

I like to watch videos of fashion influencers trying on and evaluating a bunch of pieces from these stores and then might order one or two based on that. It's an inexpensive way to freshen up my clothes without spending a fortune. And if you buy carefully the pieces will last 5 or more years so even though it's "fast fashion" I don't feel like I'm buying disposable clothes.

[Anonymous]

Try mm lafleur. They have a showroom in DC

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Anonymous wrote:Size 12 your bigger so I would try to be very conservative and cover up

Ignore this nasty person. You can absolutely look great and stylish at this size and shop anywhere.

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[Anonymous]

I just visited the Everlane website and clicked on their "cult classics." In pics the clothes look very meh and the quoted testimonials are so obnoxious. One after another, literal quotes here: "This sweater made me examine my whole life" "I got married in this tee." What is up with their marketing?

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Anonymous wrote:I just visited the Everlane website and clicked on their "cult classics." In pics the clothes look very meh and the quoted testimonials are so obnoxious. One after another, literal quotes here: "This sweater made me examine my whole life" "I got married in this tee." What is up with their marketing?

Do you have other recs?

[Anonymous]

Banana Republic, Madewell

[Anonymous]

Also look at quince, evereve, and Nordstrom online. Madwell, jcrew and banana too. Also Aritzia and even some American eagle.

[Anonymous]

Basically anything but athletic wear/logo wear/cotton tee shirts.
Knits/slacks/sweaters/skirts all ok. No one notices if I am wearing Target or Ann Taylor so long as not stained or ripped and it fits decent. No athletic shoes but with slacks you can get away with skechers style sneaker-type loafers.

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Anonymous wrote:I use stitch fix for this. I set my parameters around my budget which is something like less than 80 for pants and dresses, 60 for tops, 100 for blazers and sweaters—have been pretty pleased with the quality.

Same! And I love how they build upon your wardrobe and give you outfit ideas with your items.

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Anonymous wrote:At least the size 12 probably knows the difference between “your” and “you’re”

But not "salad" and "cheeseburger"

Omg stop. You do realize that this is the size for the average woman. Not everyone is a 2.

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Anonymous wrote:I just visited the Everlane website and clicked on their "cult classics." In pics the clothes look very meh and the quoted testimonials are so obnoxious. One after another, literal quotes here: "This sweater made me examine my whole life" "I got married in this tee." What is up with their marketing?

I agree their marketing is weird. However, if you have the chance to visit a store (there's one in Tysons and I think one in Georgetown as well) I recommend it. The quality is really good and everything kind of works together in a very easy way. While the cuts on a lot of the tees and sweaters tends to be boxy there are also more fitted items and if you get the right size the clothes are flattering. But the biggest thing for me is that the quality is excellent especially when compared to so many other "mall" brands. The denim in particular is really nice for the price point but I am also a fan of everything in their "dream" fabric, their ribbed tees, and their cashmere and cashmere blend sweaters. I think they do a good job finding factories that can deliver consistently good quality and they pay attention to fabric content and don't cheap out the way other brands do.

But yes the "reviews" are weird and their website product photos are pretty meh. But if you look at it all in person I think it's easier to understand why people like it.

I also recommend shopping their sales. They've had two recently where everything in the site was discounted 20-25% and their end of season sales are good.

[Anonymous]

Not even my college aged size 4 DD can find business wear at Aritzia. Most is not conservative for the office. It’s all mini, cropped, sleeveless, etc.

[Anonymous]

I second MM LaFleur
Also like Hugo Boss women
Ann Taylor

Classic elegance for business attire