Office fashion help for middle aged woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:43 year old woman here in tech who works in sales--so corporate, but "young" workplace. Sounds similar to your wife's employer.

I like the shoes you bought her. You will see a lot of people wearing that type of shoe--cleaner, dressier sneakers, in this type of setting.

I like the Uniqlo suggestion--they will have a lot of solid color basics. They also have a lot of better fabrics compared to other brands at that price point, like Uniqlo cashmere is good at its price point. You can get some wide leg pants, cashmere sweaters, and button downs there. They also have good solid color boxy tees for summer.

You can also find similar at Quince, as others have mentioned. I also still think J. Crew does a lot of pieces that work for this type of setting--for example, every fall they roll out some decent sweater-blazers, which are less formal than a blazer but dressier than just throwing on a sweater/hoodie since they have a collar.

Quince and J. Crew are my go tos for casual work clothes now. Quince is basically knockoffs, but good ones, of current trends. J Crew often has 40% off sales. In addition to the sweater blazers PP mentioned, also look at the J Crew "lady jackets" which are typically knits but with some embellishments that make them look a little more dressy. Note that some can be quite short so best to try a few to see what works.

[Anonymous]

Loving this thread. Thanks!
I travel for work. Though not fashionable, I like the low-wrinkly items from Eddie Bauer- often on sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no fashion advice but just want to say that you sound like a cute couple. I wish DH would watch out for me like that!

Agree. What a nice pair you are, helping each other out!

[Anonymous]

A PP.

As commented above, fall and early winter are a great time to buy 3-season work wardrobe clothes across many brands.

Many brands go crazy in summer with sleeveless fashions and near see-through blouses, etc. Dumb summer stuff that looks best on the under 30 crowd and is best suited to offices that don't blast the AC.

I think it's a little early for this stuff to be in stores/online. Probably at least 4-6 weeks.

[Anonymous]

https://www.dapperq.com/tag/butch-fashion/

[Anonymous]

Try Stitch Fix?

Banana Republic or similar?

[Anonymous]

Second Everlane. Examples of some looks:

https://www.everlane.com/products/womens-dream-pant-mid-heather-grey?collection=womens-pants-trousers

https://www.everlane.com/products/womens-easy-straight-leg-chino-navy?collection=womens-pants-trousers

https://www.everlane.com/products/womens-ss-square-shirt-butterlite-bone?collection=womens-tops


https://www.everlane.com/products/womens-ctn-twill-utility-wide-leg-pant-black?collection=womens-pants-trousers

[Anonymous]

Hip sneakers + office appropriate clothes

[Anonymous]

Cargo pants, boxer briefs, work boots and a long sleeve button up. Will fit in with the rest of the men.