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    Budget Thursday: Loose Fit Pants

    We’ve featured H&M’s sustainable collection, Conscious, in the past, and they’ve got a number of pants for work, including wide-leg Lyocell pants in a number of colors. These cropped, loose-fitting pants have sort of a French cool-girl vibe, and the fact that they’re machine washable, from the Conscious line, and priced at only $35, is great….

    house ad reads THE BEST SUITS IN 2026 FOR EVERY BUDGET, click here for the roundup, and features a collage of polished women wearing stylish, classic suits
  • The Best Default Birthday Presents for Kids You Don’t Know Well

    2018 Update: We still stand by this post on default birthday presents for kids, but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion on kid birthday party guest etiquette.  For the first time ever, my eldest son J is having a birthday party for just his friends. (Summer birthdays are always awkward,…

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    Accessory Tuesday: Tali Bow Ballet Flat

    I don’t think we’ve featured Cole Haan’s Tali shoes here before, although we’ve featured them at Corporette. They’ve been around forever and they’re still bestsellers for the brand. They come in little wedge heels as well as these ballet flats; sometimes they have a bow, sometimes they’re open-toed, etc. If you’re looking for a great,…

  • Maternity Monday: Double Lapel Trench Coat

    JCPenney has a number of cute maternity trench coats right now in colors like navy, beige, and a nice deep red. They’re all around $50, which is nice — especially since I never bought a special coat for either of my pregnancies. (But then I was never heavily pregnant in winter!) Still, at this price,…