Jessica Ledbetter

Work Clothes: Casual Dress for Serious Work

How to survive and even flourish with the new corporate casual dress code. Illustrated with lots of pictures and tips

So much of this stuff seems tailored for the size sixes of the world, but maybe not. The colors and match of the outfit would be universal. But someone with a bit of a heavy bottom might not go for the short jacket (I guess) but for a longer one (but would that throw off the line?).

I liked the store listings in back with descriptions of what you’d find there. I thought it interesting that Target is listed but not Walmart ;)

The change in font size and foo seemed a waste of space. I’d rather have more clothing photos than a 45 font size headline that says “Where to Start.” Photos please. Worked for that food portion size book guy.

Random tips:

  1. Belt should be a bit darker than your trousers and match your shoes in color and material.
  2. Uh… that’s about it that jumped out at me.


Their ‘Where’ List (well, not all…)

Angora Sport (washable angora and cotton blend garments)
Ann Taylor (clothing and accessories)
Banana Republic (sportswear)
Barneys New York (upscale specialty store)
Bass/Weejun (shoes)
Benetton (casual wear)
Brooks Brothers (specialty store)
Cartier (fine jewelry and watches)
Coach (handbags and other leather goods)
Cole-Haan (designer shoes)
Daffy’s (discount designer clothing)
Dayton Hudson Marshall Field (upscale department store)
Dillard’s (upscale department store)
DKNY (fashionable clothes for men and women)
Dockers (khakis and sportswear)
Eddie Bauer (casual and outdoor wear and gear)
Gap (clothing and accessories)
Giorgio Armani (designer clothes)
Gucci (fine leather goods, scarves, and clothing)
JCPenney (wide variety of clothing)
J. Crew (sportswear and accessories)
J. Peterman Company Owner’s Manual (Clothing and accessories)
Kenneth Cole Shoes (shoes)
Lands’ End (sportswear)
Laura Ashley (women’s clothing and accessories)
Limited/Express (sportswear)
LL Bean (outdoor wear and gear)
Lord & Taylor (upscale department store)
Macy’s (department store)
Nautica (activewear)
Neiman Marcus (upscale department store)
Nine West (women’s shoes)
Nordstrom (upscale department store)
Oliver Peoples (eyeglasses and accessories)
Parisian (upscale department store)
Patagonia (activewear)
Polo/Ralph Lauren (designer clothes)
Product (designer specialty store)
Rags (contemporary women’s clothing)
Rich’s (better women’s merchandise)
Rockport (casual and outdoor shoes)
Saks (upscale department store)
Spiegel (coats, lingerie, accessories, and clothes)
Talbots (clothing and accessories)
Target (discounted designer apparel)
Tiffany (fine jewelry and accessories)
Timex (watches)
TJ Maxx (discounted clothing and accessories)
Tommy Hilfiger (activewear)
Tweeds (fashionable basics, accessories, shoes)
Urban Outfitters (casual wear)
Wathne (elegant clothing, accessories, and sporting gear)
Woolrich (casual and outdoor wear)

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