Elected Official
Madewell Military Anorak ($178)
Hill Staffer
Hinge Vintage Expedition Jacket ($88)
also in black and navy
Paid Intern
Petite: Topshop Lightweight Parka ($120) Plus-size: Old Navy Plus Utility Jacket ($37)
A girlfriend texted me Saturday with a question that was uniquely D.C. Her office is no longer suits and sheath dresses, but it’s not jeans and athleisure either. “Can an office be ‘semi-formal’?,” she pondered. “What do I wear for that?!” Enter the shirtdress, the solution for summer.
Welcome to the warm weather months. Outside, you will roast. Inside, you will freeze. The air conditioning will be your constant nemesis, as it “conditions” the air to a temperature that is primarily suitable for men. Luckily, this cardigan can keep you warm even when your fiery resentment wanes.
Nora Ephron was right: I feel bad about my neck. As I move through my forties, the creases have turned into chasms. The skin sags like a pair of sweatpants with aging elastic. It’s not great. But it’s just a natural part of getting older. Over the past year, it feels like I’ve tried every […]
A girlfriend texted me Saturday with a question that was uniquely D.C. Her office is no longer suits and sheath dresses, but it’s not jeans and athleisure either. “Can an office be ‘semi-formal’?,” she pondered. “What do I wear for that?!” Enter the shirtdress, the solution for summer.
Welcome to the warm weather months. Outside, you will roast. Inside, you will freeze. The air conditioning will be your constant nemesis, as it “conditions” the air to a temperature that is primarily suitable for men. Luckily, this cardigan can keep you warm even when your fiery resentment wanes.
Nora Ephron was right: I feel bad about my neck. As I move through my forties, the creases have turned into chasms. The skin sags like a pair of sweatpants with aging elastic. It’s not great. But it’s just a natural part of getting older. Over the past year, it feels like I’ve tried every […]
This week has been an absolute bear, so let’s reach into the reader mail bag and answer some questions. And let’s start with a post about affordable summer bags.
Love the Old Navy version!!!
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No Barbour?
i have the old navy one and i LOVE it!
Dissenting opinion, but I went to Old Navy the other day after seeing you post the jacket here, and I was not impressed. It looks awesome on the hanger! However, the material feels like paper, there’s no lining, and when it was zipped, I looked like I was wearing a potato sack. GAP has a similar jacket and it is much higher quality! To each his own, but the ON version would be a one-season buy, especially if it hit inclement weather.
Belle, would love to see what kind of outfits you would put together with a utility jacket!
To JMW’s comment… yes, me too! Especially with Fall right around the corner… would love a post about styling this jacket.