Wondering what summer associates or young lawyers should wear to summer cocktail parties thrown by partners or clients? Here are some tips.

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Do ponytails count as professional hairstyles? Which are the best ponytails for the office? Do you think 50s/cheerleader ponytails are no-gos for the office, or is any neat, easy hairstyle inherently professional?  Have you guys been watching AMC’s Better Call Saul? It’s the prequel story to Breaking Bad, chronicling the path that small-time con-man/lawyer Jimmy McGill took to ... Read More about Professional Hairstyles: Do Ponytails Count?

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A reader switched jobs, and felt like her work outfits would only fit in if she switched to a very feminine business casual style. But how to do it?

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Are skirts and dresses unprofessional? What if you have a boss who has a firm opinion, one way or the other? What if you have a boss who forbids YOU from wearing dresses and skirts, when other women in the office can and do? Reader A wonders… I recently started a new job in a creative ... Read More about Are Skirts and Dresses Unprofessional?

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Here’s what may be an odd question for you: Which are your favorite makeup products to combine? On the flip side — which are your favorite makeup products that are great by themselves? For my own $.02: in the past I’ve layered applications of two different kinds of mascara (because I liked one for coverage ... Read More about Beauty Wednesday: Makeup Combinations

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Update: We still think this is an interesting discussion of how to deal with offensive clients — but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion about the colleague who offered the reader’s firstborn to sweeten the deal.  How do you deal with men at work making derisive comments about the expense ... Read More about Offensive Clients: How to Deal

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