The Dispatch: January 19, 2017

Jan 19, 2017

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1. From the Ritz to a Padded Sell: A Workaholic’s Tale of Love and Loss. (LinkedIn)

2. Looking for work dresses?  This ASOS layered wiggle dress and origami detail dress are perfect and affordable.

3. The dirtiest places on the plane, and your guide to picking the right plane seat. (Travel + Leisure) and (Bloomberg)

4. This WHBM jacket is so Alicia Florrick.  It’s blue and black, so it goes with everything.

5. 15 ways to prep for a job interview that you haven’t heard yet. (Refinery29)

6. Club Monaco has the best party dresses.  I love this flirty two-tone blue sweater dress, and the sleeve detail on this petal-pink dress is pretty.

7. Looking back at when celebrity interviews were real, and really interesting. (New Yorker)

8. Uniqlo has this great blush down vest.  I’m also loving their selection of $50 cashmere sweaters.

9. A woman is about to join an elite Ranger unit; the Army is withholding her name for her safety. (ArmyTimes)

10. This peplum Black Halo dress is impossibly sleek and sophisticated.  Time to shake some couch cushions.

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  1. Christine says:

    psst… #1 – *cell

  2. Sharon says:

    Uniqlo down vests and jackets are probably my favorite closet staple.

  3. Valerie says:

    Re: #9, I believe Army Ranger information (like that of other military special-ops programs) is kept confidential regardless of gender. Glad to know she didn’t receive any specific threats or criticisms.

  4. Xat says:

    #4 – It is SO Alicia Florrick!! I’ve been rewatching The Good Wife and this collarless, zippered, almost armor-like jacket would fit right in with seasons 4 & 5 especially. Now I have to save up for it…

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