Last week, Lauren Voswinkel encouraged people to post their salaries on Twitter along with their job titles and experience levels.  The campaign was called #talkpay.  Voswinkel postulated that if more people talk about what they are paid, pay inequality will be eliminated. Why?  Because so much of the inequality we see in pay is based on secrecy. If […]

Last week, I posted about J.Crew’s faltering sales and their attempts to reinvigorate the once-beloved brand.   The retailer’s executives seem to think that style is the brand’s only critical flaw.  However, the primary concern of the J.Crew shoppers who read this blog–many of whom were once brand loyalists–is not style, but quality and value. For example, I […]

Several readers sent me The Washington Post article, “Sorry, J.Crew. Female shoppers just aren’t that into you.”  The article discusses J.Crews continuing downward spiral.  Apparently, sales fell during the busy holiday season.  The article identifies several problems with the brand, including this quote: And yet the biggest problem of all, Drexler said, was one of […]

*** If you’re not reading Hitha on the Go, you should be.  Earlier this week she posted a list of things she’s planning to do in the New Year, and I loved it so much that I decided to do the same.  It’s so much more interesting than talking about the traditional resolutions. A BAD […]

Montana has a “citizen legislature” that meets for only 100 days every two years.  Unlike Congress where well-off lawyers and businesspeople are the norm, most of Montana’s elected officials are middle-class ranchers, teachers, and community leaders.  As a result, the Montana legislature looks and operates a bit differently, which is usually a good thing. Over the past sixteen years, […]

Several readers and commenters have asked for another post for book recommendations.  The last post of reader recommendations generated hundreds of comments and thousands of suggestions for good reading material. Because law school has eaten up all of my shelf space with contracts and property books, I haven’t had much time to read anything else […]

Our discussion post on J.Crew’s decision to create a size 000 got some coverage this week.  On Wednesday, my friend Virginia texted me at 5:20AM PDT to tell me that it was mentioned on “The Today Show.”  From there, it made the rounds to The Daily Mail, Refinery29 and other spots near and far. My favorite response […]

In 2002, I purchased my first J.Crew dress–a coral sheath.  I wore it until it fell apart.  It was my first expression of love for the classically styled brand that embodied the simple elegance of a world filled with Martha’s Vineyard vacations and post-work cocktails with men who looked like Cary Grant. Then, things changed. My […]

When I started this blog six years ago (what?!?!), there were very few bloggers who talked about professional attire.  Well, at least there weren’t many bloggers who didn’t think that a suit jacket with shorts was workwear.  Since then, more blogs have popped up that cater to ladies with serious jobs. I love Jean at […]