Comments on: Friday miscellany: What I’m wearing now

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:20:06 +0000

@Susan – sorry about the hand-wash thing. I should have warned people in the post! You’re right that I’m not a good hand-washing person. I was reluctantly hand-washing my sweaters…infrequently…and then I decided screw it and now I send them to the dry cleaners. I have 5 of the Gibson cowl-neck tops, so I wear each probably 2-3 times, then send them all in once a month. They seem to come home cleaner than I was getting them. This may shorten their life, but they’re really not that expensive so that’s probably OK.

By: Susan Johnston Taylor

Susan Johnston Taylor — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 03:34:18 +0000

Those nude heels look like they’d go with everything AND they elongate the leg, so that’s a great choice. (And I’ll add to the chorus of Betabrand yoga pant fans!)

I’ve been looking for more cowlneck sweaters so I ordered the one you mentioned in dark purple. I love it so much I’m ordering it in more colors but the care instructions say handwash. You don’t seem like someone who’d do a ton of handwash, Laura, so I’m curious if you’ve found a workaround? Do you dry clean them, throw them in the wash or actually handwash and line-dry as the care instructions state?

By: M

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 22:12:43 +0000

Yes – dress for the weather! I am Canadian (living in the Midwest) and so people always say “you must like the cold.” I then quickly inform them that I in fact HATE the cold, but that as a Canadian, I know how to dress for the weather, and that is the difference. In Canada, we can function in – and, with the right clothes/mindset , even enjoy – the cold weather. Proper coat, additional base layer (sweatshirt, vest, etc.), mitts/gloves, hat/hood, decent boots, and even long johns or snow pants when it’s really cold (this can be key). I’m not a huge fan of scarves, and prefer just having a hood that zips or draws up over your neck/mouth that you can kind of hide your face in. It’s just not that big of a deal if you’re dressed properly… just takes more time/planning.

As for uniform, I mostly wear stretchy skinny jeans (Express) with some sort of nice-ish shirt and a cardigan. And boots. Always flat. I would actually be happy to wear more flared pants, but I find it challenging to match with appropriate footwear since I’m not interested in heels and flats just don’t work so well in the winter or with wider pants . I have a pair of “clogs” that I will wear maybe once a week with my nicer flared work pants. In the summer I’ll wear jeans or 3/4 pants with sandals/flats and similar shirt/cardigan combo (always cold inside office regardless of outdoor temp!!!).

By: ARC

ARC — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:56:26 +0000

Ooh, my Nordstrom Trunk came with one of those Gibson tops and I think it was just way too big, so I sent it back. I might have to try again in a smaller size so it’s not quite so shapeless.

I am enjoying “winter” in Northern California. It’s actually in the 30s here in the morning, so I get to wear a lot of my cold weather stuff from Seattle. Eddie Bauer is my go-to for coats. Even though I work from home, I wear a lot of casual dresses and leggings. It’s just so comfy. I have been wearing boots nonstop because next month it’ll be too hot to wear them, so I have to grab the opportunity now 🙂

I was SO TIRED of my warm weather clothes which I wear from mid March – early November, so I realized I actually do need to put together a seasonal wardrobe so that I have some “fall” stuff that’s really just summer clothes in fall colors so I have something different to wear before it gets cold enough to wear long sleeves.

I have been surprised to find we actually have 4 identifiable seasons here, unlike in Seattle which had 2 😉

By: Clare

Clare — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 12:59:53 +0000

Hi – you mentioned in a previous podcast that you have put on weight. Yet your running streak is unbroken. SHU has lost weight even though she hasn’t been running as much. Why is there no correlation between exercising and weight loss? I’d love to you guys to explore this is a forthcoming ‘superficial’ podcast.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 07:51:36 +0000

I loved this post! I live in a very cold climate with snow all winter, so I can’t bear to wear anything but merino wool sweaters. They feel warm without being thick. United Colors of Benetton has my favorite one and I have bought it in lots of colors. Sometimes I mix it up with a knit dress and thick tights. I am a doctor so I throw a white coat over it all to protect my clothes from icky stuff.

By: Sb

Sb — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:45:49 +0000

I love theory pants. My most recent pair I purchased last year. They are black wide leg. They go with everything. I recently discovered I can wear fleece leggings under them and they still look good. . I pair them with one of five Boden cashmere sweaters that I got half off at the end of the season over the past few years, or a JCrew cardigan that I got about... 8 years ago? I wear pikolino booties with this outfit. I wear wool compression knee socks in argyle patterns. This when I’m not in scrubs. For summer I have some dresses and cropped theory black pants I got about 5 years ago. I pair that with the Boden ravello top that I have in a variety of colors, and a pair of snake skin colored Tieks flats. I’ve been thinking that I should get a pair of pumps but I HATE heels and have terrible feet so have been putting it off. I did buy a pair of Stuart Weizmann heels for going out about a year ago and they’ve been about 1000x better than the plastic crap shoes I used to get at DSW. The rest of the time I’m in scrubs, or if I’m out and about this year I’ve been doing fleece leggings rather than jeans, which has been soooooo comfy (athleta). I really like sweatshirts haha which are probably more informal than I should be most of the time.

By: Betsy Ramser Jaime

Betsy Ramser Jaime — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:50:30 +0000

I work from home too and Joe’s jeans and Paige jeans are my favorites because they’re both so comfortable.

By: Calee

Calee — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 12:50:15 +0000

I second the Betabrand dress yoga pants. They are my go to travel work pant. I mostly work from home so my uniform is a rotation of Paige jeans (they’re one of the few brands long enough) and a Costco Tommy Bahama v-neck T-shirt in black or white. When I travel I pair a draped blouse with the Betabrands and I don’t have to iron.

I highly recommend AllBird shoes too- they’re super comfy but can also be paired with slacks when needed.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:12:14 +0000

In reply to Katie. @Katie- I am intrigued by the dress/yoga pant concept. It seems like it could work great. Of course, it could also fail - so glad to get your vote for a particular brand.