Blast from the Past: Oct. 28
This publish might comprise affiliate hyperlinks and Corporette® might earn commissions for purchases made by way of hyperlinks on this publish. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
I’m typically amused to hit upon older clothes items that we have featured right here on Corporette® … generally they nonetheless look good, or I bear in mind liking them. Other occasions, the styling or the featured piece of clothes is simply… fug.
Anyway, I began pondering… it may be enjoyable to share some beforehand featured footage with you guys, and talk about — would you put on these things at this time? If so, how would you fashion them in 2024? If you’ve got changed gadgets like this in your closet, what are you sporting as an alternative of them?
First up, a few of the issues we featured on October 28 over the years…
October 28, 2016: A Mixed Media Blouse
I do not assume there’s something notably dated or ugly about this shirt… however that grey trim actually bugs me. I’m not a fan of grey on the whole, however there’s additionally one thing in the thickness, or the layering, or the undeniable fact that it extends down right into a Y form… both manner, yeah, not my cup of tea in 2024.
V-Neck Blouses for Work in 2024
If you are looking for a shirt like this in 2024, what you really need is that this reader favourite shirt from Ann Taylor — it is a mixture of a silky cloth and a jersey cloth, is a reasonably V-neck with no buttons, and is available in a zillion new colours and patterns fairly often.
Other V-necked blouses we have featured just lately embrace these choices…
October 28, 2015: A Gray Skirt Suit
I’m curious what you guys take into consideration our Suit of the Week choose on October 28, 2015 — I noticed the picture and virtually instantly mentioned “ugh,” however… is that simply me? Looking at Ann Taylor’s present choices, the collarless jackets they’ve are a lot easier, and far much less fitted, so perhaps that is what I’m selecting up on. Huh.
October 28, 2014: A Cashmere Cardigan
I bear in mind this one so clearly as a result of I LOVED this sweater and but might by no means fairly convey myself to tug the set off to purchase it. Looking again although it is actually pretty — I like the waffle knit texture combined with the smoother knit, the three quarter sleeves, and the buckle closure at all times seemed nice. This was earlier than the large sweater jacket development started, for what it is value.
Cardigan Jackets for the Office in 2024
I’d say that should you like the look of this at this time in 2024, you most likely need a sweater jacket — I’ll checklist our favorites under. I additionally actually favored this peplum cardigan in the current Amazon Prime day gross sales and I really feel like they’re comparable.
October 28, 2013: A Rick Owens Blazer
I do not bear in mind posting this one, however I actually prefer it now — if I discovered it in a thrift store or on Poshmark I’d be thrilled. As I famous at the time, “I’m in love with this lamb suede two button crossover front jacket by Rick Owens… the shearling lining, the stretch wool under sleeves, and the stand up collar…”
I really feel prefer it’s very a lot on development for 2024 – brown is large, double-breasted appears to be like are large, and I sort of assume peplums are coming again. These days you’d see it styled with broad trousers and sneakers, maybe.
October 28, 2011: A Silk Shell
This blue ruffled prime was our choose for Frugal Friday — a silk shirt marked all the way down to $41. You guys know I like blue, however the cobalt right here is only a bit too… blue. And the ruffle shouldn’t be my cup of tea. I believe it most likely would have been a favourite of mine again in 2011, although.
Our Favorite Sleeveless Blouses for Work in 2024
If you have been looking for one thing like this at this time, there are nonetheless a ton of choices — Vince Camuto has made a sleeveless ruffled prime that could be a bit blousier, however in any other case very comparable.
October 28, 2010: An Unusual Silk Wrap Blouse
This prime was a price range discover at The Outnet — as I famous at the time, “I really like this unusual silk wrap blouse from Kova & T. Love the red piping, the abstract black and white pattern, the high waist — it strikes me as a chic and cool look.”
Weirdly sufficient it appears to be like very 80s to my eye now — I believe it is the pink and black plus the summary sample. I’d most likely cross it by in a thrift store.
Our Favorite Silk Blouses in General in 2024
October 28, 2009: A Reader Favorite Faux-Wrap Dress
This costume was a reader favourite for YEARS again in the day — the ruched fake wrap costume from Suzi Chin. Maybe I’m loopy, however I do not assume it appears to be like that dated, past the fugly peep toe platform sneakers. You can see why all of us beloved it for work: good excessive V, comfy ruching at the waist, and sleeves that have been only a bit greater than cap sleeves.
Wrap Dresses for Work in 2024
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()
n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments);if(!f._fbq)
f._fbq=n;
n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;n.queue=[];t=b.createElement
(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)
(window,
document,’script’,’//connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);
fbq(‘init’, ‘177120589309041’);
fbq(‘track’, “PageView”);
