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Spring Workwear Trends
Look chic and professional this spring with these essentials. Are you ready for your promotion yet?
Cinched Sheath Tops
- Céline
- Top: A.L.C at Bergdorf Goodman, $696; (212) 753-7300; Belt: Reiss, $115, reissonline.com
- Top: Joe Fresh, $39; (212) 366-0960; Belt: Hermès, $1,400; (800) 441-4488
- Top: Derek Lam, $1,750; barneys.com; Belt: Reiss, $115, reissonline.com for similar styles
- Top: Beatrixe at Dagny & Barstow, $375; (212) 675-2346; Belt: Melamed, $120; melamedbelts.com
Pleated Skirts
- Chloé, price upon request;neimanmarcus.com
- White House Black Market, $88; whbm.com
- Sophie Theallet at Plain Clothes, $700; (205) 871-9098
- Ann Taylor, $118; anntaylor.com
Chunky Heels
- Nicholas Kirkwood, $995; nicholaskirkwood.com
- Nina Ricci at Iris, $895; (212) 645-0950
- Dolce & Gabbana, $1,295; (877) 70-DGUSA
- Celine, $995; barneys.com for stores
Punchy Pastels
- Louis Vuitton
- Break out of your all-black rut with an icy blue motorcycle jacket decked out in feathers! Louis Vuitton, price upon request; (866) VUITTON
- Prada, price upon request; prada.com for stores
- Tasaki at The Webster Miami, $2,600; (305) 674-7899
- Carven, $795; nordstrom.com for stores
- Acne, $1,400; acnestudios.com
- Shirt: Tucker, $357; tuckerbygabybasora.com; Sweater: Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, $949; net-a-porter.com
- Stuart Weitzman, $365; (312) 649-0090
- Banana Republic, $89.50; bananarepublic.com for stores
- Kindle Case: Smythson, $430, smythson.com; Kindle: Amazon, from $79; amazon.com
Perfect Prints
- Stella McCartney
- Blazer: The Limited, $128; thelimited.com; Top: H&M, $39.95; hm.com for stores
- Tibi, $275; tibi.com
- Costume National
- 3.1 Phillip Lim, $650; 31philliplim.com
- Dries Van Noten, $1,365; barneys.com for stores
- Carolina Herrera
- 3.1 Phillip Lim, $675; lagarconne.com
- Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,450; (800) 628-8916
- Sportmax
- Pierre Hardy, $950; (646) 449-0070
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Calvin Klein, $69.50; lordandtaylor.com for stores
- N21
- A tile print takes an oxford shirt from simple to standout. Joe Fresh, $39; (212) 366-0960
Office Essentials
- iPad Case: Dooney & Bourke, $110 each; dooney.com; iPad 2: Apple, from $499; apple.com
- Facial Mist: Sothys Scented Water, $48; sothys-usa.com for stores; Shampoo: Davines Energizing Shampoo, $25; davines.com for stores; Moisturizer: Ole Henriksen Day Creme, $35; olehenriksen.com
- Paco Rabanne LeNO Couture, $1,400; pacorabanne.com
- Our latest obsession: Lookmatic.com, where every pair of chic prescription glasses is $88!
- Botkier, $345; botkier.com
- Vedura's discreet-chic pencil sharpener for getting to the point ($175; vedura.com).
- Pencils by Hermès for calendar events subject to change ($85 each; 800-441-4489).
- Hermès makes watching the clock enjoyable (price upon request; hermes.com for stores).
- Iomoi's printed notebooks for easy identification when left in a meeting ($5 each; iomoi.com).
- Valextra's iPad 2 case for organizing life online and off ($390; barneys.com).
Special Correspondents
- Prada, price upon request; prada.com
- The Printery, $45; iprintery.com
- Bernard Maisner at Bergdorf Goodman, $65; (212) 753-7000
- Smythson, $55; smythson.com
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