So I started suit shopping yesterday. No I don't have an interview yet but I knew it probably wouldn't be easy to find a suit and I would probably need to get it altered. Unfortunately I was very very right.
Did you know that very few places sell more than two or three jacket options? The only places that I looked at that had more options was Macy's and The Limited.
For the most part I only tried on the jackets because I knew that would be harder than the pants.
I quickly learned that one button looks horrendous on me and I need two.
See a little bit better..
Finally good enough to try on a pair of pants with it even though still not a winner.
No matter what I am going to need to get the jacket altered. I have un-proportionately large arms so I need to get a size up which makes everywhere else big.
Any suggestions out there for where to buy suits. I really don't want to go high end like J.Crew or anything? Also I need opinions--is it professional enough to wear a different color jacket than pants like the last picture? What color combo would you suggest if I really really dislike black?
How fun! Ish . . . I know how painful shopping is when standard things don't fit. Boy do I feel your pain! I was going to say the black jacket was my favorite until the last line. Hahaha! Different colors definitely looks fine. I would go with a darker jacket and lighter pant. The last color combo is nice!
ReplyDeleteI second Laura... can't go wrong with gray {wide spectrum there} or navy. Have you considered pinstripe? They're usually dark {ok, black} with some color in it, which might make it more bearable if you hate hate black? Just an idea! :)
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ReplyDeleteSo in my experience for nursing interviews, you totally don't have to wear a full pant suit. I wore an A-like black skirt (I've seen lots of modest pencils skirts worn as well) with a cropped 3/4 sleeve tweed (black/gray) with black flats and nude pantyhose (must wear the pantyhose). Goodwill is a great option for blazers! Also I would check talbots and ann Taylor. I also saw lots of gals just wearing black pants with a nice button up tucked in. Good luck interviewing! And let me know if you have any questions. I totally remember freaking out about the whole process.
ReplyDeleteOops I was signed in as my sister! So in my experience for nursing interviews, you totally don't have to wear a full pant suit. I wore an A-like black skirt (I've seen lots of modest pencils skirts worn as well) with a cropped 3/4 sleeve tweed (black/gray) with black flats and nude pantyhose (must wear the pantyhose). Goodwill is a great option for blazers! Also I would check talbots and ann Taylor. I also saw lots of gals just wearing black pants with a nice button up tucked in. Good luck interviewing! And let me know if you have any questions. I totally remember freaking out about the whole process.
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