EDITOR'S NOTE
Because I mainly work from home, I would argue that I’m good at discovering pants you can last a full day in that aren’t of the sweatpant variety. The few I don’t feel ridiculous wearing while sitting at my dining table:
Gap Heavyweight French Terry Baggy Jeans. Are they jeans? No. Are they sweatpants? Also no.
Dynamite Alex Anywhere Scuba Pants. As the name suggests, you can wear these comfortably while WFC (working from couch) and when out to drinks, at brunch, running errands, and more. They’re also under $70.
Nelle Atelier Phillip Slit Pant. These are the most expensive of the bunch, but if you have a petite frame, you’ll be able to skip alteration fees. They have an elongating slit at the front of each leg.
—Margo Ghertner / Commerce Editor / Atlanta, GA
Madewell’s Sale Section
And no, it’s not picked over.
Margo here. During my daily morning Slack chat with my work BFF, she told me (to her disbelief) that Madewell’s sale section is very good right now. Fresh and current styles are currently up to 75% off — including this field jacket, these corduroys, and this spacious wallet.
Three Totally Random Things
Check out three totally random we’re loving this week:
Chip 4-Inch Wheel XR
Tech-neck relief in an instant.
Clear Shelf Dividers
The answer to your sweater-mountain prayers.
Laneige Glaze Craze Tinted Polypeptide Lip Serum
Your old lip gloss vs. the one you told it not to worry about.
Reads
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
The story: Jessie Redmon Fauset is one of the most important figures of the Harlem Renaissance, though she isn’t talked about enough. In Victory Chistopher Murray’s latest historical fiction novel, she gives the literary fiction editor (who discovered Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Nella Larsen) the spotlight. And, a tumultuous on-again, off-again affair with W. E .B. Du Bois makes for an additional bingeable side plot.
Your next book accessory
Baggu x Ban.do I Break For Bookstores Bag
This foldable shopping tote: an excuse to head to your local bookstore. You’re welcome.
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