19 places we shop at for women’s workwear — and the best styles to buy

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At Insider Picks, we test out hundreds of products each year. That volume makes us particularly discerning shoppers in our own lives, especially when it comes to what goes in our closets.
I asked seven women on the Insider Picks team to share where they personally shop for workwear, and what they recommend buying from each store.
Below, you’ll find our 19 go-to brands, like Everlane, Uniqlo, and Dagne Dover, plus our favorite styles to buy.

The day that I realized I would spend most of my adult life in workwear is the same day I found myself sweating, rolling bags of ill-fitting blouses, scratchy wool skirts, and too-tight blazers into a donation bin. If you aren’t strategic in picking out workwear you actually like, then an alarming percentage of your closet will one day be drab, unflattering, and uncomfortable.

Thankfully, there is no shortage of great places to find the kind of workwear that you’ll actually want to wear — the kind that feels and looks good, but also makes you more comfortable at your desk and more confident in your day-to-day life.

To create a cheat sheet to the best places to shop for women’s workwear, I asked the women on the Insider Picks team to divulge the stores they personally shop at, and what they buy. We see and test hundreds of products every year, which makes us group of extremely critical shoppers — especially where our own small NYC closets are concerned. Below, we share some of our favorite places to buy women’s workwear and a few tips and tricks about what to buy from each brand.

Read on for 19 places we go to for women’s workwear, and what we buy from each:

Everlane

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Everlane is the internet’s darling for its early adoption and popularization of transparent pricing in an industry that often thrives on arbitrary markups. We shop here primarily for basics that are above average in quality and below average in price. We like Everlane’s shoes, leather bags, cotton shirts, and $50 work pants.

The Work Pant, $50:

Insider Picks reporter Connie Chen calls the $50 work pant the one thing you can’t pass up at Everlane, adding, "Fifty dollar work pants is all I need to say. They’re comfortable, flattering, and go for double the price elsewhere. You might even want to buy more than one pair since they come in versatile neutrals and cute greens and blues."

The Day Shoe Collection, from $115:

In terms of footwear, we typically recommend the Day shoe family, though you’ll want to size up a half size for your order. We’re unanimously fans of the company’s $115 Day Glove (I wear it at least three times per week in the summer) and we also love the Day Heel ($145), Day Loafer ($155), and Day Boot ($225).

Authentic Stretch Denim:

If it’s a business casual office, Everlane’s $68 Authentic Stretch Denim is one of our all-time favorite pairs of jeans because they are comfortable and liberating like stretch denim, but feel slightly rough to the touch like true denim. We’ve happily worn them both to the office and on plane rides.

The Day Market Tote:

We also ranked the Everlane Day Market Tote the best tote bag you can buy, as well as the best work bag you can get for under $200.

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19 styles from Everlane that we wear in our everyday lives — for both men and women

Uniqlo

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Uniqlo has a few solid collections to shop — including its Wear to Work collection and its collaborations. Multiple Insider Picks reporters placed Uniqlo as one of their first stops for restocking basics like tights and tops, as well as stocking up on its effective HeatTech for winter.

The Ribbed Crew, $9.90

Personally, while I prefer Everlane’s flattering office-to-weekend Pima Micro Rib Crew Tees ($30), Uniqlo is also the best runner-up with its Ribbed Crew Neck ($9.90), which is quite a bit cheaper. It also comes in far more colors — nine compared to Everlane’s three.

The HeatTech Collection

In the winter, you’d be hardpressed to find better innerwear than the HeatTech collection — clothes that generate heat from your body. As Insider Picks freelance editor Jada Wong says, "In the winter, I have a foundation layer of all-Uniqlo-everything underneath my outfit. Can they make a HeatTech onesie already?"

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Uniqlo has a line of undershirts and clothing we swear by that’s incredibly thin and incredibly warm — and most of the styles are only $15

Nordstrom

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Nordstrom is, unsurprisingly, always a solid one-stop-shop, and it’s one we use frequently. It carries a large variety of top brands, including some of our favorite startups, and has a few major sales events, a good rewards program, and a great customer service department. The site will also put together styling suggestions which is helpful for figuring out what goes with what.

Cool, online-only startups

Popular online startups like Allbirds, Casper, LIVELY, and Dagne Dover are available to shop on Nordstrom, with Nordstrom’s considerable perks — like free shipping and easy returns.

Trunk Club, $25 styling fee

Nordstrom also technically owns Trunk Club, a personal styling service that can update your wardrobe with the help of a stylist and the wide offerings available on Nordstrom, with little effort on your part. There’s a $25 styling fee, but it’s waived if you choose to buy anything they send you.

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