Bwah ha ha ha ha!

They look so silly!

I think I'll start a fashion trend of a ballgown skirt with a swimsuit top.

Ever get the feeling that women in fashion are trying to sabotage women in business?

Some of those shorts are well above the knee. If they were skirts, they would be unacceptable to wear in an office. They look nice on those models but I remember my grandma sporting shorts and I need to repress a few more memories now.

Haha! Back in the 80s those were called skorts. They're no less ugly today as they were back then. Long sleeves plus shorts almost never looks good in any setting, mainly because one's for keeping you warm and the other is for keeping you cool.

Those prices are the real crime against humanity. $2,210 for a crappy jacket and shorts? I usually pay $10-$40 for an outfit I actually like. $150 for *fake* pearls? And holy crap, $20,700 for costume jewelry earrings? Where are these people working that they are willing to blow $3,000-$30,000 on a single outfit? Even high-end tuxedos don't cost a tenth that much.

Also, lol at pairing bright blue plastic sandals with a pink and red "suit" and orange and green handbag. And a bright red purse with a dark blue outfit. If you're going to insanely overcharge for an outfit, it should at least sort of match. Or at least not clash.

My favorite bit is how the middle girl in the main photo is wearing her "I'm serious" glasses with her hair parted in a straight line. Obviously an attempt to make the outfit look like an "office" outfit.

And who wears shorts or short skirts out in the evening? Unless you're planning on spending the evening a la Jersey Shore or any other reality show, and clubbing? Grown up people (I can't say adults, technically the reality shows feature over 18 yr olds) don't generally do that.

I'm looking forward to wearing an Armani single breasted suit with the trousers cut off above the knee in southern hemisphere summer.

Hey, what's good for the goose is good for the gander, right?

What the? My office isn't all *that* conservative, but our dress code explicitly says no shorts, and capris must be well below the knee.

And if the point is supposed to be something about how you can wear them to work and an evening out, why are there separate outfits (not tops, not accessories, but whole. different. outfits.) for offices versus evening versus weekend?

"Some of those shorts are well above the knee. If they were skirts, they would be unacceptable to wear in an office."

I was just thinking this. In any business where a suit is standard attire, these outfits would be utterly inappropriate.

Actually, I can't think of anyplace they ought to be worn. The jacket is too dressy, the shorts too informal - they don't fit anywhere. Typically designer-stupidity.

I don't know, guys, I would totally wear any of these little suits. I'm also 26, a long-distance runner, and am pretty much my own supervisor at work. Like the other Sarah, though, I'm horrified by the prices of these suits...and find it quite amusing that they paired them all with cheap little Gap tanks, like they're making the whole outfit a bargain for everybody! Sigh. Maybe I should learn to sew.

Could be worse - check out these NYT fashion victims:

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/06/10/fashion/100000000859505/on-the-street--jet-set.html

The short suits scream: "I'm not as serious as you think," which strikes me as suboptimal for business wear; I'm the last guy on earth to object to extensive leg exposure, but I can't help thinking that this particular style is ultimately counterproductive for the wearer.

If any woman wears an outfit like this, she loses all right to protest sexual harassment. If you dress like a sleaze, don't be surprised to be treated as such.

Looks even worse on men:
http://blog.timesunion.com/kristi/files/2008/07/meninshorts.jpg

Sorry, but these outfits are the antithesis of sexy. Second, how do you define sexual harassment? And do you go around grabbing the asses of women in short skirts who you see in the market or calling "Hey, slutty!"?

My thoughts exactly. Sexy? Sleazy? Noooo. Unattractive? Maybe. And even if a woman has on a sexy outfit does not mean she doesn't get to protest harassment.

As for the outfits, I can see some of my friends who work in fashion or for certain magazines in certain cities totally wearing this to the office.
It wouldn't fly in my work environment -- or on certain bodies.

...Also, I'll take the shorts on the far left just to wear out. And I'll take that jacket in the middle to wear for work.

I might not be the best judge of this, but those women look malnourished.

I would never, ever wear shorts to the office. I wear shorts after work and on weekends because they're funchtional and good for toddler wrangling, but a shorts-suit is ridiculous. Only fashion people and strippers (outside of work) wear that kind of thing. My standard outfit for the office during the summer is a sleeveless dress with a super-light cardigan or blazer, and heeled sandals.

The advice is for hot New York City office girls looking for a rich man.

It's not meant for bloggers and ladies that post comments on blogs.

Speaking only for the legal profession, I can say with confidence that any one of these outfits is a good way to not be taken seriously.

I wonder how many they will sell!

sorry Bay... Gentlemen prefer skirts, in such situations. Because that is a type of clothing that men don't wear, and? It palys up the hips. Hips that the male brain is hardwired to look for.

OTOH If you dress like a wannabe who is going to take you seriously?

Shorts are for a casual weekend something...

NO. BAD.

Ditto for formal shorts at night, or anything that combines two or more of the following: shorts, stockings, and high heels.

I can't even stand those capri-length dress pants that rear their ugly, foreshortened little heads every springtime.