Hello, and welcome to Part Three of what may very well be a never ending series on suits! Which will be useful come fall when the Casual Friday look is replaced by the sheath dress and her cousin, the suit.

I can’t tell you how happy that makes me.

Stara started this whole thing with a question about what kind of suit to buy for a job interview, specifically an interview for a fairly conservative office; she also asked what she might wear UNDER the suit. She specifically wanted options that were NOT a button front shirt, and I have to agree that the button up shirt, while always appropriate, isn’t very exciting.

So let’s talk about what the other options are!

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I know that I said I would tell you what to wear to the office holiday party, and I PROMISE we’re going to get to that, but first I have something Even More Exciting for you.

A contest! Yes, another one!

The Working Closet Flickr pool is still going strong, which makes me incredibly happy; it’s so fun to see what you all are wearing every day, or every so often. And occasionally, you show us what your adorable kids are wearing too, which is even MORE fun because kids are cute and they have great clothes.

And so we’re going to give your KIDS a chance to win a prize this month. Just for being their stylish selves.

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Actual things people have said this week in the comments on your Flickr photos:

“I’ve got to get myself more Aerosole shoes.”

“Some days, the only thing keeping me from hopping on a plane back to the States is that there’s an H&M on every corner in Germany. That, and the preponderance of ZARA stores.”

“You dress the way I’d like to, if I were an actual grownup.”

“This looks like a catalog photo. You seriously should frame this photo and put it on your husband’s nightstand.”

“I taught English as a Second Language in China for a year when I was 23. I was only the American woman in a city of four million. And then I was mugged. And then I was almost deported. And then I bought a lot of jewelry. And then I moved to Alaska, back to New York, met a Canadian, got married and landed in Toronto. The end.”

“This whole project has made me think more when I’m getting dressed.”

I hope you all are enjoying the Flickr pool; I certainly am. I love seeing your faces and your outfits and learning more about you. And I thank you, from the bottom of my fashionista heart, for your kindness and incredible effort this past week.

Only three more weeks to go! You can do it.

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