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Chances are you work in an office and need to look (at least somewhat) professional. If you're like me, sometimes you push the boundaries of corporate couture, but sometimes you just want to look pulled together, in a quietly luxe way. If the latter is the case, get thee to the Elie Tahari sample sale, where versatile, well-done work-friendly pieces for men & women are up to 70% off retail. Go with your coworkers. 4/17-4/21; 8:30-7:30, 10-5 S; 501 5th Ave. (41st & 42nd Sts.), 2nd fl.

From what I can tell from my site metrics, I have readers who work for banks, law firms, architecture firms, and various other white-collar endeavors, which means a lot of you need to dress professionally for work. So this one's for the office workers out there: Elie Tahari's polished lines for men & women are up to 70% off. For the ladies, dresses are $99-$129, blouses are $59, and shoes are $79-$129; for guys, button-downs are $49, cashmere-wool sportcoats are $199, and ties are $29. You go, working girl (or guy)! 10/18-10/22; 8:30-7:30, 10-5 S; 501 5th Ave. (at 42nd St.), 2nd fl.

Chances are, you work in an office. If not, you might someday. Either way, you need appropriate clothes--classic but interesting, conservative yet inspiring. For work-friendly wardrobe staples, hit the Elie Tahari sample sale, where corporate-appropriate clothes and accessories for men and women are up to 70% off. Go with your coworkers, if only to make sure you aren't all buying the same stuff. 10/19-10/23; 8:30-7:30, 10-5 Sat.; 510 5th Ave. (enter on 43rd St.).

And now begins the season of Friends & Family sales, those wonderful times when you can take 20% or 25% nearly everything (a few weeks before everything gets marked down by 30%, that is). This week, two major department stores get in on the action. Use code FRIEND7 for 20% off (15% off jewelry, 10% off beauty and fragrance) at Saks Fifth Avenue 10/19-10/24; take 25% off at Lord & Taylor with code FRIENDS through 10/24, plus free shipping too.