Frugal Friday’s Workwear Report: Ponte Pants

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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.

These ponte pants from Nordstrom Rack look like a great basic for someone just starting out or doing a wardrobe refresh on a budget. For less than $40, you’ve got a versatile pair of machine-washable pants. I’m not seeing a matching blazer, so I would add a non-matching blazer in a different color or texture if you need a more formal look. (Update: here’s the matching blazer!)

The pants are $34.97 at Nordstrom Rack and come in sizes XS-XL.

As of 2025, our top picks for really affordable dress pants for women include Lee, Uniqlo, Old Navy, or Quince — also check out Amazon sellers Tapata and Rekucci. If the pant comes in regular, petite, short, tall, long, or maternity sizes, we’ve marked that with R/P/S/T/L/M below.

Sales of note for 3/26/25:

• Nordstrom – 15% off beauty (ends 3/30) + Nordy Club members earn 3X the points!
• Ann Taylor – Extra 50% off sale + additional 20% off + 30% off your purchase
• Banana Republic Factory – Friends & Family Event: 50% off purchase + extra 20% off
• Eloquii – 50% off select styles + extra 50% off all sale
• J.Crew – 30% off tops, tees, dresses, accessories, sale styles + warm-weather styles
• J.Crew Factory – Shorts under $30 + extra 60% off clearance + up to 60% off everything
• M.M.LaFleur – 25% off travel favorites + use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
• Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
• Talbots – $64.50 spring cardigans + BOGO 50% off everything else