The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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F ounded in 2016 by Sali Christeson and Eleanor Turner, the two have created an innovative line of garments that cater to the new generation of working women. "When we first started talking about Ar- gent and what it was going to be, I knew I didn't want it to be just another line of work clothing," Turner explained. "I spoke with working women, from lawyers to tech leaders to creatives, and brought my own personal experience to address similar pain points. I realized that a big problem plaguing women's work wear was a lack of functionality." Turner, herself, comes from a fashion background with a design degree from SCAD and a résumé that includes beloved American brands such as J. Crew and Tory Burch. She later met Christeson in 2014, who was working her way through the tech scene in Silicon Valley. Together, the two endured their fair share of dressing dilemmas, whether it was judg- ments for what they wore within the workplace or a lack of variety on the retail side. For Turner, being a designer meant not only creating things that people could buy, but "engineer- ing solutions to problems into the clothes that people can ac- tually use." Currently, Argent offers a mix-match of trousers, tops, blaz- ers, jumpsuits, sweaters, and skirts fitted with hidden features meant to make your day-to-day easier. ese include discrete pockets for credit cards or ID's sewn into waistbands; jump- suits that you don't have to totally remove to use the bath- room; and jackets that can accommodate all your media ne- cessities including an earphone channel that runs through the sleeves. "You can see this engineering across the collection in pieces like the reversible suits, media and stylus pockets, mi- crofiber pocket bags (for cleaning glasses and iPhone screens), and moisture-wicking material," Turner said. Not only is their workwear super functional, it is also impec- cably made using well-cut, high-quality fabrics that can even respond to your body's temperature. You won't find many cor- porate-colored navy blues, blacks, grays, or beige throughout their collections (although they do offer some), but rather off- beat color palettes and playful patterns that are both feminine VUE ON FASHION V U E N J . C O M 32