Argent Is Filling the Gap in Affordable Women’s Workwear

When Christel Clevenger attended a conference last year for executive women in Silicon Valley, the last thing she expected to do was shop for clothes. But between presentations, while strolling through the exhibition area, she noticed “a beautifully tailored, navy check blazer” hanging from a rack in one booth. It was made by Argent, a brand she’d never heard of. She began trying on some items and quickly purchased a blazer, a shirt, and a pair of pants.

“They remain some of my go-to pieces,” says Clevenger, who’s in her 40s and a senior program manager at a large software maker. She continues to shop at the mostly online retailer of women’s workwear. “Their clothes break away from the boring professional clothing found in department stores,” she says. “Plus, they’re well-made and travel easily.”