Washable Workwear Wednesday: Scalloped Pointelle Sweater
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This pretty sweater is the perfect wardrobe spring pick-me-up!
The scalloped neckline and pointelle pattern would balance out a structured suit jacket. It will also look great on its own once the weather warms up — I particularly like the elbow-length sleeves and would accessorize with a stack of bracelets or a bold watch.
Ann Taylor’s Scalloped Pointelle Sweater is on sale for $43 (marked down from $84.50) and comes in black, white, and “orchid glow” (a light purple).
A plus-size option (actually available in X-3X plus three other size ranges) is from Talbots; it’s $99.50 and available in white, pink, and red.
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
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I have seen a lot of posts recently about gifted kids — especially “profoundly gifted” kids.
I’m curious about two things — what constitutes profoundly gifted? And, where/how are people getting their IQ tested?
As far as I know, my IQ was never tested (or my mom never said anything to me about it being tested), and my kids have never had an IQ test, to the best of my knowledge.
It doesn’t impact me directly, as my kids are garden variety smarties who have had tons of advantages and resources directed at them, but as far as I can tell, no one is gifted in a way that requires additional resources. But I’d be curious to know, and I’m just wondering where/when people are getting tested!
Adding that it seems like a lot of gifted posters are posting here regularly, which is really cool!
My daughter is turning 9 yo in a few weeks. I’m a bit stumped on gifts. She loves gymnastics, T Swift, arts and crafts, and playing with her stuffed animals (though she doesn’t need more of those). Any interesting suggestions?
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at what age are some level of tantrums considered abnormal? my twins are almost 7 and seem to have more emotional outbursts than their friends. or at least more in public than their friends. not every day or anything like that, but they very much still wear their emotions on their sleeve.
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I posted yesterday about my young-for-her-age 4th grader and didn’t have a chance to check back in until late due to work. Just saying thank you to everyone who weighed in with their perspectives.
To answer a couple of questions that cropped up:
1) she doesn’t struggle to read now, but did initially and until about 3rd grade. Our school had used the now debunked “intuitive literacy” curriculum and this was terrible for her. Her teacher believes the spelling issues stem from that. Unlike reading, the spelling has not caught up yet but is a combo of not understanding phonics and not taking the time to check – for example, she will spell the same word wrong and right in the same paragraph.
2) our school definitely doesn’t give out all As. I’ve actually never heard of a school that did as a policy. For us, it’s largely a mix of kids who get both As and Bs, a small group of straight As, and a small group of Cs and even Ds. The default, to the extent there is one, is B. Up until this year she had more Bs than As and the C in spelling is her only C ever. This year she has more As generally but did get the C, too. Her teacher this year is much more rigorous than the rest and said the C was meant to be a wake up call. Her math is several grade levels above her peers and she can do her older cousin’s 7th grade math HW without issues. I don’t think she has a learning disability but it’s certainly possible she has some mild ADHD that is keeping her from focusing and paying attention to some of this stuff. Her ped and teachers generally think this is all normal for her age.
3) we have spoken about staying back a year and she would HATE it. She wants to be with her friends and would say we ruined her life. Short of moving, i think the only option would be to enroll in private for middle school and say middle school wants us to repeat 5th grade or something due to their age cut offs.
FWIW, she got top marks on the state tests last year.
PSA: I just got CPR certified by the Red Cross and they have a really handy free first aid app that’s available for everyone. I immediately got my husband (who panics and is generally unhelpful in emergencies) to download it. It breaks down emergency types by categories and ages, and goes through steps of how to respond.