Washable Workwear Wednesday: Pleated A-Line Dress
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This timeless A-line dress uses pleats in the best way.
Made from a soft, medium-weight fabric blend with a little stretch, this midi-length dress features a flattering cinched waist, on-seam pockets, and lots of pleats for easy movement.
Note that comments mention this dress runs a little large and may be a great choice for someone taller.
Nordstrom’s Pleated A-Line Dress is $99 and comes in “gray folkstone” and “navy night.” (The black version is on sale for $74 but has very low stock.) It’s available in sizes XXS-XXL.
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 5/1/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 20% off select Dyson hair tools with code + select clothes, shoes & more up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including new arrivals (ends 5/4) + 40% off 1 full-price item (5/1 only)
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + $19 & up spring sale
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + up to extra 60% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Up to 25% off almost everything. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – $20+ select favorites + 40% off 1 regular-price item + 30% off everything else
YOU GUYS. Ya’ll. A heated discussion about monitor use and the surveillance state was the exact distraction I did NOT KNOW I NEEDED TODAY. Thank you!! I stopped thinking about the ups and downs of kid specific activities about four hours ago as I watched this debate take off.
I’m off to run errands, then pick up my kid to do the Thing. I would appreciate any and all good thoughts for both of us around 5:30/5:45 as he does the Thing :)
I have a funny monitor story. My husband and I uh, had some fun, on new years, while visiting family for the holidays a few years back…and the monitor was on! While the receiver was in the kitchen leftover from nap time!
It was, thank goodness, an audio monitor. And just my sisters down there. But here’s another reason to ditch the camera LOL
I have plenty of milk but lately I get crashing migraine-type headaches when I pump or feed the baby. I am trying to brainstorm possible reasons why. Specific diet deficiencies? Any ideas?
If you didn’t see that thread on the main page, the OP of the thread mentioned as a detail in her story (that was not about the camera) that she has a camera in her 7 YOs room. The strength of the reaction to the camera in the room was interesting to me. So – what say you… if you hear someone has a camera in a 6/7 year old’s room, what’s your reaction/
thread jack from below re youth baseball. my kids are younger, but i must admit that i was shocked to learn that in 5th grade rec baseball, they purposefully walk super good kids as a strategy. i mean i know that’s a strategy in MLB and I can imagine in high school/college, but I couldn’t believe it starts so young.
Are sound machines universally bad for babies? If not, what sound machine do you use?
We’ve been looking at daycares for our first baby. One of the daycares mentioned that they don’t allow sound machines at all because there is research suggesting it’s bad for baby’s brain development. I did some digging and the research I found says that specifically white noise can inhibit language and sound differentiation, but that other soothing noise like ocean sounds or classical music didn’t have the same problem. Ime most sound machines have multiple settings so it seems easy enough to just use ocean sounds instead of white noise. But I didn’t do an exhaustive dive of the research. Has anyone looked into this?
Bringing over a topic from the main page: Do people actually put cameras in their 7-year-olds’ bedrooms? This seems bad from a privacy standpoint, from a parental anxiety standpoint, and from a security standpoint.
An older kid question — any advice for keeping yourself distracted when your kid is doing something that is potentially high stakes FOR THEM, and you really want a good outcome for them? Think, trying out for a school play? Trying out for a team that they really want to make?
Before anyone jumps at me – yes, I 100% know that these are low stakes in the broader context of life, and that there are good lessons to be learned in losing or not making the team or getting cast in a school play, etc. And while all that is very true, it is also true that it’s hard to see a kid who has worked so hard to not make a team or get a role or whatever, especially if the kid is capable of it, they just need to perform at a try out or audition that shows it to the decision makers.
I’m not asking for how to talk to kid about that (I feel really good about how kid’s dad and I have approached these kinds of situations, we don’t go overboard to celebrate success — just “that was awesome! I had so much fun seeing you work out there today” or get upset at losses/misses — we just focus on communicating how much fun we have watching them work and play, and seeing hard work pay off), but *I’m* feeling antsy today about a kid who has worked hard for something, and all eyes will be on him as he tries to go for something he really wants this afternoon.
Clarifying that he has no idea I’m antsy or nervous for him today, in case that helps. This is a *just me* question.
Suggestions? Advice? Tips? to help me today?
Any fave resources for introducing solids? We’ll do both purées and BLW style. A friend recommended the solid starts app but would appreciate any other recs. Recs for low-sugar store purées (organic preferred) also welcome.