Holiday Weekend Open Thread

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A woman wearing a pink bralette and pink quilted jacket with pink pants

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[Sorry, all — we had some technical difficulties earlier, but here’s your Weekend Open Thread, albeit late!]

A packable jacket is indispensable for travel — if you’re in the market for one, consider this quilted version.

I love Zella’s quilted jacket for something beyond the standard-issue puffer. The stand collar, poly fill, and patch pockets will keep you warm as the weather cools. If things warm up while you’re out and about, just fold it up into the integrated back pocket and put it in your tote. 

Zella’s Quilted Packable Jacket is $99 at Nordstrom and comes in black, “gray plum,” “purple lilac” (pictured; looks pink on my screen), and “burgundy shade.” It’s available in sizes XS-XXL. 

Enjoy the long weekend!

Sales of note for 8/6/25

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 8/6 ONLY: Extra 60% off sale and style steals starting at $25
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
  • Eloquii – Extra 45% off all sale
  • J.Crew – 30% off wear-now styles & up to 60% off all sale styles
  • J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything and extra 60% off clearance
  • M.M.LaFleur – 25% off all previous flash sale items! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
  • Nordstrom – 9,800+ new women’s markdowns
  • Spanx – Free shipping on everything
  • Talbots – $15 & up all markdown tops & 50% off all other markdowns
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Low stakes but fun parenting milestone – my 2nd grader has started going to the playground with friends after school and having me pick her up from there an hour or so later. This is made easier by the fact that I work from home two minutes from the school and she has a watch so she can call me if her friends don’t show or she wants to go straight home for whatever reason. But it’s been so nice and feels like a win-win – more independence and friend time for her and more focused work time for me.