Washable Workwear Wednesday: Carolina Pant in Four-Season Stretch
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As much as I’m tempted by the latest wardrobe must-haves, I try to focus on filling my closet with pieces I’ll wear on repeat. For example, I’d reach for these classic pants from J.Crew all week long.
These polished, high-rise pants have a classic straight-leg cut. They also have a unique patch pocket and are made of J.Crew’s popular and easy-to-care-for four-season stretch. These pants look good with everything from your favorite tee to your sharpest blazer.
The Carolina Pant is $92.99-$158 and comes in three classic colors, two of which are on sale. It’s available in sizes 00-24 as well as petite and tall.
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 5/8:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – Mother’s Day Event: 40% off your purchase. Readers love this popover blouse, and their suiting is also in the sale.
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Brooks Brothers – Dress & sport shirts, 2 for $149
- Express – $39+ summer styles + 25% off everything else
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 70% off clearance + 40%-50% off the Weekend Shop
- Lo & Sons – Mother’s Day Sale: Up to 40% off — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom – Up to 25% off
- Talbots – 50% off wear-now styles and all markdowns + 30% off tops, pants, jeans, and shorts
Parents of twins, my daughter is friends with eight-year-old twins. She is much better friends with twin a than twin B, but she gets along with both of them and over the years has had both of them in her classes at school. For those of you who have kids with twin friends and even better if you’re the parent of same sex twins, how do you navigate play dates? There are sometimes when I’m happy to have both girls over other times, I really need to have a single kid play date for now. Our daughter has just chosen other friends but they’re heading into third grade and it’s getting kind of awkward because if I can only take one friend she’d like to bring Twin A who has over the years become one of her best friends. Thoughts? Thoughts about how to approach this with their mom with whom I’m very friendly but saying “both of your kids at the same time can be a lot sometimes.” (Especially twin B who is a harder kid to have over for many reasons).
My daughter and I have talked about it and we agreed that it would be really helpful if twin B had some of her own friends and they could each have one-on-one time but twin B doesn’t seem to have other friends other than twin A’s friends.
Also, sometimes it truly is a capacity thing. I have other kids and if they’re coming along or if they’re bringing friends, it creates issues. Also, sometimes having both twins is a problem because twin B will pick fights with twin an and I spend a significant amount of time of parenting them instead of just letting the kids enjoy their play date.
Ok I need hair help. My six-year-old has long-ish hair that she is VERY resistant to cutting. It’s thin and fine and gets messy over the course of the day no matter how recently it’s been washed. It looks nice when we first brush it in the morning but it’s like the strands separate and fly everywhere over the course of the day. Is there a product we should try?
I think she’d look cute with a pixie cut but I really feel like I’d need her buy in.
Ok I know 9 year old boys are annoying but mine seems especially so. Do you parent your kid’s personality? No, right? He just has to learn to read the room on his own? He does annoying things for attention/ to be funny but the other kids look annoyed so it’s definitely not landing. I want to guide him to pick up social cues but also seems overbearing. Anyone else have an annoying kid? NT fwiw.
I don’t think I’m particularly strict, but I would say I have pretty high standards in some area (listening/following directions, kindness, respect, responsibility, honesty, doing chores/homework (effort, not results)). I also think I’m fun: I’m a mom who plays, we joke and laugh a ton, I’d rather us make the mess and have fun than not make a mess but have less fun. Basically, I want to be a type b mom as long as we’re doing what we ought to be doing. Not doing that? We’re gonna have a problem. Like feel free to be as loud, wild, and messy as you want outside or in the playroom, but when it’s time to clean up and get ready for bed, it’s time to clean up and get ready for bed. You can have a burping contest where I don’t see/hear it, but not at the dinner table. You can express your displeasure with what I made for dinner politely and without attitude or rolling your eyes.
For similarly high expectation parents, how do you determine what behavior is just kids being kids and what is something you won’t permit? Im not trying to always be reprimanding/disciplining, but I also recognize consistency is important. I also try to strike a balance btwn handling bad behavior and also rewarding good behavior (though it’s not my nature to reward for just meeting the expectations).
I do focus on setting clear expectations so we’re all on the same page, but that hasn’t done much to cut down on attitude or whining.
How exactly do I give a 9 month old water? Like specifically what cup thing
Hitting a major summer slump right now and I have no motivation at work. How do you slug through it? I have about 6 weeks until I take a vacation and I am trying to power through.
I have these pants in linen and love them. They have slash pockets and a clean front with a hook-and-bar closure. This version, with patch pockets, a weird tab on the back of the waist, a huge button, and synthetic fabric, just looks cheap. It is a real shame that J Crew does not offer the linen style in cotton and lined wool versions.