Washable Workwear Wednesday: Abbey Dress
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I never thought I could pull off Aritzia’s pieces at the office — but here’s a classic shirtdress with a twist that would work 9 to 5.
This A-line midi shirtdress is made from a sleek and smooth satin fabric. It features a unique tie-front, adjustable button cuffs, and a hidden button placket for a finished look.
This dress easily goes from desk to cocktails to dinner.
This dress from Aritzia is $178 and comes in “matte pearl,” black, and “dark night navy.” It’s available in sizes 2XS–XL.
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 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
DS #2 is in Speech therapy via ECI. He’s 2.5 and he’s progressing well – he can put two words together, sometimes 3, asks for things, copies sounds and short sentences, etc. Unfortunately our current option with ECI is virtual only which is not ideal. I spoke to the ECI SLP about this, and she agreed that he’s been progressing well, and would probably be better served with 6-9 months of in-person therapy where then he’d “graduate” out; she’s said most of her kids in the similar age range that qualify for services need help making/repeating sounds, and other more basic functions.
I got him evaluated through our healthcare provider’s SLP. As I predicted, he was on the low end of normal for expressive speech, and she recommended in-person ST 1x/month that she’d provide. ECI let me know that once he gets anything private, he no longer gets ECI, and I should ask if our provider can do 2x/month in-person – which is also what I’d like.
For whatever reason – I think demand, coming back from PTO, etc. – our healthcare provider’s SLP is taking forever to get our session(s) calendared.
I appreciate ECI but this is the second time I feel like it is not a fit for my kid – and I don’t think he’ll qualify for the programs offered to kids 3+. Our ECI is so backed up they haven’t even scheduled his evaluation; which honestly is fine with me to skip completely, because the initial one was so unpleasant. I always defer to experts, but in this case, during the evaluation, I felt like they weren’t focusing where I thought help was needed, which was speech. They recommended some cognitive/play therapy, which we did for a few months but weren’t really seeing him getting anything there that he wasn’t getting in preschool, and also he kind of blew through the milestones he needed with more time. Finally, after pushing, we got ST and got to drop the cognitive/play stuff.
When do I just throw in the towel and find a private SLP, outside of ECI and even outside of my health provider? Does anyone have any good or bad stories/takeaways from their experience with pivoting from ECI to private ST?
sleep issues help please. my 5 year old will not sleep through the night. she wakes up, comes to our room, wants a hug from me and then wants me to walk her back and tuck her in. in the past month i think i slept though the night once maybe. i am a person who needs sleep to function. DH tries to help, but she just screams for me. help!
Question 1: how do you introduce chores? I need my 6 year old to start pulling some weight/learning how to fend for himself. Any tips? He’s pretty responsible, but I do find myself constantly reminding him to pick up his shoes. He also refuses to make his own snack. Question 2: It’s time for an allowance. I want to tie allowance to chores, but is that a terrible idea? He still needs to do chores even if he doesn’t get the money.
Are the expiration dates on ovulation sticks pretty conservative? Mine says to discard after 30 days, but with the timing of my cycle, I think I could get two cycles out of the container instead of just the one they market.
I’m on vacation with my husband, mom and kiddo. My mom has a fever, cough and fatigue and thinks she has Covid (although she tested negative on a home test) and is staying in bed. My husband was up all night with violent food poisoning or norovirus and seems much better now but needs to sleep. So I’m solo parenting at least for today and hoping kiddo and I don’t catch either or both of these things. This is the second trip in a row that’s been interrupted by multiple illnesses…I just want a healthy family!
Another question about a rising 2nd grader / 7 yo.
My daughter has never said her r’s in English. She very much sounds like she’s from Boston (Paaaak the caaaaah) even though I’m not sure she’s ever met anyone with that accent. It doesn’t prevent her from being understood, but she does sound younger than her age. Her teacher brought it up at her spring conference as something that may cause social stigma. The teacher also remarked that she uses the r sound properly when speaking Spanish but not in English. (Her school is bilingual.)
Would you pay for private speech therapy at this point or just hope it resolves? According to Dr. Google and the speech sound charts online, some kids don’t master the r sound until around age 6-7, but it’s so strange she uses the sound in Spanish but not in English (her native language).
Oof we just got our kindergarten teacher assignment and my daughter’s teacher will be on maternity leave until October, so they will have subs. It’s not clear to me if the sub will be one person or rotating subs (I hope the former). My daughter was already nervous about K and this is not helping. Anyone had a similar situation and can reassure me it’ll be ok?
My rising first grader said he doesn’t want any new clothes for back to school. I know this is silly, but I guess I just want permission that it’s fine not to buy him a new wardrobe? Ill go through his closet with him and cull anything that’s worn out. He needs new pants, but that can wait until October when it cools off. He really doesn’t need much else.
Packing up from a beach holiday which was lovely – husband, son, husband’s cousin and parter, two tweens and two foster kids the same age as my son and it was absolutely delightful chaos. We went on a ferry, Roman fort, a city farm, spent all day at the beach (note – I need a wetsuit for 13c water temp).
What’s the sand solution? Mesh beach bags?
My kid is heading into 2nd grade and still flipping letters (e.g. b and d, number 3), if pointed out he can correct usually. He also seems slow to learn things, if that makes sense. Like concepts take a long time to sink in and require intense practice. Would you test for learning disability? If so, what would the point be? The latter is my husbands question. He does not want son to have a label for no reason. Son’s progress reports from school have him achieving at grade level. Obviously will be discussing with doctor as well, but I honestly feel so uninformed in this subject.
Long leggings post from yesterday-
Size up to a 7/8, but if they are too baggy, try H&M in a 7/8. Lands end clothes often come in a slim, not sure on leggings though, so try a 7 or 8 slim. Fwiw the leggings all have “iron knee” which has this patch under them. One of my kids won’t wear them because they are annoying.