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Maternity Monday: French Terry Cowl Hoodie

A Corporette reader happened to mention this Canadian shop a week or two ago and I’m now drooling over much of their wares. Everything in the shop is made to measure, and they customize for maternity wear as well. Most pieces are under $100 and come in a zillion colors and fabric options, so if…

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Finally Friday: Gradient Sunglasses

One of the best tips I can think of for a mom who’s feeling frumpy — whether because your clothes don’t fit they used to, you don’t like where your weight is, you feel like you’re always covered in spitup, whatever — is to get the biggest, most glamorous sunglasses you can, and rock them…

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The Head Cold vs. Your Baby

When my first son, J, was a baby and toddler, his colds were the worst. I remember hanging out on the floor of our little bathroom with the shower on full-blast. Steam filled the air as I tried to keep him entertained — and sweated like a fiend in my sweater. (Since I worried his little body might get overheated…

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Everyone Thursday: Marching Wedges

It’s rare to find a shoe under $50 that has good reviews — which may be why the Payless pump that many readers love, and the Merona wedges that readers loved before that stick in my mind so much. I may have found a new one while doing our roundup of beige heels the other day: these…

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Washable Wednesday: Taylor Suit Pants

As the weather gets warmer (huzzah!) you can start to put away your wool, dry-clean-only trousers and transition to lighterweight, washable pants for work. These well-reviewed Halogen pants (with a matching jacket) come in regular and petite, and are $79 new; there are even some colors and sizes on sale for $39 today. Halogen® ‘Taylor’ Stretch…