Accessory Tuesday: Ballet Loafer
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Right now, I’m not ready for heels. Good thing my two favorite flats got together and had a shoe baby.
This aptly named Ballet Loafer from Tory Burch is perfect for those heading back into the office. It’s made from soft leather and features an elasticized collar and subtle logo on the vamp. This flexible, low-stacked heel is ideal for commuters — no need to change out of this shoe when you get to the office.
This shoe is $298 at Nordstrom and comes in black, “spark gold,” “new cream,” and “smoked paprika.” Most whole and half sizes (5–11) are still available.
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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As a long-time reader of this board, I’m struck by two things re: travelling without children.
1) I feel like this needs to be part of the larger discussion of whether to have children and how to raise them. My husband and I are fortunately on the same page about whether or not to take adults-only trips and leave the kids at home, but that was sheer dumb luck because we never actually thought to discuss it. I could see this being a big issue if two parents are not on the same page.
2) I wonder if age when you started having children factors into desire to take, or comfort in taking, adults only trips.
For context, we were both 40 when we had our first child and have zero desire to take adults-only trips. But we also don’t really drink alcohol or stay out late, so there’s little we can’t do when the kids are around anyway!
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I just want to scream into the void. I think we are going on like 8 weeks of intermittent care disruptions due to someone having a fever, or doctor’s appointments, or weather closures/power outage, or locusts/plague etc. I am ready to be done.
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