Finally Friday: Bateau Neck Long Sleeve Blouse
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This is our second Pleione piece this week (after the faux wrap top on Tuesday), and this one is also marked down. It’s a flowy georgette blouse with three colors/patterns still in stock: black, a black floral, and a print they’re calling “ecru watercolor wall paint.” This looks like a good blouse for going back to work, it looks easy to layer, and you could dress it up with jeans or corduroys. It has that “the grownup has entered the room” look without risking looking sloppy at all, and I think it’s a good style for either work or weekend. It’s $40 at Nordstrom (was $68) and is available in XS-XL. Bateau Neck Long Sleeve Blouse
Two plus-size options are here and here.
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Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- 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
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
In case the readership here does not completely overlap with A Cup of Jo: she posted the link to follow and it made me literally laugh out loud at my desk and think of all moms out there.
Giant thank you to everyone who talked me down yesterday as I freaked out about leaning in while pregnant/having an infant. I talked to HR this morning and got the OK to take a 4-month leave, granted my director approves.
I just booked the appointment to talk to him this afternoon because I don’t think I could stand waiting over the weekend! I’m sure I’ll feel so much better when it’s over, and I don’t have to “hide” my pregnancy anymore.
Someone just asked me if we managed to prepare any freezer meals before our (second) child was born. Hahahaha. I was pregnant with a toddler. Does frozen pizza count??
Does anyone here use the Madewell Transport tote on a daily basis? I’ve wanted it for awhile – or the Cuyana or Baggu versions – but was wondering if it’s useful for the moms here. I have a packing cube where I keep all of baby’s essentials and can move it between bags, so a traditional diaper bag isn’t necessary for me. Along these lines, if you have one, any suggestions for a less expensive but similar simple totes or suggestions to just bite the bullet on one of these?
Anyone have experience with perineal massage? I’m 34 weeks and started trying it out. My OB & doula both said there isn’t clear evidence that it prevents tearing, but it can’t hurt. I’d like to feel like I did everything I could do facilitate a smooth labor, fully understanding that it may not turn out that way. But I’m not sure I’m doing the massage correctly. Interested in others’ thoughts & experiences. Thanks so much!!
I am in a male dominated position in a male dominated industry in a very red state and this week my male boss pulled me into two high-level executive meetings and held me out as a valuable contributor to the meetings and took seriously and appropriately handled a sexual harassment complaint I brought to him. People like him are the reason I am able to maintain hope.
Thanks all for the tips on helping baby’s cold. Sadly, nothing worked and he got worse, unable to eat or breathe well. He’s been in the hospital for 5 days trying to beat the virus. I’m doing my best to stay strong for him, but man this uncomfortable couch and tiny bathroom was not where I hoped to recover from childbirth.
Little guy is getting better and that’s what matters. This was a good reminder to call the doc if anything seems off even if you don’t think it’s “that bad” – especially with a newborn.
My early response didn’t post until the end of the day (too many links probably) but wanted to point it out because of the recommendations if you didn’t see them.
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I’m a professor and my PhD student is getting a big award on campus today as part of a bigger event my department is holding. I have a six week old baby, my first. I’m excited to go see my student get the award and my colleagues basically told me I’m not allowed to attend without the baby because none of them have met her (in a nice way–it’s a very family friendly department). My dilemma, which I’m probably overthinking, is how to feed the baby while I’m there (I’m 75% breastfeeding and 25% formula). Nursing is preferable to bottle–it keeps her quiet longer and she can comfort nurse when she’s done since this is during the witching hour and she’s guaranteed to be fussy. However….while I’m all about whipping out the b00b wherever, I’m hesitant because it’s work. And I’m super clumsy w the cover and want to project an image of “calm and capable new mother”
I’ll feed her before we leave, but she’s a hungry baby and we probably won’t get through the event without her needing to eat again.
I like the look of flowy tops, but I don’t think that they flatter me much. Busty hourglass who’s also short and shortwaisted. The Pleione tops I tried looked like I fell into a circus tent because it was so much fabric dropping straight down from the widest part of my chest. Are there such things as tailored flowy tops?
I went to a drop-in prenatal yoga class yesterday at a fancy new studio, not my normal crunchy ashtanga one. It said online come anytime from 12 weeks, I’m nearly 15 so thought it would be nice. I was the least pregnant person there by at least 2 months and for some reason, I found it completely mortifying. I added a week onto my pregnancy and tried to stick out my belly a bit because I was worried they’d think I was an imposter pregnant lady. I’m not normally that socially awkward/anxious but something about the studio / the older posh mums-to-be really intimidated me.