Finally Friday: Double Buckle Pump
This post may contain affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
I am not quite sure why, but something about these pumps are calling my name. I like the double buckle, the fun colors (they come in six suede colors, including black and beige), and they’re from what I always think of as a comfort brand, Bella Vita. They’re only $99 and winning rave reviews at Nordstrom and Zappos — and it’s nice that they come in four widths, sizes 5-12. BELLA VITA ‘Niko’ Double Buckle Pump
On the hunt for strappy pumps for work? We just did a major roundup at Corporette.
(L-all)
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?
Question for those of you who have a breastmilk stash – do you cycle out the frozen stuff once in a while? We haven’t had to dip into the stash much, so I wasn’t sure if at some point I should start thawing out the frozen and freezing fresh stuff. But I know the fresh milk is best so is that a bad solution? Any stash secrets I should be aware of?
Can someone point me to that thread of locking a screen so your kid doesn’t close out of tv/apps all the time? Google is failing me. Thanks!
Question for those of you in cold weather areas. What kind of hat do you wear with your work clothes in winter? I’ve had a cashmere beanie/skullcap for awhile but it needs replacing. I see the appeal of a knit beret but I think it will always be a little too Monica Lewinsky for me. I know the hats with the big pom-poms on top are still popular, but can someone in her late 30s wear one with a dress coat and suit? I love the idea of a structured hat, but I wear my hair half-up/half-down too often for that to work, so I think it has to be a knit.
When did you actually enjoy s*x after baby and was it before, after or immediately upon weaning? It still hurts too much for me right now (3 months out) Tips to make it less painful?!
ISO shopping recommendations for professional clothes. I am pear-shaped size 10/12 undertaking a job search with multiple networking opportunities next week and want to look neat and polished, (as opposed to my current look which is just….ugh.) I loathe shopping and am willing to spend on quality items so I don’t have to regularly replace them. (Shoot me if I have to put on those paper thin crap Ann Taylor teeshirts again!) I want to own a few solid, well made items that go together. I have carved out tomorrow afternoon in NYC to shop, and am currently planning on MM La Fleur, J Crew and Banana. Any recommendations of where to shoor things I should consider? Thank you so much, fashionable mamas!
I need help! my 9 month old has never been a great drinker (fabulous eater), but she’s recently gotten worse. For the past six weeks, she only takes a bottle three times a day: before her two naps and before going to sleep at night. This, combined with the 4 oz she takes in food during the day, means she only gets about 18oz during the day, and then she nurses 2-3 times through the night. (it’s not a bottle thing. she won’t nurse during the day either.)
Well, now she has started to fight the bottle at naptime too! essentially, I can only get her to drink if I put her to sleep in my arms and then dream feed her before each nap and bedtime. and now she is fighting going to sleep in my arms! I think she doesn’t want to go to sleep and realizes the bottle means it is almost sleep time. so, she refuses the bottle (or nursing). does that make sense? my question is: how do I make it stop? she isn’t interest in the bottle or boob at any other time during the day. she would rather play. do I stop feeding her before naptime in the hopes that she will eventually get hungry enough to eat during the day? should I quit feeding her food (cereal/fruit) during the day so she will drink more?
I’m at my wits end, internet friends.
Can anyone speak to living in South Bend, Indiana, and/or working at the University of Notre Dame?
Pumping question!
I’m going back to work in a week and pumping seems daunting. Did any of you pump just twice during your workday instead of three emails times? Did that work?
What about formula during the day and nursing at home?
I’m returning to work from maternity leave on Monday. I’m going half time for a bit but woulf appreciate tips on easing the transition.
I need some ideas for at home after the kids are asleep date nights other than sit on the couch and watch tv. My idea of hiring a babysitter for the weekend went out the window with a $1k repair to the car this week. Is there anything exciting to do? Games to play?
I love the style of these – kind of a bootie look but in a shoe. But I don’t love the colors and texture.
Immediate TJ. I am newly pregnant with my second. Our first is not quite 1, so these two will be close in age. This was kinda sorta planned (I got pregnant very quickly), but I am now completely freaking out. I am terrified about being pregnant again while trying to juggle our active baby-going-on-toddler in daycare and our two demanding full-time jobs. I’m freaked out about the impact on work (battling pregnancy fatigue again, taking two maternity leaves so close together, returning after leave while balancing an infant and toddler, etc.) And, of course, I’m terrified about how difficult it’s going to be to take care of a newborn and a young toddler at the same time. I’m also very hormonal and not sleeping well from a combination of stress, pregnancy, and our first still not sleeping through the night consistently. I’ve been lashing out at my husband for stupid things. And I’m irritable at work.
I’ve got almost 8 more months of pregnancy to go, so I know I need to rein it in. Does anyone have any advice?