Finally Friday: ‘Amalia’ Half d’Orsay Skimmer Flat

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Cole Haan 'Amalia' Half d'Orsay Skimmer Flat | CorporetteMomsIt’s the final weekend of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, ladies — what were your hits and misses? This ballet flat skimmer looks lovely, and seems to be a hit as it’s selling out in sizes and colors. There’s still a bunch of sizes left in both black and red, though, and for $129 it looks great. (This oxford/sneaker from Cole Haan is getting a lot of attention in the blogosphere — particularly in the gray — as a new, hot way to wear oxfords. To me it still looks like a more geriatric shoe — I actually bought it in black for my mom! This is the sneaker version of the super-lightweight oxfords I posted about on Corporette a while ago — if you can make these work with your personal style, do it, because it’s a great deal and a super, super lightweight shoe.) The ballet flat pictured will go back up to $198 when the sale ends August 3. Cole Haan ‘Amalia’ Half d’Orsay Skimmer Flat (L-4)

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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I’m really sick of people telling me that if I changed my situation (moved to a different neighborhood, stopped shopping so much, whatever) then I wouldn’t “have to” work. Or that when I have more kids it’s going to be too difficult to work. The casual sexism kills me. Ordinarily the people telling me this (generally my in-laws as I’m not friends with many people who think this way and my mom doesn’t think this way at all) are perfectly pleasant people that I don’t need to instigate fights with, and I struggle with how to respond.

What was your bedtime routine for your infant? My daughter is 9 weeks and I’d like to start an easy bedtime routine that doesn’t take that long and can be done by other caretakers if need be. I was thinking of dimming the lights, reading 1 book, and singing a song (currently, the only song I know is Wheels on the Bus). She sleeps really soundly after a bath, but I’d like to avoid making that part of the routine if possible.