Washable Workwear Wednesday: Crepe Jersey Tess Blouse
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I love tie-neck blouses for busy mornings — no need to hunt for a necklace or scarf on your way out the door.
Universal Standard’s long-sleeved Tess Blouse is made from a drapey crepe jersey. Knot the neck-tie or leave it open. Little details like fabric covered buttons, a curved hem, and strategic darting take this blouse beyond basic.
It also comes in four colors (I especially love the pictured “brulee,” a cool purply brown) that will work well with your existing wardrobe.
The Tess Blouse is $138 and comes in sizes 4XS (00–0) to 4XL (38–40).
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
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
My child has speech and occupational therapies twice a week from 8:30-10 am; my husband has been taking him because he has been unemployed, but he recently accepted an offer and will start work in a few weeks at a place that offers limited sick days and teleworking options. My job is very flexible, but I’m not sure if it’s flexible enough to accommodate being out of pocket for that time period twice a week. I’m thinking I’ll probably ask my boss about it but with the expectation that it may not be possible, and then in that case we’ll have to either look for a college student to drive him to therapy or maybe reduce therapy to once a week (the therapists are generally booked up, so just moving the time won’t work). Any other thoughts/suggestions? Thank you!
Anyone have a favorite water cup for my 18 month old to take to daycare? Needs to be easy to clean and reasonably lightweight. Can be either a straw or a sippy cup. We had one from PB Kids, but the straw got moldy (it wasn’t removable which made it hard to clean) and the sippy cup cover has an annoying cap that bumps into my daughter’s nose while she drinks.
I posted a few weeks ago about a parent-teacher meeting for my 4.5yo daughter who attends a Montessori school. The meeting with the teacher and director of education went every well. My child does have some emotional regulation to work on, and we made the school aware that we support their efforts to work on appropriate responses. However, what shocked me was that both the teacher and director of education were unable to even name a range of an appropriate attention span for my child. Additionally, most of her behavioral issues seem to arise over the fact that my daughter is overstimulated by so many different things happening in the classroom at one time (22 kids doing up to 22 different things – which I understand is the Montessori method). We also found out that the only Kindergarten requirement is one math activity and one reading activity per day. This seems like an incredibly low bar to me. Right now we are registered next year for both public school (great district with before an after care through our local Y), and the Montessori school.
I’m leaning towards public school Kindergarten, but I’d be happy to hear input from parents who have experience with both.
Our community yard sale is coming up and DD8.5 is asking to help to earn some extra money. I know we’ll need to sort, assign a price, tag, set-up, collect money, and take-down. I think she has capability to do all these (especially with a calculator) but thoughts from the hive on what’s realistic and what would be most helpful for me and enjoyable for her? Also, should I give her a set rate (like, hourly pay, flat fee) or a percentage of sales?
I’m looking for experience, advice, etc on the Owlet sock. I’m due with my fourth soon (I know, I know, I should be a cool cucumber by now) and wondering if I should get one. I rationalized it away with my others (it’s not officially “recommended” by professional groups, it gives false positives, etc) but I’m wondering if there is any *real* downside. Historically my babies don’t sleep well so an occasional false alarm wake up doesn’t bother me. My anxiety is high and I’m wondering if it really does provide peace of mind.
Our preschool isn’t great at communication to parents. Info is sent over emails, the info is wrong (wrong date for event) and then another email is sent with corrected info. Parents need to dig through emails for things like the school year calendar and when they are scheduled to bring in the snack that day. They use the Tadpoles app but that is mostly for daily updates on what the kid did that day. How does your school handle these types of communications? Is there a way to use the Tadpoles app more effectively? I am on the preschool advisory board and we are meeting later today to discuss how to improve.
Hi All. Taking DS (6) to NOLA for the weekend. SC had some great tips, thank you!
Any reccos for kid-friendly swamp tours? I googled and there are just…a lot. I gave DS the option of zoo, aquarium, and swamp tour and he’s excited about the former (we have a great zoo and decent aquarium in our city).
Thanks again to the two posters who responded yesterday to my request for BFing weaning anecdotes! If anyone else has one to share, I’m all ears. DS is going to be 1 in a few weeks and I’m hoping to have him fully weaned by June.
Okay, my nine year old is not trying to shop at sephora, but I also realized she is using her siblings honest company shampoo and a bar of soap. I think it’s time to upgrade her. Suggestions for pre-teen shampoo and conditioner combos? She has fine straight hair. I was also going to buy her a Cerave or similar face wash just to build good habits. Anything else I’m missing here? She doesn’t have bad hygiene or anything like that.
Seeking advice! I am 15 weeks pregnant and my brain feels like *mush*. It takes me forever to do a simple task and I am getting sidetracked easily. This is my second child and I don’t recall feeling this way when I was pregnant with my daughter. This time around I feel like I am in la la land half the time. Any tips to stay productive and organized?
as a follow up to the above post, for those of you with elementary school aged kids who need speech, OT, other therapy etc. that cannot take place during school hours/is not provided by the school, how do you manage it after school and balance your child’s need for those things with being able to just be a kid and participate in other extracurricular activities. my Kindergarten twins each do speech 1x a week, one does OT, the other one does play therapy, and then they both do soccer and ballet (which are each once a week) and their speech provider wants to increase them to 2x a week, which I agree with (last year in preschool they did 2x), but just don’t know how to fit it in. we have a nanny who can get them there, but they obviously can’t be in more than one place at a time and as they get older, and activities begin to take place more than once a week.
Can I just say that parenting a child with ADHD is really freaking hard? Yes, my kid is on medication and sees a therapist to work on life and behavioral skills. It helps a lot, and things are overall better than when he was younger. But there are still times when he screws up in a big way due to the impulse control issues.
I got a call from school that my 7th grader is in hot water for saying something that was construed as racist by someone that he already has a rocky relationship with. (For context, his class was studying a unit on slavery and he started “wondering out loud” about things, as an intellectual exercise.) I am not defending him. It was so boneheaded, inappropriate, and a thought that should’ve stayed inside his head. Better yet, not thought about AT ALL. Unfortunately, this is not the first dumb thing he’s said that’s gotten him in trouble over the years. Anyway, the teacher is going to try mediation between my kid and the other kid to cool things down, but a school suspension is not off the table. I am so furious with my kid. No matter how much coaching we give him or his therapist gives him about what stays inside his head vs. what is said out loud, it still happens sometimes. And it can be pretty awful and mortifying. ADHD may be a reason for certain behaviors, but it cannot be an excuse for hurting others. As parents, we have been adamant about this.
My concentration is pretty much wrecked. I wish I could go home. Part of me hopes he does get suspended because maybe then, something would click. I love my son fiercely. But I did not expect parenting to be this way. He is incredibly intelligent, categorized as gifted, and the gifted+ADHD combination is just a rough one to navigate. Impulse control issues have already had consequences with peers, teachers, etc.