Washable Workwear Wednesday: Didion Top
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I’m really loving all the fall florals I’m seeing. Here’s another iteration in one of my favorite tops from M.M.LaFleur.
I’ve owned a few Didion tops, and I might just need to add this latest one to my wardrobe. Made from one of my favorite fabrics, washable silk, this shirt features a moody, abstract floral print. The splashes of brown and blue play well with the tan and navy staples you already have in your closet.
The Didion Top in floral haze is $279. It’s on sale in navy for $$ a butterfly print in cotton for $199.
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Sales of note for 8/6/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 8/6 ONLY: Extra 60% off sale and style steals starting at $25
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – 30% off wear-now styles & up to 60% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything and extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off all previous flash sale items! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Nordstrom – 9,800+ new women’s markdowns
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – $15 & up all markdown tops & 50% off all other markdowns
I think I asked some version of this question on a sub thread before, but the voice lessons question reminded me: can kids really start choir/band/orchestra when it’s introduced in school in 4th grade if they have no prior musical training, can’t read music at all, etc.?
We live in a community where music instruction is very emphasized (moreso than sports) and most of my 7 year old’s close friends have been in private music lessons for a couple of years now. My daughter is interested in music, but likes a lot of other stuff more and for various reasons (including teacher availability and conflicts with other activities she cares about more) we have not been able to make any sort of piano or voice lessons happen. However she will definitely participate when it becomes an option in school. If she can, as a total beginner, which I’m starting to have serious doubts about seeing how advanced most of her friends are. Can you really start from scratch at that age?
My son was in a preschool that went up through K, and now he’s entering 1st at a different school. I was surprised to learn that all three of his closest friends in K are repeating K at their new schools, rather than going up to 1st. They all have May/June/July birthdays, NT as far as I know. Redshirting was never something we considered for our kid, so I’m surprised to see it being so common among our friends. Is 7 the new 6 for first grade?
Hive, wish me strength as we are back from a long wonderful trip away for the summer where we spent a lot of truly special time together and made amazing lifelong memories and now my tween, when asked how her summer trip was, responds with “boring.” Woosah, mamas.
Since there’s a lot of conversation about books and reading lately, it prompted me to wonder if/when you guys started reading longer-form stories to your kids. How did/does it go for you? I’ve got an 19 month old and he just started bringing us books and requesting to be read to and selecting books at the library. (He’s all about trucks and planes and trains, just like his dad.) I would love to read aloud some of my favorite classic kid’s books to my child, but I figure that’s a long way down the road.
Thank you for everyone who gave me counsel on the strabismus surgery! My 4.5 year old just had the procedure on Monday, and while its too soon to tell the longer term outcome, I feel like I definitely already see some improvements with his eye tracking and eye coordination. He’s home with Grandma today, and hopefully can go back to school on Friday, and if not, definitely on Monday.
Also, mindblowing to me that the actual procedure was ~20 minutes. I work in healthcare (not clinical) and while our system in the U.S. is imperfect to say the least, I find myself grateful for science and modern medicine.
How do your kids listen to audiobooks? My 6 year old has the libby app on her kindle fire and carries that around and listens to it, but there has to be a better way. Would also love to be able to play them through the echo device in her room (it’s a kids one but could be switched to an adult one?)
Any tips for helping kids develop physical stamina? My five year old was born premature and has been borderline low tone, so he’s been in PT most of his life. He wants to go longer/farther walking, running, and biking, but gets frustrated easily and poops out. I can’t figure out when to push him firmly, when to encourage him, and when to acknowledge he’s tired and needs a ride on my shoulders. He generally dislikes doing anything hard, which may be stubbornness or may be anxiety and perfectionism about not being able to do hard things. He complains when he has to walk more than a few blocks. I feel like older generations of parents would call him lazy, newer generations would call him sensitive and tell me not to force it. What’s the in-between approach?? Physical activity is really important to me and my husband!
I came to the book talk late yesterday – I’m curious for those of you recommending more “classic” books – what do you consider class children’s books? We started reading some Roald Dahl books to our older son a while ago, and it was tricky to read because some of the content hasn’t aged well at all. Same for some of the terminology in Boxcar Children.
And I like many here definitely read mostly BSC, Sweet Valley and Goosebumps books as a kid. I loved reading those. Reading is supposed to be fun and those books (the first two series anyway) dealt with relationships and friendships, so what’s wrong with that? And I happily got my older son all of the Dogman books – it was exciting to see him get so into those! He’s been reading the I Survived books lately – both graphic novels and non, and they are super interesting with the historical elements.
My daughter (6) just started singing lessons, and absolutely LOVES it. However, her one complaint is that her instructor is too “happy”. What she means is that she is wayyyy enthusiastic – exclaiming, clapping, just kind of over the top enthusiastic. And my daughter is just more chill than that. I am chewing on how best to address this – do I say something quietly to the instructor? If so, what? Do I try to set my daughter up to say something, keeping in mind that she is 6, so would probably be a little nervous (but maybe this is a good learning lesson) to do so and if she does say something, it would likely be from frustration and not a thoughtful comment. Or do I just let this wonderfully enthusiastic instructor be her awesome self, knowing that it seems to be making my daughter a little less enthusiastic? I think from prior experience with family members that my daughter is probably not going to get over it, and may even get a bit grumpy about it. Appreciate any thoughts.
I usually get my kids cheap, small backpacks from Marshalls (or similar) for preK and kindergarten before upgrading in elementary school. My past kids have found one with designs like soccer balls, Lightening McQueen, and race cars.
I took my youngest son a couple weeks ago and literally every design was video game themed. The only characters were Minecraft. And these were backpacks for little kids!!
I was reminded of this as I flip through a clothing catalog and see way, way more gaming graphic tees than I have in years past. I’ve been known to buy one or two for my older kids but it’s quite the cultural commentary that gaming is taking over sports and vehicles even for younger ones!
My baby is probably going to start walking pretty soon and we don’t have any shoes (or socks that fit!) for him. Any recommendations for something durable and supportive? I’d rather pay more for something better for his little feet than go with the absolute cheapest option, although of course I’ll never say no to a deal either. He’s in daycare every day so something with Velcro or slip-on is required.
How do I find clothes that fit my 9.5 year old? We are trying to do back-to-school shopping but kids sizes seem to be either 8 (which is now slightly too small) or 10 (which is much too big). She’s about average-sized, maybe a little smaller than average, but it seems like this must be a problem for a lot of kids! So I guess my question is (1) are there kids clothes that come in a size 9 or (2) are there brands where size 10 runs small.