Washable Workwear Wednesday: Double-Breasted Plaid Blazer
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My closet is full of basic (mostly black) blazers, so I’m looking for something a little more distinctive like this double-breasted plaid one.
While the pattern is bold, the black and white will match pretty much anything. Given its slightly relaxed fit, I’d wear it with a pair of black cigarette pants or a pencil skirt for the office, and black jeans for the weekend. It’s also fully lined, made from recycled fibers, and completely machine washable.
This blazer from Banana Republic Factory is on sale for $45.49 (a sale price of $90.98 with an additional 50% off at checkout) and comes in regular sizes 0–20 and petite sizes 00–18.
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 6/30/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 2,700+ new markdowns for women — and the Anniversary Sale preview has started!
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, including new arrivals + summer steals $39+
- Banana Republic Factory – July Fourth Event, 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 50% off all sale
- J.Crew – End of season sale, extra 60% off sale styles + up to 40% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – All-Star Sale, 40-70% off entire site and storewide and extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide Sale, save 25% with code — 48 hours only! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 40% off entire purchase, includes all markdowns (ends 7/3)
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?
Vent that I feel like others here will appreciate: my kids school does a fundraiser by selling a calendar with pictures of the kids. Each month has a theme and one month the theme is photos of the kids taking care of baby dolls, and the title is “Pretending to be my Mommy :)” Because dads don’t take care of babies!?
I just wanted to thank everyone who shared recommendations on helping my family connect with the religious meaning of the season. Thanks so your suggestions, we read The Christmas Cat and The Miracle of the Poinsettia. We also blared Christmas carols, read from my daughter’s bible, and put up our nativity. I’m participating in an advent devotional distributed by the church we used to attend; we will watch Christmas services through the livestream. Thanks again and Happy Holidays to all!
Well, my vaccinated hubby got a positive on a rapid covid test yesterday. He immediately went for a PCR. I got a PCR soon after, and later was neg on a rapid (I am boosted). We kept kiddos home, they are getting PCRs today, let daycare know the situation and also called off plans with family visiting from out of town. So the big Christmas is cancelled. We scheduled tests for a week out in hopes we’ll get a negative sooner (if anecdata about Omicron is true.) But I’m crushed. Any shreds of hope I can cling to? Fun quarantined at Christmas activities? f*** covid, forever.
I cannot take any more of my husband’s financial anxiety. I sent him out to do errands and he came back convinced we are headed to the poorhouse because of the price of COVID tests and prescription drugs. If history is any guide, he will now wreck Christmas worrying about how much we spent on gifts and groceries.
Anyone in the Chicago area have a hair salon to recommend for a preschooler’s first cut? I’m looking for a salon that will really give her a cut, not just cut off one lock of hair for a photo op. Either city or suburbs is fine, we’re coming from out of state.
I posted a few days ago about a surprise pregnancy (I have a properly placed IUD and used condoms). Now it looks like it may end up being ectopic or otherwise non-viable, because I’ve been bleeding and hCG levels haven’t risen as promised. They should have been about 600 yesterday and they were 242. I’m trying to steel myself for a methotrexate or chemical abortion in the next few days after my transvaginal ultrasound. It seems like I shouldn’t plan to be at family Christmas, right? Should I be okay at home with painkillers? Anything else you wish you had known? Sh-tty timing but I definitely want to get it done and not wait until after Christmas.
For the new mom who posted yesterday about when to buy new clothes: Frame makes some super stretchy jeans that are supposed to fit a range of 5 sizes. If I were two months postpartum, I’d totally give them a try.
I came to the realization yesterday that I am much happier when I am not around my kids than when I am with them. I feel like they put me on edge/in a state of anxiety/bad mood a lot (I have two and they are at difficult ages but they are not tiny toddlers either, plus COVID/being home a lot doesn’t help). Like I feel so much happier when I am working, with my friends, etc. Like I could be out for a couple hours alone running errands and be in a great mood, come home, and my kids manage to bring my mood down quite a bit very quickly.
Does anyone else relate? Anything that I can do to just enjoy parenting more? All I can control is my behaviors and not my feelings, and I feel like I do a good job at not showing my kids how I feel, spending lots of time with them, being engaged with them, etc, but still feel this way constantly. I am hoping this is related to a covid winter and that I will feel better in the summer, but right now it just feels horrible.
PS – Posting this as anon because I worry that at least some people will tell me I am a horrible person for feeling this way
Non scary movie recs please? Kids sick, DH and I are sick, and our nanny is sick. My kids (age 3) are petrified of everything.