Washable Workwear Wednesday: Box Band Collar Top

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Eileen Fisher - Silk Linen Box Band Collar Top

I need a wardrobe reset and this drapey blouse is a breath of fresh air.

This band collar blouse has a boxy, yet refined silhouette. Made from a light blend of silk and linen, this textured blouse works for year round wear — simply swap out your warmer layers for something lighter like a colorful shawl once the robins return.

Eileen Fisher’s Silk Linen Box Band Collar Top is $298 and comes in ivory and ebony. It’s available in sizes XXS to 3X and Eileen Fisher, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale’s (in red).

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 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)
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Weaning hormones do strange things to you. I was so excited to quit pumping at work, but now that I’m moving out of the pump room I feel sad about it.

Ideas to encourage reading for pleasure? My 8 year old was a slow starter with reading but has caught up, though he still does his required minutes for school and will protest reading for a minute longer. He’s reading Harry Potter and actually enjoying it but still would choose just about any other activity over reading. My husband and I both read a lot, our house is overflowing with books, I read to him and have, extensively since he was a baby. We limit screen time (probably could limit more tbh but in his many no screens hours he’d still rather lego/shoot hoops/play with his sister).

does anyone else have a kiddo like this? one of my 6.5 year olds who goes to speech, REFUSES to practice at home. i’ve tried reward charts, asked her to help me brainstorm ideas, etc. but she will literally carry on rather hysterically for 45 minutes+ to the point where we have to put her to bed bc it’s getting late and speech is still not done. we really really really need to get her to practice to make progress. she is an absolute delight for her speech therapists, though has told me she would like to stop going to speech, and i’ve said if we practice more at home, you will be able to stop going sooner, but that logic has not worked. she is a really really smart kid, who does not like being told what to do by her parents (more so than the average kid). There are some things you can force your kid to do, like get them dressed or whatever, but idk how to get her to do this. i’ve run out of ideas.

Another wedding question. My husband’s cousin is getting married in a city a short, direct flight from our home city. Our 6 and 9 year old kids are not invited, which is fine (our own wedding was childfree). My mom has kindly offered to stay with the kids and DH and I were looking forward to a quick weekend getaway. Now my MIL is upset with us (me) because she thinks we should bring the kids to the wedding city and hire a babysitter for them there for the actual wedding afternoon/evening. This seems silly to me for a whole bunch of reasons: 1) Dh & I were looking forward to a kid-free weekend, 2) bringing the kids will cost at least $1k, which doesn’t seem worth it given they can’t attend the wedding, 3) I don’t really love the idea of leaving the kids with a stranger, and 4) my kids will be super happy to have a grandma weekend while mommy & daddy take a trip (we’ve done this before) but if they travel with us to the wedding city and then can’t go to the actual wedding I think they’ll be really disappointed (they’re old enough to get excited about things like this and they love weddings). AITA? .

We are invited to a wedding that would be a 4 hour round trip by car. We originally planned on staying the night in a hotel close to the venue so we wouldn’t have to do the round trip in a day, but a local university is having graduation that weekend and hotel rates are astronomical.

The ceremony starts at 4, I assume there will be a cocktail hour and then dinner at 6.

My son would be 8 months old and my daughter would be 3. Is this a crazy idea? I am picturing lots of tears and missed nap times…. but also I think my 3 year old would have a blast at the wedding and reception. I am pretty stringent with nap times and bedtime routines, but I have been learning to let go for special occasions. I am just worried that the whole thing will be a stressful disaster of a day. My husband and I are both on the fence about attending, my in laws will be attending as well and are great with the kids.

For what its worth, I don’t know the couple getting married that well. If I didn’t attend, I don’t think its the end of the world.

My combo fed baby isn’t gaining weight fast enough. I think the doctor may recommend waking up up to feed during one of his two 5-6 hour stretches overnight (she previously encouraged letting him sleep that long), but the issue is that he’s genuinely not hungry then and we’d be force feeding him. I don’t think he’s ready to take larger amounts in bottles either – he’s already doing 4 oz at a time and since he was premature, it’s been a bit to get to that point. What else can we try – adding a small amount (like .25 extra) to each bottle? Nursing snacks throughout the day? It goes without saying that we’re working with his ped as well but I’d like to get some ideas.

i have a kid who is large (99% weight and height) for their age and still needs pullups at night, but is having lots of leaks. kiddo is almost 5, and I know some might say we should night train, but i really dont think kiddo is ready. does anyone have any larger or more absorbant pullups to recommend?