Washable Workwear Wednesday: Essential Blazer
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Just starting out? Here’s a basic (and affordable) blazer that will become your closet MVP.
Everyone needs a black blazer (often, several) — this one is made from a breathable and washable fabric blend (perfect if you live somewhere that will get steamy in the summer) and is partially lined. It has a traditional notched collar, single-button closure, and a slightly relaxed silhouette — perfect for layering. Add an elegant sheath for the office or jeans for the weekend.
A New Day’s Essential Blazer is $38 at Target and comes in sizes XS–4X.
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 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
My birthday is coming up and I’m thinking of asking for a night alone at a local hotel. I’d go to the spa, get room service, read a book in peace, etc. Has anyone done this before? It sounds dreamy but I also worry that I’d get bored or lonely with that much solo time. I’m naturally introverted and dying for a break from my two young children but I haven’t had so much time away in years and I worry that I wouldn’t know what to do with it, if that makes sense?
This is going to sound really silly but – what factors were important to you in picking a kindergarten for your kiddo? We are in an area where we have several options for elementary school. I’m leaning toward the neighborhood public school, but they don’t have pre-K and I have heard they don’t have great aftercare (mostly doing things like watching movies in the gym, etc.)
I toured a fairly close and reasonably priced private school that has some pros and quite a few cons as well. There are a few other options in our areas as well. But I have no idea how to compare any of them to the public school as I’ve never been inside.
Are tours of public schools a thing you can do? If I were to call the school to get information, what questions should I even ask?
I’m not sure why this feels so hard.
Survey question: when do you head out the door, and how has that changed over time? I’m dipping my toe into Laura VanderKamp’s content, well aware that other posters here find her sometimes out of touch. But I was surprised at the idea of a morning at home lasting until 8:45. I think the only time I’ve ever had that was living in a dorm on a small college campus and during pandemic lockdown. Otherwise, I have always had to leave home before 7. Have I just had exceptionally long commutes?
Advice on best container to bring back pumped milk from a multi-day trip? Will be going through airport. I can’t do Milkstork for various reasons.
Just looking for reassurance that this is all normal, since my younger kid is not following my older’s kid’s behavior patterns at all.
My younger daughter (22 months), who was by all accounts a very easy baby, has been having increasing number of tantrums over the last few months. Even when she doesn’t have an all-out tantrum, I feel like I’m walking on eggshells around her pretty much all the time (particularly when we get home from daycare). She seems to have literally zero frustration tolerance. She will get upset over some random thing at a meal and throw her plate. Something she has done since she was about 12 months is bang her head when she’s frustrated (on the floor, the wall, me, whatever is close by). Never enough to do serious harm, but it’s stressful. She wants mommy all the time and will often scream if daddy is holding her when she’s in a bad mood (when she’s in a good mood, they get along great).
My older daughter who is now 4 (and going through some difficult behaviors in her own way) didn’t really have any tantrums or behavior like this until she was closer to 3. I don’t remember feeling like I was walking on eggshells around her at this age.
Younger daughter is a delight in many ways and I’m not worried she has any developmental issues. She is extremely social and verbal. But this is a brutal phase and just looking for reassurance that it’s normal for a not-even-2 year old to have daily tantrums/no frustration tolerance and that it will get better!
I need a gut check, especially from those of you in the corporate world: How long after you are promised a promotion does it take for your company to make that promotion (and pay increase) effective? I’m looking at a best case of 7 months. This seems crazy to me, but is this standard across the corporate world? The financial impact is significant.
Has anyone found a mini fridge that can keep bre@stmilk at safe temps? Thanks!
Morning all. Somewhat related to yesterday’s discussion of evening routines with kids and getting nights out, can you all talk through your evening/bedtime routines with the kids and note their ages? Generally for better, but maybe for worse in this case, husband and I haven’t done much solo parenting so we’re usually both there for the kids’ bedtimes and we each take one, so I’m trying to think of how each of us could take a night off (if we wanted to). My kids are 4 and 6.5 so I would think they’re old enough but our routines are still very hands on! Ours is:
Kids get home from daycare/aftercare/my dad at around 5/515. Hang out until dinner at around 5:30. Then the bedtime fun starts at around 6 for the younger one. We do baths and showers every night still, so he gets a bath. Then it’s brushing teeth, putting pjs on, watching a few short videos and starting books. He’s usually done by 7.
The older one showers mostly by himself, but needs A LOT of prodding to actually get in the shower, and do the shower routine. Is this typical of this age or is my kid extra? He’s not exactly the most rule compliant, but especially at night it’s a pain. So he’s done with the shower at around 6:45, then also pjs and brush teeth, then videos (we often threaten to take away the videos if he doesn’t get in the shower so it’s kind of a bargaining chip), and finally books. Done by 7:30. If one of us were doing this, I guess we could streamline by skipping bath/shower, but the kids might be thrown by the routine shift and stay up later anyway. And older one would still need some incentive to actually get in his room and get ready for bed.
Anyway, what do you all do?