Budget Thursday: Jersey-Knit Shift Dress
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I’ve given a shoutout to Old Navy’s t-shirt dress in the past, and for $24 this dolman-sleeve shift dress looks like a good bet for work. It’s obviously not the thing you wear for your big presentation (unless for whatever reason you really love this dress and the way it makes you feel!), but I think for a casual-office basic (or casual-day basic), it would work well. It’s highly rated, it comes in four colors and three size ranges, and it’s machine washable. Jersey-Knit Shift Dress
Update: WHOOPS — just realized the wrong image was pictured with this post. My apologies, guys! (We’re really having a bang-up week here. Sigh.)
Two plus-size options are from Vince Camuto and Suzanne Betro.
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
Do parents of infants really go to these parades? I’ll have a 9 month old on Halloween and thinking I’ll skip…
NOOO! Anyone think that Halloween is the hardest day for working parents? Just realized that my kids’ parades are at the exact same time 20 min away. I know my husband and I can split up but I hate having to choose.
This has probably been discussed here before, but what should I do with my used, open-system breast pump? Google tells me that Medela will recycle them, but with the total decimation of healthcare looming, I wonder if I can donate it for use? Or is that a no because it’s an open system?
despite my shortness, my daughter is very tall. (thanks dad!) she is clearly a size 3 in shirts and pants but dresses are ridiculously short on her. i.e. underwear showing. obviously this has never been a problem for me. we do the cartwheel shorts but ultimately i’d like her to just be in longer dresses. any suggestions on brands or types of dresses to look for?
We are potty training this weekend – someone posted a link to cliff notes on potty training and I saved it somewhere and can’t find it now (and don’t have time to read a book on potty training). Does anyone have a favorite summary or website for info on 2 or 3 day potty training methods? Thanks!
I have an Aden and Anais dream blanket, and it has not held up that great. All of the softness disappeared in the washing machine, and the edges shrink differently in the dryer than the rest of the blanket. That said, it’s still a good, serviceable blanket a few years in. My daughter uses it at daycare for naptime. We bring it every time we fly. Size is great.
For home, I splurged and bought a woolino blanket. It’s way more than your price point, but I can’t recommend it highly enough. My husband was shocked at the price, but I would buy it again. Super soft, warm and lightweight, and big enough that it will last my daughter a few years. We are in Northern California and it is an all year blanket. The one downside is that you can’t put it in the dryer, so I have to be strategic about when I wash it.
I have a 7-month-old and breastfeeding is really, really not going well right now. Basically after a long series of plugged ducts and other difficulties, my supply is rapidly dwindling. Not only am I not producing a lot when pumping, but DS also is still often hungry after breastfeeding for 30+ mins. We’ve already been giving increasing amounts of formula but I’m afraid that this is really the end, and I’m surprisingly emotional about it. I know intellectually it’s not my fault and he’s going to be just fine if we switch to formula (and increasing amounts of solids), but I am sitting at my desk crying about it and I’m not sure why. Is this just hormones or something? I can’t even really figure what is making me so upset, which is really unusual for me.
Maybe a fun question…any toddler-sized (or at least small-ish) blankets that you all particularly like? My 18-month-old is not quite at the age where she can keep herself covered all night, so the warmth factor isn’t super important (that’s what fleece PJs are for), but she likes going to sleep with a blanket and the one I unearthed from way back of the linen closet is straight-up hideous. I’m agnostic as to material, etc. Under $50 would be nice.
I am usually good about screening news stories I know I can’t handle, but just read the New York Times article today containing accounts of Rohingya refugees, including a woman whose son (who happens to be exactly my son’s age) was ripped from her arms and horrifically murdered. I cried hysterically in my office for 20 minutes and had to talk myself down from leaving work and picking up my own son from daycare. When I was pregnant a few women posted on here about seeing the photos of Alan Kurdi and seeing their own sons. I didn’t fully understand it then but boy do I understand it now because I now realize it is possible for your heart to break for a woman who lives halfway around the world.
The plus-size option link leads to a Vinca Camuto dress available in an XS.
Is it just me or does the picture in the post look nothing like the picture at the actual link (e.g. the picture in the post doesn’t even have dolman sleeves).
For those who had their first child while in BigLaw, when did you tell your boss you were pregnant? If it matters, I’m in a small group of a few associates and one partner in a secondary market but an office of 200+ lawyers. A lot of my work is with partners in different offices. I’m the only associate on multiple cases. 2014 grad so starting my 4th year. I’m only 10 weeks now and not really showing. I’m guessing I won’t for a while since I’m tall and a size 12. Thanks!