Washable Wednesday: Ponte Flounce Skirt Dress
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This dress reminds me of this Eliza J one a reader wrote in to recommend a week or two ago, but it’s explicitly washable. (To be clear, I will often take my chances in the delicate cycle with clothing marked “dry clean” — not “dry clean only” — but try to avoid posting those items to Washable Wednesday!) I like the work-appropriate hem length, the pull-on styling, and the fact that it comes in regular, petite, tall, and plus sizes. It’s $69 full price at Lands’ End. Lands’ End Ponte Flounce Skirt Dress
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Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
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?
My firm laid off a bunch of people of all levels (secretaries through attorneys) this week. None of the layoffs were announced; several of the layoffs were people I had staffed on my projects, so I showed up at their offices to ask for updates and they were gone. I feel almost sick to my stomach.
I have no idea, but I am home today with a diarrhea-y (but otherwise fine) 11m old. Gah.
Thoughts on teething and diarrhea? It seems as though most of the medical research has discounted this, but anecdotally, there seem to be lots of people who seem to think it’s a fairly reliable teething issue.
My daughter is 9.5 months, and she finally cut her first tooth a few weeks ago. She now seems to be back in teething mode (chewing, drooling, eating fewer solids, etc.), so I’m expecting a few more to pop through soon. For the past 3 mornings, she’s woken up with a huge blow out. We haven’t dealt with anything like that since she started solids and everything firmed up, so it’s definitely a change. She also threw up once at daycare yesterday. Other than that, no other issues. She doesn’t have a fever, and she’s acting normal. We called the doctor, and they just said to keep an eye on her. My daycare provider, who has been caring for kids for 30 years, suggested teething as the cause. I guess I’m curious what other people think. Legitimate teething symptom?
Can you get away with a stretchy demi panel maternity skirt or pants with a flowy silky top (untucked) and a jacket over it? That was my basic uniform until I announced I was pregnant. That and silk tunic style (or just looser) tops untucked over slacks/skirts with a jacket. It helps that I wear a lot of chanel style/open jackets, so the flowy top fit in with that cut nicely.
I’m 12.5 weeks pregnant with my first baby and for the past few days I’ve been struggling with what to wear to work. I haven’t gained any weight yet (which is surprising to me because I feel and look so much thicker around the middle). I can still wear my usual work clothes but nothing looks attractive – I used to have a flat stomach and now there is a bloated looking belly pooch going on, but I don’t really look pregnant, just chubby. I think it’s too early for maternity clothes.
Any advice for work clothes during this transitional phase? I work in biglaw in a fairly formal/conservative environment. I usually wear skirt suits or sheath dresses because I think they are more comfy than pants, but maybe I need to start wearing pants with a looser top? Thanks in advance for any advice!
My husband, son and I all have our birthdays within a 7-day span (hooray!). So, I’m considering throwing us all a joint birthday/we survived the first year or parenthood party. Guests would range in age from 1 to 89. Does this sounds like fun? I’m imagining something very laid back, as in just cake and punch around our house.
Has anyone here bought a used crib on craig’s list? I was considering getting the bloom alma mini because we are limited on space at the moment and it seems like a good solution for a crib to put in our bedroom, but I don’t want to pay full price for it and CL has a ton of nearby listings for about $250-350, with mattress and sheets included. But according to the Baby Bargains book that always gets recommended here, you should never ever buy/take a used crib. Their thinking makes sense for a lot of cribs I suppose, but I feel like it doesn’t really apply for a foldable crib with no safety recalls like the Alma mini. Esp. because most of the ones for sale have been used for less than a year and bought within the last year or two as well. Thoughts?
12 weeks pregnant here and staring down the barrel of maternity clothes. I’m a prosecutor, so wear a lot of suits. Suggestions for best maternity work clothes sources? Also best maternity coat suggestions?
Have any of you (particularly those who work for the federal government) negotiated a work schedule that allowed you to telework for an hour every day in the evenings? I’d like to work in the office from 9 – 4:30 pm every day. This will give me more time to spend with my kids in the evening. I would then telework at home from 8 – 9 pm, after the kids are in bed.
This stems from feeling like I have no time in the evenings to spend time with my kids and I really miss them. My youngest goes to bed by 6:30 pm and some days I only spend 15 minutes with him at night before he is off to bed.
My office seems to have a good telework policy, and I definitely don’t even have to be in the office most of the time for the work that I do. But I only started this job a few months ago, so I’m hesitant to bring this up as a new employee.
Thoughts?
Casual hallway encounter with my supervisor this week: “So, when are you coming back from leave?”
In June, we had a Big Formal Discussion about my leave plans, the department’s needs, etc. I read lots of articles, plus the hive’s advice, and agonized over the discussion for weeks beforehand. It went great and I was really proud of myself. Until now. Now I’m freaking out.
A few ways of looking at this
(a) it was just a variation on “So, when are you due” and I’m making too much of it
(b) it’s unreasonable to expect my supervisor to remember my return-from-leave date; at least he thinks I am coming back
(c) he has NO MEMORY of ever having had the June conversation and thinks I’m flaking out on him
I’m due in two weeks; what do you all think I should do now? I’m thinking a little formal follow-up is needed, at minimum. I’m even wondering if we need to restage the entire June conversation — but then, I’ve already completed the HR paperwork, given my schedule to the dept admin, and made personal & professional plans accordingly, and I don’t want to present him with an opportunity to change my leave plans.
As a little more background, my supervisor and work environment are mostly flexible and supportive, but at the same time, it’s a very male-dominated so that my situation is a little ‘unusual’.