Washable Workwear Wednesday: Knit Surplice Dress
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This washable dress looks great for work and beyond — and I think it looks far more luxe than $88. It’s available in black and red, sizes 2-18, as well as petite and tall sizes. Although the exact dress doesn’t come in plus sizes, there is a very similar dress in plus sizes. 3/4 Sleeve Knit Surplice Dress
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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)
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?
I had a small hope that Hillary would get her child care bill passed and DH and I could maybe have a second kid.
And then I feel so selfish b/c a lesbian friend of mine is probably going to lose her health insurance (pre-existing condition) and may have her marriage dissolved and they can’t afford IVF. I don’t want to live in a country where two of the best people I know will be denied the chance to have a kid.
I’m sorry for being unabashedly politically, but I need to get this out.
My father voted for Trump. Enthusiastically.
Right now I don’t want to talk to him, I don’t want to see him, I don’t want him to see my little girl.
Maybe if he had always been politically conservative it wouldn’t sting as much, but he was so far to the left when I was growing up. He never said I couldn’t do anything because I was female. But since 9/11 he’s become a fearful old man, and that fear won out over his better nature.
I’m really sad. I hope I’ll “get over” it before we see my parents next.
I’m curious about whether other parents of preschoolers try to proactively engage their kids in politics, like talking to them about about specific candidates, issues, etc? And related, do you encourage them to espouse your own beliefs, or dress them in clothes advertising political candidates or beliefs? My 4 year old has heard about the election and parrots opinions about Donald Trump he has heard at preschool — pretty sure this is mostly coming from other kids, but some could be from home — but my general instinct is to shield him from politics and the like. From Facebook posts and a message we got from preschool, it seems like some of my son’s peers are engaged enough to be upset by the results today. (Don’t get me wrong, I’m upset too, but I didn’t talk about it with my son). I usually take him to vote with me, and we talked about what voting is and why it is important. And obviously I communicate my values through words and actions constantly. But I don’t tell him what one candidate says and why I disagree. I want to respect his right to be a child, and to form his own opinions and beliefs. But am I missing an important opportunity to educate?
What’s the consensus for toddlers at funerals? Is a navy/tan combination appropriate for the three and under set? Should they be in black/grey (with black converse sneakers?).
If it makes a difference, we are anticipating my husband/their dad will be a pall bearer.
Both of my kids are younger than 5, and the saddest part of today for me is trying to figure out how I’ll guide and shape them over the next 4 years. I found comfort in the oddest of places – an email update from a Kickstarter campaign I backed several months ago, “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.”
Quoted:
Dear Rebels,
This update is quite different from what we had imagined. We thought that today we would be overwhelmed with joy and enthusiasm: celebrating an incredible coincidence between the election of the first woman as President of the USA and the beginning of the fulfillment operations of “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls”.
Instead, we’re confused and we feel a bit lost.
The highest glass ceiling of all has not been shattered.
A few minutes ago, we watched Hillary Clinton’s heartfelt concession speech, where she reminded us a powerful three letter word: “yet”. It has not been shattered yet.
That’s the spirit to go back to work after this painful setback.
Now, more than ever, it is important that we make sure little girls grow surrounded by positive female role models. Adventurous, independent, strong women in charge of their own destiny. Women who faced setbacks, but stood back up and tried again, and again, and again. Women who flew airplanes, women who lead countries, women tho traveled to outer space, women who fought bravely under the worst circumstances for freedom, equality, and justice.