Washable Workwear Wednesday: Faux Wrap Dress
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We’ve mentioned the wrap dress from Lark & Ro before, but I’m kind of in awe of the number of configurations right now — short sleeves! Long sleeves! Real tie! Faux tie! Ruffles! Knots! Ribbons! And a zillion prints and colors. I like this black and white print (great for hiding stains), as well as the fact that this dress, as are all of the L&R dresses I’ve seen, is machine washable. Do note that this particular one is a faux wrap. It’s $69, available in sizes XS-XL. (Oooh, if you’re looking for a short sleeve print with a real wrap, this version is marked as low as $23 in some colors and sizes.) Lark & Ro Women’s Long Sleeve Faux Wrap Dress
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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+
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?
Kid 1- passed 1hr
Kid 2- failed 1hr pretty solidly (not borderline). Did the 3 hour and it wasn’t even close- passed.
Kid 3: passed 1hr
Same office and same test protocol, pretty much same meals beforehand.
Caution: I almost passed out during the 3 hour. Bring a serious snack for afterward- I had a bottle of water and a nutrigrain bar or two and it was not enough. I had to pull over on the way home and briefly,ah, nap on the side of the road. Nuts, a smoothie, a sandwich, yogurt, all of the above…
Lesson: double check you’re posting here and not the main site before you hit “post.” Getting excoriated on the main site right now for complaining about impromptu happy hours. I’d love to go, but I can’t arrange child care with just a few hours’ notice. I was much harsher in my wording because I thought I was here not there. Lesson learned.
mm la fleur casey. machine wash but not dry.
any suggestions for wrap dresses that are machine wash (and preferably dry!) that are not mostly polyester? i love dresses but i’m still pumping and wrap (not faux) is really the only feasible dress style to avoid completely disrobing at work. most seem to be at least 90% poly, and my body chemistry sadly does not play well with polyester — no matter what kind of deodorant i use it creates a smell. not a terrible smell, but a smell that I can smell, which makes me self-conscious even if no one else smells it, and then the dress doesn’t get worn. other synthetics are ok, and some poly is ok, but preferably 40% or less. thanks for any leads!
Should I be annoyed that one of our admin assistant’s duties– going to pick up the mail– has now been reassigned as a shared responsibility among the department (which includes attorneys like me)?
Many of you have been very helpful in dealing with my department’s admin assistant who makes snarky comments about my not working on fridays. There is a lot at play here, but one of the takeaways is that she has been slacking in her duties, which has become abundantly clear now that our organization has switched to a timecard punch in/ out system for non-exempt employees. I do not supervise her, nor do I rely on her for much, so I have not been at all involved in her issues as it doesn’t affect me.
Recently, our department got a chiding from the mailroom for our overflowing mailbox. Apparently, the admin had forgotten to pick up the mail for a week, a problem that has happened in the past, too. Rather than insisting she perform her job duties, my boss instead made the task a shared one, so each day of the week 2 people are assigned mail duty.
I don’t mind going to get the mail. It’s actually a nice excuse to step away from my desk on my assigned day. But I feel like there is a bigger issue here– a management issue: (1) my boss should be insisting that the admin do her job, and (2) it is not a good use of department resources to have high-level (and frankly high-paid) people doing these tasks.
Thoughts? Part of my reaction of course is colored by the interactions I have described here where she gives me serious grief for my hard-fought condensed workweek. I don’t want to be an a-hole who is not a team player, but it also seems a bit ridiculous to reassign her job duties to much higher ranking people rather than insisting she fulfill them herself.
I just found out I failed my glucose screening, so now I have to go do the 3-hour test. Anyone have any encouraging stories of failing the screening but passing the test? Or want to tell me that having GD wasn’t really that bad? I’ve been eating a lot more carbs than usual while pregnant because of nausea and food aversions, but now I’m really regretting it.
We’re having potty problems. Kiddo has been potty trained for a year and a half (she’s 3.5), but recently has become very resistant about going to the potty for #1 and #2. She doesn’t drink much throughout the day, so I have been pushing water. That seems to help when she is at home, but not while she is at school. I end up giving her a bunch of water afterschool and at dinner. She goes to the potty before bed, but also wakes up with a super wet diaper and pants. She has a younger sibling, so she knows that diapers are for babies, and I think she might feel embarrassed about wetting her diaper, while also refusing to use the potty in the morning. This morning was full of tears and refusing to go to the potty and refusing to remove wet pants.
In the poop department, she holds it in while at school. That causes poops to be painful, so she tries to avoid pooping altogether. Its a horrible cycle! I am trying to give her prunes (which she loves) to make it easier. I have also tried rewards, like M&Ms, stickers, and gummies. Those only work sometimes. I am also trying to be comforting and letting her know that her feelings are ok and that she is still learning. Ahhh I feel so overwhelmed, like I just can’t get this right.
I could use advice on body shape changes and clothes. As I slide towards menopause any weight I put on is in my middle (as opposed to my thighs, which is where it used to go). I realize this is normal, but it has changed the way my clothes look. This morning I couldn’t stand the look of a dress I have loved and worn for 6 or 7 years. Is it time to shop for new clothes that work with my new shape? Going on a huge (and successful) weight-loss kick is not going to happen given all of my other priorities right now.
Has anyone ever bought this brand? The reviews seem pretty mixed.