Classic Maternity Monday: ‘Bengaline’ Straight Maternity Skirt
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This black pencil skirt has been loved for years by working mamas-to-be everywhere. It’s $68 at Nordstrom, available in sizes XS-XL. (Japanese Weekend also sometimes has a pair of maternity pants made from the same material; right now Nordstrom has them stocked in size L only.) Figure 8 Maternity has a few sizes of the skirt marked down to $17; they also have a pair of wide-leg pants made from the same material. Pictured: Japanese Weekend ‘Bengaline’ Straight Maternity Skirt
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Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
Sales of note for 5/19/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Ann Taylor – 50% off summer-ready styles
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – 50-60% off select styles
- J.Crew – 60% off sale, and 40% off packing picks (prices as marked)
- J.Crew Factory – New arrivals, plus up to 60% off everything plus extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Daily flash sales, and lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off. 5/19’s flash sale: Jardigans down to $175-$209, dresses down to $150, blazers down to $250
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 30% off dresses, skirts, shoes, and accessories
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?
Ugh, I hear you. Pay the $30, though – it will be impossible to get into or out of any parallel street parking because of the snow ‘hump’ that is left once the plows go through. I remember receiving 3 days of parking tickets one winter during law school because I literally could not move my car – snow wall from plows was 20 inches high and solid ice. I tried out my budding lawyer-arguing skills when I challenged the tickets a few months later … failed.
I know it’s a slow day, but here’s my tale of woe – my apartment building is doing maintenance on the garage, and has requested that all cars from my row be removed by 6 am and not back until after 6 pm. We are expecting to get 6-12 inches of snow tonight, which will mean a snow emergency tomorrow (no curb parking for a couple blocks around my building, and beyond that, only on one side of the street). There are ramps in my area, but they are (a) expensive and/or (b) not open overnight, and will be swamped with street parkers who need to move their cars for the snow emergency.
The building manager just called and said there is nothing she can do – no open spots in the garage, no flexibility to put the project on hold for the snow emergency. I think I’ll probably just pay the $30 to park overnight in a ramp nearby. The alternative would be to find someone available at 5:30 in the morning to come sit in my apartment for an hour while I drive around the neighborhood looking for parking in the early morning hours, but I just don’t have it in me today to make those arrangements.