Splurge or Save Thursday: Mathilda Houndstooth Trench Coat
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I have way too many coats for someone who works primarily from home, but every fall I lose all reason and add another to my growing collection.
This one from Sandro is loaded with “je ne sais quoi.” Sandro’s lined, long trench coat has a traditional houndstooth pattern, but the pleated yoke and press-stud fastening will make you look twice. Wear this unique fall coat for both work and weekend.
Sandro’s Mathilda Houndstooth Trench Coat is $865 full price with 30% off at checkout. It’s available in sizes XS–XL. For another option with a more traditional cut, check out this version from Ann Taylor for $238 that comes in sizes XXS–XXL.
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+
DS is in pre-K and we just got a note from school saying that they would recommend we look into speech therapy. He spoke relatively late (late enough that we had him evaluated three years ago) but he caught up fast and I’m a little surprised by it–which I mention not to be defensive/ dismissive, but because I’m not sure exactly what we need to fix.
The school sent a list of private speech therapists along with their note. How do I pick one and evaluate the options when I don’t really know what we’re solving for yet?
My husband and son are away for his October school break (galivanting around London) and I’m home alone til Sunday! I slept til 9 this morning. I normally have a very long commute but Scotland’s ground to a halt due to storms, so I’ve moved my teaching online, so I’ll get to sleep late tomorrow as well.
My almost three year old speaks very well. Usually very articulate, complex sentence structures, super chatty, etc. however, I’ve noticed recently that in public spaces (school and library) he speaks in a lisp/alters his speech by pronouncing words differently than he normally does or pretending he can’t speak well.
I am sure this is a phase or some sort of social anxiety? Has anyone else had this happen with their toddler?
Help me get some…gumption. I have an interview for what was at one point a “dream organization” for me.
In all other situations I’d be like all-in, but right now this season of life is particularly hard – both kids are <6, husband is in BigLaw. I serve as primary parent, and we do have FT childcare + other help.
IF I got this job, I'm not sure what the hours/expectation would be. Knowing what I know of leadership at this place, I don't think it'd be unreasonable. I think I'd really enjoy it and it could set me up for a lot of long-term success, exposure, and opportunities.
I would not get that in my current role. I've been in my current spot for ~4 years, things are good and stable now after a year of incredible upheaval that definitely impacted my mental health. I'm in a leadership-level role but have never felt like I "owned" or "drove" much, which may change soon since I'm under a new team, but it's not clear what the future path is. I think I'm just burned out and know this is a safe place for now after being unsafe for so long.
Please tell me to go for it? For Reasons, I don't want to lean out, but I also don't want to be in a position where I crash-and-burn.
I feel like it’s time for an in-law rant. My husband’s mom can be really loving and supportive, and she really wants to be involved in our lives (2x weekly video calls, visits as often as possible considering we live several states apart). Her visits are usually fine, however when she gets/we get home she always texts or calls my husband and tells him a long list of criticisms or things she felt went wrong during the trip. It makes my husband feel like every visit is a job interview and he gets anxious. It’s gotten worse since our son was diagnosed with autism — now every time she says anything about his behavior, it feels like a criticism of us. Is there a way to set some boundaries with her while still maintaining a good relationship?
The styling in this picture is terrible
I love this coat! Trench coats, pleats, and grey for neutrals are all my faves. Be still my heart. Alas, I have a classic trench (with liner) and live in a subtropical climate so cannot justify owning multiples.
My 10 year old and her bestie do a lot of things together. We often take Bestie along on trips, and my kiddo is often their family’s +1 for things (out to dinner, to a movie, to meals after various sport events etc). They’ve been good friends for 2-3 years and we never really exchanged money back and forth to cover the extra expense of another kid.
It’s starting to feel a little uneven- I don’t track this closely or anything but it seems like my kiddo has been going with them a lot more recently. They are taking the girls to a movie tomorrow night. Am I starting a whole can of worms in a system that is not currently broken if I Venmo the mom $50 for drinks and tickets?
I don’t want it to become tit-for-tat and I really don’t want to make things awkward. Maybe I can do it with a message like “our treat tonight”? I don’t want the parents to think they need to venmo me every time we take their kid out.
For example, we will probably offer to take their kid on a ski day trip with us over the winter and I wouldn’t expect to have them pay for her ticket and would decline if they offered.
For context, both our families are high income- the actual money itself is a non-issue. Both families have 3 kids. My daughter is the oldest while her bestie is the youngest so I think there’s an aspect of their family doing more “big kid” outings like going out to dinner. Our family tends to do bigger things, like an amusement park trip, and bring bestie to keep my oldest entertained.
As I’m typing this out I’m thinking maybe rather than pay for the movie this weekend I just plan something relatively soon? Thoughts?