Washable Wednesday: Ponte Elbow Sleeve Dress with Pockets
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This dress may not look like much, but Corporette readers have sung its praises for years. I own one myself (I’ll always remember that I was wearing it when we told my parents we were promoting Jack to big brother), and it’s very easy to wash and dry — and did I mention it has pockets? Target currently has them on sale — they were $28 but are now marked to $21. The dress is available in 5 colors, with lucky sizes sprinkled from XXS-XXL among the colors. Merona® Women’s Ponte Elbow Sleeve Dress w/Pockets
Psst: this dress is almost sold out, but I was really pleased with the thickness of the fabric and cut of the dress when it came the other day — and it’s machine washable.
Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
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?
Anyone have tips for night potty training? DS1 is 4.5 and has been daytime potty trained since around 3 or so. I keep thinking it will just happen for night, but it hasn’t yet. Some mornings he wakes up dry, and some mornings he wets through the pull-up. I have a one year old who still gets up between 5-6 for a bottle, so I really don’t want to have to set an alarm for the middle of the night to take the older one to the bathroom.
I live in a small/medium Northeast city and go to a LOT of baby showers (particularly in the past year or so) although I don’t have kids. I generally throw in $10 to the ‘from all of us’ gift card for a coworker I kinda know, $25-50 gift off the registry for a friend/cousin and buy something around $100 off the registry for a sibling or best friend (Pack ‘n’ play or Ergobaby) plus a handmade gift (baby quilt).
Where I live, a couple things off the registry that total $30-50 is great. I actually enjoy baby showers, especially ’cause my friend group tends to do fun, relaxed co-ed showers with booze served.
Wow – love this dress. Glad I came over from the regular page to ask this TJ Question!
TJ – I’m invited to a million baby showers this fall (okay 3) and have never been to one before. I don’t have a baby, don’t know about babies (I’m the one asking – can 3 year olds talk yet?), and thus am not sure what to buy for a shower. If this varies by region, I’m in the northeast but not a major metropolitan area. I would usually spend ~$75 for a wedding shower present and ~$150 for a wedding present. What do I buy and how much do I spend?
Thanks to everyone for your ideas about sleep training yesterday. I decided to try the Sleep Lady’s techniques as per In House Counsel’s recommendation and bought the book at lunch. We did the first night last night….at my daughter’s first wake-up it took her 1 1/2 hours to go back to sleep. The next time it took 1 hr – but she slept until 5:45am in her own crib. I am hoping for less than an hour tonight. Fingers crossed!
Also, thanks for the kick in the pants about getting my SO to take care of wakings even if our daughter’s crying does not wake him. You were right. I got him to do the second waking last night and think I will put him on early morning duty on a consistent basis.
Is this dress good for nursing?
This dress would be a great option for hiding early pregnancy or as early maternity wear. If it’s part of the regular rotation it wouldn’t draw attention as a ‘maternity dress’.
DC-area Moms, I want to put in a plug for Baby Proofing Montgomery for child-proofing services. I felt kind of guilty spending money on something that could be done ourselves for less money, but after having it done I feel like it was money very well spent. My husband and I aren’t handy, so what took their installer 6 hours to complete would have taken us….infinity + a divorce, I think? Anyway, the guy did a great job, it was less money than I thought it would be, baby is safe, marriage is intact, and I never had to touch a drill. Win all around!