Accessory Tuesday: Ophelia Knit Tall Boot
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I have wide feet so I find a lot of cute shoes uncomfortable. (Here’s looking at you, pointy-toed flats.) But knit boots like this tall pair from Eileen Fisher stretch to accommodate my feet.
Made from a stretchy knit sourced from recycled plastic bottles, these boots offer a flexible fit where you need it — it feels like wearing socks out and about. The chunky 2.5-inch heel gives plenty of lift while remaining walkable.
Winterize your favorite dresses and skirts by adding these boots to your cold weather wardrobe.
Eileen Fisher’s Ophelia Knit Tall Boot is $290 at Nordstrom and comes in sizes 5.5–11.
Sales of note for 3/15/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – 40% off everything + free shipping
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off women’s styles + spring break styles on sale
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything + extra 20% off 3 styles + 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Friends and family sale, 20% off with code; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off 1 item + 30% off everything else (includes markdowns, already 25% off)
Hi! We are test-driving a housekeeper/house-manager after Thanksgiving. She nannies for another family in our neighborhood full-time M-Th and half-days on Friday. I’ll take any tips/suggestions.
She’ll come over ~15 hours a week, likely 5:15-8ish M T Th, and then 12:30-5 on F. So far these are the tasks I’d like help with:
Weeknights:
– Warm-up/plate dinner – ideally this will be done while I’m picking up the kids
– Clean-up after dinner (load dishwasher, wipe surfaces, sweep floor, put things away)
– Chop veggies/prep for next day’s meal – this wouldn’t be everyday
– Feed dog, potentially walk dog (or free me up to do so)
– Take out trash/recycling as needed, help with packages
Fridays (where she’ll have a bigger chunk of time):
– Laundry – wash/dry/put away
– Keep kid’s rooms organized (e.g. switch over clothes, help purge/organize toys)
– Water plants
– Misc. household tasks (e.g. change batteries, light bulbs – whatever comes up that week)
– Errands (e.g. Walgreen’s pick-up, drop off returns/donations – may expand this to grocery pick-up or putting away delivery order)
She’s made clear she isn’t interested in any deep cleaning, which is reasonable since we have a service that comes every few weeks. She’ll also help with the kids and can do the caretaking items as needed, but that won’t be here primary role.
What am I forgetting? What should I also consider?
i have my 3rd cold/virus in 3.5 weeks. only one of these times were my kids sick. i don’t understand where i keep catching all of these viruses
I don’t really enjoy shopping for clothing and shoes because I’m really picky, so it’s difficult. Shopping for jewelry and handbags, however, is a different story. It tends to work out in the end, because I’ll get the best basic clothing and shoes that I can find, then add personality with jewelry and bags.
Right now, sculptural jewelry pieces, pearls, and ear cuffs are on trend, and when they are gold-plated rather than solid gold, they can be affordable enough to allow for some experimentation. For some interesting pieces, the brands Completedworks, Monica Vinader, and Alighieri come to mind.
I think any bag that is practical and makes you feel happy while carrying it goes a long way to boost style as well. Hope you enjoy the process — looking forward to Black Friday!
I had a long weekend for Veteran’s Day and am getting caught up on old posts. For the poster looking for cool camp ideas, check out The Henry Ford day camps, outside of Detroit. It is a unique camp experience taking place in the Museum or Greenfield Village, depending on the age. Starts at rising 2nd grade, though, which may or may not work. https://inhub.thehenryford.org/summer-camps
Also highly recommend the camps put on by Cranbrook: https://schools.cranbrook.edu/camps–cranbrook/day-camps/day-camps-at-a-glance
You could check out things in Detroit like the Institute of Art, Historical Museum, Riverwalk/Belle Isle… I have more ideas if this seems like something you are interested in!
For those of you who limit kids’ screen time, is it worth it? Do you find that your kids are generally creative, imaginative, etc., and if you used to allow screen time, is there a difference from before? Are their moods and behaviors better? Basically want to find out if the effort is generally worth it when my goal is for my kid to have the most fun possible in childhood (rather than be “college ready.”) I think that goal might be better met with no or very limited screens. Thoughts?
After 3 years of WFH (and two babies in there, and all the body changes that came with it), I have completely lost my style. I am turning 40 in a matter of days and I have no idea of what clothes to buy and, on top of that, where to even go to buy clothes. I needed a dress for family pictures this Saturday and where I used to shop – Banana, JCrew, Talbots, Gap – all seem like they don’t fit what I need. I just batch ordered 15 dresses from Amazon in hopes that I can find literally something, but I need help.
Where do I start? Where do I go? I tend to dress more on the conservative side, I am apparently a “deep autumn” based on my middle-of-the-night instagram stalking, and I am a size 14-16 (with larger tops needed thanks to all the sagging that comes with several years of nursing). I need tops, non-denim pants, shoes, business casual for the occasional in person event at work. I need everything outside of athleisure and am basically starting over.