Washable Workwear Wednesday: Phoebe Jersey Dress
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This dress is a unicorn in that it has sleeves and pockets. It comes in a bunch of very twee prints, but the patterns are all small enough that it’s not overwhelmingly cutesy for work. It’s very highly rated at Boden and looks like a fun, easy dress that’s got some personality. Because it’s jersey and has pockets, I would recommend it only for a casual day at a conservative office, and you may want to pay attention to where it hits you and possibly have it hemmed to a better length — some of the photos look a little unflattering because to me it looks like the dresses are hemmed in the wrong place. The dress is $81-$90 at Boden and comes in sizes 2-18. Phoebe Jersey Dress
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Here are two plus-size options for jersey dresses.
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Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
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?
Yes! I love both of those.
I have ~28 days of pumping left to get to one year. I’m struggling. It’s helping to tick the days off (using my Ink + Volt planner “30 day goals” – love this planner; thank you to whoever on here recommended it!). I want to have some sort of fabulous reward for myself on July 11. Any suggestions? It helps to keep the cost low-ish, as we are buying another house and carrying two payments for a few months. I just want something I can use as the carrot on the stick because these last few weeks are going so slow…
On a scale of “meh” to “lifelong therapy”, how bad is it that I don’t want to take my 2 year old’s pacifier away? Why is parenting so hard sometimes?
I suspect I’m having a miscarriage and I’m just so frustrated with the medical establishment. Sigh. I’m really just posting to complain. If I am still pregnant, I’m only around 7 weeks so it is super early. Started spotting on Friday and then bleeding Sunday/Monday. Yay to things like this happening on the holiday weekend. Talked to the consulting nurse twice, who was basically like just rest, monitor and call your doc on Tuesday. I get that going to the ER didn’t make sense, but the waiting is killing me. Called on Tuesday, they got me in for an ultrasound this morning. Just had it and was told nothing by the tech, but she boogied out of there after having been friendly “As soon as you are dressed, feel free to leave!” Like, I get she maybe can’t tell me but she could tell me to call my doctor at least. I also started bleeding more (after a break on Tuesday) after she tried the regular ultrasound and then she had to do a transV ultrasound. My doctors office is closed until 1230 and I’m just waiting so I can call and leave a message for their triage person. I get that these things can take time and that they don’t have the same urgency, but the waiting is so stressful. I’m at least working from home because I don’t think I could handle going back to work. We have a nearly 5 yro and I’m close to 40. If this is it, it will be okay, but it still makes me so sad. And if it’s okay, I just want to know too. Argh.
I just ordered this dress in a third pattern (the grey with dots). My favorite is the navy with the larger birds. The dress suits my academic work environment.
Perhaps incremental introduction? Like 75% sweet potato, 25% cauliflower, then 50/50%, then 25/75%.
My 9 month old baby refuses to eat veggies. I puree them and add formula but he still refuses to eat them. The only vegetable he likes is sweet potato. He likes only cereal and fruit. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Any advice about what should I be doing in advance of baby that I haven’t thought of yet? (Yes, I know – sleeping). We’ve got the nursery put together, a basic supply of hygiene and diaper products, clothes are washed, car seat is installed. I feel like we’re “ready” but that means I’m probably forgetting something important. What did you do in the last couple weeks to prepare that was totally worth it? What did you not have done that would have made life easier? I’ve got all this nesting energy and want to use it productively. Thanks!
I’m 12 weeks pregnant and we found out yesterday that baby is a girl. I was pretty open to either gender, so I knew I’d be happy either way, but DH was convinced we were having a boy and is pretty upset. He’s always wanted a son (he talked about it at length well before we even wanted kids). He won’t really talk about his feelings right now in much detail, but I can tell that his enthusiasm and excitement for the baby is completely different than what it was before we found out the gender. We do plan on having a second kid, for what it’s worth.
On one hand, I can relate to his disappointment. I’m really excited about having a daughter, so I can understand the sense of loss that he feels over not being able to bond with the son he imagined. On the other hand, I’m really hurt by the fact he can’t celebrate this healthy baby girl that we tried for 7+ months. I feel so lucky to be pregnant (even if the first trimester has been misery) that I can’t understand just not being excited at all.
Did anyone else go through this – either themselves or with their partner? How can I help him get over it?
Anyone have a recommendation for a classic, gorgeous first bear for baby? I know they’ll eventually fall in love with some sparkly monstrosity but would like their first bear to be special.
Clearly, my mom has arrived and organised our lives and has done a world of good. A week ago I was stressing about not having anything ready for the baby and now I’m buying cute wooden toys and researching teddy bears.
My toddler will be almost 3 when #2 is born. We currently have a City Mini, which I love. We’re suburban and mainly use it for neighborhood walks and the zoo/amusement parks, but my toddler mainly wants to walk anymore. Do I want/need to get a double stroller? We did a lot of babywearing with the first, so I assume we will again. I’d be okay renting one if we went to Disney or something, but I’m trying to figure out if selling the Mini and buying a double would be worth it for reasons I’m not thinking of.
So we’re taking our kid on a 2 week trip to Europe this summer. Kiddo will be just under 2 when we go.
We’re having the Great Stroller Debate. Currently, we own 2 strollers: a BOB jogger that I use for running and a City Mini GT that is our regular stroller that I love love love (and would highly recommend).
People seem to recommend an umbrella stroller. We’re tall, so the cheap ones seem to be painfully short. Do we buy a third stroller for this trip?? Complicating this, we may be looking to purchase a double stroller in the future…
Our other options are to bring the City Mini GT (folds up nice and flat, great stroller all around but it would be a hassle to drag around) or just bring our Tula (we do a LOT of baby wearing) carrier and buy a stroller over there if we’re totally desperate.
Right now, I’m leaning towards just bringing the Tula. Thoughts?