Washable Workwear Wednesday: Relaxed-Fit Blazer
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Looking to brighten up your blazer collection?
The bold “red cayenne” color of this relaxed blazer is tempered by its traditional details like a notched lapel, back vent, and functional welt pockets. It’s even fully lined, which is a nice touch at this price point. It also comes in four other colors, including black and tan oxford, if you want something a little more subtle.
This blazer is $79.50 at Nordstrom and available in sizes XXS–XL.
This coral blazer from Estelle, also machine washable, is on sale for $98.65 (originally $149) at Nordstrom — though the scrunched sleeves may be a deal-breaker for some. It’s available in 16W–24W.
Looking for other washable workwear? See all of our recent recommendations for washable clothes for work, or check out our roundup of the best brands for washable workwear.
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
Help me think through what’s reasonable. We have an event to attend across the country and will have a new infant at the time. There aren’t any great options of people we could leave baby with while traveling and don’t know anyone at the destination who could help ID a trustworthy babysitter there, but my SIL (with whom we are very close and is great with children including at this age) has very kindly offered to travel with us to help with childcare. We will cover her cross country airfare, lodging, and other expenses, and likely also give a gift as well – though I haven’t thought that far ahead. Is it reasonable to ask her to sleep on a sofa bed in a separate room of a shared hotel suite for the two nights? Or is that just wildly out of touch? We’ve never navigated anything like this, and my husband’s family did not travel much when they grew up so not a clear read from past history either. Thanks in advance for thoughts!
i’ve posted before and things got a bit better for a while, but now they are terrible again since spring break. fraternal twin kindergarteners. from when dinner is over until bedtime is a disaster. they basically both want one on one time with me and nothing to do with DH. we try taking turns and alternating who goes first, and whoever is not with me is basically screaming while DH barricades them in a room. we’ve tried all being together, but everyone is too tired/grumpy to play nicely. Twin B in particular cannot seem to keep herself calm or calm herself down and despite being exhausted doesn’t fall asleep until almost 9pm. This is also hard bc DH has more work to do after bedtime but I am also a human with only so much patience. At dinner yesterday (6pm) she was an absolute delight sharing lots of info about what they learned about at school, etc. Then the switching off actually went better than usual yesterday, but by 7:15pm all h*ll had broken loose. until this year Twin B never had major issues falling asleep or going to bed (she was always my good sleeper) but now seems to have a lot of trouble calming her body down to sleep. maybe someone has an idea we haven’t tried yet.
Can I ask you all for some advice on behalf of a good friend? Her second-grader just got a triple diagnosis: autism (with very low support needs), ADHD, and giftedness. But she’s not sure what to do with the diagnosis because he is, at the moment, doing completely fine. He has friends, he’s doing great in school and isn’t bored, he’s happy. She initially got on an evaluation waitlist because he was struggling a bit socially when they moved (he was in kindergarten), but once he adjusted he was great. Then the evaluation slot opened up two years later so she took it, and got this triple surprise. She’s not sure whether she should try to get accommodations now, in anticipation of future issues? Just hold tight? I was totally unable to advise her but told her I knew an amazing community of people with lots of 2e kids (she was impressed I even knew that term, which I only do thanks to you all!) and I would ask for their thoughts.