Washable Workwear Wednesday: Ruffle-Back Pencil Skirt
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I like that this pencil skirt has a “ruffle” in the back to balance it out a little more than a traditional pencil. I think “ruffle” is a bit of a misnomer, however, as it’s not overly folded or frilly, but a nice waved shape. I like that it’s available in both ivory and navy and that the material is a “bi-stretch cotton.” It is machine washable but still looks formal. This skirt is $98 at J.Crew and comes in three size ranges: classic (00–16), petite (00–12), and tall (2–16). Ruffle-Back Pencil Skirt
Lord & Taylor has a pencil skirt that comes in both white and turquoise in sizes 14W–24W and is on sale for $47.99
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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+
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?
I am a Biglaw associate going on parental leave starting in October, and my firm does not add firm holidays to our standard leave benefits. Can other attorneys at law firms let me know what your firm’s policy is regarding firm holidays that happen while you are out on parental leave? I’m trying to get a sense of if this is specific to my law firm or the status quo.
Sleep question: my four year old takes forever to fall asleep. For the past 2-3 weeks, he’ll come downstairs multiple times saying he’s so tired but he can’t sleep. Bedtime starts at 7:30, lights out by 8, and he’s not asleep until 9 or later. We have to wake him up in the morning around 7:15-7:30 to get to school, and we’ve been late the last few days because we want him to sleep as much as possible. He also just seems whiny and crabby when at home (not sure about school) and wants to curl up on the couch. I’ve asked him if he’s worried about something and he says no, he just can’t sleep/the nightlight is keeping him awake (but can’t turn it off because it’s too dark) /noises are keeping him awake (we run an air filter for white noise)/ etc etc.
He’s not usually napping at preschool but sometimes he does. When he was napping regularly, it was even worse – he was up until 10 or 11 at night, so we asked the school to not let him nap. But now it seems like he’s overtired. And on weekends, when he could actually sleep in, he’s up at 6:30 for some reason. He was, prior to this, a great sleeper.
Do we just have to start bedtime sooner (which would mean basically home, dinner, bed)? Is there some trick to getting him to actually fall asleep faster?
do you give your nanny a card for mother’s day? she has a daughter of her own and i don’t want to be stepping on any toes or anything like that, but i guess she is another caregiver in my kids’ life? what is the etiquette around this?
Archie?
my husband is pushing me to move to boston for work opportunities for him. he would be in brookline, and i would likely end up downtown (i’m a lawyer but would need to find a new job.) we both lived in boston for college so have some general familiarity but have been in california ever since.
as i am considering i’m trying to figure out where we would live. we have a 1 and 4 year old so getting close to school age but still will need preschool for the little one. personally i would strongly prefer to live somewhere walkable with less space than in a remote suburb. but i’d still want a 3 bedroom and somewhere to park a car (in my dreams, this would be an indoor spot.) our budget would be about $1.5M.
any recs? and any guidance on how the public school system works — is it by burb? also i am completely freaked out by having children in cold weather — what do you do with them all winter? it’s so foreign to me.
This is a silly question, but when can kids start taking showers? Asking because we’re looking for a new place to live (renting) and some places oddly only have showers and no tubs. I have an 18 month old. I am guessing we need a tub, but wanted some internet confirmation before I threw all these no-tub places out.
Fashion help! My firm is sponsoring a big business awards event in our market and there’s a promotional video as part of it. I’ve been asked to be in the video with our firm pres. Definitely a great opportunity but what do I wear? The shoot is in 2 weeks and I’ll be 30 weeks pregnant, normally wear a cusp size when not preggo.
One of my friends who lives on the other side of the country from me is pregnant and suffering from severe amxiety and depression. I didn’t realize the extent of the problem until recently when I spoke with her on the phone and learned that she was hospitalized for having suicidal thoughts. She has been seeing a therapist and is on medication but as a friend, I am at a loss as to how I support our help her. I call regularly and listen to her and try to alleviate her anxiety about just normal stuff – child birth, raising a kid, finding work (I heard she lost her contract type job). I didn’t know that prenatal depression exists, and now I worry if she will also suffer from post partum depression. Any advice, resources, may be for the husband to help deal with the situation? I’d totally visit her but it’s not an option because I have a baby, and very limited vacation days left. Thank you in advance for reading!
Does anyone have recommendations for a specific backpack diaper bag that can hold a laptop/ mom travel stuff and enough for a 14 month old? Flying solo with little one in a few weeks and was planning to bring backpack for my stuff and her diaper bag, but wondering if I can combine them. We’re checking a bag, so it really just needs to hold enough for airport plus 3 hour flight.
For those of you with faraway parents and fewer, longer visits: do you take time off of work/daycare/school when your relative comes to visit for a week? I’m trying to decide how much PTO to cash in when my mom is here for her annual week-long visit. In the past I’ve taken the whole week, kept the kids home, and treated it like a staycation, which is always fun. This time around I’m wondering if I should come in to work half-days and save some of my PTO for when we go visit them (usually 10 day trip). What do you do and why?
I need advice on renting a car in Europe with a kid who still needs a car seat. I was leaning toward bringing a car seat so we would have it on the plane and then just using it for the rental car, which we are going to have for 8 out of 11 days of our trip. However, I am concerned that using a US car seat is illegal in Europe, although I question if this is actually enforced or if a law enforcement officer would be able to tell if a car seat was from the US or the EU. I have also heard horror stories about renting a car seat from a car rental place, so I am leery about going that route. What does everyone else do in this situation? If it makes a difference, kid will be 3 1/2 and right around 40 lbs at the time, and the country we are visiting is Italy.
Baby number 2 is due in a month and we’re unsure what to do with DD. DH’s mom is willing to watch DD but she lives two hours away. DH thinks after visiting in the hospital DD should go stay with his mom for a few days but I’m nervous about changing her routine and wonder if it’s better that his mom stay at our house for a few days? For what it’s worth, I’m currently scheduled for a repeat c section on a Friday so if all goes according to plan, the first few days would be over the weekend rather than her normal daycare schedule.
I’m having a baby shower in a different city from where I live (many friends and are family there). How do I politely convey that I’d prefer people not bring big gifts to the party itself? I don’t want to be wrangling things on the plane ride home, especially at 30 weeks pregnant. Thanks!
I would call this “mermaid-back,” not “ruffle-back.”