Washable Workwear Wednesday: Scarlet Ottoman Ponte Dress
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I’m a longtime fan of Boden’s ponte fabric. If you’re searching for a dress with structure that still feels comfortable in warmer weather, look no further!
The Scarlet Ottoman Ponte Dress is a fitted sleeveless dress with flattering princess seams and a midi flared skirt. It’s lined and even has pockets! While I like the simple yet striking colorblocked option (pictured), it also comes in two solids and a unique striped pattern.
This dress is on sale for $120 with code (originally $180) at Boden and is available in sizes 0 to 20/22 as well as petites.
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 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
- J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
I’m going to IKEA Friday to buy twin beds…for my twins. Any favorites? They are three years old and share a room. I’m not interested in bunk beds. They each have a 7 foot by 4 foot space for their beds, so dimensions aren’t super important. The rest of their furniture is IKEA.
Low stakes question – What’s your kid’s favorite post-T-ball game snack? Something in between the White Hen cherry coke slushies or orange wedges of my youth (no one wanted to be the kid whose parents brought orange wedges instead of taking the team to the White Hen next to the field).
I mentioned local school drama about mixing up classes from year to year a few weeks pack, and everyone shared my bemusement that this was so controversial. School has just confirmed that they are mixing up kids next year, and parents are about to get the pitchforks, tales of picking up children in tears, and are planning a vote in opposition.
I’m staying well out of the Whatsapp drama, but this is a public school, not a commune? You don’t get to vote on how the school is managed. I’d prefer they did more math and didn’t watch TV at school, but no one is going to let me vote on that.
What’s causing a ruckus at your kids’ school?
Is there a glider that is a loveseat or 1.5-person width? I thought Dutalier made one like this when I had my kid in 2020, but I can’t find it now.
Tips or recommended reading on dealing with sibling rivalry/aggression? Strategies to ignore? 1 and 3 year old boys fight so much I’m losing my mind.
Was it a smooth process when you used short term disability for maternity leave? Mine has been really stressful so far – I submitted everything in advance as I was told to do, updated them within a week of the baby being born, and now we’re two pay periods in and I haven’t received an STD payment yet. My claims examiner ignored my emails from the last two weeks until I called customer service and they emailed her supervisor, and still I just got a curt reply back saying that it was in process and telling me to send a copy of my state’s maternity leave award letter (I don’t live in a state with a paid maternity leave program). No one told me I wouldn’t get paid following the normal time period, so I’m stressed out that there is going to be a problem! Is this just how STD claims go, or is this unusually messy? If it’s not normal, how much would you complain to your HR department about it? I’m really irritated to be taking care of a newborn and also have to be following up repeatedly to make sure my maternity leave is actually paid.
Talk to me about amnio. We have a normal cell-free fetal DNA result (low risk) and an early anatomy scan (13 weeks) that was offered to me because of a genetic abnormality in a previous pregnancy that ended in miscarriage. That particular abnormality is pretty much not possible now with the good results in this pregnancy. However, these were just screening tests and I’m also concerned because my husband’s sister was born with a poorly understood disability (not in the US). On the one hand, I want definitive information and would make the difficult choice to have an abortion to prevent suffering. On the other, there’s the small risk of miscarriage (1 in 900 for amnio at my hospital). What would you do? Would you wait until the full 20-week scan to decide? Also, age 35.