Washable Workwear Wednesday: Silk Shirt
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This fall, I want to go big — that is, go big with bold prints.
Boden is one of my favorite places to find fun (but still office appropriate) prints, and this silk shirt is a breath of fresh air for my closet. This shirt features a flattering curved hem, pointed collar, and deep cuffs (flip them up for a French cuff look or keep them down).
If the busy floral print isn’t to your taste there are several other colors and prints ranging from classic ivory to gray polka dots.
This silk shirt is $190. It’s available in sizes 2 to 20/22. Some prints are lucky sizes only.
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 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
How often do you do date night? How old are your kid(s)? What do you do to make them happen? (Sitter? Grandparents?)
In need of some good ideas! We haven’t had a date night in ages and it feels daunting to make it happen.
I almost don’t know how to ask this, but is anyone else majorly struggling with the idea of Zoom work life forever ? My workplace is officially hybrid moving forward and I try to go in 2 days a week for human interaction, but … it’s basically empty and I end up on zoom calls anyway ! I appreciate the flexibility with wfh and not commuting, but honestly the idea of sitting in front of a screen in my basement for the rest of my career is SO DEPRESSING. What am I missing ??
Asking for advice… my daughter has always been very shy but has really been struggling since the start of kindergarten (which was full time and in person) through to second grade now. She has NEVER made a friend. She would like to make friends and is not actively unfriendly, but she can’t respond socially very well. I’ve seen other kids say hi to her, kids she knows and likes, and she is too shy to respond. At a birthday party she will play alone rather than approach her classmates despite really wanting to play. It took her years to warm up to my inlaws (divorced, remarried).
We saw behavioral issues at home last year that we thought were resulting from her feelings of loneliness and exclusion at school but the counselor wrote them off as a result of the new baby. But they evaporated the second school let out and now three weeks in they are back full force. I have contacted the guidance counselor to ask for testing as it seems to me as if there is likely an actual issue at play… I also scheduled a behavioral consult with her pediatrician that isn’t for a month. I also found a private place that does social skills groups etc privately and am going to try that as well.
The school seems to be stonewalling because she is academically advanced and suffers in silence in school (all the behavioral issues come out at home). My questions are 1. Is it worth it to push the school or do I just wait for results from private testing? 2. Is my approach appropriate? Is there anything else I should be doing?
Best shoes for fat little feet? I’m thinking Natives. He’s 19 months, size c7. It’s hot here most of the time and I already have rain boots. Thanks!
school A for logistics alone.
I am choosing between two schools for my son to start K next year, and I am having so much trouble on how to choose. School A has a better reputation academically and just from my communications with the office, seems to be well-organized and on top of things (I certainly appreciate that they are trying to market themselves–and they are good at it!). School B is a good school, but is not as renown academically as School A. Its facilities are somewhat outdated (e.g., no AC), and it seems to have less extracurricular offerings, fewer sports choices, etc. And, School B has some things that make it logically more complicated, since it doesn’t offer bus-service or on-site aftercare.
But, School B seems like it would be a much better fit for us socially, and I appreciate that School B has greater diversity. Both schools are private schools with comparable tuition, but School A draws a more affluent crowd based on its location. My husband and I are just not fancy people, and I’m worried about feeling like an outsider at School A.
If I were to totally eliminate the social component, School A would be my pick. But, I am concerned about not fitting in socially there. I love the community on this site, so I wanted to get perspective. On one level I think, my child’s academics should take priority over whether I as a parent would make friends with other parents (and, for 2 working parents, things like having bus service and aftercare are important!). But on the other hand, I think that finding a community within a school and feeling “at home” is important too.
My 4 yo son is having a hard time adjusting to school this year. He is a twin and this is the first year he is separated from his brother. He says he often plays by himself at school and recently told me that, when playing by himself, another boy (who is a bit rambunctious) purposely knocked over a couple of DS’s toys. I take it with a grain of salt that things might not have gone down as DS said, but he has talked about it a lot and is clearly upset and didn’t want to go to school today. Since DS was clinging at drop off, I told his teacher all of the above and she said, unequivocally, that no one knocked down DS’s toys and, he’s just having trouble with separation, “its nothing.” While I think she’s probably right, I was surprised at how dismissive she was and that she also made no mention of trying to help him integrate into the class. I’m working on setting up playdates to give him one on one time with other kids. Am I wrong to ask the teachers to help with this too? I assume this is still part of their job in class of 4 year olds, but don’t want to overstep if not.
Bed help please! It’s time to get a single bed for our youngest but because she shares a low-ceiling room with her sister it can neither be a bunk nor go up against a wall. What do you recommend to keep her from rolling off for a bed that won’t be up against a wall? Something temporary on each side? A bed with wood side rails on both sides? Her big sister used one of those foam bumpers, which worked great, but two won’t fit on a single bed. TIA!
i cannot believe that some of the ‘mean girl’ stuff starts at age 4. my daughter was complaining that no one plays with her at school, but i wasn’t taking her seriously because she happily trots off to school each day, comes home saying she played with lots of kids, and another mother told me that her daughter talks incessantly about my daughter. she said it again at dinner yesterday, but this time explained that there are two particular little girls who play with each other and don’t play with her. these girls were in her class last year, but it wasn’t an issue then. i’m not ready for the friendship issues!
The activity question yesterday made me think, what happens if you and your partner are not on the same page? E.g., one of you wants your kid to be involved in activities that he/she chooses, but the other parents doesn’t want to deal with the cost/hassle/driving/stress. Do any of you have this situation, and how do you compromise/manage the activities in this case?
Does anyone have an older kid who struggle with being messy? My elementary school kid’s room is a disaster, and I don’t know how to teach her to be organized and keep stuff neat. I currently have fines of library books she lost, because the mess makes it hard to find anything!
I have a parents night out event for my kid’s preschool tomorrow night. We’re in the northeast so it’s getting cool (50s at night). It’s apps and drinks at a restaurant in the suburbs. Thoughts on what to wear? I don’t go out much anymore!
FYI this says hand wash only
I had a post at 10:41 yesterday that didn’t get out of m0d until after 6 because of my 8 year old burner email. Rather than make another burner or risk m0d again, can you check? Just looking for your Disney spreadsheet you mentioned on a prior post. Thanks!
Going to a birthday party on Saturday for a daycare buddy. She’s turning two. I’d like to bring a small gift, but I know her parents also feel like they have enough plastic stuff in their house from previous play dates.
Stickers and a card? Coloring book and crayons?