Washable Workwear Wednesday: Stretch Crepe High-Waisted Pant

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Now that I spend more time in public, I’m on the hunt for pants that are a step up from sweats.

These stretch crepe pants definitely look more polished and professional than anything I’ve bought in a while. These slim fit, pull-on pants are made from washable and packable French stretch crepe. They also have a comfortable, wide waistband and come in six office-friendly colors.

I’d pair them with an oversized knit for the weekends. For the office, I’d add a cardigan or blazer in a complementary color.

These pants from Eileen Fisher are $168 and come in sizes XXS–3X.

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)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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My 2 year old (26 months) won’t sleep. He’s given up on napping at home and it’s a struggle to get him to go to bed a night. Any tips to get him to accept that he need to sleep? Do you lock them in their room? He is clearly very tired but wants to run around and play.

Anyone here have experience with feeding therapy (specifically we are doing SOS) for kids? Our 5yo has gone from picky to problem and the list of things she will eat is so small. We started a couple of weeks ago at a center and they told us to prepare for at least 6 months of weekly visits to see progress. We understand it will take time. Just wondering if anyone has experience they can share!

Vent: My company, which rightfully pats itself on the back for Doing Good and being Progressive and Family Friendly, just announced we all are required to be back in the office 3 days a week starting next week. Because some people had been in the office one day a week to-date, we should be all set with our logistics (paraphrasing from the HR chief) and apparently don’t need more notice than that. Also, the CEO defended his decision that “it’s time to go back to work” with a bunch of hypothetical examples of people growing their careers by being noticed for doing good work because they were literally visible to higher-ups, exclusively using male pronouns. Fully-remote jobs are easy to come by in my field (technology). 25% of my dept left in the three months since the one-day-a-week suggestion was announced, and this will probably shove another 25% out the door. I might be one of them. and I just cried angry tears on a call with my supervisor, and today sucks. /rant

+1 to the Eileen Fisher crepe pants. Wardrobe staple.

This is popping up a bit in earlier threads – but looking for some insight into arranging breakfast room (off kitchen, very frequently used.) We have high windows and a high top table/chairs. LO is 2, ok in high chair, but better in booster. Is there no hope for me to keep the high-top table once he’s done with the high chair? He’s a little squirmy in it now, so how much longer do I have? Still hopeful to have another baby, too. Any workarounds for a high top table, or do I just go low now and hope to bring it back when kid(s) are older? WWYD?

Are high water pants just in right now? The inseams on so many pants are so short right now, including the ones featured today. I don’t care if it is trendy, I just can’t get behind this. I need pants where I can wear warm shoes/boots and not look ridiculous.

The model here in the photo looks cute, but as soon as they sat down those pants are going to show 4 inches of skin and look like capris. Just no.

Is 3 almost 4 too young for an American girl doll? How do they work these days? My sisters and I all had different ones, their books and accessories. Is that still how it works? She loves her baby doll but I think she’s due for an upgrade. The website was a little overwhelming/ confusing. Seems like there are some generic brand clothes that Target sells too?

Kid vaccines! Woohoo!

Kiddo is getting her first dose on Sunday! So excited!!! :)

How do you realistically avoid getting sick when your kids are sick? I think the answer is, you don’t, but just checking in case there’s some magic trick I’m missing. And by ‘realistically’ I mean, don’t tell me the answer is wear a mask around your kids or to wash your hands more or whatever because, despite best intentions, it just never plays out that way. As soon as my hand are washed, the kid wipes snot on my arm or coughs on me and I’m right back where I started.
Can you tell I’m sick and extremely annoyed? :)

Curious: are people doing indoor birthday parties for kids again? I’ve been to a whole bunch of outdoor birthdays these past 6 months but both my kids have winter birthdays and I don’t even know what is acceptable anymore. In NYC in a highly vaccinated neighborhood FWIW. I think we will do a small thing for family at our place but curious if I should be trying to plan something for kid friends as well.

What are your feelings about attending birthday parties for daycare classmates when the whole class is invited (3-4 year olds)? It might be nice to meet other parents and entertain my kiddo for a couple hours, but then again, it will probably be awkward too, since I don’t know the hosts or many other parents, and I might regret making the effort. I can imagine how nerve wracking it is to invite everyone to your kid’s party, and I generally want to be a yes person to be supportive, and we do so little these days socially anyway… but I’m conflicted. Tell me your experiences. I know I’m probably overthinking this.

Should I buy a weaning table and chair OR the pikler triangle? 1 year old boy, very very active, in daycare full time. Room in budget for one not both. Not a need, but fun to have? We don’t have easy access to a playground.

I could see him eating breakfast at the table most days, but would otherwise go unused? Whereas he would probably climb on the pikler morning and night.

My toddler spent the entire morning screaming about something until I finally deposited him at daycare. I feel so worn out. How do you get back on track after tough mornings?

Talk to me about morning routine and what your kids eat for breakfast. I have a four year old who is fully competent but POKY. Now I also need to get my 9 mo twins out the door by 7:30. Do I dress kiddo as soon as he wakes and give him a bar in the car? His normal wake time is 7 and I’m good with that (he’s high sleep needs). We normally “eat” breakfast together but it’s eggs and kiddo smothers his one egg in ketchup, takes a bite and then he’s done. It’s both wasteful and a waste of time/starts an argument most mornings. Looking for ways to streamline. He wont sleep in his clothes but maybe I can lay them out the night before.

i guess i will breathe a sigh of relief that only one anti masker one in our school board election and the one that won has more experience than one of the other ones running for a different seat, who literally has none. but i still dont get the argument that parents should decide whether their kids wear masks – as a parent, i dont make decisions on any other public health related measures

Just an FYI if anyone was planning on picking up advent calendars at Aldi’s – they are available today and there were lines at 8am and there were limits in place as to how many you can buy (to thwart resellers I’d guess).