Washable Workwear Wednesday: Sweatshirt Blazer
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For casual offices or WFH days, consider this fall-friendly sweatshirt blazer.
This blazer’s classic silhouette balances tailored, notched lapels with raw edges. You’ll want to reach for this chic and comfy blazer on your days off thanks to its soft, triple-fleece fabric. Add a thin sweater underneath as temps start to drop.
Frank & Eileen’s Dublin Sweatshirt Blazer is $328. The triple fleece version comes in five colors/patterns (and there’s also waxed denim and linen versions if you live somewhere warmer). It’s available in sizes XS-XL.
Two more affordable options are from J.Crew Factory ($59.50, XXS-3X, PXXS-PXL) and Quince (XS-XL, $79.90).
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 9/23/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off tops and sweaters
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + extra 15% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles with code
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off sale styles, plus up to 50% off layers they love
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom – Fall savings event! Also get 15% off select beauty items and 6x points on beauty.
- Talbots – Anniversary event! 25% off entire purchase, plus fresh fall classics from $34.50
Late in the day ask: I am totally worn out and want to watch one hour of TV with my 2 YO and 5 YO tonight. What can I watch that isn’t totally kids oriented? I’ll go insane if I watch a whole hour of Bluey or Wild Kratts, the kids’ current favorites. Maybe there’s something like a nature documentary? We have only Disney+ and PBS Kids for streaming currently.
Lighter spin-off of the trick-or-treat thread. Would you rather take your kids out trick-or-treating or stay home and pass out candy?
I always had fun taking my own kids trick-or-treating. They’ve aged out, so last year we accepted an invitation to go with my SIL and BIL and their kids. That I did NOT enjoy, because all they did was stand around and talk with random strangers while the kids ran and screamed in the street with the strangers’ kids, and no one actually trick-or-treated or walked anywhere. Even my dog was bored just standing there interminably.
I enjoy giving out candy at the beginning of the evening when the adorable little kids are out. After the first half-hour or so I get sick of standing at the door waiting for kids to show up or trying to do something else and constantly being interrupted, and the kids get bigger and ruder. My husband never tires of handing out candy so I let him handle the later part of the night.
What are folks wearing for fall family photos? I’m tall and don’t look good in the flowy, tiered Little House on the Prairie-esque styles popular today, and I’ve also lost some weight so I’d like to look good. I tend to prefer jewel tones like purple or green and own a lot of dresses but open to buying another.
Once I figure out my outfit or what I’m buying I can plan for my 3 year old and husband, then actually book the photos.
This is bothering me and probably shouldn’t but here goes:
My SIL is the quintessential Fun Aunt. No kids, plenty of money, fun outgoing personality, life of the party. I’m the quintessential Responsible Mom: routines, organized, structure.
I am a daycare class parent and am setting up my trunk for the trunk or treat. I got decorations and treats and I’m pretty pleased with my creativity since it’s not usually a strong point of mine. I did a theme that I know my kids will really like.
Well…SIL also plans to show up to the trunk or treat with her own lavishly decorated trunk. And I KNOW this is so silly but it’s bothering me. Hers is going to be over the top and amazing because that’s the kind of person she is. And I just feel like this is the one time I’m doing something fun and creative, and I’m going to be overshadowed.
My ex has his regular visitation with the kids on Halloween night, so I made plans to go to a party with my new partner (who gets very little of my time). Now it appears my ex refuses to take the kids trick-or-treating, so unless I cancel my plans and take them, they will miss out. They’re elementary aged and will be devastated, and will blame me, even though it’s their father’s night.
WWYD? Having a bad/selfish father is a reality of their lives, and I have obviously done a ton to protect them from it. But is there a point at which I stop covering for him and just accept that I have a co-parent who is selfish and uncaring and certain consequences flow from that?
I grew up in a big family without a lot of money, and we frequently vacationed at an east coast beach known for its, well, trashy charms. A few years ago, my parents wanted to get the whole family (4 kids, spouses and grandkids) there, and I was excited about it for nostalgia. We went and had a nice time, but it was certainly apparent that it was different from what I’ve gotten used to now.
My parents suggested going again this summer. I’ve been feeling bad that I haven’t been spending much time with my family lately, for no real good reason. For the last family event (at a location no one in my household was really looking forward to), I wound up getting a better offer and feigning sick. Also, we’ve gone on several vacations with my husband’s parents (though they usually cover a bit of it, and they go to nicer locations, plus for a variety of reasons, my kids are just closer to my husband’s parents). (We’re better off than my siblings, so leaning on money issues definitely won’t go over well.)
My kids were young when we went last, but now they’re old enough that they’ll certain notice that the Jersey shore isn’t as nice as the all-inclusive resort other grandma wanted to take them to (and my husband is polite enough not to say anything to the rest of the family, but he’ll definitely be thinking the same). But at the same time, I feel bad that I’m avoiding my family and being sort of snobby about the whole thing.
What are your thoughts? (It’s far enough away that it won’t really be practical to just make it a few days.)
I did the thing! I sent in my expired US passport for renewal and booked an embassy appointment to get my kid’s expired passport renewed. We both have dual citizenship, and haven’t been to the US since 2019 so it’s not been urgent but we’re going in April next year.
An update from a conversation awhile back – we were supposed to go for a family wedding, but it’s no kids and my grandma said she’d rather us come at Easter. We’re going to go to Yosemite and my son is going to lose his mind with excitement sleeping in an RV.
And now I have questions:
If we did one thing in San Francisco (flying into SFO and then heading North), what would it be? Exploratorium? Legion of Honor?
Recs for a US history book. T wants to learn more about his “American-side”
He’ll be 8.5, he’s currently 53 inches and 60lbs, high back booster is fine, right?
Okay – throwing this out there before I make an error that I cannot unwind.
I posted a few months ago that our new neighbors’ nanny parks in front of my house every weekday. If you are standing on our driveway facing the street, it is the neighbor directly to the right of us. If you squeeze, you could fit three cars in front of our house, and they can fit three cars in front of their house (suburban neighborhood).
The nanny parks in the middle of my house, so her car effectively takes up what would be the first two spots adjacent to my driveway.
My parents recently moved to the area, and come to my house roughly three times a week. By the time they get to my house in the afternoon, she has already parked, and they either have to park in front of another neighbor’s house or park at the very back of my yard and walk around her car to get to my house.
Out of courtesy to my parents, I would like to ask the nanny that if she wants to park in front of our house, I would like her to take the spot farthest away from my driveway, as my parents are older, and I would prefer that they not have to walk as far. The nanny is young – in her 20s at most.
It seems reasonable to *me*, but the reason I am throwing it up here before I make the request is that I will admit I am absolutely BEC with the nanny and guests parking directly in front of our house, and not their house. Even when there is no one parked in front of their house, their guests seem to prefer to park in front of our house. Because of the timing, it means that they block my parents and our after school sitter from parking in front of our house. They have a two car garage, space in their driveway for 4 cars, plus the three spots on the street in front of their house. When I posted last time, it felt like the consensus was that while they might have space, it was a public street, and I didn’t have a “right” to claim the spots in front of my house.
With that background, I have tried to make my peace with the random guests they have that park in front of our house on a one off basis, but if there is an every day visitor to their house, and it is now directly impacting my elderly parents once or twice a week, do I now have standing to ask the daily nanny to take the spot at the end of my front yard (which is the furthest from her employer), so that my parents can take the spots that are easiest to access my house? Again, there are also three spots directly in front of her employer’s house that she chooses not to use.
I flew twice over the weekend, and on both flights (short, under 2 hour domestic flights), there were multiple people on the planes listening to something (tik tok, a show, or playing a game) without headphones. Is this…a thing now? I feel like I’ve been on flights in the past where a flight attendant will discretely ask a person to use headphones or turn off the sound, but no one seemed bothered by it in either case. I was honestly floored. I also *hate* ambient noise (a low buzz from a TV or background noises), so it might bother me more than others – but I was honestly shocked that no one else was at all bothered by the random music or dinging from a game.
Recommendations for a beautifully bound set of classic children’s books, like Peter Pan, Treasure Island, Through the Looking Glass? I’m thinking of a canvas or leather bound set. Something close to the original printing would also work. Original artwork is great, but no garish, Disney-esque illustrations that were added later. Bonus points if the printer also has more grown up books that can be added to the collection later. Thanks!
We got class photos back from daycare for our 1 year old. So cute! But they only gave us 2 pictures, and they want to charge $150 for the digital downloads. They sell just prints for cheaper, but even those are $60+. Would I be making a huge mistake if I don’t buy them? We can take good pictures of her too.