Washable Workwear Wednesday: Taffeta Pull-On Midi Skirt
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Here’s a not-so-basic-basic that will take you right into spring!
This bright taffeta skirt from Boden is made from a swishy lightweight fabric. The versatile midi length will work now with boots and later with strappy heels. This skirt looks as elegant as it is practical — it has a comfortable elastic waist and side-seam pockets.
Boden’s Taffeta Pull-On Midi Skirt is $120 (but watch for sales). It comes in black, “blue heron,” “wild lime,” and the pictured coral. It’s available in sizes 2 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 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
I know there are some other Houston area moms on this board – what does it mean for the state to take over the school district?
I loooooooove this skirt!!!!!
But… tell me, truly, are you wearing skirts like this to work? I just can’t envision it in an office environment. I work in the PNW and things have never been super formal, but we are just coming back in person now and I feel I have no idea what is even happening with workwear.
My 5 year old has commented to us a few times recently that she can’t run as fast as her friends and gets tired more easily than they do, and it makes her sad because she’s being left behind on the playground because of it. She walked very late and has done some OT for low core strength, so it’s not a huge surprise that she struggles with endurance, but it makes me sad that this is affecting her social interactions and self-esteem. Any one have a kid like this? Any advice? My husband offered to practice running with her and she said she wants to do that, but I don’t think it’s something that’s going to have a quick fix.
Paging the person yesterday who was on the fence about older kids and Disney. Your question posted late, but I responded on yesterday’s thread.
How to dress cute when nursing? I don’t know if there’s real advice other than wait until I’m done nursing to buy nicer looking clothes?
I’ve tried all the nursing friendly tops but I truly cannot nurse in them without getting milk all over and upsetting my son bc his face gets smothered in fabric.
I think I’m just frustrated with the way I look and particularly in nursing tops. It’s my second kid so I know this too shall pass but…
Me, again. I could use some help processing some incredibly complicated feelings. If you recognize my handle, I’m the one that had a Big Promotion last year at work but also was in the midst of IVF. I’m 38 and have 6 genetically normal embryos on ice. I opted to delay my next (fifth) FET in lieu of, as I call it, living – focusing on me, my mental and physical health, my work and my family (I have a 5 year old), and not living week to week and cycle to cycle as I had for literally three years. I took off basically July through January and in my soul searching, somewhere around December, I was drawn to keep trying vs stopping for good. It wasn’t an obvious choice, a very hard one in fact, but a choice DH and I made together.
Well. Fast forward to today. I’m on CD~16 ish (I’ve lost count). I’ve had two monitoring appointments so far. This is a partially medicated cycle, so I’ve so far only taken oral letrozole, which was a giant change from all previous cycles that were fully medicated and far, far more intense, at least at this stage.
I’m feeling so weird this cycle. Totally and completely emotionally removed. And, if I may confess into the void of the internet: somewhere deep, deep, deep down almost wishing for a failed cycle? That’s not how we went in to this cycle. I had lots of long talks with DH and this was 100% a joint decision. DD is also asking about “having a baby” a lot, which I’m sure is age appropriate for an only but… dagger. Hardly a fact that was high on the list of reasons to pursue our FET cycle, but yea. I find myself somewhere between fully disengaged, hoping for failures so I can just get back to living, and also just, like, angry. Really angry. Angry that this falls on me. That it could upset my career that I love and am endlessly proud of. Angry that I’m even in this situation. Angry that I have to have these feelings.
IDK what to do. It’s not too late to stop the cycle and just call it all off, but if we do that I’m done forever. I have to be for my mental health more than anything. I’ve had three MCs, the last being particularly traumatic. I feel like my brain is quietly saying “do it, let it fail, so that 10-years-from-now-you will not feel regret for not trying”. But my heart is about to watch my best friend and my sister each give birth in about 30 days and… ugh. I don’t know. I’m such at a loss, but the creeping thoughts of hoping for failure feels very backwards and is what led me to post today. FWIW, these thoughts were non existent until we actually started the cycle about two weeks ago. At first I thought it might be an element of self preservation but I’m not sure.