Washable Workwear Wednesday: The Lauleh Dress in Everyday Crepe
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The shirtdress is a reliable 9-to-5 staple. However, the warmer weather has me thinking, “What would my favorite shirtdress look like if I sent it on vacation?” The answer is the Lauleh Dress from M.M.LaFleur.
This dress takes elements of a shirtdress, like a self-tie belt, and marries them with the attitude of a tunic. It has a looser fit, flattering V-neck, and elbow sleeves. The drapey, easy-care fabric makes it perfect for both business and leisure travel.
Add a pair of pumps or espadrilles depending on the occasion.
M.M.LaFleur’s Lauleh Dress is $375 and comes in “light saddle” or black. It’s available in sizes XS–XXL.
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
Love this dress so much! I wish I wanted to spend this much on work clothes at the moment.
If you put sunscreen on your kids every day, how would you remove it? Especially their face? Face wash?
For context we moved to Colorado Sprungs where it is super sunny almost every day, so we added sunscreen to our daily morning routine.
Had anyone taken a progesterone supplement the first trimester of pregnancy and had insomnia? How did you manage? I’m 10 weeks pregnant, and for reasons, my OB wants me to take progesterone for the rest of the first trimester. I took it for the first time last night and woke up at 4 am wide awake, which has never happened to me before (even while pregnant). Given the timing and how I felt when I woke up, I’m 99% sure this was from the progesterone. I also have bad insomnia when I’m on my period (can’t fall asleep v. waking up early), and this felt similar. I only have to take the progesterone until I’m through the first trimester, but I have a job, toddler, and vacation coming up, so any tips on how to manage would be helpful.
we are obviously consulting the professionals, but thought i’d ask here for any anecdotes about what helped your kiddo. we have an almost 6 year old (currently in K) who is doing great at school, etc. but has been in OT since age 3 for help with some fine and gross motor skills. we got the following note from her OT last week which made be burst into tears and I just want to know if anyone has a kid with similar struggles and what worked for them. She is a twin and I’ve posted before about our intense lengthy meltdowns and bedtime taking forever. We try to talk a lot about feelings at our house, but apparently aren’t getting it right. (changed my kid’s name of course – she was practicing putting on/taking off her dress with her OT). we have a full neuropsych eval in two weeks. Note from OT:
“It seemed as if Kate needed extra time to visually process the dress itself prior to using her muscles to turn it the correct way. It really confirms the amount of effort that Kate has to put into visually processing her environment, and how much energy she places into processing. I also realized from this interaction how much Kate hides her feelings. She and I had practiced putting the dress on 2x, and she thought I was going to ask her to do it again- which at this point she broke down crying. She and I processed through it… but it was quite unexpected and also showed how much effort she puts into making herself act a certain way to hide her feelings, and also gives even more explanation as to why when she gets home, she has meltdowns.”
Does anyone have recommendations for a basic black pant? High-waisted, straight leg, stretchy-ish, ankle-length, not wrinkle-prone. I’m fine with either real waist or pull-on as long as it can be worn with tucked-in shirts. My current go-to is the Old Navy “Extra High-Waisted Stevie Straight Ankle Pants” and they are great but get stretched out by the end of the day.