Washable Workwear Wednesday: The Tailored Double-Breasted Blazer in Tweed
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Looking to brighten your winter wardrobe? Try this winter-white tweed blazer.
This double-breasted blazer has a slightly tailored fit and hits at the hip. The dashed windowpane pattern works with a wide range of wardrobe staples ranging from denim to silk shells. Find yourself reaching for it daily? No problem, because it’s machine washable.
Ann Taylor’s double-breasted blazer is on sale for $156 and comes in sizes 00 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 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
How do you build up the confidence to be entrepreneurial in your career? I’m a lawyer but I think this might apply more broadly; I fear I’ve fallen into the trap of focusing on being a very good lawyer, i.e. building my skills, more than relationships, networking, promoting myself. I am on the verge of a career change that will require me to spend time doing business development, and the prospect makes me very uncomfortable. I’m wondering if there’s a gendered aspect to his, like I hate asking people for money or being “pushy,” I’d rather just do good work and then assume people will flock to me for my abilities. But I know that’s not how it really works.
has anyone faced a similar challenge? Any books or other resources for overcoming?
In need of help with jeans. I’m an old Millennial and have been death gripping my skinny jeans. I’m a few months postpartum and need new jeans for this new v curvy body anyhow, so it’s time to explore other cuts.
I have zero interest in high waisted or cropped jeans. No frays. No hardware. I just want to look crisp and modern but not trendy?
Here is the thing, and it’s taking me a while to get here mentally: I really need to dress the body I have today and not the one I intend to get back to. I’m probably a size 16 right now. Just found a pair of black pants at Jcrew that fit me that are 18. My base line historically was 10. Always curvy and athletic, 5’8”, and I’ll get back to it, but that’s to what I’ve got now.
Brands? Cuts? Help? A wide leg trouser could be nice, but that’s all I’ve come up with and don’t know where to shop for that. TIA
I can relate to this quite a bit and it’s one of the reasons I don’t want to be a partner but then I remind myself that I’d probably be a kick@ss partner and shouldn’t let that stuff hold me back. So many men play the game and they aren’t half as good and it’s infuriating. I’d try to reframe it as just making connections, introducing yourself, sharing your knowledge. People are drawn to that and it’s refreshing, you don’t have to change who you are to begin building relationships. One thing I can share is I’ve recently been on an in house stint short term and the number of unqualified outside counsel I’ve encountered is baffling. We go to them because they’re visible or have the relationships or whatever. So you need to put yourself out there so that we could give someone like you a shot, because once we do we wouldn’t go back to the other guys. This can be really natural in the form of just introducing yourself and what you do or some kind of news blurbs etc. I also heavily rely on legal updates from firms and if one was genuine, helpful, I’d consider that person in the future.
How do y’all make it work to do homework with 2 (or more) kids? All at one table, separate rooms, same time, different time, one parent in charge or divide and conquer, etc.? What have you found works best?
I have 2 elementary kids who do homework; one has light daily work and one has light daily work but also occasional tests that require reviewing study guides/deeper study to review 2 weeks worth of assignments. DH does the bulk of the homework with her but I sometimes feel like I’m missing out or that he’s pulling more than his share. She also likes the security of people around but wants quiet to focus: so if there’s something I can do to coach her or make the best situation for her, I’m all ears.
How do you balance capping naptime when you’ve got a kid with a cold? My 2.5 year-old really needs her nap capped to two hours so she’ll go to bed at night at a reasonable time, usually around 745/8pm. She’ll easily go 3+ hours if you leave her but that means she is waking up at like 4:15pm, which isn’t ideal for bedtime. But now she’s got a cold and I feel heartless waking her up! If you wake your kids from a nap, what do you do when they are sick with a cold, but not horribly sick and have to stay home?