Washable Tuesday: ‘Wrap Effect’ Pencil Skirt
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The notch/slit/faux-wrap effect is HUGE right now, and this is one of the few skirts I’ve seen that has the perfect amount of notch/slit/faux wrap. It’s flattering, but interesting, and not at all too leggy for the office. This simple style is also hand washable, available in sizes XXS-L, and is $68. Trouvé ‘Wrap Effect’ Pencil Skirt
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Sales of note for 12/30:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started — up to 60% off! See our roundup here.
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase; extra 40% off + additional 30% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – The Winter Sale: 50% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Boden – Sale, up to 60% — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off; extra 60% off clearance
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers!
- Hannah Andersson – The Twice-a-Year Big Hanna Sale: Up to 60% off (even new arrivals on sale!)
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles; up to 50% off cashmere; 70% off 3+ sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off winter faves; extra 25% off $100+
- L.K. Bennett – All sale half price or less
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash sale, extra 30% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns, and daily Red Door Deals starting at $19.50
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Yes, I am hoping (for everyone’s sake) that the “they” that made her nervous was drunks, not black people. Or maybe she was saying “they just made me nervous” – as in, the specific drunk person made her nervous (because anyone angry and probably larger than her made her nervous in that situation).
I am also in the “don’t go back to this conversation but be prepared to address it if a natural way to discuss it comes up again” camp.
I totally get that this is offensive, but is it possible that her comment was not really a generalization of how she feels around all black people, but more an unfortunate shorthand for “I was nervous as a young woman alone in a potentially volatile situation involving a drunk person who happened to be black”? Does the person’s race matter? No, of course not. But if I were telling a story about a car accident to an acquaintance, I would mention the other driver’s race in the interest of painting a picture and providing details, the same way I would mention age, gender, remarkable clothing/hairstyle, or distinguishing features.
I agree with Maddie Ross that there’s no way to revisit the conversation in a way that’s likely to be constructive. As a one-time comment, it probably wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me, but I would think about a response and be prepared to engage if there’s a similar one in the future.
Piggybacking off the question above: what would you do if you found out your otherwise-amazing, totally trustworthy and competent babysitter (whom your kids adore) was racist? We came home last night and were talking about our sitter’s recent car accident; she was rear-ended while driving a company car for her day job. She mentioned that the driver who hit her, who was drunk at the time of the crash, was black…and then said something about how she didn’t want to roll down her window because, “Oh, I don’t know, they just make me nervous.” I did not react/encourage her when she said this so she just kept telling the story.
This young woman used to be one of our kids’ daycare providers and I know for a fact she has worked with people of color (both colleagues and families at the daycare center). I’m torn, because OF COURSE racism is horrible (and I’m of mixed race myself) but do I keep her on and use this as a chance to teach her? She has not had a lot of exposure to non-white individuals — grew up in a very rural area, on a farm — and I see this as a learning opportunity for her. At the same time, I felt like I was going to throw up when she said that last night and I also don’t want my kids learning that cr@p.
And yes, in hindsight I probably should have called her out in the moment, but I was totally shocked/paralyzed.
Interview today! Would be big change as I’ve hunkered down at current job through 2 babies but it might be time for something new. Former boss reached out to me, so I know we can work well together and sounds like 50% in the office and 50% at home — fingers crossed that I like the boss’ boss and he likes me!
I’ve finally narrowed my au pair search to two candidates I really like for my toddler twins and am having a difficult time deciding btwn the two. I’m going to draft an extensive pro/con list tonight but am curious, now that you’ve been at this a while are there any new questions you’d ask during the matching phase? Or potentail red flags you may not have identified before?
Help! My 3 year old son is racist. Last weekend at the playground he tells me, “I don’t like black kids.” Mortified! I was so taken aback I just muttered something like, ‘that’s not nice’ and moved on, worried that big reaction would result in him repeating the phrase endlessly. For context, if it matters, there were black kids on the playground but none that had done anything he would be responding to – he saw them from afar.
Hive, please help. I don’t want to overreact if this is just an ‘opinion of the day,’ akin to “I don’t like cheese” or “I don’t like blue anymore.” But I also don’t want to ignore it in case it’s a sign of some message he’s been getting from somewhere else. If he says it again – or even if he doesn’t – what’s the appropriate response to this?!
So over the past few months, I’ve used y’all to help us select a carseat, a stroller and baby carriers. I wanted to just give my first reviews (haven’t been using them for that long) as to how all of these items work with a newborn:
Cybex Aton2 Carseat: I hadn’t considered this carseat until posters suggested it and holy cow, we love this carseat. It fit our preemie (who was 6 pounds when he went home) perfectly and is incredibly easy to install with or without the base. It’s also pretty light to carry, which is awesome. Engineer husband is far too excited about this carseat as well and Cybex may need to start paying the man a commission for how many people he tries to sell on this carseat.
City Mini GT Stroller: Super lightweight, incredibly easy to fold and it folds up very compactly. Some people had disliked that there was no facing you option, but with the carseat adaptors (carseat clicks right in and even my sleep deprived new mom self can handle it) baby faces you until they’re out of the infant seat. It’s also narrow enough to make it through narrow store aisles and turns on a dime.
Woven Wrap versus soft wrap versus Ergo: I ended up with a Maya woven wrap plus a borrowed Boba stretchy wrap (like a Moby wrap) plus an ergo baby. The woven wrap was the best for a preemie, actually- it gave more support and was actually easier for me to finagle than the Boba wrap. It also works for older kids and overall is much more versatile. I would have gone with just the woven wrap plus the ergo. Baby is still super tiny for the ergo, but with a snowsuit on plus the ‘comforter taco’ infant insert, it works as long as you watch their head position. I think that if you’re having a summer baby, the infant insert would be TERRIBLY hot and just wouldn’t work.
Baby Clem is finally home after 6 weeks in the NICU and I have never been happier to be awoken by screaming.