Washable Workwear Wednesday: Two-Button Blazer in Double Knit
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Here’s a fun, cheerful (and washable) blazer that will take you right into spring!
This stretchy, wrinkle-resistant blazer has an office-friendly streamlined and tailored silhouette, It features a notched lapel, classic two-button front, front flap pockets, and back vent. The “juicy watermelon” color is just what I need right now for the next few gray, cold weeks.
Wear it with the matching pants options or even a pair of jeans for a more casual look.
Ann Taylor’s Two-Button Blazer in Double Knit is $198 full price — but 40% off today with code STYLISH — and available in regular sizes 00–18 as well as petite and tall.
Talbots has an option in plus sizes (and plus petite); this double-knit blazer in a different shade of pink is $209.
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 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — 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 – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- 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! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Not child-related, but any other first-time home buyers feeling increasingly discouraged about trying to buy in these markets, especially in HCOL areas? I can’t stop kicking myself for not buying last year.
Does anyone happen to know a decent all-inclusive resort in the continental US or Caribbean that isn’t terribly expensive? I posted before about trying to come up with a vacation to do with in-laws this summer after the original plan of a cruise fell through. I think everyone is now on board with an AI resort, which has many of the benefits of a cruise like easy decision-making for meals and the option for everyone to do separate excursions during the day. But finding a resort that is not horrible and will meet my in-laws’ budget needs is going to be…a challenge.
Ugh, venting. I just spent an hour talking one of my staff off the ledge over the latest idiotic thing upper management did. I am tired of this ish and cannot convince them to change their ways and act like human beings and good managers, and there is not much I can do in my position to make things better for my staff aside from continuing to advocate for them to a stone wall.
Okay, so I got lots of helpful advice on the nanny question yesterday. Agreed on the park thing – it’s the sort of thing that I or the other parents wouldn’t blink at, but as my employee she did. When we hired her we talked about flexibility up front. We also talked about the dog!
I DO tend to find out DH is going to be traveling with one to two days notice fairly regularly, so it’s hard not to sometimes have last minute requests for her to stay a bit, but we communicated that we could use evening help last minute up front – it was part of the interview. Maybe she didn’t think it would really happen with COVID?
Here’s my follow up question for y’all: we pay solidly above market (she makes way more than I take home at my job actually), give four weeks paid vacation (two over the holidays, one at spring break, one over thanksgiving week) along with other days throughout the year based on her requests (day off for court, day off for fridge delivery, etc.), give unlimited paid sick days and we gave her a two week bonus at the holidays even though she’d only been with us since September. She also regularly says no when I ask if she can sit in the evening or the weekend, so it’s not like she’s being made to stay – she just doesn’t like that we ask last minute.
Have you found that you get a bit more grace from your nanny based on giving a lot of paid vacation/good bonus, etc? Or is it sort of luck of the draw? We were trying to compensate her for having to deal with our crazy lives, but I think maybe that’s just not working out. Does this even make sense? Like DH has to travel with one days notice sometimes, but he gets paid well to do it. So we were trying to push that benefit on to our nanny as well (who actually just says yes or no to the request, even though DH can only say yes…)
I’m working on building up a stable of backup but I’m having trouble finding babysitters these days. Not sure if it’s covid, but evening help has been super hard – other moms in our area are finding that too right now.
I posted about a month ago about my 8th grader heading to Washington DC. Following up to say we decided to let him go. Talked to his pediatrician, who was shocked that they didn’t cancel the trip, but supported him going if he was boosted and wore a mask. We got his booster the first of Feb. Negative PCR test this week is required. DH & I agree that the point of being vax’d is so we can resume some normalcy, so I am crossing my fingers and wishing he has a memorable time. He leaves Friday evening, returns Tuesday AM. We will test before seeing my parents to help protect them. (And I’ll report back in a few weeks letting you all know that COVID ran through the middle school…)
Since lots of people seem to live in southern CT/westchester NY – figured I would ask here – any favorite day trips/short weekend trips from this area with young kids (youngest is 3.5). Looking for fun short trips to take this weekend and throughout Spring as the weather is finally improving! So far my kids loved Mystic, Philly (more of a weekend trip), all the random fruit picking in the area in the summer/fall, thimble islands, new haven, UConn/Storrs
Does anyone have experience with paid “consulting” regarding software you use for work? I am receiving outreach from GLG Group and it seems fake to pay me to talk about software. Is it a real thing?
Any recommendations for travel-friendly games for a 6 & 4 year old? We’re headed out for a 4 hr. car trip & a hotel night and I’d like a game to bring along that maybe we can do in the car or play while we’re out & about.
Another weaning question. My baby will be 1 in three weeks. I’m still nursing 3x a day and we do frozen milk 2x. I have enough frozen to get through this week. Would you give formula for 2 weeks until first birthday or go straight to cow’s milk? Anything else I should be thinking about or tips to make this go smoothly? Any resources would be helpful… seems like there was SO MUCH INFORMATION for the first year and now I’m kind of lost.
Ugh, to piggyback off the poster who mentioned their 3.5 year old screams…my usually sweet 4 year old has been a nightmare, including some bad behavior at school. He was home most of last week/the weekend due COVID+ (which he passed on to me), and today was a lot better. Not sure if it’s just him dealing with the last of the symptoms (e.g. achiness, fatigue) that he can’t verbalize or what. Anyone had this experience with kids post-COVID?
Nursing bras never really worked for me, because I did not find them comfy. I just went with pull on/pull off bralettes and then pulled aside to nurse. I’m no longer nursing and currently wearing one that I bought from Tarjay :)
This is super helpful, thank you so much. Do the kids prefer you? My kids vastly prefer me and I know it’s my issue that I care when they cry for me so I just only give myself a break when they’re happy to do things with dad which is rare. They love to play with him, but bedtime, breakfast,if they get hurt or having an emotional meltdown, they’re always looking to king for me. They are 4 and 2 and I keep thinking maybe this will get better when they are older but maybe it won’t.
Any recommendations for VERY COMFORTABLE nursing bras? I don’t need a ton of support — this will mostly be for at-home use, and my milkmakers aren’t all that big to start with (though bigger now, of course). Mostly I’m looking for something with super soft material that isn’t overly constricting or padded. Either pull-aside or clip-down would be fine.
Procrastination is a life long struggle for me. I’m starting a new job soon and would love to build better habits. Any good self-help books I could read?
Checking in to see how everyone is doing Covid wise. Knocking on all the wood but we haven’t had a Covid daycare case for about 2 weeks now, and hoping that the lower case counts means we won’t have any for a while. Our town is going to remove the mask mandate at the end of the month, I think, although TBD whether the elementary school will follow. That makes me a little nervous, especially since our kindergartener hasn’t gone to school sans mask yet. I imagine a lot of parents will keep their kids in masks for a while longer, maybe until spring, around here.