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Anonymous says
Clothing style names are getting more and more inaccurate. This is not a tank top! It’s a sleeveless shirt.
Anonymous says
Omg srsly? It’s a tank top. It’s also a sleeveless shirt. Get. A. Grip.
busybee says
I appreciate the irony when the unreasonably angry poster is telling someone else to get a grip.
Tank tops, at least in the US, are typically form fitting which is why I agree it’s an unusual choice to call this a tank top. Tank tops are also typically casual, not with buttons or pockets.
Anonymous says
Yep. According to Merriam-Webster, a tank top is “a sleeveless collarless shirt with usually wide shoulder straps and no front opening.”
Anonymous says
I disagree with this, because I would also count a top with spaghetti straps as a tank top.
Anon says
I wouldn’t call this a tank top either.
Anonymous says
No you’re making things up. Tank tops don’t have to be tight.
Lily says
No but they are collarless and do not open in front (aside from maybe a few buttons on top like a henley style tank top). This is not a tank top. A tank top does not have sleeves, but it is not the same thing as a sleeveless shirt or a sleeveless button down, which is what I would call this item. Are you from the U.S.? Perhaps there is a difference in what tank top means in other countries…
busybee says
Thanks anon at 9:48! That’s why I said “typically.” Though if I’m making things up, so is dictionary.com because they define tank top as “close-fitting.” :)
Maybe in your region shirts have different names.
Anon says
They don’t have to be tight, but I think it’s unusual in the US to describe a shirt that opens in the front with buttons as a tank top. This is a sleeveless shirt.
Vicky Austin says
So, we’re moving soon, and will be making a 4+ day drive from old place to new.
What, if anything, can I do about my freezer stash of breast milk? There’s no way DS will drink it down before we leave; we’re in a good rhythm and I don’t want to stop breastfeeding yet. Will a cooler with ice be enough for driving across the Southwest in July?
Anonymous says
If you have room for a good cooler and are willing to refill the ice, sure.
Anonymous says
Nothing will stay frozen in a cooler with ice for more than a few hours.
Anonymous says
Sure it will! In a good cooler absolutely.
Anonymous says
Yes it will. In a hard sided good cooler full of ice. We’ve done camping in the summer for a weekend multiple times with this. Replace the ice.
anon says
I’ve transported ice cream in a cooler by making sure it always had sufficient ice. I was about to suggest dry ice, but realized that’s not safe to transport in the car with you.
Anon says
I know this isn’t what you asked, but a four day drive with an infant who is too young to be entertained by screens but old enough to not sleep around the clock sounds awful. Is there any way you can fly and get it over with in one day? You can bring breastmilk through TSA, although I don’t know the exact amount.
Anon says
Counter point for whatever it’s worth that I drove two 9 month olds on a similar drive, and they did great. We kept stops to an absolute minimum until we stopped for the night (only stopped once during the days for a quick change and right back in the seat to reduce the return to carseat angst), but they were fine. I think it was much easier than it would have been with toddlers who will only watch a screen for an hour or two at most.
For the breast milk, I’d FedEx the milk to someone at my destination.
Anon says
It’s definitely kid dependent, but mine screamed almost literally non-stop in the carseat at that age. We did a four hour drive once and it was so, so awful, I can’t even imagine four days. Flying was better, but I feel like no matter what you do travel with kids that age is really tough, and I’d rather get it over with much faster.
Anonymous says
+1 – my son would not take a bottle while in the car seat – I think the position aggravated his reflux – so we had to stop for him to eat about every 2-3 hours for 30-40 min. during the daytime. It was easier overnight. In hindsight I also think he was hot and wish we had had the noggle!
Vicky Austin says
What is this noggle you speak of?
Anonymous says
See the most recent weekend open thread!
Vicky Austin says
We considered it, but no, flying’s not gonna work without a lot of additional logistics and headaches. Our four-day estimate builds in lots of stops with no more than 8 hours driving in any one day, and our last stop before new city will be at grandparents’. It might not be easy, but it will be fine.
Anonymous says
Just want to reassure you that I think a multi day drive with baby will be fine. Sending good vibes your way!
Vicky Austin says
Thank you!
Anon says
Agreed!! I’ve traveled a ton with kids (like a TON – done multiple 15 hour road trips in 1 stretch with all ages from 8 months to 11 years old), and I love your attitude. It might not be easy, but it will be fine. Love that :) We’ve never let the fear of crappy travel keep us from doing something, and it’s all ultimately worked out. We have some good stories, but no regrets, even when it was hard.
Vicky Austin says
Thank you, I appreciate that! I definitely expect some bumps along the road – we’re still moving cross country with an infant FTLOG, but it can be done!
Anonymous says
A 15 hour road trip in one stretch is a lot easier than a multi-day trip though. I’ve done that kind of drive with babies or toddlers quite a few times, but would not want to do a multi-day trip.
TheElms says
Is there someone at the new location that could receive it for you and freeze it for you? If so you could send it via Milk Stork. Or someone at your current location who could stash it in their freezer for a week and then send it via Milk Stork once you have arrived?
Or there is a company, Milkify, that freeze dries breastmilk. You could send it from your current location and have the freeze dried milk sent to your new location. I’ve never used Milkify though so I don’t know anything about it other than it exists.
NYCer says
+1. I think Milk Stork would be the easiest option if OP can make the logistics work.
Anonymous says
+2. I would ship it to the grandparents’ house so they can keep it in the freezer, then pick it up and only drive with it in a cooler one day to the new home (assuming the freezer there is working upon arrival).
Vicky Austin says
Yes, I’d have to make sure of that, or that the movers would beat us there and could set up our chest freezer, but that does sound workable.
anon says
You could ship it, milkstork is one company
Anonymous says
This is what my work gave me for my office and I think it could work in your car.
https://www.amazon.com/Igloo-Versatemp-Portable-Electric-Function/dp/B09486JQ5J/ref=asc_df_B09486JQ5J/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=507808891678&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7707249713596958336&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008165&hvtargid=pla-1323672531776&psc=1
Vicky Austin says
This is a great idea, thank you!!
DLC says
If you can get dry ice, it will keep the milk colder for longer than regular ice. And large blocks of ice are better than ice cubes.
Bette says
Second this – I would probably stick it in a cooler with dry ice and research a little ahead of time to make sure I could replenish the dry ice at overnight stops.
Good luck! What an adventure!
Anon says
Fellow IL/IN/MI/WI folks – hope everyone is managing ok with the bad air. We weren’t sure if daycare was going outside or not, so we sent kiddo with a KN95 to wear if they went outdoors. Felt kind of dystopian to go from pandemic masks to wildfire masks…
Anonymous says
Think of y’all!
C'bus Anon says
I feel like it’s gotten to Ohio too. There’s a full on haze over Columbus today.
Anon says
It’s bad in Iowa too. I think it’s basically the whole Midwest.
OOO says
In the Midwest we wait all year for these summer months, so to not be able to go out and enjoy it is really tough. It’s a gorgeous day but recess is indoors again. We have air filters in all our rooms now.
Anon says
I’m trying to buy an air purifier but they’re sold out everywhere becauase everyone else clearly had the same idea.
Anon says
I’m super depressed about it. I’m in MN, land of 8-month winters. It is driving me crazy that they’ve had to cancel half of my kid’s soccer practice days because of air quality alerts. If this is just how things are going to be from now on I’m going to have to move – but climate change is impacting everywhere, so I’m not even sure where to go …
Anon says
Yeah, I’m not sure what region is safe from wildfire smoke. I left California for the Midwest for a variety of reasons, but wildfires was a big one. Not feeling too smug about it now.
I’m the rare Midwesterner who hates summer – spring and fall are the best, but I find winter more bearable than summer – so I don’t mind being indoors with the AC and air purifier right now. I feel bad for all you summer lovers though!
anonM says
Yes, midwesterner here too. Local fireworks are canceled, which I totally appreciate, but what a bummer.
Anon says
be carful – my husband was in New York and then Toronto on business the other week when it was bad in the north east and he ended up with some kind of respiratory infection that required a steroid shot
Anonymous says
Hi, IL mom here. We are on day 2 of bike camp being canceled due to air quality. We sent DS yesterday for indoor activities, but won’t today, because they showed a movie that scared him instead of organizing games as promised. Fun. Times.
Anon says
Ugh, that sucks. I’m sorry!
Emma says
Thinking of you from Montreal, which had the worst air quality in the world this Sunday.
EDAnon says
In WI and our camp was closed today. After COVID and the illness rebound and now smoke, it is awful. Glad we kept our masks…
Isabella says
What will Aquatots at a “zero depth” pool with my 16 mo be like? I’m getting nervous because I rarely go to pools and never this one. I’m confident I can watch LB closely to keep him safe, but every other aspect seems like a mystery. If anyone can tell me more about what to expect, I would help reduce my stress. TIA.
Clementine says
Zero depth or zero entry? Zero entry means that you walk right in like you would at a beach.
The goal at 16 months is just to get the kids used to the water and maybe teach them how to climb out of the pool. You’ll probably sing wheels on the bus. You’ll splash. You’ll dunk them under water. Everybody will try floating (‘make BEAUTIFUL stars!’).
Nobody’s going to the olympics and there will be you, instructors, AND a lifeguard.
anon says
You’ll be holding him the whole time. The instructor will tell you what to do! Nothing to stress about. You’ll hold him while he floats on his back, stand in a circle singing songs and doing little games, dunk him, blow some bubbles, maybe practice how to climb out of the pool.
I think zero entry is the term you’re looking for and it just means that you walk in rather than going down stairs or a ladder.
Clementine says
Anybody want to laugh at something? We had to cancel our originally planned Europe trip (w/kids) because husband’s work was going to be crazy all summer. After some disappointment, I basically planned the trip my kids would love: some ocean, a theme park, but really: a lot of days at the hotel pool where I’m going to let them DoorDash Panera and eat it poolside. I just leaned in to ‘okay kids, what would YOU like to do for vacation.’
Flights are booked. Hotels are booked. Expectations are appropriately set. I’m not planning to conquer and am not looking for the ‘perfect neighborhood restaurant with a line around the block’. Basically the opposite of what I would normally do.
…Husband just emailed me, ‘Guess what? It looks like the project is going to be wrapped up early and I’ll be free for half the summer!’ I feel like the universe is laughing now.
Vicky Austin says
Aw, shucks.
Well, the kids will be happy!
Clementine says
Oh, they’ll be thrilled. I’m just laughing that after embracing the ‘okay, let’s go to Plan B!’ life, it worked out like this.
At least I don’t need to pack the kids (he packs everybody, I barely pack myself).
Anonymous says
Wow is he sorry? Is there an apology to you for doing all this work? Is he ever going to consider a job that doesn’t make him so disrespectful
Anonymous says
Yeah seriously.. I’m glad you can laugh about it but I’d be livid
Clementine says
Thanks both for the reminder of why I stopped posting for a while! Wow that made me feel crappy when I was mildly amused by something.
You’re certainly entitled to your opinions and I certainly have shared my struggles on here, but…ouch.
Anonymous says
I mean do you want us all to pretend this is ok? If you genuinely think it is ok I don’t think you’d be as defensive when people point out they wouldn’t like it.
Mary Moo Cow says
This makes me sad; I love your posts, Clementine. Maybe because they are a good reminder to me to roll with the punches and that not everyone’s marriage looks the same, and that’s okay! (There’s a Daniel Tiger song in that.) I’ve also appreciated your candor and the way you seem to shrug off the criticism.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Girl, you’re fine and I adore your posts. I don’t know why some folks get so stressed when you are just sharing a laugh, or other times when someone is sharing a vent. Maybe they need to remember Amy Poehler’s line “Good for her, not for me.” My husband is in BigLaw and I can also see some version of this happening to us due to a client emergency…also pool and panera sound heavenly, I’ll pick 2, thank you.
I guess many posters have unicorn partners where everyone works no more exactly 40 hours a week with no commutes or travel, the load is shared perfectly, finances are great, and every homecooked meal is eaten together as a family.
(I literally no one IRL in this situation, but they exist here, apparently.)
Anon says
i love your posts as well and think that here you are not asking anything relating to marital challenges so people don’t need to say anything. yes i’d find it annoying, but it’s not like he did it on purpose. same thing could happen if you are married to someone in big law who has a trial, in finance working on a big deal, etc.
Anon says
C’mon More Sleep, there’s a lot of middle ground between the unicorn situation you’ve describing and what the OP has shared about her marriage. I didn’t comment on this thread previously because it’s not my marriage and whether it would work for me isn’t relevant, but your implication that only people with perfect 50-50 marriages would find this balance untenable is absurd.
Vicky Austin says
I love hearing stories from your life, Clementine! I hope you still feel able to come to this community for a laugh and a hug. And my husband, who washed all my pump parts last night while I lay on the couch with the baby, has been construed as a demon here, too, so I get it. You can’t possibly put all the needed context into a post, and I hope the responders can remember that, especially if someone Did Not Ask.
GCA says
Clementine, ignore the haters. You’re clearly comfortable with your choices – thank you for sharing and it’s great you’re able to see the funny side of this situation! (Now, in your shoes, I would semi-seriously contemplate leaving husband and kids to hang out poolside with Panera and fly to Europe solo for a few days! :) )
Also, I wish MY projects would wrap unexpectedly early. Instead they drag on and on and on thanks to client indecision!
Anonymous says
I don’t understand the husband bashing either. He’s entitled to be happy he doesn’t have to work all summer even if means they could have had a different vacation if they had known, which they didn’t. It’s out of his control. Maybe he is just happy that he will be able to see his wife and children this summer and be a part of their lives, which I would hope we can all see as a good thing.
I would pay money for the Daniel Tiger song about marriage!
anonM says
+1 to More Sleep Would Be Nice. I could see myself being the one doing this in the relationship because, for example, I’m now prepping for a trial that may very well get adjourned. I did still plan some vacation/activities around that time and told DH he’s going without me if it doesn’t settle. I don’t think it makes me a huge jerk?? Clementine, I don’t get the bashing here at all. Shrug.
Anonymous says
This is why I stopped posting with a handle. Notice it is always Anons who are criticize peoples’ personal lives, not other posters with handles. It costs you $0 to be nice to an internet stranger who is looking for support.
CCLA says
I hope you keep posting. If I were you, I’d not be livid unless he didn’t seem to acknowledge the planning gymnastics you were doing and how his job impacts that. If he gets it and you both buy into it, I don’t see the problem.
We were just talking in our household about scaling back planned travel because of my work and some deals that came in that would make travel less than fun in August. It might shake out that I end up being free even if we cancel. AITA then? Idk, DH and I have decided these careers work for our family but we also recognize that with the benefits our careers offer also come the downsides of sometimes having to prioritize work over family stuff, and for now we’re both okay with it. I have always thought of this board as a place where we could acknowledge that even if we’re okay with those tradeoffs, we can still gripe sometimes about how it’s shaking out in the moment, understanding that big picture these are privileged problems to have.
Clementine your backup vacation sounds lovely. Trips like that have been some of my favorite and I hope you can kick back and enjoy it.
Anonymous says
What is the situation everyone’s referring to?
Anonymous says
IIRC her husband is the one who is away months at a time for his job and people think that she should leave him for that.
Anonymous says
I thought most of us have jobs where sometimes you have to work a bit on the weekend or a project wraps early and it’s entirely outside your control. Does your spouse call you “disrespectful” when you leave the office early on a Friday? You sound unhinged. And yes, I’m familiar with Clementine’s situation and think she was right to laugh and be thankful she will get some more time with DH. Or he will get a break too? Either way, the vitriol on your part was really uncalled for.
anon says
Same. Way out-of-line for the situation at hand, and Clementine doesn’t seem to be all that bothered by the change in plans. This could happen in any number of professional jobs, not just her DH’s.
anon says
“disrespectful” is a weird take on this post.
Celia says
So weird. I’m a trial lawyer. I was supposed to be in trial for 3 weeks this summer with crazy trial prep eating all of June as well. Case settled 3 weeks ago so now I get to tag along on the trips my husband planned for the kids since he has summers free as a teacher. We didn’t plan a big vacation because of my trial so our kids thing is going to his moms house for a few weeks where they can play at the lake and forest. It’s not disrespectful; it’s the nature of project or trial oriented jobs!!!! My husband was just happy that I now get to enjoy family time too.
Mary Moo Cow says
Oh, well! Hopefully it will be fun for you, too! Panera poolside sounds pretty good to me, too.
Clementine says
It’s so funny, for years we would haul our kids to museums and activities when what they really wanted to do was… swim in the hotel pool. This is the seasons in life.
Anonymous says
I am going to hazard a guess that this will be their favorite vacation ever and the one they have the fondest memories of, even after you take them to Europe in some future year.
Ignore the meanies posting.
Anonymous says
How it is mean to say wow it’s not cool of your husband to do this?!?!
I agree I think the kids will love this. And I’d leave my husband over it.
Anon says
No one said the kids wouldn’t enjoy this trip. I’m sure they’ll have a great time.
Vicky Austin says
Her husband didn’t *do* anything. The project schedule changed. These things happen.
I think it’s way meaner to say “I’d leave my husband over this thing that could happen to anyone” when the OP is being cheerful about it. She’s reached a state of zen, let her stay there!
Anonymous says
If her husband did anything wrong, it was cancelling the planned European vacation in the first place, not finishing the project early.
Anon says
I mean, I doubt her husband has psychic powers. Or does he??? It would be a total dick move in that case, but only in that case.
Anonymous says
I don’t think the handful of people who are always posting DTMFA are actually married with kids. It’s not that simple and clear-cut when kids are in the picture.
anon says
My vacation motto with kids is to just add water. Works every time. Our last family vacation was so packed full of sightseeing and activities. Although it was great, it was also exhausting and I pretty much insisted on a “pool only” day.
Anonymous says
Would love a report back about hotel & location, if you’re up for that. Hope it’s great!
Maybe you’ll be amused that I grabbed a sandwich from Panera on my way to meet some friends for a long-awaited weekend away, and ultimately met up with them at a super fancy French bakery in our destination town. When they asked if I wanted anything, I said “nah, I just had Panera and I’m sure it’s basically the same” with barely a straight face :)
Emma says
I suggest leaving the kids with the husband by the pool and booking yourself a spa/museum/whatever you enjoy day!
EDAnon says
That’s so hard, but it will be fun! My version of that was my mom coming to town (from many states away) to provide care because we had no camp. A week before she’s due to arrive, we got off a camp waitlist. I declined and they had a blast with my mom.
But it was a big deal for her to come and then to get a camp spot right before was a twist. I am hoping the camp spot helped out another working mom!
Clementine says
Coming back to just close it out. Probably should have just left it, but… not who I am.
Think I should get a divorce because knowing the piece I choose to share on here? Fine! Then it won’t work out for us to be sister wives.
Truly, I could have subbed in ‘trial dates’ and people would have been like ‘yup! That’s how the universe goes.’
A long time ago (i think I was pregnant or had a small infant so it was 7+ years ago) I remember getting this advice on the main page: there are 3 types of ‘baggage’ with relationships: 1. The Price of Admission. 2. Deal Breakers. And 3- things that if you just talk to them enough about how you feel they’ll change. But there’s no option 2. So I decided that for me, this is hard but it’s my price of admission.
Does my spouse’s job make my life harder? Sure, sometimes. Other times it’s easier like the fact that I have a stay at home spouse the other half of the year who functions as main parent and housekeeper. Other things make my life harder too, like getting a promotion and working a Big Job and opting to have 3 kids. That doesn’t mean that I’m saying you should make those choices, but that’s what I’ve done. I’m not asking for approval but truly – I was having a really rough day, I opted to tell what I thought was an amusing story, and I ended up just… feeling like I’m stupid for saying anything.
PJ says
Thank you for sharing. I smiled at the story, and hope you all have an amazing time relaxing together. This is real life with jobs and kids.