Washable Workwear Wednesday: The Smith Pant in Wool Twill
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I love wearing wool in the winter — I especially love washable wool.
These versatile, straight-leg trousers from workwear expert M.M. LaFleur will immediately find a place in your weekly rotation. Made from wool and a little elastane for stretch and comfort, these pants will keep you comfortable well past winter. There’s even a generous hem allowance so no matter your height (or heel preference), you can find the right length.
The Smith Pant is $265 and comes in black, forest, and camel. It is available in sizes 0P–18 (a few sizes in certain colors are sold out).
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 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- 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
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
Political post, you’ve been warned.
I’m a Democrat, but the news on Nikkie Haley set to announce a challenge to Trump is really interesting. My knee-jerk reaction is frankly that this is brave of her, and political differences aside, it’s good to see a woman from the GOP taking him on boldly. Thoughts?
Looking for suggestions for accommodation near Lisbon. We have flight routing that might required a layover in Lisbon so looking at turning that into a 3 day weekend (arrive early Friday, leave early Monday). Hoping for something on the beach at a resort with apartments (to have a kitchen) but an hour or less from Lisbon. I’ve looked around a bit but getting overwhelmed with the options/amount of accommodations to wade through. I love the Martinhal property in Sagres but it’s too far for a few days. Kids are 9 +11 so don’t need littler kid amenities.
after yesterday’s discussion i think we’re interested in visiting Dutch Wonderland this summer. For those who’ve been – any tips? Is there a hotel nearby to stay at? Thinking of combining it with the Turkey Hill Experience.
What have you done that has helped your child with being afraid of the dark? My daughter (5.5) has been saying she is scared of the dark when we finish doing our bedtime routine and get ready to turn off the overhead light in her room. She has a Hatch light/sound machine with the nightlight on, and a little light she keeps on her nightstand (its the Munchkin owl one that turns off after 20 minutes, and she can turn it back on if she wants it). When she says she is scared, I remind her that she has her nightlights and her stuffed buddies and that she is safe. She doesn’t give a huge protest, but I’m wondering if I should be doing more. I also wanted to be prepared in case it gets worse and she gets more scared.
My 2.5 year olds twins are obsessed with the Quaker instant oatmeal packets. They want them every meal. We limit them to breakfast and maybe dinner a free they try the other food. any ideas on to make them a tiny bit healthier? Or just let this go as they are extremely easy to prepare and the kids reliably eat them?
My only child is turning 5 in a couple weeks and I’m feeling very melancholy about it. Normally her birthdays don’t make me sad, but there’s something about this one that is hitting differently. I guess because it feels like it’s officially the end of the little kid era and it’s weird to no longer be in that stage of life. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love this age and am so excited for all the big kid travel and adventures to come! But I feel very blue about the fact that I don’t have a little kid anymore. I also can’t believe how fast it’s gone. I know, I know, it’s a cliche, but it feels like 5 years were just a blink and she’s going to be in college before I know it. I guess this is one of the pitfalls of having an only child, but I don’t want a second baby, just a little more time with the one I have. Any advice/commiseration?
Recs for potty training books to read to my toddler?
I wrote something more judgmental and deleted it.
Wow, I’m really struggling with being compassionate for a friend who is complaining about not enough hours of childcare when her kids are in 1/2 day daycare and she’s a SAHM. I find myself kind of wanting to scream ‘all my childcare hours plus some are spent working and I would kill to have the amount of child free time that you do.’
Today I want to quit my job.
Help me think through this situation I have with my dad. He’s 70, in generally good health (or was, until recently) and has a girlfriend/companion and many friends in his city. My mom died several years ago, and he’s been pretty self sufficient since then. I’m an only child, and I live several states away. Apparently in November he developed an arrhythmia, and had an outpatient procedure to shock his heart back into rhythm. He didn’t tell me about it until afterwards, and not until I asked him based on some information I got from my uncle (who didn’t know that I didn’t know anything about it). Now, he’s having another outpatient procedure for his heart, and again I had to ask him about it after he mentioned an operation in passing in an email. We used to text each other every few days, to share a joke or a funny anecdote, but he hasn’t responded to my texts since Christmas. He will (on and off) respond to emails though. Mainly I’m wondering — should I just let him have his privacy, or should I be pushing for more communication?