Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Magnolia Tie-Neck Blouse
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
Yesterday’s post inspired me to take a look for a summery tie-neck blouse, and I’m really loving this lightweight ivory number from Veronica Beard. I especially like that the bow is a little bit lower, rather than right at the neck, which I always find annoying. This would be a wardrobe workhorse for me — I could see myself wearing it with everything from suits to trousers to skirts all summer long.
The fabric looks like it may run a little sheer, but as a millennial, you know I love to add a camisole underneath. These smoothing camis from Jockey have been my go-tos for years.
The blouse is on sale for $209 (down from $398) at Veronica Beard and comes in sizes 00-16.
Sales of note for 7/3 (Happy 4th!):
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance, up to 60% off!
- Alexis Bittar – 20% off sitewide thru 7/5
- Alex Mill – 40-70% off some of their favorite, small batch pieces!
- Another Tomorrow – Final days of sale, new styles added
- Ann Taylor – 50% off everything + free shipping — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Athleta – Extra 20% off semi-annual sale, up to 60% off reader favorites like Brookyn and Endless pants
- AYR – Ooh, good sale section — but lots on final sale. Readers love (LOVE) these comfy work pants and these jeans.
- Banana Republic – Summer sale up to 60% off sale styles + extra 20% off
- Boden -Up to 60% off plus an extra 15% off – readers love these dresses, these blazers, and the brand's fun suiting
- COS – New pieces added to sale, up to 60% off
- DeMellier – Summer sale: Final Reductions (ends soon!)
- Evereve – Extra 30% off sale!
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
- Hobbs – Up to 50% off, extra 20% off sale
- J.Crew – Summer sale – up to 60% off summer styles, and 40% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off all stores and sitewide, plus 60% off clearance
- Jenni Kayne – Semi-annual warehouse sale
- Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off (but 10% off sitewide!) (love their new weekender!)
- Lululemon – Summer sale!
- Margaux – Save up to 50% off, including archive sale
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide sale, up to 70% off! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new arrivals up to 75% off! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Ruti – 15% sitewide
- Sarah Flint – Extra 30% off select styles (we just ranked these shoes as some of our top 10 most comfortable heel brands)
- Strathberry – Up to 30% off select styles
- Stuart Weitzman – Summer styles now up to 40% off
- Talbots – 50% off your entire purchase + free shipping
- Veronica Beard – Extra 25% off sale
Health Q: early 40s, had my annual physical yesterday. Literally everything is fine and normal with me except a worsening lipid panel which is now in borderline range and weight gain from last year’s visit. BMI now 37 but it’s been an issue since high school. I have tried various weight loss methods and I haven’t been able to keep up with anything – work/kids/willpower/whatever. I looked into GLP-1s but didn’t act on it for financial reasons as our insurance doesn’t reduce costs (would count toward deductible but otherwise would essentially be cash prices). I could do Lilly Direct for $250-$500/mo but wouldn’t count toward our deductible as Caremark no longer is affiliated.
I haven’t bought much into perimenopause stuff yet but have been noticeably more ragey, irritable, and sleep deprived for a while now, so maybe that’s another factor.
Dr brought up GLP-1s for the first time yesterday. I should probably just bite the bullet and do that now despite costs, right?
Yes. Your health and mental wellbeing are worth it, girl!
Yes, if it’s what your doctor is advising, it’s worth giving it a try. You just need to weigh the odds of meeting your deductible or not.
Yes, and it’s actually much less hassle to not go through insurance. You also save money because you’re not eating as much.
I don’t believe the savings on groceries could ever come close to the cost of the drug. If your family grocery bill is, say, $1400 a month, one person’s reducing their snacking might cut $100 if that person is eating large portions of expensive snacks. Reducing your portion sizes at meals is not really going to save you money because someone else will eat your leftovers or they will end up getting thrown away. Maybe if you live alone and cook half as often and eat all the leftovers you will see savings?
We don’t ever throw away food. My husband eats the same amount regardless of how much I eat (he doesn’t start eating more because I’m eating less). So I don’t see how we couldn’t save money if I were eating less.
While I agree that it is not likely someone would cut so much from the grocery bill due a decreased appetite that the food savings would pay for the meds, this does not make sense.
Do you think extra people magically appear to eat the increased amount of leftovers? Or that most people are totally cool with throwing out extra leftovers and won’t change their cooking habits to accommodate this?
Well my husband and I are both on GLP1s and our grocery and dining out costs are half. It more than pays for itself.
I think we spend at least as much even though my husband is on GLP1s and lost a substantial amount of weight. He buys more expensive protein-rich foods, which are expensive compared to cheap crackers and pretzels. I’m completely happy with this, but our grocery bill is unchanged.
Omg, you buy and order less food. You don’t just reduce your portions, you’re cutting them in half in many cases.
Right, for example, you don’t boil the whole box of spaghetti, you boil half the box and use the other half later.
Spaghetti is super cheap though, compared to other parts of one’s diet. If you’re eating fewer calories but more fresh chicken and fish, and more fresh fruits but fewer carbs and junk food, it’s a wash.
FWIW, I go through Ro and it’s much less than the numbers you posted. I get their annual subscription so it’s $75/mo to buy from them and the wegovy pill is $150/mo.
This blouse makes me yearn for the days of bright white. Most every white-ish garment these days is a color like “moonlight” or “ sea salt.” The off tones are not flattering for me (a true winter) and always seem to have an undertone which make them difficult to coordinate.
Same. I need a bright, crisp, cool white and not something with yellow undertones. My iron-rich well water will turn them that shade in the laundry soon enough anyhow. At least if they start out bright white I can get a season or two out of them with careful washing, liquid bluing, etc.
Bright winter here, and all this is exactly true for me, too. Anything muted or earthy looks terrible on me.
Just need to vent into the ether. My org is hiring an executive-level position that oversees my area, and the finalists are so mid. They’re either looking for a cushy gig before retirement (it isn’t that cushy) or they don’t have much leadership experience at all and are operating on vibes. It’s disappointing. There has been a lot of turnover in this role, and I’m losing hope that it’ll ever get better. If this is the best we can do, it does not speak well for where we are as an org.
I mean, so? Lots of perfectly good orgs have this issue. People will either grow into the role or they’ll leave. Why do you care? Do you actually have the experience to make this judgement?
Our 8-unit condo is very friendly. New male neighbor moved in across from me and DH over the holiday weekend. We all work different hours it seems. How to meet him? We have a community garden and often host neighbors for dinners, so I know what to do when we finally meet but am finding it hard to actually meet him.
Can you tell I wrote this before coffee? Lol. Apologies.
Put a card on his door welcoming him to the community, offer to show him the community garden, here’s our number, feel free to text.
Has anyone encountered medical shared decision making? And had it not just be frantic googling and taking your best guess on something? I feel like asking “what would you do if you were me” did not unlock a clear answer. Coin toss?
…are you the pre-coffee poster?