Thursday’s Workwear Report: Scallop Trim Collar Sweater
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
I love the look of a collar underneath a sweater, but I hate the bulky feeling of wearing too many layers. This sweater from Halogen features a sweet scallop-trim collar without the extra shirt underneath.
I would pair this with a midi skirt while the weather is still warm and layer it under a blazer when it gets a bit cooler. (And for those of you who share my aversion to excess layers, I wear this faux collar under sweaters all the time.)
The sweater is $59 at Nordstrom and comes in sizes XXS-XXL. It also comes in hickory brown.
Sales of note for 8/28:
- Ann Taylor – End of summer sale, last call — extra 70% off all sale, new markdowns added.
- CVS – Epic beauty sale, $10 off when you spend $30 (Walmart is having its “Beauty Event” as well right now!)
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
- J.Crew – Last chance summer styles on sale
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off new arrivals, extra 15% of $100+ orders
- J.McLaughlin – Extra 40% off sale
- Lilysilk – Anniversary sale, save up to 70%
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
- M.M.LaFleur – Labor Day Sale Event, save sitewide! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new markdowns 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
- Talbots – End of summer clearance, 70% off markdowns, including lots of colors of the reader favorite cardigan!
- Theory – End of season sale is on!
My over 15 year old dishwasher stopped working last night. No idea on what the issue is, but I doubt it makes sense to have a repairman out given its age. So I’ll be in the market for a new dishwasher. Any recommendations for brands? I cant afford top end, just want something basic that won’t break.
We loved and now miss our Bosch with the cutlery tray.
We replaced our ancient dishwasher with an LG from the local big box store a few years ago an it has been decent, other than a cosmetic piece of trim that I have had to superglue back in place several times. We had spacing constraints and it was the only one we could find whose specs fit within the existing opening and did not require us to remove countertops to install it.
Do go for something with a stainless steel interior; it is more efficient than a plastic interior lining. Other than that, fewer bells and whistles mean fewer things to break.
+1 to stainless interior. May as well reduce microplastics exposure too.
Yes, stainless interior is the way.
My Amana is ancient, and it’s starting to have some issues. I’ve been wondering since this one washes dishes great and lived forever if I should get another Amana, or whether I’ll be disappointed by the newer machines.
Honestly I should probably try to DIY the issues for now (sometimes the door sticks, and occasionally the tray that contains the detergent jams and never opens during the cycle). It still works perfectly otherwise; it’s just so old that there’s physical wear and tear at this point.
My parents installed 2 Amana dishwashers when they built a house in 1989. They sold the house in 2010, and those things were working perfectly. The house sold again in 2019, and the dishwashers were in the listing pictures. I haven’t thought about those dishwashers in a long time, but you just gave me some great memories this morning.
IME, Bosch is good if you can’t go for a Miele.
I think of those both as higher end (and also as paying premium for “insulation”).
I am a Bosch evangelist I love mine.
We had an LG die after about 10 years and got a Bosch and hated it – nothing but problems and issues, we had repair people out to our house constantly and after a couple of years it died for good. We went back to LG and are now several years in with no major issues. I don’t understand how Bosch has a good reputation. The only positive thing I can say about it is that it was very quiet.
It doesn’t anymore. Check any R3ddit board related to appliances.
I would say that it’s age is actually in favour of it being repairable.
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How old are the rest of your appliances? I’d look at whatever else you may need to replace and get a consistent look. When ours started going, I did the cafe line and it was a mini facelift for the kitchen.
I’m so grateful to the Boston ‘Rettes who recommended I move my college daughter out in two steps this week, and specifically the ‘Rette who recommended Stairhoppers. (They were excellent in every way.) You’ve saved me from more agita than I can imagine.
I LOVE this board!
I made a mistake at work which is easily fixable and really not big deal in the long run…but ugh, I hate this feeling, and I hate that people (my boss) might be mad at me about it. How do you stop yourself from spiraling in these kinds of situations?
Everyone makes mistakes. At work its not even a mistake many times, its just part of the deal. Things happen and you deal with them. Problems come up and you solve them. Sometimes it comes from a person, a system, outside forces, kinda doesn’t matter.
Trite but more useful than it might sound: ask yourself how your mediocre male colleagues handle such situations.
I used to have a scribbled post-it note on my desk “Did anyone die? Did anyone nearly die? We’re not saving babies around here…”
Now I tell my students that “everything is fixable if you tell me what is going on. It might be the preferred fix, but it is fixable.”
Take a walk. When I hit a moment where I can break away, I do physically. Getting outside for some deep breaths always helps me feel a little more centered when this exact kind of thing pops up!
I can not today. I asked one of my subordinates to make some edits to a document, on slack I gave some points for amendment and elements to add. Tell me why when I opened the document my subordinate literally copy and pasted my slack messages.
Ugh, girl that’s frustrating. Been there, always hate it.
Ugh, that is just laziness.
To the person who was awaiting the results of a brain scan a few weeks ago, I’ve been thinking about you and hope all is well.
My department at work decided today is “college football day” and to wear your favorite college/college sports apparel, but alas I am the only one actually wearing a football jersey.
The rest of your department is lame, and you are in the wrong state. My home state of Alabama has state-wide college colors day tomorrow, so declared by the governor, which seems an appropriate way to ring in college football season.
My northern Big 10 state certainly cannot compete with southern football spirit!
I’ve owned dogs but never a puppy. We put our 13 year old girl down in February and the pressure is mounting with the kids to get a new dog. DH and I want one too.
This is not a rescue vs adopt question, so please refrain. All prior dogs have been rescues in case that wins me any points…
We are considering a doodle breed of some kind for a host of reasons, and it looks like from a breeder and as a puppy is our most viable route. I have several recommendations for reputable breeders in my area. My question: what do I need to know about training a puppy? Is this something that will upend my life? My youngest is just about to get out of diapers and is (thank god) more independent. I feel like I’d be adding an infant all over again if we add a puppy. All prior dogs rescued were ~1 and crate trained so I’ve missed this phase.
And, not to be lazy or irresponsible, but is this something I can throw money at if we have a really hard time? I know there are like puppy boot camps out there for training…. This is all new. Open go any/ all resources or perspectives! People have puppies all the time… we should be able to figure this out??!? But it also seems so daunting with jobs and schedules, etc.
Most people want a doodle for all the reasons that a poodle is a good fit. I ‘d really recommend that you look into poodles. Doodles have a lot of neuroticism, no matter what the breeder is selling you. Almost no doodle breeders are reputable. But yes, you can throw money at it in terms of training. Potty training and crate training are harder because they need to be at your house.
I was a non-working widow with three little kids when we got our puppy and it was tough. If you’re both working full time out of the home it’s going to be really tough. Two of my friends basically worked from home constantly for a couple months when they each got a new puppy. Are you close enough to drive home a couple times a day? How many hours a day are you normally out of the house? Can you tradeoff with your partner? There are live-in puppy bootcamps near me, but you a: have to wait until they’ve had all their shots, and b: it just seems depressing.
Crate train from the start, and keep the puppy on a leash near you any time they are out of the crate in the house until you trust the puppy will tell you when they need to go outside. Plan on learning how to redirect puppy chewing energy into acceptable paths, and learning how to train your puppy to behave the way you expect. Plan on getting up to let them out in the night for a while, and plan on ignoring middle of the night noisy protests about wanting to play or eat or be free from the crate until morning. You need the training just as much as the dog does. Don’t fall for a puppy boot camp scenario where you somehow send the dog off and it comes back a model citizen while you are still green and have no idea how to interact with a trained dog. If the idea of all of this is too daunting, don’t get a puppy.
We just did this with a doodle, she’s 1.5 now. It’s not that bad, the biggest things are just more energy than you’re used to after having a senior dog and more accidents in the house while they potty train. Most of the issue is just frustration because you had a dog who got all that. They’re wonderful and it’s amazing having a dog from day one – we previously always had rescues too and honestly this is 1000x easier all across every category.
PS – we did puppy class and a lot of socialization, which is just bringing the puppy everywhere in a sling before they get all their shots so they aren’t scared of the world and get exposure to all kinds of situations. They small and easy at that stage.
I used to like the Uniqlo merino sweaters about 10 years ago, but then they started doing dolman sleeve styles that didn’t work for me and I forgot about them. It looks like they might have more original styles these days. However, I bought a shirt recently and had to size way up to the top of their line (XXL, which I don’t wear in any other brands) and it’s still snug, so I’m wondering if the sweaters are the same. Can anyone comment?
The Uniqlo merino blend sweaters I bought last year are very thin and developed holes everywhere. I have lots of wool and cashmere but have never experienced this before.
They ran true to size however. I did not need to size up.