Thursday’s Workwear Report: Belted Shirtdress
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
This shirtdress from Mango caught my eye when I was looking for some machine-washable dresses for summer. The medium blue color is almost a neutral, but not quite.
I would wear this to the office with a navy sweater over my shoulders and a pair of comfy flats.
The dress is on sale for $69.99 (marked down from $99.99) at Macy’s and comes in sizes XS-XL.
Sales of note for 4/24:
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event, 30% off your purchase PLUS $50 off $100! Readers love this popover blouse, and their suiting is also in the sale.
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Brooklinen – 25% off sitewide — we have and love these sateen sheets
- Evereve – Now through Sunday: up to 70% off! Markdowns include Alex Mill, Michael Stars, Sanctuary, Rails, Xirena, and Z-Supply
- Express – $39+ Summer Styles
- J.Crew – Friends & Family Event, 30% off your purchase! Good deals on blazers and boots
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything, extra 50% off clearance, and extra 20% off $125+
- Lands' End – 50% off full price styles and 60% off all clearance and sale – lots of ponte dresses come down under $25, and this packable raincoat in gingham is too cute
- Loft – Friends & Family event, 40% off entire purchase + extra 15% off + free shipping
- M.M.LaFleur – This weekend only, save 25% on dresses. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Nordstrom – 1500+ new women's markdowns
- Sephora – Up to 50% off hair deals today only – includes Shark Beauty tools! (See our recent discussion on how to upgrade the Revlon brush.)
- Talbots – Friends & Family event, 30% off entire purchase – today only, free shipping, no minimum
- TOCCIN – Use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off!
- Vivrelle – Looking to own less stuff but still try trends? Use code CORPORETTE for a free month, and borrow high-end designer clothes and bags!
Great pick. Didn’t know Macy’s has Mango. The other thing I have been getting there is cosmetics. You can easily search for products that are cruelty free or silicone free.
Macy’s carrying Mango is great – I need two new suits early next year, so will definitely check this out in the fall.
I don’t hate the look, it would be nice for church, but I would never wear something like this to the office (it feels like a costume somehow) and it’s too much fabric for actual summer event.
I think this is one of those things where your frame really comes into play. I’m tall and think this would work for a more casual work day. My BFF who is petite and short waisted would look a little too fundie-chic to pull this off.
totally agree! I would look like a frumpy extra from Mad Men in this, but someone with a different build would look crisp and fresh.
I just bought a similar dress from Quince (Vintage Wash Tencel Button Front Dress) as an XL and hated it, the construction of the bust made it poor for plus sizes. Unfortunately, this looks very similar (but ties in the front instead of the back).
I know I am in the minority because I love wearing shirt dresses to the office in the summer. This one, however, has way too much polyester for me. Seems like a recipe for clammy cling and pit sweat highlights.
Also take into account your office. This would be on the formal side for my office.
I like Mango’s clothing, but I find that their dresses and tops don’t work great if you have a bust.
The question regarding teenage dates yesterday afternoon was so interesting to me.
I am from Western Europe, so the teenage dating culture is a lot different than in the US, I think. My parents and the parents of my friends were much more liberal than what I’m seeing in the US.
My girlfriends and I all had boyfriends starting at about 14/15, and it was normal to go on 1:1 dates for ice cream, movies, to the park etc. Of course, group dates or hanging out as a clique also happened plenty. I had about 4 or 5 boyfriends between 14 and 18.
Room doors at home could be closed even with the boyfriend over, but one of my parents was usually there. That being said, smaller apartments meant limited privacy in general. Also, my family didn’t like spontaneous visitors, so hanging out with friends of either gender at home was not happening without asking my parents first. With most of my high school girlfriends, things were very similar.
That being said, all my boyfriends respected boundaries, so the more s*xual stuff happened very gradually over time. I didn’t lose my virginity until almost 18, to a long time boyfriend that I had dated for 6 months or more before that event (and we were together for about 18 months). Birth control was readily available – I went on the pill at 16 and my parents gave me a pack of condoms at around 15/16 just to be sure. If an accident had happened, abortion services would have been somewhat readily available.
I guess I need to do things much differently with my son once he’s a teenager, given we live in the US.
There’s a lot of variation even in the US. This all sounds pretty similar to how I grew up, except I wasn’t popular enough for boyfriends in high school so I didn’t really date until college. I think my parents probably would have wanted bedroom doors open while hanging out with a boy as a teen, especially a young teen like 13. But otherwise everything you wrote is similar to their attitiude.
This was my experience for the general dating vibe as a teen in the US (late 90s) also. However, whether or not your parents were forthcoming with birth control was very family-dependent.
I hope boys are more respectful these days in USA.
My parents were pretty chill but I had a serious relationship between ages 15-19, so I think they approached it differently than if I had been casually dating.
Folks who responded to my post about burnout recently, thank you! I’m almost out of the woods, and that feeling is now carrying me through! I triaged down, got some good work news, and things are looking up! (And I wound up taking a sick day due to a migraine, which was probably my body telling me that I overdid it.)