Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Silk Blouse
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
My eyes are always peeled for nice-looking silk blouses for the office, and this one from Kobi Halperin really fits the bill. I love the drapey fit and pleated neckline, and the hint of stretch will make the fit absolutely perfect. This beautiful navy color would actually fill a hole in my wardrobe at the moment, but it also comes in black, ecru, and ivory.
The top is $298 at Nordstrom and comes in sizes XS-XL.
Sales of note for 6/26:
- Amazon Prime Day is still continuing! You can check out our roundup here… Also don't forget that sister site Shopbop is offering 25% off a lot of great brands if you link your Prime account, including brands like A.L.C., Aeyde, Alex Mill, Alice & Olivia, Anine Bing, Barefoot Dreams, Beyond Yoga, Birkenstock, Black Halo, Clare V., Cult Gaia, Farm Rio, Ferragamo, Frank & Eileen, Jenni Kayne, La Ligne, Marine Layer, Nili Lotan, Printfresh (!), rag & bone, RAILS, STAUD, Stuart Weitzman, Theory, TWP, Veronica Beard, Vince, White & Warren, Xirena, and Z-Supply
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance, up to 60% off!
- Alexis Bittar – End of season sale, up to 50% off
- Another Tomorrow – Seasonal sale, 50% off select styles
- Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale! 300+ new markdowns, extra 50% off al sale styles Readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Athleta – Semi-annual sale, up to 60% off reader favorites like Brookyn and Endless pants, and the Pranayama wrap is marked down to $55
- AYR – Ooh, good sale section — but lots on final sale. Readers love (LOVE) these comfy work pants and these jeans.
- Banana Republic – Up to 60% off sale styles
- Boden – Summer sale, up to 50% off – readers love these dresses, these blazers, and the brand's fun suiting
- COS – New pieces added to sale, up to 50% off
- DeMellier – Summer sale: Final Reductions
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
- Hobbs – Up to 50% off, extra 20% off sale
- J.Crew – Summer sale – extra 50% off all sale styles
- 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
- Lululemon – Summer sale!
- Margaux – Save up to 50% off, including archive sale
- M.M.LaFleur – Fourth of July sale! 70% off occasion styles (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 – Semi-annual sale, up to 70% off!
- Sarah Flint – 30% off select styles (we just ranked these shoes as some of our top 10 most comfortable heel brands)
- Splendid – Up to 60% off women's sale!
- Strathberry – Up to 20% off select styles
- Stuart Weitzman – Summer styles now up to 40% off
- Talbots – 40% off your purchase and 6/26 only: 50% off all T by Talbots
- Veronica Beard – Extra 25% off sale
I have a new job and find myself thinking about it all the time, for example, what I want to achieve, improvements, projects, and even conversations I’ve had with colleagues. This position involves a lot of collaboration among peers and is supervisory. I think about it at home, when I am with my family and kids, and before bed. I have never been this way before, have always had hard boundaries between work and life. It just feels like there is so much to do and prove in this job. Anyway, any advice on how to leave work at work?
I think it’s temporary and okay to wait it out. However if it’s bothering you, are there types of activity that you find more all consuming? (For example, taking the family out on a paddle boats on a lake, or something a little more of a break from your usual routine?)
This is what has worked for me:
Long walks are really helpful for triage – like if you can’t stop thinking about it all, go for a walk.
Meditation is really helpful over time generally for helping set thoughts down. Even 5 minutes a day is space where you’re actively practicing watching your thoughts instead of engaging with them. That’s super helpful for me in developing a muscle where I can set thoughts down.
Resetting expectations – I have work thoughts while I’m home and doing life things, but I don’t have to engage with them in the same way that I do when I’m at work. I also don’t really get mad about them. I just let the thoughts play at a lower volume in the back of my head.
Journalling or creating a notes app where you randomly list out the things you are thinking about might help – but don’t let it turn into an active work session where you’re engaging with it. Just a quick note, now you know it’s down and you won’t forget it, so you can stop thinking about it.
I find it easier to let otherwise good but overly intrusive thoughts go if I write them down. Basically a to-do list. Having those items recorded mentally permits me to stop playing through them.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a women’s rash guard? Looking for something long sleeve, preferably with a zip, and more fitted style.
I like Lands End and Coolibar.
I like left of Friday
Carve or T9 may have zip-up options.
If you’re using it for surfing, don’t get one with a zipper – it’s irritating to lie on.
If not surfing, I am anti rash guard. I’ll wear a coverup on the beach and just my swimsuit in the water. I’m not in the water long enough to worry about sun but there’s nothing worse than wearing a wet rash guard out of the water.
For the beach and other water sports (paddling) I love Patagonia’s SPF Capilene cool daily hoodie
That Patagonia hoodie has been a unicorn for me – and so much Patagonia stuff doesn’t fit me well now (postpartum body) but that thing still does and looks great. It’s my summer uniform.
Showing my age here, but how do people exchange phone numbers these days? I keep seeing movies where someone has the other person their phone to type it in to their contacts I guess? Getting back in the game and trying to catch up.
This has happened to me a few times – people handing me their phones. It is easier than reading off the phone numbers to each other. You can open up your contacts to create a new contact, and hand your phone to the person so they can enter in their name/phone. Then you text them with your name so they have your contact.
but only if you trust the person. In nightclubs and other flirting/exchanging numbers locations, handing over your phone is a good way to fall for someone who is very quick to venmo themselves money from your phone.
oh yep, good point! I missed that. Completely didn’t think of that aspect. In that scenario I would never hand over my phone to a random person.
I mean this group can find the most paranoid way to answer a question.
I am prohibited by my employer from handing my phone to a random person for data security reasons. Social engineering is a real risk with implications much larger than personal venmo accounts.
yeah, this, although it is always in the context of a known quantity (neighbor, friend of a friend, etc).
as far as randos, I do think precautions are wise here, like using passcodes rather than face ID for opening apps like Venmo.
I am way too cynical to hand over my phone to a stranger, even though I have basically all the apps locked down so they won’t even open without face ID or a passcode. I’ll happily ask them for their number and then just shoot them a text that says “Hello from Anon” so they also have my number. If I want to keep in touch, I will follow up later with something like “Great to meet you at the gala, Beth. Would love to connect to discuss your upcoming fundraising plans for museum. How does coffee on Tuesday sound?”
Love my Kobi Halperin silk blouses. Old school quality.
This will probably out me to anyone who knows me in real life, but I recently contracted oral HSV-1 (herpes/cold sores) from a partner and the initial outbreak is horrific. the lower half of my face has broken out in cold sores and there is one very large spot above my lip (weirdly, none actually on my lips). I’ve seen a doctor and am on antivirals but am spiraling mentally – feeling so disgusting and stupid! Has anyone dealt with this later in life and can give me some hope that this won’t be my life from now on? Aka staying inside, wearing a mask outside,\?
I’m so sorry! A few things that will help – get a standing prescription for Valtrex from your doctor going forward. If you take it at the first symptom, it will cut the duration significantly. Buy a stash of “Mederma Cold Sore Discreet Patch, Hydrocolloid Gel” – they are very thin and will help things heal sooner. Make sure to wear them at night (or a larger hydrocolloid gel patch) – letting the sores dry out and then having them crack is very painful and will prolong healing.
This is so, so common. I’ve had cold sores my whole life because my parents thought it was NBD and passed them on to me as a kid. Having good treatment options has made a huge difference.
Antivirals are the right thing to do!
If you want to avoid future flare ups, it can help to avoid catching other viruses like cold and flu viruses since HSV-1 can be opportunistic when the immune system is already taking a hit. (And if your immune system is generally lousy, it may be worth getting that checked out to stay ahead of things.)
More people have this than not, so try not to catastrophize.
I have had cold sores since childhood. While they are annoying and embarrassing, they are not a mark of stupidity. Antivirals are great, and so is old-school original Carmex ointment. My outbreaks have become far fewer and less common these days. I know what they feel like as they come on, and I find that treating them immediately (like, within minutes of recognizing the feeling if at all possible) drastically decreases the severity. I keep a little tub of Carmex on my nightstand, at my desk, and in my purse because applying a thick layer of it right away buys me time to get treatment before the sore explodes. Just be sure to use a clean hand to apply it and don’t double-dip into the container.
So…are the liberals/progressives in your circles upset or happy about today’s Supreme Court ruling on women’s sports? I don’t know anyone who is upset, despite all (or nearly all, I hope) people in my life being very much in favor of gay marriage, equality, and progressive principles in general.