Wednesday’s Workwear Report: Pleat Hem Shift Dress
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It's hard to find a shift dress that isn't totally frumptastic or way too mini for work, IMHO — so I was kind of excited to see this knit dress from Michael Michael Kors. I like the kicky little pleat hem, the short sleeves, and concealed zipper. It's $125 at Bloomingdale's, where it's a best seller; it's available in sizes XS-L and plus sizes. (Lord & Taylor also has the dress in regular sizes; Nordstrom has it in plus sizes.) Pleat Hem Shift Dress
Psst: This Ralph Lauren dress is adorable and on sale — but only available in petite sizes.
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Sales of note for 5/15:
- Nordstrom – 3800+ items in “new markdowns” — I kind of wonder if they've started marking down stuff for their Half-Yearly sale that usually starts the week before Memorial Day. Good deals on Veronica Beard, Vince, Reiss (esp. coats), as well as Wit & Wisdom and NYDJ
- Alexis Bittar – Vault sale! 100s of re-issued archival styles up to 70% off, plus 25% off all full-price styles too
- Ann Taylor – Extra 40% off sale
- Boden – Up to 50% off with new styles added
- J.Crew – 40% off your purchase and 50% off dresses
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 20% off orders over $125
- Lands' End – Up to 60% off sitewide + extra 60% off sale and clearance
- Loft – 50% off your purchase, and 5/15 only: take 60% off the LOFT Versa collection
- Mango – Weekend exclusive, 30% off everything, and free shipping with $260+
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Supergoop – 20% off sitewide + free Glow Stick (also, free shipping with $50+)
- Talbots – Extra 40% +15% off all markdowns, plus Summer Fridays One Day Sale (5/15), $19.50 pocket tees and $29.50 relaxed chino shorts.
- Theory – 25% off sitewide
- TOCCIN – 30% off select items with code! (You can't stack codes, but on full price items try 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!
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
At the end of last year, I was promised a substantial raise (about 20%). My department budgeted for it, and the money is in the budget. The CEO of the corporation has to sign off on it (CEO already approved the budget with it in there, but has to actually give the go-ahead for me to receive it from HR), but has yet to do so. About a month ago, I was confronted by CEO about problems CEO has with my boss- not me. Now I believe that my salary increase is essentially being held hostage from me, about things I don’t make decisions about. Any advice?
This seems very odd. How big is your company? Your CEO shouldn’t be going to your boss’s subordinates to badmouth him/her; it’s totally unprofessional. I don’t want to alarm you and I’m not saying you are in danger, but in your position I’d probably start putting feelers out for other jobs, just because when weird office politics start involving senior management behaving erratically and/or reneging on substantial promises, there’s usually something bigger going on.
It’s pretty large and financially stable. I think that CEO is jealous of recent success by my boss and is feeling vulnerable and I’m caught in the crossfire. It makes me hesitant to leave because I could be in a great position if my boss is elevated.