Splurge Monday’s Workwear Report: Silk Jacquard Wrap Dress
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
Is this hot pink silk jacquard dress from Scanlan Theodore too much? Or is it just right? I think this wrap shirtdress would be absolutely perfect for a day when you need to be the center of attention — like a keynote speech or a big presentation.
If you’re looking to blend in a bit, it also comes in espresso and ocean blue.
The dress is $900 at Scanlan Theodore and comes in sizes 2-12.
Sales of note for 4/17:
- Nordstrom – Beauty savings event, up to 25% off – nice price on Black Honey
- Ann Taylor – Cyber Spring! 50% off everything + free shipping
- Boden – 25% off everything (thru Sun, then 15% off)
- Brooklinen – 25% off sitewide — we have and love these sateen sheets
- Evereve – 1000+ items on sale, including lots from Alex Mill, Michael Stars, Sanctuary, Rails, Xirena, and Z-Supply
- Express – $29 dresses
- J.Crew – 30% off all dresses
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything, and extra 50% off clearance
- 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, 50% off entire purchase + free shipping
- Macy's – 25% off already reduced prices + 15% off beauty & fragrance
- M.M.LaFleur – Spring Sale Event – Buy More, save more! 10% off $250+, 15% off $500+, 20% off $750+, 25% off $1000+ (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off if you find any exclusions.)
- Sephora – Spring sale! 20%, 15%, or 10% off depending on your membership tier; ends 4/20. Here's everything I recommend in the sale!
- Talbots – Spring sale! 40% off + extra 15% off all markdowns
- 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!
I hope to buy a house next year. I am saving up for carpet, paint, furniture, and decor. I grew up with very little and all my stuff now is goodwill/thrifted – no style. I would like to not only focus on price and use the move as a way to get some forever/nice stuff. Where do I start? I don’t think I can afford a decorator or designer. I get overwhelmed looking for “home style ideas” online.
What is your style? Does it have to be new? I love all my antique paintings, some were as little as $5, though I’ll admit some were upwards of a few hundred. Style and cost are not directly correlated, I’d actually argue that homes copy and pasted from mass market retailers look the worst.
For me home decor is something where good old print journalism is the way to go. I would set aside a weekend and buy a heap of interiors magazines, go through them and figure out which ones are showing an aesthetic/vibe/price point you like, and start picking up that title or titles regularly. From that you can start to see the designers and stores you like and follow them on social media for ideas and vibes rather than your starting point being the whole internet. The usual advice is to live in a house for several months at least before decorating to figure out how you function in that space, how the light moves, the feel of living there – so if you’re buying next year you have plenty of time to make decisions. Have fun with it!
Don’t forget to save for landscaping stuff depending where you’re buying.
Pinterest is great for this. Create boards for a few rooms and just start saving pins you like. You’ll start to see patterns, even if you like a lot of styles one will be dominant. Think about how your mood and energy is affected by color, sunlight, clutter, flow. Where you’ll spend the most time and when.
An online designer can help from there if you still feel lost.
Years ago, I saved one inspiration photo as my ideal living room look. It isn’t wildly out of step with my lifestyle. It looks comfortably lived in and cohesive without being a matched set furniture advertisement. There are accessories, plants, pillows, and lighting that are at a level that makes sense to me (i.e., the bookshelf is full of actual books and not curated sculptures and empty space, the sofa has one square pillow and a throw blanket that still allows room for a human to sit down without rearranging anything, and the lamps don’t look like they require special electrical considerations to be functional).
I keep it on my phone so any time I am looking at furnishings, I can pull it up and see if the thing I am considering goes with the vibe. That one random photo I liked ages ago has been really helpful for guiding my interior decorating impulses towards a coherent theme.
Any NCAAW BB fans? Any thoughts on the transfers?
PSA – if you use thrifted dishes or your grandmothers China take a look at this page (Lead Safe Mama), she does tests on lead and more in old dishes. If you have gold accents they may contain lead. I was able to find my grandmother’s pattern really quickly. https://tamararubin.com/