Splurge Monday’s Workwear Report: Single-Breasted Velvet Tailored Jacket
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
Now that we're moving into the holiday season, we're seeing festive blazers coming out, and as always, I'm especially a fan of velvet blazers for work holiday parties when you don't quite know what to wear and it's not full-on cocktail attire.
This pretty blue blazer from Self-Portrait looks great, and I like that it's a skimming fit — not overly fitted but not oversized, either. I also like the inner chest pockets. It's $545 at Neiman Marcus. Single-Breasted Velvet Tailored Jacket
Hunting for velvet blazers for 2026? Some of our big favorites include Boden, L'Agence, J.Crew, Talbots, and Ann Taylor. On the less expensive side, keep an eye on usual suspects like Loft, H&M, White House Black Market, and Eloquii.
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Sales of note for 8/21:
- Ann Taylor – 25% off fresh fall styles! Also, there's an online-only warehouse sale — $20 tops, $25 sweaters, $30 pants, and $40
- 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 – 8/21 only: 50% off pants and shorts, and free shipping on all 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 – Lots of new pieces added to sale (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
- Revolve – 20% off most beauty!
- Talbots – End of season clearance, extra 70% off markdown tops and extra 60% off other markdowns
- Theory – End of season sale is on!
Sales of note for 8/21:
- Ann Taylor – 25% off fresh fall styles! Also, there's an online-only warehouse sale — $20 tops, $25 sweaters, $30 pants, and $40
- 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 – 8/21 only: 50% off pants and shorts, and free shipping on all 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 – Lots of new pieces added to sale (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
- Revolve – 20% off most beauty!
- Talbots – End of season clearance, extra 70% off markdown tops and extra 60% off other markdowns
- Theory – End of season sale is on!
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
Wowzers, you guys. Mitch McConnell is saying Roy Moore should step aside because “I believe the women.”
It shouldn’t be such a big deal, I know, but… wowzers.
I heard that on the radio over lunch and had the same reaction. It shouldn’t be a big deal, but it is!
Right?? I’m glad that he said it, frustrated that it’s even news, and continue to be mindblown at how low the Republicans have set the bar for themselves.
My cynical take is that Moore was the anti-establishment candidate anyway, and McConnell is hoping Strange (the primary candidate he supported) will get to be a write-in candidate in Moore’s place if he steps down. And McConnell knows the whole party will get tagged with all Moore’s ridiculousness if he wins the seat. But glad he’s saying the right thing, for whatever reason he may have.
This is exactly what’s happening.
I agree. But still… just to see him open his weasely mouth and see “I believe the women.”
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I need to pay off $100k on a $65k salary. I am feeling overwhelmed. I cut out any sort of needless spending, cook my meals at home and watch every penny. Have tried to make more money and get a better paying job for the last year no luck yet. Any tips or success stories and please share what you did and how you did it?
check mrmoneymustache.com and frugalwoods.com for ideas. And you can post your question to the mr money mustache forums.