Wednesday’s Workwear Report: The Long One-Button Blazer in Tweed
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
This tweedy pink blazer from Ann Taylor is exactly what I’m looking for this spring. I always prefer the longline silhouette to a more cropped look, and this one is right on the mark. Wear it with your favorite trousers for the office, or find a miniskirt and fingernails that shine like justice for the weekend.
The blazer is on sale for $146.30 (down from $209) at Ann Taylor and comes in sizes 00-18 and 00P-18P. (The matching pants are also on sale.)
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!
For anyone who has bought from Me + Em in real life, how do the clothes run? I think I am an 8-10 by the size chart, but I’m short, and have a short torso. Is this going to be like Boden, which I love in theory but is designed for someone who has a longer torso (for the dresses; jackets are fine). I feel like I can spend a bit more for items of better fabric (I am particularly tired of “tweed” items that pill within months of buying and other fabrics that just look like they are Temu-level).
I need something to wear to a morning Bat Mitzvah and afternoon luncheon reception at a restaurant.
Details:
Location: Long Island, NY, mid-May
Budget ~ $200 or less.
Size 12, need arm coverage.
I’ve gained some weight recently and everything I have is either out of season or too small.
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https://www.adriannapapell.com/products/short-sleeve-bow-shoulder-sheath-dress-in-camellia-ap1d105709?variant=53121442709869
https://www.adriannapapell.com/products/bell-sleeve-floral-short-sheath-dress-in-navy-multi-ap1d106117
Have you ever taken a newly-created position? If so, how did it work out? Were there any questions you were glad you asked during the interview process, or questions you’d wished you’d asked?
I did – a longtime client wanted to hire me to go in-house but didn’t have a vacancy, so they created the role. Because I knew a good third of the legal team, and had met a number of the business stakeholders over the years, I trusted the description and was happy with the decision! Would tread with more caution if it’s an org that’s entirely new to you.
How do you motivate yourself to make a lot of boring calls? I have a million doctors to call for myself or my son to make appointments or change appointments because he’s fussy about dates/times.
Does the fussiness need to be accommodated? I’m not used to doctors having a lot of availability for rescheduling.
I’m going to trust that your son is of an age where you really do have to make these calls on his behalf (ie, younger than middle school).
Just do them! If you sit on hold for more than 5 minutes, you have my permission to hang up and move on to the next on the list. Our GI hold times are like 2 hours some days and 3 minutes some others.
I cannot speak for the OP’s doctors, but I know that my child’s pediatrician would not allow her to make her own appointments before she was 18.
Is your son old enough that he calls the shots with you on his daily itinerary? If so, he gets to reschedule his appointments himself, no?
yeah this was my reaction, and also, does your dr’s office not have any sort of portal or messaging system a la MyChart? Like, I need my pcp to order my mammo before I can schedule it, but that’s (1) a 2 second portal message to the pcp office inbox asking for it, then (2) a message back saying they ordered it, then (3) I can schedule the mammo (or reschedule) within the app.
Tipping question – I have two guys in my 1200 sq ft condo in the DC area this week painting. Is there a standard rate for tipping painters? I was going to do $100 each. It’s 5 different colors if that matters, plus trim, doors, and ceilings (all one color). My parents never hired painters while I was growing up, so this is a first experience for me.
how much is the fee for the work overall?