Tuesday’s Workwear Report: The Stella Top
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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
Where are we buying beautiful blouses in natural fibers in the year 2026? Tucker is one of the best options out there. They have a wide array of silk blouses in solids and prints, including this vibrant red number with a mock-neck collar.
Pair this with a pair of navy trousers or wear it under a gray suit for a non-boring office look.
The blouse is $275 at Tucker and comes in sizes XXS-2X.
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!
This is so crazy. I’m destined to buy this top. I literally had a dream last night where a woman I saw in the dream was wearing it. I’ve never looked at the Tucker website previously, so I don’t think I’ve seen the pattern in real life before.
Haha, I love when this happens. Buy it! It might change your life :)
Do it!
I wear a lot of linen in the hot and humid DC summer (or, the hot and humid DC spring this week).
What bras/bralettes do you recommend for this weather? I feel sweat just pools in the cups. 34 C, so I don’t need crazy support – I often wear bralettes and go without on weekends, but I need something better for my metro/walking commute.
Try Title Nine’s “work to workout” bras. They wick sweat. I know it’s probably more support than you need, but I think the sweat wicking is more important.
Try the ThirdLove cooling options. (But, I think some of the sweatiness is inevitable!)
Just wanted to share a celebratory moment – I’ve just fixed my retirement date – mostly very excited to be able to start working on my various retirement projects, but a little bit scared to be falling off the financial and emotional security of working. 12 weeks an counting!
I am six weeks in, after a 40+ year in corporate law – welcome! Life is really great here, and the easing of pressure is amazing!! Congrats!
Congratulations! Please share what some of your various retirement projects are.
Question: I have tried several of those microfiber hair towels – I know they are supposed to be better for your hair. But they are so thin, and don’t absorb nearly as much as my normal body towels do. I air dry my hair, so really rely on the towel phase to absorb a lot. Is there a better option for hair towels? One made of something other than microfibers? Thick and absorbent? Appreciate any help!
I think it’s not that they’re too thin, but that they’re too small. So I just use multiple. Would love it if someone made a big one though!
I guess this is counter-intuitive, but I use thin towels for my hair, like turkish towels or those cheap scratchy ones. The thicker towels are too heavy and I hate the feel of them.
I love Sand Cloud’s other products so maybe this one would work? Half terry = lighter weight but still absorbent. https://www.sandcloud.com/products/classic-hair-towel-grey
I feel like a lot of people missed the point on yesterday’s afternoon inheritance post. The OP said that she “stood to inherit” when her parents die, which means we can assume she is in fact their intended beneficiary, and also that they “have millions and millions of dollars and pull in more in investment INTEREST every year than they could possibly spend down in a lifetime.” It was very, very clear to me that this was not a case where the OP was trying to thwart them from a luxurious caregiving scenario in an unlikely worst-case, both-have-dementia-and-live-decades situation. It sounds like they could easily do that and still materially improve their heir’s life earlier than they otherwise intend. Yes, it’s their money and decision, as she acknowledged multiple times, but the framework a lot of posters seemed to miss was that they do already intend for her to receive at least some of it.
She never gave actual numbers (perhaps intentionally). “Millions and millions” could very plausibly mean in the neighborhood of $5 million, which is really not that huge a sum when looking at end of life health care expenses. If they have $20 million or more, I agree they have more than they could ever need for healthcare, but it still doesn’t give her the right to access their money now. She kept repeating “I know it’s their money” but she clearly didn’t understand that. You don’t complain about someone else “hoarding” their money unless you feel you’re entitled it.
I don’t think the fact that she believes she’s the intended beneficiary when they pass changes anything. First plenty of people lie about that to keep the peace (it’s happened in my extended family) and second, even if they do fully intend to give her a significant inheritance, it’s still their money and their prerogative to say when she gets it.
The responses to this post were so off-putting. End of life care is expensive, yes, but so are the results of not sharing excess with your kids. It’s ok to call hoarding excess hoarding. Framing it as a “responsible decision” is kid of gross when we know good and well most people won’t be in this position to have 24-7 in home care–are they irresponsible or is this a societal problem that needs fixing (not by individual hoarding.)
Nobody suggested someone isn’t responsible if they can’t save huge sums of money for retirement. Those who save even couple million obviously have more than most. But there’s a huge (multi-millions) difference between the X I’d be ok retiring with if push came to shove and the Y at which I’d start giving away money with abandon. You can’t plan your whole life around unlikely scenarios and I’m not going to work until I’m 80 out of fear I might get dementia and need millions of dollars. But giving large sums of money away doesn’t make any sense to me if there’s any plausible chance you might eventually need the money.
I did pause at the “worked really hard” and “hard earned money” (even if they did work hard, I don’t think it is possible to work tens or hundreds of times harder than someone else just because it is possible to have that much more money).
I thought the question was okay (many people need to put some more thought into their plans), but the rhetoric was off. Since it was a question about broaching a topic, rhetoric is relevant! It’s hard to judge and stigmatize people and also understand them and encourage them to feel empowered to make different decisions at the same time.
I missed this post yesterday, but I really am firmly on team ‘I think it makes sense to give money to people when they need it and not wait until you’re dead.’
My in-laws have not only a very healthy retirement but also long term care insurance. They’re very well off and yet… they’ve never offered financial assistance to any of their kids. My oldest niece and nephew are college aged and I know it would be such a huge relief to them if my in-laws helped with their student loans… one of my husband’s siblings needed a large sum of money and husband was basically guilted into contributing an even share (despite the fact that we have 3 kids and a decent but not BigLaw level income) even when FIL could have EASILY just… funded all of it. I see the scenario from my own lens and yeah… if we’re lucky enough to have the funds, why wouldn’t I want to help my kids when they actually need it.
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Can you share your favorite tops to wear to work that don’t require tucking? It’s 96 degrees where I am and I want to feel more free.