Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Maude Dress
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There was a little frost on the ground when I woke up earlier this week, so I feel ready to declare that sweater dress season is here.
Let’s begin with this gorgeous polo dress from Tuckernuck to kick things off. I love the color, the fit-and-flare silhouette, and the fun collar neckline. Pair with a blazer for a cozy office look that still looks pulled-together.
The dress is $198 at Tuckernuck and comes in sizes XS-XXXL. It’s also available in midnight.
Sales of note for 10/12
- Ann Taylor – Flash Sale: 40% off full-price purchase + 60% off sale styles
- J.Crew – Friends & Family Event, 30% off for loyalty members (ends 10/12)
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off at stores and sitewide, 20% off $150+
- Lo & Sons – Fall Sale: Up to 40% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Fall Refresh Event, up to 25% off (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom – 6,200+ new markdowns for women (Also, weirdly, they have the Fall 2026 Chanel collection, which I feel like is a first for them, but it's like a catalog for you to call for an appointment… very strange.)
- Nordstrom Rack – Extra 25% off select denim (ends 10/12) + up to 50% off DV by Dolce Vita and more
- Old Navy – 40% off everything (ends 10/12). Also, the Old Navy x Altuzarra collab is here! All sizes (up to 4X!) of the blazer in the collab is still available.
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off your entire purchase
- Theory – End of season sale is on with extra savings (new prices are marked)
Looking for recommendations for dining in Aspen during ski season. How busy do places get and how far in advance do reservations fill up? Appreciate any recs for planning out meals with teens while maximizing ski time! Bonus on any packing tips you have for flying with all the gear!
For flying with the gear, I really like a boot bag that fits in the overhead bin. Ours has the boots lie flat against your back when carrying it, arranged inside the compartment like you would have new shoes in a shoebox, and there’s a helmet pocket on top. I can fit all my outerwear in that bag and it’s comfortable to carry. It’s pretty old at this point but the brand is Dakine.
Does Aspen have Ski Butlers? I haven’t used it myself but have heard great things in case you want to demo new skis instead of schlepping yours.
I need casual but put together weekend clothes. No jeans or leggings. I hate the feel of the spanx super popular scuba/like- soft fabric line but like the overall idea/look. I also hate ribbed fabrics, they always stretch funny on my body. Anything you love?
If money is no object, the AYR High Hopes pant ($200’ish) plus any sort of top fits your criteria. If that’s not the budget for weekend outfits, Athleta and Lululemon have similar pants that do not look like (and are not) athletic wear. The Athleta Endless pant is very popular here, and I have and wear it, but Lululemon’s version is more flattering to me (less-high rise, I think).
I think you go with casual pants that aren’t jeans or leggings. Like the barrel travel pants or straight leg tech pants listed in this post. I haven’t tried either of these pairs of pants.
https://jolynneshane.com/what-to-buy-during-amazon-prime-big-deal-days.html
Has anyone ever chosen to divorce from a partner who has unsuccessfully treated depression? My sister is contemplating this and it’s been sad on all sides. He’s tried for the whole time I’ve known him and I think at some level he really wants to get better but on another, he’s somewhat comfortable with the status quo, while she’s not (“I’m smothering under his heavy blanket,” which made me sad to hear). I’ve seen discussions here over the years about how it’s justified to leave someone who refuses to treat their depression but this feels a little different. She feels a lot of guilt but in our last conversation, I got the impression she might move past that for a chance of happiness. (to be clear, I’ve just been listening and have given no advice other than “take some time to think” and similar).
I have not, but had a BF like this and did choose to break up for the reason she gives.
Same and it was the best thing I ever did for my own life. Good for her.
Perhaps a very hot take: I think you can require your spouse to make progress and to do all the things that need to be done (sleep, exercise, therapy, medication if appropriate); it gets dicier when you put a timeline on their healing.
This isn’t to say that you’re obligated to stay in a marriage with someone who has permanent untreatable mental health issues. It’s more that the other person has an obligation to their marriage, which is to do what is within their power to ameliorate mental health problems.
I say this as someone with real, diagnosed (not TikTok) PTSD.
(My marriage fell apart because my ex is the sort of sicko who enjoyed triggering my ptsd; he admitted that he would play dumb and push me to watch the reaction.)
This is really tough. Are kids involved? Has he had good periods, followed by rougher ones? Is the relationship functioning OK (guessing not, if she’s contemplating divorce).
If none of the depression treatments are working, are they sure it’s what he really has or that it isn’t secondary to something else they missed? He’s ill and presumably has little initiative, but I’d fire his whole failing medical team and start over with a different approach if things are going this poorly.
I have and it’s the best thing I ever did. Caveat that I didn’t have kids with him. He did seek treatment but then would abruptly stop and have some sort of breakdown. He was increasingly aggressive and resentful of me. Once I left him I started to feel like I could breathe again. I had underestimated how small I had made myself and my life in order to manage him. At some point it is ok to put on your own oxygen mask first.
This, you aren’t required to stay because someone gets treatment. It’s an insane premise.
i think what gets tricky and no judgment at all, and this is more of a philosophical question, but like if you wouldn’t leave a spouse bc they have cancer, are mental health conditions different? and if they are then as a society we will never truly be able to remove the stigma
I think it is harder than this because a lot of marriages really were premised on “in sickness and in health.” We can all think of reasons why that would not apply in the case of some kinds of mental illness, but that’s partly why I personally would want to be sure it really was mental illness at all.
If someone would divorce over another diagnosis anyway, then it may not matter as much to someone.
This is a really gorgeous dress, but I fear for how it would cling to a softer belly. I used to love a good sweater dress but I’ve stopped wearing them after realizing how they accentuate everything. Tights just displace the squish. It’s hard to find good fall/winter dresses for that reason.
“displace the squish” is SUCH a good description of this, ha! I know exactly what you mean. I have found a slip helps, but not enough, plus it’s another layer to deal with. And even if you can’t see the squish, the tights make what seems like it should be comfortable outfit less comfortable.
“Displace the squish” is my new favorite way to describe clothes.
im dreaming of frost on the ground as it is still 90 degrees where i live.
are we really going to televise an execution? the number of things that have happened in the past ten years that i never thought i’d see in my lifetime is truly a bit scary