Coffee Break: Raquel Block Heel Sandal
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Ooh, I love the vintage vibe to this block heeled sandal from Vionic. Readers turned me on to this brand as a comfort powerhouse — they really are excellent for fussy feet. Sandals aren't appropriate at every office, but if they are for yours I can see this being a nice version to wear with a dress, cropped pants, or more.
(There's actually an old rule that a sandal is more appropriate for work if there is more sandal than foot — thoughts? I think this one fits the bill, but I suppose it depends what you're comparing it to!)
The shoe is part of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, which means that the current price is $69, but after the sale the price will go back up to $165. It's available in four colors, sizes 5-13. (You can also find the sandal full price at Vionic.com.)
Sales of note for 7/11:
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance, up to 60% off!
- Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 60% off sale and 40% off everything — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Athleta – Extra 30% off semi-annual sale, up to 60% off reader favorites like Brookyn and Endless pants
- AYR – Ooh, good sale section — but lots on final sale. Readers love (LOVE) these comfy work pants and these jeans.
- Banana Republic – Summer sale up to 60% off sale styles + extra 20% off
- Brooks Brothers – Up to 40% off sitewide + 40% off 3+ items
- Cuyana – Archive sale, up to 60% off
- Evereve – Extra 30% off sale!
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
- Hobbs – Up to 50% off, extra 30% off sale
- J.Crew – 50% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off clearance
- Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off
- Lululemon – Summer sale!
- Margaux – Save up to 50% off, including archive sale
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 50% off (new lines just added)
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off jardigans (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clear the rack, extra 25% off clearance! 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
- Strathberry – Up to 30% off select styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + extra 15% off markdowns
I am obsessed with the sweater that Emily Blunt’s character wears in the “May the bridges I burn” scene in the Devil Wears Prada 2. But I can’t ID it! I have posted on social media, DMed the costume designer from the movie (no response), and asked all the AI platforms — all to no avail! Any suggestions?
Link to movie still: https://imgur.com/a/YllAljk
I haven’t seen the movie and I’m unsure about the color from the image you shared, but if it’s grey it looks a lot like this one: https://www.cos.com/en-us/women/womenswear/knitwear/cardigans/cashmere/product/cashmere-v-neck-cardigan-grey-mlange-1288388002
I work from home 100% of the time, with occasional visits into an office that is casual (it’s tech, so jeans and a nice top are fine kind of place). In the summer, I’m mostly a sundress person (which is appropriate for this office), but can’t figure out what to wear over top of them when I’m cold since the waists sit a little higher and all my sweaters I have are much longer. Thoughts/suggestions?
Should have added in need of plus size options
Jean jacket?
I work in the same type of office, in tech.
Thin summer cardigan? Something like this:
https://www.quince.com/women/women-s-fine-gauge-cardigan?color=heather-oatmeal&gender=women
There are a lot of shorter/cropped cardigans out there now as well.
A pashmina (light wool wrap) in a neutral or complementary color is my go-to when the AC is too much. They are really easy to stow as well.
I’m in Chicago for the first time on a quick work trip and staying at the Intercontinental. I’m doing an architectural boat tour tonight and am hoping to have a break to get to the Art Institute but their hours are quite limited. Any other absolute “must see or do” things that don’t take much time? I also would love any coffee, breakfast, lunch or dinner spots within a 15 or 20 minute walk of the hotel. Thanks in advance!
If you are into architecture, there is a lot of Frank Lloyd Wright’s early work to see. I love to do a morning walk/run where you visit the Bean, then head over to the the Rookery early in the morning while everything is empty. If you have more time and are a museum person, I would book the u-boat tour at the field museum (it’s something boomer dad’s suggest that is actually worth it) then walk over to the Robbie House.
You know how you always read about neighbors fighting over fences? What happens if neighbor A builds a fence that’s on neighbor B’s property by like 5”. They go to court over it and court says neighbor B is right and A has to move the fence. What happens if A just….doesn’t? Is it just that B can demolish it or is there like a wild scenario where B can have A arrested or some nonsense?
Same for a more extreme example like something with foundation is built somewhere it shouldn’t be and has to move. What happens if the party just…doesn’t move it.
Contempt of court, civil fines.
I think fines and fees mount up and eventually there’s cause to seize your home. Based on a lifetime of Daily Mail reading.
Ask r/homeowners or r/legal and be sure to mention the state/country where you live. You might not get the right answer, but it will be entertaining.
First, it will depend on what the court said for the timing of removal. Immediately? Is it overdue? Can you speak with the neighbor? If you are both homeowners and are staying long-term, look up community mediation or restorative practices to see if that can get both of you talking.
It may be that the neighbor is trying to get the contractor to fix the error.
For a foundation – was it just laid, or for how many years/homeowners has it been over the line? That might be about title insurance.
For the first scenario, knocking down the fence without being in agreement with your neighbor is going to create more problems than it solves, especially if the neighbor plans to move an un-damaged fence, and the fence is rendered unusable.
First, it will depend on what the court said for the timing of removal. Immediately? Is it overdue? Can you speak with the neighbor? Contempt and fines happen – from the court. If you are both homeowners and are staying long-term, look up community mediation or restorative practices to see if that can get both of you talking.
It may be that the neighbor is trying to get the contractor to fix the error.
For a foundation – was it just laid, or for how many years/homeowners has it been over the line? That might be about title insurance.
For the first scenario, knocking down the fence without being in agreement with your neighbor is going to create more problems than it solves, especially if the neighbor plans to move an un-damaged fence, and the fence is rendered unusable.
My sibling (adult 40+) has brewing discontents and slights and perceived insults from many – nearly all other cousins and relatives. It could be an argument in a family message group, or someone didn’t come to a baby shower when sibling invited. Once it was an argument with a decade younger relative where sibling was offended and insulted, and they did not speak for over a year. The topic itself was very trivial but it’s really important for my sibling to feel respected and looked up to, and hence the tendency to take offense if this is not met. I know the details of several of these tiffs and think they are not worth getting offended about.
I, on the other hand, get along with everybody and think its important to maintain relationships. Some of these people have helped me when I needed help (e.g when I was a poor graduate student an older cousin lived in a nearby city and hosted me, took me out for meals etc.). Others I haven’t been helped by specifically but also don’t have a beef with. If I’m visiting a city that has a cousin, I’ll reach out and sometimes they reply, we hang out. I reply and wish people on their birthdays on our shared groups, send greetings on their kids’ graduation, etc.
Where do our parents (70s) stand in this? For the most part, they share sibling’s views. I find that as they age, they are increasingly isolated and don’t go anywhere or visit with anyone barring just one uncle’s family who live nearby. They hold resentments from many years ago, at least one from before I was born.
Now overall this should be ok, but sibling is increasingly starting to feel that I should “show loyalty” by cutting off contact with folks who have insulted my sibling. This would show that I value my immediate family more than the extended family. I have explained my perspective in different ways. I’ve talked about how I want my kids to have a connection with family beyond sibling’s kids. I’ve talked about how I benefited from various connections (friends and family) of my parents as I was growing up and I want to give back. Networking was important for me to find my job after I was laid off for months. One friend of my parents referred me to an internship opportunity which was really valuable to my future career when I was younger. I am also just a social person and gain a lot of happiness from having a wide circle of friends and acquaintances and socializing with them.
It may come to a situation where sibling forces me to choose and I will have to cut off contact with extended family members one by one. Worse, it may come to a situation where one of my kids unknowingly offends sibling and then we don’t have contact with sibling’s family. Sibling’s spouse is kind and lovely but stays out of all this.
What can I do here to prevent some of these bad outcomes? Needless to say, though I disagree with some of sibling’s opinions, I have a lot of love for sibling, their spouse and my little nieces and nephews.
I don’t understand why you are trying to convince your sibling in repeated conversations that you are right and they are wrong. Do they have some type of power over you that I’m not seeing here?
Just say “I’m not going to do that.” Then change the subject. Repeat as needed.
Why are you–an adult–allowing your brother to control you and determine who you connect with. This is very weird to me.
I think you’re justifying yourself and that’s not the right approach.
Let’s simplify this. Sibling has different standards for relationships than you do. Maybe she’s wrong, maybe she is reacting to something real.
That’s her business.
What she doesn’t have a right to do is to dictate your relationships with other people. You don’t owe it to her to “show loyalty” like this; your relationships are your relationships.
That’s what you explain. “Sis, I love you a lot, but my relationships with Emily and Steve have nothing to do with you.”
(I am concerned that your family might be too up in each other’s business.)
Your sibling is unreasonable and you can’t prevent bad outcomes, because you’ve probably got a bad outcome either way: you cut off extended family who is important to you, OR your sibling cuts you off. Without special circumstances of some kind, I think I’d probably tell the sibling, respectfully, that I won’t cut off extended family and let the sibling do what (s)he will, but your math may be different if your sibling controls access to a vulnerable parent, has a child with whom you think it is really important you maintain contact, etc.
I do think it’s worth keeping in mind that your sibling is unreasonable, and there’s no reason their unreasonable demands would stop here. Trying to satisfy them seems like a fool’s errand to me.
I am pretty small in the boob department, so gravity and symmetry haven’t been issues for me. I have a kid who is build on a different model, where one side is noticeably larger and at a different altitude than the other and even pigmented areas are differently sized. It’s just how she is. She doesn’t report back or shoulder pain. I just don’t want anyone, especially any boys, to ever make fun of her. Her pediatrician is shaped like me. If you are like my daughter, is there anything I need to know as a parent? I wished my mom had been more knowledgeable about body hair because I was always too embarrassed to swim (now held in check with laser and prior to that, waxing). I fear on this front I’m not the mom she needs for this one personal thing (which, if it’s a nothing, just tell me so I can put my mind at ease).