All the Best Shoes and Bags in the 2026 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

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collage of some of the best shoes, bags, and boots in the sale; yellow banner in upper right hand corner reads CORPORETTE'S PICKS ANNIVERSARY SALE — Clockwise: loafer / bootie / shoulderbag / heeled tall boot / flat tall boot / backpack / perforated Mary Jane / slingback

Yes, I went back in to take a look at shoes and bags in the NAS so you don't have to… I may have gotten carried away! I think there's a lot to like if you're on the hunt for new shoes, or need a new pair of something from before (for example, knee high boots are back in a big way this year, with lots of sleek low/flat options in the sale).

One note: I haven't done a roundup of beauty in the sale, but this year they're doing one-day only beauty deals… so today you can get 30% off select haircare. This was new to me so I did some investigating — are these just featured deals? Additional percentages off something in the sale? Or day-only additions to the sale? I looked up one of the products that would clearly be included in today's hair deals (JVN) and can confidently say: they were on the site full price, not marked down or marked as being part of the sale, at ALL yesterday… so these truly are one-day only deals as far as I can tell. (There is a lot of Drybar in the sale today, though, so I regret not looking that up yesterday to compare and contrast.) Today I'm going to take advantage of the deals to try some Rizos curl stuff, I'm also seeing a lot of JVN, R+Co, Living Proof, and Verb in today's sale.

The Best Bags in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

General Notes on Bags

lots of nice lightweight basics from baggallini
lots of nice leather crossbodies from AllSaints, as well as leather totes from Radley
nice options for travel from TUMI, Away, and TravelPro

Great Work Backpacks

collage of work backpacks in the 2026 nordstrom anniversary sal — 1) Troubadour 2) TUMI 3) Hedgren 4) baggallini (not pictured: Jansport, Herschel, & Eastpak)

Nice Work Totes

collage of work totes from the 2026 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale — 1) Tory Burch 2) Radley 3) baggallini 4) Troubadour (not pictured, but this Radley also!)

The Best Handbags in the Sale

Not pictured, but: I love these minimal COS bags, and if you need a stadium-friendly clear purse, this one looks great for $30.

collage of handbags from the 2026 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale — Veronica Beard / Vince / rag & bone / Tory Burch

The Best Shoes to Get in the 2026 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

General Notes on Shoes in the 2026 NAS

Waterproof options from Blondo, Aquatalia, and La Canadienne
Budget deals from Naturalizer (including this reader favorite low pump) and Lifestride
Splurge on finds from Stuart Weitzman, Veronica Beard, and Vince
Comfort brands in the sale: Vionic, Sofft, Børn, Naturalizer, Paul Green, and Munro (as well as Stuart Weitzman, one of our favorites in our recently updated roundup of the best brands for comfortable heels)
Trend report: Knee high boots are back! Loafers are still in. Slingbacks are plentiful in the sale, also. There are less lug soles than a few years ago but still a number (know your office).