The Best Shoes for Work From the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
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The below content is about the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.
I keep going back to the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale and finding more and more stuff (I'm personally on order #4 I think now, sigh) — but the shoes are really great for work. Tons of things that will be cute with tights, pantyhose, or bare legs — with skirts, dresses, or pants. We've rounded up the best shoes for work from the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale — which are your favorites, ladies?
Updated 8/3! Anything that only has a few sizes left has been marked with an asterisk — if you like it, you may want to move fast!
Psst: you can see our earlier workwear picks here! Note that there's only a few more days of Early Access — the sale opens to the public on July 21.
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Heels for Work In the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
There are so many awesome heels and pumps in the NAS this year — I'm drooling over a ton of them.
Pictured below (top row, currently $79-$119, will be $118-$180):
ankle strap (4 colors) / envelope pump (3 colors) / beige suede ankle strap (6 colors) / criscross pump / crisscross wedge (4 colors)
Pictured above (bottom row, currently $164-$259, will be $258-$395 after sale ends):
tan pump*/ ankle strap (3 colors) — have heard SO many great things about this brand! / crisscross pump / navy belted block heel / black dot pump
Fantastic Flats in the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Pictured below, the flats are $49-$219, but will be $70-$330 after the sale ends:
teal flat with strap (4 colors) / scalloped ballet flat (6 colors, see also) / patent oxford (2 colors) / cap toe ballet (2 colors)/ grommet detail flat (4 colors)
Office-Appropriate Booties
Booties have come a long way, and I'm seeing new “stepped topline” details like in several ones here. Know your office (and personal style best), but in my opinion the best booties for the office have a dark heel that doesn't look very wood grainy, which automatically takes a lot of the lighter colored options.
The booties pictured below are currently $99-$349, but they'll be $160 – $525 after the sale ends.
bootie with buckle (3 colors) / black bootie (waterproof, 3 colors!) / gray block heel bootie (2 colors) / gray bootie (2 colors)
Waterproof Shoes
So many cute waterproof shoes — these can be great for a commute, particularly if you live in a place with puddles, slush and more! (Including the black dotted pumps at top and the second black bootie pictured above!) There are also some great basic Hunters and other snow boots in the sale if you want something more rugged/functional for your commute.
The shoes pictured above are $99-$299, but will be $149-$450 after the sale ends)…
low black booties / Cole Haan bootie / black suede / black suede*
Cute Comfort Booties in the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
If you're someone who really wants to (or needs to) pay for brands that market themselves as comfortable, there are actually a ton of cute comfort booties in the sale this year. The boots pictured below are all $139-$159 right now, but will be $219-$245 after the sale ends:
tall bootie / quilted bootie / bootie with ruched detail / block heel bootie
Ladies, what have you gotten thus far at the 2017 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale? As packages start to arrive, share your reviews with us!
Sales of note for 7/29:
- 7/29/26: Happy National Lipstick Day! Nordstrom, Ulta, Sephora, and more are all having great deals today on lipsticks! (Even Target has a “buy one get one 25% off” sale!) Here are all of our favorite lipsticks right now.
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale continues! Here's our big roundup of the best workwear, as well as everything we've selected thus far. Don't forget to check to see if their daily beauty deal is a good one for you – e.g., 7/29 up to 40% off select lip products; 7/31 Bobbi Brown; 8/1 Jo Malone
- Ann Taylor – 50% off summer styles + 60% off clearance — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Banana Republic – 30% off your purchase (ends 7/31)
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns + extra 10% off
- J.Crew – Up to 30% off
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off sitewide
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
- M.M.LaFleur – End of season sale! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new markdowns up to 75% off! 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
- Talbots – 25% off your entire purchase
- Theory – End of season sale is on!
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
is it just me or is that graphic a veritable parade of frump?!
Agree. I like one or two of the booties, but all of the heels and flats look dated to me.
Kat, these are great, but I perfer the 4″ pumps from Ivanka! She is much taller then me to start with, and with 4″ pump’s, she is as tall as Jared. Why can’t I find a guy like that to MARRY me? FOOEY!