The Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale (Kat’s Picks)

The Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale (Kat’s Picks)

The below content is about the 2013 Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale. As I mentioned earlier, the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale is upon us, and there are a ton of great pieces. Some notes from poking around: – TONS of coats.  Wool coats, cashmere coats, rain coats, trench coats… even some fancier ones from Fleurette and Cinzia Rocca….

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The Best Workwear for Plus Sizes
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The Best Workwear for Plus Sizes

We’ve talked about where to shop for workwear if you’re petite and if you’re a tall professional in recent weeks, so I thought we’d continue the series today with a look at the best plus-size workwear. I’m going to sort it into three categories: regular plus sizes (generally 14W-24W), petite plus sizes, and regular sizes…

The Best Splurges
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The Best Splurges

What items are “worth the splurge” if you have a healthy amount of discretionary income? Reader S wonders… Here’s my idea for a post – what are the central items that are “worth the splurge” for those of us with a healthy amount of (but not unlimited) discretionary income? I’m thinking there are certain purchases…

Buying Multiples… from a Designer Collaboration
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Buying Multiples… from a Designer Collaboration

Can you justify having multiples of the same kind of dress? Does the answer change if it’s from a “designer collaboration” (popularized by Target but seen at a lot of different budget-friendly stores)? Reader J wonders, particularly with respect to the recent Banana Republic/Issa collaboration: I kind of went wild and bought a bunch of…