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Lacoste and Catherine Malandrino are doing a collaboration this summer, and I love the look of this drape dress. It looks chic but breezy, perfect for summer parties. It’s already sold out in tornado blue, but it’s still available in brass yellow (pictured), black, white, and navy for $255 at Lacoste.com. Lacoste + Malandrino Drape Dress
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Three cheers for long weekends! The Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale continues, with discounts of up to 50% on tons of basics like jeans, lingerie, swim suits — as well as work clothes. For a lazy weekend, I like this romantic blouse from Joie — the colors and ruffles seem soft and romantic. It was $198, now marked to $118.90 as part of the sale. Joie ‘Veronica’ Floral Jacquard Blouse

A few other great deals going on this weekend:

Endless is offering 20% off on select merchandise.

Piperlime is offering up to 40% off on select merchandise (ends 5/29), and its sister sites Gap (up to 50% off), Old Navy (lots of pieces start at $6), and Banana Republic (up to 30% off) are having some great sales also.

The Outnet is offering sales of 40% on your summer wardrobe for their “weekend shop-in” event.

Bluefly (today only) has dresses marked up to 70% off, and they have a bunch of Judith Ripka jewelry marked 30-40% off as well.

Amazon has a Memorial Day Sale of up to 50% off on tees, shorts, swim and dresses.

Finally: eBags has Tumi on sale for up to 40% off.

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So we all know I”m a sucker for a colorful stripe on a shoe, and I love love love the swirls and lines on this sandal from Paul Smith. They’re $300 at Zappos Couture. Paul Smith – Dingani (Multi) – Footwear

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I came across these shoes while randomly trolling around Zappos, and they totally make me drool. First, Ferragamo is always a brand that is mentioned when we talk about comfortable heels, but the brand is sometimes lacking in a bit of — oomph, perhaps. These sandals pack them aplenty — I’d wear them on a night out with girlfriends or my husband, or depending on my office, I might even try them with a skirt suit at work. They’re $595 at Zappos Couture. Salvatore Ferragamo – Debbie (Nero) – Footwear

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Reader A recommends this dress, noting “I bought it to wear to an evening dinner and dancing gala, but I wanted something versatile that I could dress up and down. This dress really fit the bill. It’s called a day dress, but with sparkly jewelry, a black wrap and killer shoes, it was the perfect little black dress for evening. The crinkle linen really goes well from day to night – with a blazer over it this would fit right in at the office, and with a cardigan I would wear it to brunch over a weekend. I have a large chest, and usually can’t wear empire waists without looking awful and pregnant, but the wide waistband on this one was really flattering to my figure. Plus, there are on-seam pockets in the skirt! They had many more sizes available in the store than they seem to have left online. Some of the online comments found the sleeves restricting, but I did not find that to be the case. Also, the neckline comes to the top of my cleavage – I found it office appropriate for my figure. The hem also hit me just at the knee – the model in the picture is really tall.” Love it! This is totally the kind of dress that I would pass over while browsing online because yes, something about it says “maternity” to me, but do note that this sucker is nearly sold out in regulars, petites, and talls — always a great sign. It was $150 to start, but do note that Banana Republic is offering 30% off your entire purchase through 5/1 with code BRKING30. Banana Republic Crinkle day dress

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