Deal Alert: The Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale
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The below content is about the 2015 Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale.
Happy almost-Memorial Day, you guys: Nordstrom's Half Yearly sale has started. There are a ton of great workwear pieces in there, including brands like:
- Boss (so. many. good. pieces, including suiting pieces marked 30-50% off)
- DvF (including a number of the brand's silk pieces)
- St. John Collection
- L'agence
- Theory
- Max Mara
- Tahari (all lines, including suits from Elie Tahari — these under-$100 dresses from Tahari both look nice, too)
- Classiques Entier (including suits and several of their ponte dresses)
- Kate Spade New York
- Eileen Fisher
- Joie
- Armani (including suiting pieces, such as this one, or this one)
- Halogen (including this recent Suit of the Week pick, as well as lots of great work-appropriate pants and pencil skirts)
- Various Hall of Fame pieces are on sale, including the Vince Camuto Cap Sleeve Tee (8 colors down to $29ish), the Pleione Faux Wrap Blouse (8 colors, down to $20-$39), and the Pleione Mixed Media Tunic (7 colors, down to $34)
- On the casual/weekend note, there are a ton of nice–looking jumpsuits — know your office before wearing one to work though!
Some particular pieces that caught my eye…
- Trouvé Print Pull-On Pants – I have been wary of the track pant trend for work, but something about these printed pants look lovely. Were $84, now $50; know your office before wearing them for any sort of a big day.
- Vince Camuto Contrast Yoke Ombré Print Sheath Dress – Only petite sizes left, but look how purty! Was $139, now $69.
- Ivanka Trump Seamed Ponte Sheath Dress – I'm surprised there isn't a bigger selection of Ivanka Trump clothes or dresses, but I do like this seamed ponte dress — lucky sizes 10-14 only. Was $134, now $80.
- Marc New York by Andrew Marc V-Neck Fit & Flare Dress – The model has an odd stance here, but it looks like a great dress regardless. Was $148, now $88, available in both black and blue sizes 0-14.
- Vince Camuto Cotton Blend One-Button Blazer – This Vince Camuto jacket is kind of a classic — it comes out in different colors every season. I like the pretty blue color right now (it's also available in full price in black). Was $150, now marked to $89 for regular and petite sizes, and $98 for plus sizes. (See our Plus Size Workwear page for even more fresh picks from the Nordstrom sale!)
- NYDJ ‘Alana' Stretch Crepe Sheath Dress – NYDJ has a ton of nice looking crepe dresses, many on sale — I like that this one is hand washable, and still available in most sizes 2-12.
- Eileen Fisher Mélange Linen Open Front Cardigan – This linen cardigan from Eileen Fisher looks kind of perfect for the summer. It comes in two colors of blue, comes in petite and regular sizes XXS-XL, and is marked to $130 (down from $218).
- Classiques Entier® ‘Sunmosa' Drape Neck Ponte Dress – I think this is the prettiest ponte dress, and at $135 it's a great price. It comes in regular and petite sizes 2-16, and four colors including black, navy, pink, and teal. It was originally $228.
- BOSS ‘Rodera' Colorblock Pleat Front Shirt – I featured this one over at CorporetteMoms today both because I love it and it's machine washable. Score. It was $260, but is now $159.
- BOSS ‘Iladi' Notch Neck Top – This notch neck top is different, and lovely for the summer — it feels more structured than a regular tee, but less gapey than a blouse. It was $275, now $165.
- Classiques Entier® Pinstripe Suit Jacket – There are a TON of suiting deals to be had at the sale, as mentioned above — this blue pinstripe jacket from Classiques Entier just looks so classic. Love it. It was $298, now $178; the matching pants are down to $118.
- Diane von Furstenberg ‘New Jeanne 2' Print Silk Jersey Wrap Dress – As mentioned above, TONS of DVF at the sale. I like this bright, happy silk wrap dress — was $398, now $238.
Finally:
- Veronica Beard Print A-Line Skirt – I'm still drooling over the dress from Monday, so I was intrigued to see a bunch of Veronica Beard pieces in the sale. This is my favorite — a black and white midi skirt. It was $450, but is now on sale for $270 (limited sizes, alas).
- L'AGENCE Contrast Panel Pleated Crepe Dress – This crepe dress looks lovely, and — to me at least — walks that delicate line between feminine and floaty, and professional. It was $525, but is now marked to $315.
- Max Mara ‘Ottavo' Jersey Sheath Dress – Max Mara continues to blow me away with their simple, classic sheath dresses. This gorgeous one, with an almost stripey print, is marked 40% off — was $765, now $458.
- Armani Collezioni Fitted Piqué Jersey Jacket – This fitted pique jersey looks perfect for summer — classic, wear it with everything. It was $1,345, but is now marked to $575.
I'll round up bags and shoes later (probably tomorrow) — but I will quickly note that there are a lot of Stuart Weitzman and SJP heels in the sale. Which favorites will you be looking for, ladies?
Sales of note for 5/21/25:
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has begun! Lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Nordstrom Rack – Looking for a deal on a Dyson hairdryer? The Rack has several refurbished ones for $199-$240 (instead of $400+) — but they're final sale only.
- Ann Taylor – 50% off summer-ready styles
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 10% off new women's styles with code + sale up to 50% off
- Eloquii – 50-60% off select styles
- J.Crew – 60% off sale, and 40% off packing picks (prices as marked)
- J.Crew Factory – New arrivals, plus up to 60% off everything plus extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Rothy's – Up to 50% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 30% off dresses, skirts, shoes, and accessories
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- is imposter syndrome a real thing?
- talk to me about the estrogen patch for perimenopause
- where did you “learn to clean“?
- how do you travel light with business clothes?
- what do you answer if prospective dates ask you if you “like your job”?
- how gross is it to put spilt jam back in the container?
- how do you know if you're irritable from depression vs irritable from stuff being irritating?
- what are you doing for meals if you don't cook or barely cook?
I looked at all the things available in plus sizes and just don’t seem to like anything. I actually really need some new clothes, both for work and casual, but I’m just not excited by anything I’ve seen lately.
The one thing I like from this list is the Vince Camuto contrast yoke ombre dress. I don’t know why everything else feels so boring to me lately. Not just Kat’s picks but everything I’ve seen while trying to shop!
I too am disappointed by the lack of offerings in petite sizes. Occasionally, I can get away with a regular size jacket (stretch with 3/4 sleeves) or sheath or short sleeved dress, but that’s rare. Nordstroms, if you’re listening, your petite offerings need to be enhanced. I’m always so unhappy I can’t buy Classiques Entier offerings that are gorgeous.
Classiques does have many items available in petite now!
Kat/Kate/Tech Team – I’ve noticed that there wasn’t a link to the next post when I was on the “Previously, on…” post. It doesn’t happen every time but I noticed it yesterday before the Coffee Break post and twice just now. I’ve clicked on the Previously, on… post 3 times now and the link only showed up once.
Also, my name seems to not be auto-populating today. Not a big deal, just wanted to let you know.
My name has not been autopopulating for about a week, so I keep coming up “Anonymous”.
Ugh. So I just heard a colleague describing her job to a summer associate as exciting, stimulating, and challenging. We are litigation associates and have reached the “fun” stage where we are drafting motions, taking depositions, second chairing at trial. But if someone were to ask me I would probably just describe the job as boring, stressful, and extra stressful. Even when a case is interesting, I hate all the wasted time that goes into silly lawyer things that lawyers are supposed to care about like double checking bluebook formatting (because no one can find the case if I italicize the wrong comma!), or arguing about whether both parts of a hyphenated word should be capitalized in a title, etc. Or rushing to meet an arbitrary deadline set by a partner three weeks in advance of the actual deadline!
…I think I could handle this job if it was a 40 hour per week job. But holy goodness it’s hard to spend all your waking life working on this stuff. Please someone out there tell me your story of hating biglaw and then finding something better. I need some hope.
(a) That’s what you do for summer associates or interns – you puff up the excitement of the job. (b) If you’re that miserable, get out. And (c), Yes, there are actually some of us that enjoy this work. (Ok, not necessarily the blue-booking, but I do love the strategy and challenge associated with litigation.)
I’m not in biglaw, but do document review for the big firms. I actually like bluebooking. I’m probably a little nuts.
Yeah, everyone lies to summer associates about how great the job is. I enjoy the work I do, but I don’t enjoy the stress, arbitrary deadlines, etc. but I gloss over that stuff with summers because they’re going to take the job anyway and they’ll figure it out on their own soon enough.