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5/24/24 Update: The Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale has started — see our big sale roundup! Also, sign up for our newsletter to stay on top of all the great sales!
The below content is about the 2016 Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale.
The designer clearance sale started yesterday (we rounded up some of our favorites from the excellent shoe selection and took an early look at some of the more affordable workwear in the sale), but the real motherload just started today: the Nordstrom Half-Yearly sale just started. Tons of great workwear pieces are on sale for 40% off and more starting today. I'll round up a few particular pieces, but some general notes about the sale:
- TONS of great Boss blazers, sheath dresses, and other basics — if you're upping your workwear game this is a great time to stock up. Lots of lucky sizes only, so filter by that first.
- The DvF portion of the sale is solid – lots of pretty, feminine pieces that layer well with suits, blazers and more. This cotton suit is nice, and I'm a bit obsessed with this dress.
- Classiques Entier has a lot of nice work dresses in the sale — lucky sizes only, but super affordable price points
- Lots of nice minimalist workwear from Vince in the sale
- Max Mara sale section is solid – lots of suits, but lucky sizes
- St. John isn't always my cup of tea, but I'm drooling over half of their sale items — gorgeous dresses and some killer accessories
- The Theory sale section is ok but not a lot of great urban workwear — lots of ivory linen, stripes, peplums
Some particular picks for workwear from the sale, mostly in order of price (low to high):
Above: funnel neck shell / ottoman rib top / shell / chambray blazer (petites too)
Above: pink blazer / navy skirt with zip / blue sheath dress (red too) / stretch silk blouse
Above: wool crop cardigan / crop ankle zip pants / navy wool cashmere sweater / checkered viscose wool sweater
Above: gray dress / blue dress (petites too) / black dress with side buttons / black and white dress / yellow linen blazer
Pictured yesterday (prices not in any order):
Above: mint blazer / blue dress / red dress / floral skirt
Sales of note for 9.30.24
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals through September
- Ann Taylor – Extra 30% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 50% off select styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + 50% off sale with code
- Lo & Sons – Warehouse sale, up to 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – Friends & Family 25% off
- Rag & Bone – Friends & Family 25% off sitewide
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Fall Cyber Monday sale, 40% off sitewide and $5 shipping
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- White House Black Market – 40% off select styles
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Delta Dawn
Are any of the skirts in this sale “the skirt?” I want to try it out but can’t tell if any of these are the skirt everyone here loves.
Also, does anyone want to vicariously shop this sale for tops? I’m going to order the teal “ottoman rib top” Kat has pictured here, and I’d like to add a few more comparable solid (or calmly patterned) tops to go under jackets and cardigans (so, nothing with big sleeves). I get overwhelmed with all the options, though!
Sydney Bristow
It’s not on sale, but I’ve been eyeing this top. http://m.shop.nordstrom.com/s/halogen-asymmetrical-wrap-front-top-regular-petite/4203849?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&fashioncolor=RED%20BARBERRY
Delta Dawn
Thank you! This one is going in my cart.
Jules
“The skirt” is the Halogen seamed pencil skirt; there don’t seem to be any on the Nordstrom site right now.
Maddie Ross
And honestly, unless they’ve updated the style again (and I say this as a big “Skirt” proponent), the Skirt is starting to look a bit dated to me. It seems much higher waisted than other styles lately. Can anyone recommend a new work-horse skirt?
Luggage
What is the best time of year to buy luggage? I need a carry-on as my old carry-on is now too big for some airlines. Tumi is having their semi-annual sale right now, but I’m wondering if I should tough it out until the end of the year. Does anyone have any experience with their sales? Recommendations on other brands are welcome!
OP
Whoops, just saw the afternoon thread go up – I’ll re-post there.
Sydney Bristow
I love my Victoronix suitcase. No idea when the best deals are. Mine was on sale on Amazon because it was an older model. I don’t know when new models come out though.