Thursday’s TPS Report: Calvin Klein Belted Ponte Knit Dress
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Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale continues through this weekend, including this lovely knit dress from Calvin Klein. We love the royal blue color (it's also available in a muted gray patterned print) — it's bright, fun, yet professional. We'd wear it with a boyfriend cardigan (perhaps putting the belt on top of the sweater), or perhaps a long pendant necklace that hits above the belt. The dress is now $78 (from $118) and was available in plus size as well (though only 20W is left). Calvin Klein Belted Ponte Knit Dress
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Sales of note for 9/4 (Happy Labor Day — see our big roundup!)
- Nordstrom – End of season clearance, up to 50% off
- Anine Bing – Archive sale, up to 70% off select styles, online only
- Ann Taylor – 30% off you purchase, including new arrivals – $50 off when you spend $200. Readers love this easycare blouse and this blazer that makes a great separate.
- Anthropologie – 40% off sale! The reader favorite wide leg pants are on sale for as low as $86, including the pants I posted last week!
- Athleta – Up to 60% off + extra 30% off sale; readers love these pants
- AYR – Archive sale, up to 60% off
- Boden – 20% off everything – readers love these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- CVS – Epic beauty sale, $10 off when you spend $30 (Walmart is having its “Beauty Event” as well right now!)
- Design Within Reach – the semiannual sale, 25% off everything! (readers love the Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – 20% off, limited time only
- J.Crew – 40% off your purchase
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off all stores and sitewide, PLUS extra 20% off orders over $125
- J.McLaughlin – Extra 40% off sale (ending soon)
- Lilysilk – Anniversary sale, save up to 70% (ending soon)
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
- M.M.LaFleur – Labor Day Sale Event, save sitewide! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Thru September 7: Extra 25% off clearance! 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
- Sarah Flint – 20% off sitewide
- Talbots – Ends 9/4: 25-40% off wear-now styles
- Theory – End of season sale is on!
- Veronica Beard – Extra 20% off sale styles with code
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
That shape works PERFECTLY on me.
Found your blog via Working Girl. Am going to add you to my reader now!
beautiful, but only in a 12 and 14 now. BLAH. It looks like the patterned one is only available in petites! I really love this shape. Sad!
BUT, since I”m shopping….what do we think of THESE? http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3031860/0~6002289~6002290~2378375~2378405?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=2378405&P=3
or
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3028409/0~6002289~6002290~2378375~2378405?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=2378405&P=3
This is lovely, but only available in 12 and 14.
Just a heads up the Marshalls has been getting some great Calvin Klien dresses including the one featured. They usually sell them for $49.99 or $59.99.
If they don’t have your size online, you can call or go to any Nordstroms and ask them to find it for you at any of their stores. I think if you go to the store and they don’t have it, they will ship it for free also, but I’m not entirely sure of that.
I bought this dress – very comfortable and great fit!! Glad to see it on this site.
HK – I think the first one would be great but not at work – bright color + a couple of inches too short. I think you can get away with one or the other of those elements, but not both at once. Great summer dress outside of work, though. The second one works, though.
HK- I’m not into the first one at all, but maybe all it needs is a nice belt. It does seem a bit too short it may be fine on a non-model. I love the second one, though.
Love this dress. The color, the neck, the skirt. Does anyone know if ponte knit bags out in the behinder after a while?
HK: #1, nice dress but too short for most workplaces. #2, beautiful.
Love this dress, the color, and the fit. I’m a big fan of bright colors and I wish more women would wear them in the workplace. Black/gray/brown is so drab.
I just purchased this dress in black at TJ Maxx for $49.99. It’s nice thick stretchy material – doesn’t wrinkle and flattering fit. The blue is a bit bright for my taste….
Lovely vibrant blue. This dress would look great with black tights. You could even throw on a blazer to break up the color, but still display the interesting pleating at the neck.
I like the Donna Morgan Belted Ponte Knit Dress in the sidebar a bit better, actually. Love the neckline. Too bad both are sold out in my size!
Hah, I ordered this last week even before I saw it on Corporette! Hopefully it fits as well as you ladies say it does. I think it’s a great professional dress and will totally wear it with a black blazer or cardigan through the winter.
Love the Donna Morgan–so Mad Men!
Beautiful! Calvin Klein makes fantastic work dresses.
Kathryn–yes! I love wearing dresses that make me feel like Joan, even if I do lack her assets. Can’t wait for Season 3!
Yea, I was going to buy this one or the Donna Morgan one but they both say fitted through the hips…so I don’t think they will work for me since I am a bit pear. Beautiful dresses though!
Just marked down to $69!
I bought this when it got marked down to $69 and the full range of sizes was suddenly available online again. It came yesterday, and I tried it on this morning. LOVE it. There is some sort of magical quality to it that makes me look longer in the torso.
I bought this dress, in purple, from TJ Maxx for $49. It’s very nice but the belt is cheap. Will need to replace it already, and that’s just from trying it on.