Weekend Open Thread: Ann Taylor
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I've been liking this crochet sweater skirt from Ann Taylor recently, which are not words I thought I would say a) ever and b) especially not during summer. And yet I've worn it several times out with friends. I like dressing it up with black and cobalt blue accents (I know, so 2010s of me) and really casual shoes — my Birks one day, my Converse the next. Of course, it would also look nice if I wanted to pull out actual heels or nicer shoes… perhaps with a navy top. Yes.
In any event: the sweater skirt is at Ann Taylor for $139, available in classic and petite sizes; it apparently is a bestseller right now so I'm not alone in really liking it.
Sales of note for 8/10:
- Ann Mashburn – Seasonal sale, up to 50% off – we just included them in our updated Top 10 Brands for Comfortable Heels!
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase, $99 dresses, and extra 60% off clearance — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Anthropologie – Extra 40% off sale!
- Bare Minerals – Free shipping over $50! Love their Love thir OG Mineral Veil setting powder
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns (new lines added)
- J.Crew – Up to 30% off
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off sitewide
- J.McLaughlin – Summer sale, up to 50% off
- Lilysilk – Anniversary sale, save up to 70%
- Madewell – Up to 30% off
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
- M.M.LaFleur – End of season sale! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new markdowns up to 75% off! 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
- Saks Fifth Avenue – Up to $500 off your purchase! Great selection of Veronica Beard, L'Agence, Vince, and more.
- Talbots – Semi-annual red door sale, 50-60% off all markdowns, and free shipping on 150+.
- Theory – End of season sale is on! Love all the colors their best-selling sweater tee comes in, and some colors are on sale.
In the 2010s (do we call them the teens now?) I had a lined black wool lace skirt from Eileen Fisher shaped like this one. I had the hardest time figuring out how to wear it. As a textile person & knitter, I appreciated that it was wool lace and I wanted to make it work but maybe I’m not imaginative enough. I finally donated it.
This is why my late grandmother always said “buy the outfit.”
I followed that advice (for the most part) this year and it does help!!
My boss just gave me credit for something?! Now to wait for the other shoe to drop
Are there any good legal current events YouTube channels that are both legally correct and done well and good to listen to? I need something to listen to that’s not as dry as a CLE but doesn’t make my brain go to mush. It also has to be something I don’t have to watch (motion sickness), but it’s OK to glance at.
Stacy London & Clinton Kelly have a fun little YouTube show reviewing fashion from various movies, but I feel like I watch it vs listen to it and it won’t work in this case.