My Friend Wants New Expensive-Looking Items—I Sent Her These Under-$75 Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale Finds

Anna LaPlaca and Kristen Nichols in matching khaki looks with black accessories.

(Image credit: @anna_laplaca)

As a fashion editor, I'm constantly having friends ask me for shopping recommendations, favorite retailers, and trend expectations. Well, as a New Yorker on a budget (who obviously loves a luxe find) the Nordstrom Half-Yearly sale is a can't-miss event.

Not only are the price tags shockingly low, the brands and pieces are also shockingly expensive looking. This is the perfect excuse to refresh your wardrobe with quality basics or just to spoil yourself ahead of the new year. Ahead, I've created the ultimate shopping list that you, your friend, and your wallet agree on.

Freelance Fashion and Accessories Editor

Copelyn is a freelance fashion and accessory editor. She formerly worked for Who What Wear as an associate shopping editor and is based in New York City. She writes about fashion and accessory trends in addition to creating original content. Before her time at Who What Wear, Copelyn was at Bustle Digital Group, working on the accessory market for cover shoots and fashion features across Nylon, The Zoe Report, Bustle, Romper, and Elite Daily. Copelyn also previously worked at InStyle and Cosmopolitan in the fashion and accessory departments on shopping and fashion market. Copelyn has a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her spare time, Copelyn freelances in graphic and web design in the fashion-and-lifestyle space. She also loves to upcycle clothing and home décor as well as collect an embarrassing number of colorful sneakers and experiment with her hair color.