Nordstrom Dropped a Sale, and I Scanned the Whole Thing—These Buys Are It
Whenever Nordstrom drops a sale, it's virtually a holiday at this point. It's not uncommon to catch the final drop of end-of-season sales around this time in January, but few rival Nordstrom's expansive selection of epic markdowns. So when the retailer launched a semi-sale a few days ago, I stopped everything to see what was up. And scan every corner I did—precisely 400-plus pages of boots, dresses, denim, sweaters, and more.
A set of tired eyes and fatigued fingers later (because I'm just that dedicated), I found the most compelling fashion buys of the bunch. It's great news if a wardrobe refresh or trend experiment is on the seasonal agenda—there were so many great designer discounts included in the sale, like Prada and The Row for 60% off. But if your budget calls for staples that are more affordable, there's plenty of that too. Ahead, keep scrolling to shop the deals that trump the rest.
This would look phenomenal with jeans and heels for the night or tapered trousers and flats for the day.
Levi's 501s are the backbone of any fashion person's denim collection.
Oversize blazers really do make everything look infinitely cooler.
These are currently in my cart, so you know it's real.
A white top with a little razzle-dazzle in the form of a sleek neckline and corsetry.
While certainly trendy now, it's not too much that it won't be relevant next season.
This just might be the greatest work bag of all time.
Trendy-ish basics make the task of putting together outfits so much easier.
You know what they say about April showers, so yes, it's absolutely smart to get a trench now.
Red work pants just might be what your office 'fits are missing.
Sure, it'll be a few months until these become fully useful, but for this price, it's totally worth it to buy them now.
It's almost pretty-dress season (aka spring).
Rusty brown and army green are popular outerwear colors right now, so buying this jacket just makes sense.
There are only a few sizes available, but if one of them happens to be yours, it's your lucky day.
Until it's 30° and ice-cold, you never realize the value of a high-neck sweater.
Fashion editors know that Gia Borghini is a brand to have in your shoe lineup.
This shade of pink is gorgeous, yet it's also surprisingly versatile.
I love a black bag you can sling over easily and that complements everything.
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Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.
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