You probably have heard that the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is coming soon. For Nordstrom Cardholders, we get early access starting tomorrow. The public sale starts July 21. If you want the early access, you can go ahead and apply for the card here, just in time to shop the sale! Even if you don’t or aren’t able to shop the early access sale, don’t worry because there’s still going to be a ton of good stuff to shop. Fun fact, I used to work for Nordstrom corporate and we were required to work on the floor (or at least encouraged to) on the first day of the sale, so I have many, many years of experience behind the scenes as well as being a shopper myself and I can say, it’s pretty much like a national holiday for us here in Seattle, especially at the Nordstrom Flagship Store in downtown. The lines before the stores open, the excitement from all the sale people and then the doors open and it’s like a party all day long.
If you didn’t know, the Anniversary Sale is not like any old sale. It’s actually all brand new, never been seen before merchandise that is specially priced for the sale. It’s mostly fall/winter items which is why, even though it’s the middle of summer, you should be stocking up on all these items even if you have no desire to even touch a sweater or leather jacket in this weather 🙂 You can preview a lot of the styles in their catalog here but there will be a lot more in the sale.
With that said, I’m still very much in summer mode right now and I did a little bit of shopping and found so many cute pieces. Most of these are perfect for now, but some will still transition perfectly into the fall. I also know that most of us are probably trying to save money for the Anniversary sale but a lot of these pieces are under $50 and just great pieces that you will wear again and again so I think it’s worth it to get some pieces that you can just wear now. Or the other thing I do is to just take note of the pieces that I love, bookmark them or add them to my wishlist and then every few weeks, check back on your links or your wishlist and then snag them as soon as you see that they went on sale!
Such a cute flowy top. It’s one of those tops that you can pair with anything, jeans, shorts or a skirt and it will look so cute!
If you follow me on instagram you may have seen my instagram stories with these tops. I don’t know how I managed to pick out all black, white and pink tops, but I think you can tell what my favorite colors and patterns are!
This is a nice thick knit. It was a little overwhelming on me so I didn’t get it but I did appreciate the longer sleeves of this cold shoulder top.
Another favorite top that I bought and can’t stop wearing. As you can see, I love tops with details like ruffles or cold shoulder but my new thing is the tie front top! TIE FRONT TOP – $49
I told you I can’t stop with the cold shoulder tops! So cute with the ruffle detail.
This is such a fun sweatshirt for the fall. I couldn’t get the ties quite right but I assure you that once they are tied correctly they will look a lot cuter!
I haven’t look at LOFT in awhile but I stopped in as they were doing 50% off sale in store. I found some super cute pieces! They are doing 40% off online so not as good but still a great deal. Love all of these pieces!
I’m not much of a shorts/tanks – summer wear kind of girl. I have a few favorite pieces that I tend to wear every summer and don’t do much shopping. However, when I do, it’s usually when all the summer stuff is on sale so wanted to share a few recent purhcases and picks that are all on sale.
LOFT is kind of funny whenever I stop by the store, they always are doing something different online. The day I stopped by they were doing 40% off everything in the store but they weren’t doing it online. Either way though, most of the time you can still grab a pretty good discount at LOFT as long as you keep an eye out for it.
This top isn’t super summery but I like that it’s a dressy take on just a regular tee. Love the peplum detail and dresses up your regular jeans and a tee kind of outfit.
I think drop waist dresses like this one is flattering on every body type. Love the gingham print, so summery! Just an easy dress to wear for so many summer occasions. I’ve already worn it to the office, a bar-b-que and a trip to the zoo with my daughter. I just read the reviews about how bad it shrunk after wash for quite a few people so I need to make sure not to do the same! I may just end up handwashing it.
I didn’t take pics but also tried on these tops which are just good
summer staples. I’m all about the easy, breezy summer tops. Am totally
obsessed with the lace top which I can wear now but will be perfect for fall too. The tweed shorts are just too cute and I actually already own scallop shorts but I like that these ones are a bit dressier than mine. And being that I love all things off the shoulder lately, this dress was calling my name.
Also a quick note as J Crew is having a great sale on sale. I snagged this striped tee and I love the linen tees as they look a bit nicer than regular cotton tees. I packed this in my suitcase and it actually didn’t wrinkle much which is nice, since I’ve been living out of a suitcase lately I feel like all my clothes are super wrinkly these days!
The striped pom pom tee is too cute and you can’t tell in the picture but this tee is a really pretty silver metallic in person. Also grabbed a few other tanks that I thought would be cute with jeans and shorts. How cute is that scalloped tank though? The little gold bag was a last minute buy but on sale and additional 40% off, I just had to have it. I’ve been loving bucket bags and just couldn’t resist the gold and the tassels!
I had to mention one last thing as I saw these pink lace up flats and am DYING for them but I can’t find them in my size anywhere. How cute are they! And they are on sale too!
How was your labor day weekend? Mine was jam packed but lots of fun! I made time to do some shopping so of course had to check out the sale at LOFT. They are currently having a flash sale of 60% off of sale styles but it ends today! They also are doing spend $50, earn $50 (to use at a later date) which is an amazing promo! I’m not sure when that ends so wanted to share my finds with you guys so you can take advantage of the great promo too!
I love their lace tops, I own quite a few of them but when I spotted this gorgeous blush/nude color I had to have it. It’s so pretty! And sorry my hair is covering it up but I’m wearing an obnoxiously pink bra and it was distracting. LOL!
On the left I’m wearing the Ultrasoft City Chinos. I love this wine color and don’t have anything else like it in my closet. They really are super soft and really comfy on. They fit true to size (if you are on the shorter side, the petite sizing is great – no hemming needed.) I wear jeans a lot but love finding pants that aren’t super dressy and can be dressed up or down easily. (On the right are my jeans from Forever 21 that I mentioned in my last haul post)
I have a thing for polka dot dresses so had to try this one on on. It’s so cute and fits well. I already know that I will be pairing it with blazers and cardigans for the fall. I spotted these jeans on the sales rack and at 60% off, they were too good of a deal so had to try them on. I tend to gravitate towards skinny fit for jeans but I ended up liking the relaxed fit of these and the light wash.
This weekend I stopped by LOFT
where I spotted a ton of cute new arrivals. I don’t tend to wear petite
sizing anywhere else but at LOFT the petite sizing fits me best so for
the sizing below just take that into account.
All tops were 50% off and I picked up this adorable ruffle top. It’s so cute and comes in a dark red too. I’ve been loving light washed jeans
and really liked the fit of these. I’ve never bought LOFT jeans before
so I will give these a try. The one thing is the waist was a little
loose although it fit well in the legs so I’m not sure if I will like
that. I didn’t want to go down a size and looking like I had sausage
legs so I might just wear these around the house and see how well they
do.
As a shorty (5’2″) finding a maxi without having to alter is impossible so I’m liking these longer dresses that are meant to be worn above the ankle. It will look a lot cuter with heels on!
Just a short dressing room review but my husband and my daughter were waiting for me so I just grabbed a few favorites to try on. Here are some others that I spotted at the store that I am just going to order online! Kind of obsessed with these printed joggers, I hope they look cute on! Also love this lace peplum top, so gorgeous and will look great with jeans or a skirt.
Doing some online shopping and came across this amazing sale at LOFT – everything is 50% off! I have really been loving LOFT this year, and they happen to always have great sales so I’m always shopping there now.
A few recent LOFT purchases:
I recently posted this outfit to instagram (follow me @tiffanyish if you don’t yet!) as I just had to share these pretty lace shorts that I had mentioned in my scallops post. Grab them if you can at 50% off they are so so cute!
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Anyway, back to shopping. Here’s what’s in my cart and other picks!
I love dresses and spotted these three that look perfect for the warmer months. Adore the shirt dress and it looks so comfy. I love the graphic print of the maxi dress and it comes in petite sizing so I’m hoping it won’t be too long like most maxis are on me. And I just adore the look of the two piece dress look and love the color so had to grab it!
I’m obsessed with lace tops lately and love these gorgeous blush and white ones. Great for the summer and I’m sure I’ll be wearing them a ton. I’m a fan of swing tops, you never have to worry about if you’re a bit bloated or if you may have a muffin top, it doesn’t show it at all! Just ordered this one and can’t wait to get it.
