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30-70% Off Designer Clothing at ShopBop.com
The Deal: 30 - 70% off Marc Jacobs, C&C California, James Perse & More!
at ShopBop.com.
The Lowdown: Beat the recession blues by arming yourself with a few money management tools, stash away enough dough in your savings to tide you over in case of an emergency, and then invest those savings in some designer duds that will carry you through this season and beyond. Maximizing the value of every piece is a bona fide budget fashionista strategy, and the designer sale at ShopBop can be your inspiration for getting that budget under control.
We found a few steals from ShopBop: get this pure DKNY Linen Cozy Cardigan with a shawl collar for $58.50, reduced from $195; snag this party-worthy Lydia Top from ingwa melero, complete with a cutout velvet panel and braided straps for $94.50, originally $315; or pick up this chic Chatter Lame dress from Thayer for only $69.30, originally $231.
Shop: ShopBop.com
Sale Alert: Get Up to 70% Off on Clearance Boots at Naturalizer
Boots are a favorite fashion mainstay here at TBF. Since we wear them just about everywhere (including hoofing it around the City in the dead of winter) we go for quality and comfort, and Naturalizer has both. Budget-friendly? Not always, but right now get 70% off clearance boots. Our picks:
1. Stunned (including Wide Calf Sizes), $89.99
2. Mabella, $29.70
3. Marnee, $49.99
4 Catty, $59.99
Get Up to 70% Off at Steve Madden’s Clearance Sale
The Deal: Save up to 70% off now at Steve Madden’s Clearance Sale
The Lowdown: Steve Madden is one of our favorite reasonably-priced designers, but that’s not to say the shoes and handbags are cheap. So we wait. Until a sale, like this one, where we can take up to 70% off of those slightly-over-the-top-of-our-budget prices.
While those totally trendy fringed/gladiator/multi-colored styles might be tempting, we’re going to attempt to show a little self-restraint by making the most of our slim footwear budget with a pair or two that we’ll actually wear more than 4 times. Like a hot pair of pumps (a shoe can be sexy and classic, right?) like this snakeskin “Clergie” number for $59.99, or a go-to boot, like this “Amityy” style for $159.99.
Shop: Steve Madden
Save on Women’s Coats at Gap
The Deal: Shop Gap women’s coats on sale now.
The Lowdown: It always pays to get the most out of last year’s coat, then replace it midseason with something great from all the January winter clearance sales.
Case in point: this sale at Gap features up to 70% off on a selection that is, while somewhat limited, still classic enough to carry through to the next year. If you’ve already picked up your coat for this year, make a mental note to hold out for the deals next season (file it right there next to “skinny jeans are NOT the way to make your thighs look thinner, no matter what the salesgirl says”). If you’re in the market, however, we’d suggest these as smart picks:
Double Breasted Peacoat, $69.99
Shop: Gap
Save 30%-70% on New Markdowns at ShopBop.com
The Deal: Check out new markdowns 30-70% off at Shopbop.com
The Lowdown: Clearly, as budget shoppers, we can’t always go the designer route; however, sometimes we want to treat ourselves to something nice and pretty and on sale—which is why we’re big fans of Shopbop.com, which has an additional 30-70% off marked down items.
The thing about Shopbop, of course, is that you’ll not have the widest selection of each designer—let’s face it, that fab Rosa Cha dress you saw in Elle just might not have made it to the Shopbop virtual racks. However, if you approach it in a more general sense—say, just looking for an Rosa Cha dress in general (like this Matrix One Shoulder dress on sale for $145), or looking for a pair of gray designer pumps (like these Modern Vintage Side Buckle Pumps, on sale for $125), you’ll have a better shot at finding a deal that will satisfy your designer jonesing (and the actual needs of your closet).
Shop: Shopbop.com
Save Up to 70% at Banana Republic
The Deal: Save as much as 70% at Banana Republic with new Winter Sale reductions
The Lowdown: Any sale better than 50% is hard to pass up, particularly if it’s a retailer with quality we trust (but might not be able to shop at their regular prices). Yeah, Banana Republic is one of those.
Our pick for this sale? The sweater dress, which is still hot for the season, and is on sale now for prices we can actually justify. We like this Pocket sweater dress, regularly $110 (!) and on sale now for a far more reasonable $54.99, and also this Long-Sleeved Cowl Neck Sweater Dress, on sale for $59.99. Another option? A standout top, like this Silk Cowl Neck Top
, for $34.99.
Shop: Banana Republic
Saks’ Crazy Sales: Is the End Near?
The store’s in-store reductions are so crazy that we’re wondering if deflation and store closingrumors are true. This past weekend, prices were marked down up to 50% off with an additional 50% off the markdown price.
Rumor has it that there’s going to be yet another round of massive discounts (along with crazy employee discount day and a possible friends and family coupon) in the upcoming weeks, bringing some prices around the 90% off mark, including designer handbags and shoes.
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