Hope you’ve had an excellent Thanksgiving weekend! It is Cyber Monday and there are some awesome deals online! Here’s where I’m shopping today.
Nordstrom is doing extra bonus points for card holders. Double Points (aka 4 points per dollar) for Level 1 fashion rewards members and 10 points per dollar for Level 2-4! Woohoo! Ten points per dollar equates to 10% back as a Nordstrom Note! I bought some Corso Como boots, some Hue leggings and a Kiind of Parka.
Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids are both having Free Shipping days! Advent calendars are now 40% off so I picked up the Telluride Advent Calendar for our family! I’ve been waiting for this guy to go on sale for awhile now!
Anthropologie is doing Free Shipping today and 20% off sale items. I’m going to browse the sale rack this afternoon for dresses.
Hanna Anderson is doing Free Shipping today and 15% off everything. My friend told me about their amazing training underpants for toddlers so I am picking up some of those!
Has it really been a month dear friends? I sincerely apologize for the lengthy absence but things have just been SO hectic for us at home. August is family birthday month so the whole month gets consumed by party planning and execution!
I recently read about Altuzarra for Target and it seems like another exciting designer Target collab. The entire lookbook has now been released on the Target website here. Take note that some items will be online exclusives at Target.com, some items will also be available on net-a-porter.com (for shipping worldwide!) and some items will be available in store.
Here are a few of my picks.
Altuzarra for Target Look 1
I *love* swiss dot fabric and the collection uses it extensively! This dress looks really pretty and I really like the wide belt. I’m thinking even if the dress doesn’t fit my petite frame, I will pick up the belt since I’m in need of a cute wide belt.
Altuzarra for Target Look 23
The blouse under this jacket uses the swiss dot fabric again and I’m a sucker for a cute blouse using swiss dot! I will definitely be picking up the bow neck blouse. The blazer has an adorable peplum back but I find it hard to shop for blazers that fit so I’ll have to probably order it and decide once I try it on.
Altuzarra for Target Look 14
The purple orchid dress is so pretty! I think the material will make the dress special or will turn it into a dud. Can’t wait to see it in person and decide.
Shopping tips for Target designer collaborations
I’ve only shopped 1 other really highly anticipated Target designer collaborations (the 3.1 Phillip Lim collection) and here are my best tips based on my shopping experience.
The collection will launch sometime after midnight online. Don’t expect the items to instantly show up at midnight! Target’s website got really bogged down with all the traffic from that previous sale and was a bit buggy and took a little while to update.
Check Twitter for the official hashtag #AltuzarraForTarget. A few links to items were posted on Twitter before I could find them on the official designer splash page.
Click through the category page (e.g. Handbags or Shoes) instead of the official designer splash page.
Target imposed limits on how many items each person was allowed to purchase. In this case, it was 5 items from the line and 3 of the same item. So if you’re planning to purchase many items, you’ll need to split your orders up.
Make sure your credit card information on file is correct to help speed up checkout since items can disappear from your cart at any time!
Are you excited about this Target designer collab? Has anything in particular caught your eye?
Nordstrom has been opening “pop-in shops” for awhile now which feature specially curated items that conform to a theme. Previous pop-in shop themes have featured quirky items from a variety of brands. I believe this is the first one that features a specific designer and it will be Rag & Bone. It opens August 8th and runs through September 7th.
The advert says it will be a curated assortment of the Fall 2014 men’s and women’s collections and that it will feature some Nordstrom exclusives and some limited-edition collectibles. I noticed that Rag & Bone items were all super popular during the Anniversary Sale and sold out quickly, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see the same thing happen with this pop-in shop.
I will post details as soon as I get them myself! 🙂
My husband and I have decided that we will do family photos every so often now that we have a baby. Since it is quite an investment in both time and money to have professional portraits taken, I like to plan out what we are all going to wear so that we look stylish and coordinated.
I found this dress on Anthropologie and I *love* how it looks on me. I think the colors are beautiful and the cut is very flattering. I purchased it in petites and it seems to be the perfect length for my 5’0 tall frame. Now that I have my dress, I need to figure out what to dress my husband and daughter in.
I think the Navy color will look good against my dress, but I’m wondering if she will stand out enough? I want her to be the center of attention, not me. I am wondering if the white and pink colorblocking will help enough? Hmm…
I also have to figure out what to put my husband in. I love the way Calvin Klein slim shirts look on him. We bought him some roll-cuff ones last year and he wore those in our photos. He suggested wearing the same one again but I think we actually need a dark blue one.
I am thinking something like this, but in a dark blue. I couldn’t find any on the Macys.com site but I am sure if I go into the store they will have something. As an added bonus, Macys is having a Men’s private sale in store starting Thursday with 25% off your purchase of over $100. I am wondering if coupons will stack on top of this deal. Macy’s doesn’t usually let you use 2 coupons, but I will ask if the 25% off the total purchase counts as a coupon or not.
By now most of my Anniversary items have all arrived and I have had time to try them on and decide which ones are the keepers and which ones will go back.
I did my Anniversary shopping both in store and online, though mostly online since my daytime hours are rather busy trying to balance work and being a mom!
I loved the Pleione Mixed Media tunic. It is pretty generously sized but I love the relaxed look. It comes in a ton of colors and in both regular and petite sizing. I have it in this purple color as well as the pink and I think the pink is a little too bright. I am going to exchange it for a grey which I think will be more my style.
I love this Ted Baker London coat, but it is rather pricey so I’m debating with myself on whether or not I need another wool coat when I already have 2. Hmmm… This one is dressier than any my other coats. I love that it isn’t too heavy and is super soft. The coat runs a bit small. I typically wear a size 0 but I found the 0 to be quite snug and I had a little bit of trouble doing up the buttons at the waist.
I tried this top in store and it ran super duper small, but once I sized up I thought it was very cute. Be careful not to go too large though, as the lace cutouts on the side might be too revealing!
What did you get at the sale? Did you find a ton of great stuff like me, or was it a bust?
