Revisiting the easiest outfit assembler ever!

Need to make your outfits a little easier to assemble? J.Crew Factory to the rescue. If you find yourself, as I sometimes do, staring into your closet in the morning wishing your outfit for the day would magically reveal itself to you, J.Crew Factory is here to make things a little easier. I first talked about this offshoot back in…
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Late summer sale finds brightening up my closet…

I love the smoky blue-grey of Free People’s Classic Vegan Crossbody (now $30). NOTE: There will be a home sale tomorrow at Anthropologie. No sale guessing game tonite! Also, LAST CHANCE for my closet sale — items remaining heading off to local consignment on Tuesday… As summer rolls on my patience pays off. I didn’t need very much in the way…
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CURRENT CRAVINGS

Off Topic: Late summer lovers, Free People is here for you

This outfit: the Tatiana Sexy Back Mini ($78) in deep plum and the Oleria Tie Necklace ($138). Date night perfection with a cardigan over it, I’m thinking. I’m not ready to say goodbye to summer quite yet. (It is about 95 degrees in NYC right now after all.) While many retailers are urging us to think of changing leaves and cooler breezes,…
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Recent Zara wins + wants

REVERSIBLE XL KLIMT TOTE BAG
ANIMAL EMBOSSED SHOPPER BAG
PLEATED SKIRT
MID-HEIGHT HEELED ANKLE BOOTS WITH STRETCHY PANELS
ANIMAL PRINT LEATHER MINI CROSSBODY BAG
DOUBLE BREASTED TRENCH COAT WITH BUTTONS
LEATHER EQUESTRIAN CROSSBODY BAG
SEMICIRCULAR CROSSBODY BAG
DOUBLE-FACED JACKET
FLORAL ORGANZA HOOP EARRINGS
FAUX LEATHER SKIRT
TOP WITH TIE WAIST
SPARKLY KNIT BLOUSE
ANIMAL PRINT BOX BAG
FRINGED PLAID JACKET
PLEATED SKIRT
FLORAL PRINT DRESS
WIDE HEELED SLINGBACKS
SCALLOP TRIM POPLIN SHIRT
HEELED LEATHER SQUARE TOE SANDALS
FAUX PEARL BEJEWELED EARRINGS
HEELED SLINGBACK VINYL SHOE
OVERSIZED COTTON COAT
MULTICOLORED STRIPED TOP
CONTRASTING LACE DRESS
FLORAL PRINT BLOUSE
FLORAL PRINT DRESS
PACK OF SPARKLING MULTICOLOR HAIR CLIPS
PACK OF SPARKLING MULTICOLOR HAIR CLIPS
PRINTED MINI DRESS
MOCK NECK SWEATER
ANIMAL PRINT TOP
EMBROIDERED SKIRT
STRIPED SWEATER
CROPPED FLEECE COAT
HOUNDSTOOTH COAT
RUFFLED DRESS
PLEATED DRESS
SPLIT LEATHER HEELED COWBOY ANKLE BOOTS
OPEN KNIT TOP
EVERYDAY BACKPACK
TORTOISESHELL WIDE HEELED SANDALS
FAUX SUEDE FRINGED OVERSHIRT
DOUBLE BREASTED BUTTONED COAT
HEELED SUEDE ANKLE BOOTS
FRINGE JACKET
BACKPACK WITH RING
MULTICOLOR KNIT DRESS
RUFFLED BLOUSE
TEXTURED KNIT DRESS WITH RUFFLES DETAILS
PACKABLE RAINCOAT
OVERSIZED COAT WITH POCKETS
POCKET CAPE
BELTED COAT
RUFFLED EMBROIDERED SHIRT
TIED KNIT TOP
ANIMAL PRINT MINI BAG
FAUX SUEDE SKIRT
STUDDED ANIMAL PRINT SNEAKERS
SATIN SKIRT
SATIN DRESS
PRINTED KNIT TOP
STUDDED SLINGBACK BALLET HEELS
EMBROIDERED BLOUSE
SUEDE LOOK COAT
LACE TOP
SATIN SKIRT
OPENWORK SWEATER
EMBROIDERED BLOUSE
PACK OF PEARL AND ACETATE BARRETTES
ANIMAL PRINT BLOUSE
BELTED JACKET WITH POCKETS
SEQUIN RUFFLED TOP
WATER RESISTANT HOODED TRENCH COAT
ROCKER LEATHER CROSSBODY BAG WITH CHAIN
FLORAL PRINT BLOUSE
LACE TOP
BELTED TRENCH COAT
LACE TOP
ORGANZA FLOWER EARRINGS
LEATHER MID-HEEL SLINGBACKS
METALLIC THREAD RUFFLED TOP
SLINGBACK LEATHER HEELS
STUDDED EQUESTRIAN CROSSBODY BAG
SPLIT LEATHER FRINGED CROSSBODY BAG

Nine Nordstrom Anniversary Sale items you might have missed, plus Nordstrom Rack …

Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale is finally open to the general shopping public and as promised in my cardholder preview post, I’m back to hunting it with some more great options for the Fall and beyond. (Possibly before too!) This time around, let’s check out some items you might have glossed right over in your sale excitement…plus, if your budget is stretched…
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Off Topic: It’s the most wonderful Sale time of the (half)…

One of my favorite shopping days of the year has arrived! I love fall clothing…layering, wrapping up in warm, soft materials, wearing tall boots, and so on. Hard as it is to believe, retailers are already turning their eye towards fall and some, like Nordstrom, are getting in on the action super early! Inside, what looks really great… It’s time…
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Anthro APB: Can you help me find this dress?

Community: can you help me? A friend of mine who has helped me hunt down several nearly impossible-to-find Anthropologie items has now turned to me asking for help in finding the beautiful dress you see above, Leifsdottir’s Floristitched Midi Dress. After over a month of hunting I’ve come up totally dry and I’m hoping someone in the EA readership might…
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Ten new favorites that made my vacation suitcase

The packing is nearly done and as I hopefully whittle down my suitcase from wanting to pack nearly everything I own to a good balance between things I really, really want to wear and things that are both practical and pretty, I thought it would be fun to share some recent buys that are for sure heading on vacation with…
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