Weekend Shopper: Run, Don’t Walk to Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale for Women and Kids!

At long last, the Half-Yearly Sale at Nordstrom has arrived. Everything is 40 percent off for women and kids, which means it’s a great time to stock up on marked down lingerie, shoes, and coats. We're especially coveting this adorable black quilted coat by See by Chloe, originally $675 now $399. And if the kids are good, you might pick something up for them, too!

And as you read these words, the minutes are furiously ticking by at the 20% off everything Friends & Family event at Beauty.com, which ends at 11:59 tonight! So act now to snag fragrances like Jennifer Lopez’s Deseo and scoop up stocking stuffers like eyelash curlers and lip-gloss for your friends.

If you have a hankering for exclusive indie design, like the kind of threads that nobody else has, then you should be elated to hear that the popular fashion blog clothespin.bigcartel.com now sells affordably priced but very fashion forward items from brands like Sublet and Seaweed.

On to other sale news: Greenpoint Brooklyn hipsters Hayden Harnett are having an online (and brick and mortar) sample sale (haydenharnett.com/samplesale). Though the new stuff sells at prices up to $750, you can score their designer handbags at bargain basement prices up to 80 percent off!

—Serena Kim