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The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale ends August 3, and these two in-stock staples are still worth grabbing.

I styled this olive green jacket (a best-seller last year, back in a nearly identical version) and a classic chambray shirt for now and as the weather cools.

FIT NOTES:

This green jacket has drop sleeves and is oversized. I size down to a small.

Look 1: @loft black pants size down in curvy fit + Black flutter sleeve top, wearing Small

Look 2: @amazon striped dress in a Medium + @jcrewfactory sandals, size up for room in the heel.

Look 3: @gap white kick crop jeans, size up + @loft tee, fits TTS, in a S

This chambray shirt fits short, I sized up to a Medium for more length

Look 4: @loft kick crop jeans, fits TTS in a curvy fit. @oldnavy cardigan, fits short, size up to a Large

Look 5: @loft black pants, size down in a curvy fit

Look 6: @gap white kick crop jeans, size up

📏For reference, I’m midsized, 5’6”, slightly short-waisted, 36-B bust, and wear a small or medium top with size 10/12 jeans.
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These Madewell jeans had me excited in the Nordstrom dressing room. They’re fitted in the hips and thighs with the perfect length for flat shoes at 5’6”, and they open into a wide flared leg. The fitted hips and thighs combined with the flared wide leg creates space between my thighs as only a pair of flared jeans can do.

The fit was perfect, but as I kept looking at my dressing room photos, I worried they were too wide at the hem. I’d styled them with a chambray shirt and suede ankle boots and the wide flare with chambray and suede boots felt too Western for my style.

This reminded me of an important styling rule: when you have a piece that you love but are a little scared to wear because it’s out of your comfort zone, style it with classic wardrobe staples so it feels like you. After styling them in new ways, I can say without hesitation that they’re amazing. They’re outfit makers and I love them so much that after some thought, I’m returning the other styles that came home with me. They’re making me realize I only want total wows in my closet.

My takeaway: if you have an item you’re scared to wear but love, try it with classic pieces to make it feel like you.

Jeans: @madewell via the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale for under $100. I sized up.

I’m loving the grey cardigan with cloth covered buttons from the sale. The black pointelle cardigan feels a little short and I’m still deciding on the brown suede ankle boots. #nordstromanniversarysale

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Red cropped cardigan + Madewell crop jeans + blue and white Adidas sneakers

This short red cardigan is super cute with high-rise crop flare jeans and royal blue sneakers with a red stripe.
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