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Every so often a weekend comes along where there’s a decent batch of sales, but none of the sales produce enough solid finds to warrant your full attention. This appears to be one of those weekends. Five of the better sales, one for each finger, are below. Included are a few picks worth pointing out.
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Sierra Trading Post: 20% off w/ ALOUTDOORS2 | 25% off $125 & 30% off $200 & w/ ALJUNE2
The Pick: C.K. Glen Plaid Linen Suit – $209.97 ($600) | Isaia Linen Suit – $1050 ($3k)
More often than not, Sierra Trading Post is running some sort of tiered codes. Take 20% off with ALOUTDOORS2 or 25% off $125 / 30% off $200 with ALJUNE2. That 30% off code drops the real nice looking Calvin Klein Glen Plaid 100% linen suit all the way down to just north of $200. And then there’s the Isaia. Good. Friggin. Grief.
Piperlime
: 20% off with code GIFT (exp. 11:59pm PT on 6/8.)
GAP Inc’s shoe (and more) store is gearing up for Dad’s Day with the 20% off site wide code GIFT. There are some exclusions, namely: Final Sale stuff, Sunglasses, and the brands G-Shock, Boss Orange, Boss Black, Hunter, Merrell, Frye and The North Face. Their selection isn’t enormous, but two items worth a peek are 501s for under $40 and a linen blend blazer that looks extremely lightweight and casual. You’ll pay a bit for the blazer though. Remember: Piperlime offers free shipping both ways. That’s key.
Lands’ End / Lands’ End Canvs $20 off $75 + free ship no min w/ FATHER & pin 2610
The Pick: Plaid Poplin in Glacier Blue + Linen Cardigan = $59.96 shipped
Here’s how this works. The shirt in the “glaicer blue” combo is the only one that’s on sale for $19.99. Pop on over to the Lands’ End side and find the L.E.C. linen cardigan in the plain ol’ L.E. sale section. Buying the two together actually gets you the pair for a penny less than if you just bought the cardigan on its own. They should ship free too, since the shirt ends in a $.99, not a $.97. Other combos worth a look: Beach Side Linen Shorts (try the striped red) + Black Crosby Moc Toe = $61.97 shipped. Thought you’d seen the last of the Crosbys huh? Obviously those two are not to be worn together. And finally, the beach side linen shorts, this on sale cardigan, and these socks will come out to $59.96 shipped. And now my brain hurts (doesn’t take much).
UPDATE: LEC has put a bunch of poplins on sale for $20. Thanks to the guys in the comments for the heads up.
GAP: 25% off with GAPFUN (expires 6/10)
25% off is solid these days for Gap.com. Which also happens to be the only place some of us can friggin’ find this new linen blend blazer. Hasn’t shown up in stores yet. Word is it’s good. Very good. Under $100 with the code. Comes in chest specific sizes and the closer tailored fit.
Why you should save your $: Nordstrom’s 1/2 Yearly Sale starts next Friday 6/15
The Pick: ??????
Ah. Well, the best deal this weekend is sitting tight for next weekend. Nordstrom’s half-yearly sale for men is worth looking forward to as well as saving your money for. Nordstrom hardly ever throws big time sale events, and combine this with the extra markdowns that follow once the sale is technically “over” and it’s one of the best times to score something on the high end of an affordable minded guy’s budget for much much less. Free shipping and free returns are also a huge bonus. Items from Joseph Abboud, Hickey Freeman, Hugo Boss, Cole Haan, and other designers get some decent sized price cuts. Same usually goes for their in-house brands like Calibrate and 1901.
I’m a college student with a tight budget.. that 200 dollar Calvin Klein suit makes me want to disregard buying textbooks for next year.
The Nordstrom half-yearly sale, if you want to reserve something, already has presale going on in stores.
Anyone have suggestions for a boot similar to the LEC moc-toes? I love the design, but I’d really rather have brown and they’re sold out in my size. Don’t know why, I just have some mental block about black boots.
I have that LEC linen cardigan and it’s absolutely massive in the shoulders. I have fairly broad shoulders and am normally a medium or large in most brands, but got this in a medium and it hangs at least two inches off each shoulder. Should have returned it really, I hate how unpredictable LEC is when it comes to sizing.
talking of sales, J Crew Factory is having a 40% off shirts and ties weekend. You know, ‘cos Dad’s like em and stuff.
Picked up the 501s today, the LEC glacier blue shirt yesterday, and the Blue Claw Worten Weekend 00 Agent Edition duffel the day before.
Damnit Dappered. I love you.
Hey Jackson-great pickup. $31.50–> $18.90 for most of the shirts I’m seeing is a great deal. Approximately the same size as our fearless leader Joe–any ideas from anyone, for a casual, unbuttoned JCrew shirt, a small or medium??
$1000 for a linen suit! I’d rather get a second dick surgically installed on my forehead. Think of the possibilities…
How can factory not have any knit ties asdfasdgasdgasdf
I’m saving my pennies for Nordstrom’s sale next week.
Classy.
The LEC is now part of the destination deals. Those poplins are $20 a pop (ugh, pun), and if you buy 4 you are basically getting one for free with the $75 coupon, thus $15 a shirt @ $60. Not bad for $200 worth of shirts at full price.
Try finding a pdf online, or getting a used copy from a friend, half.com, etc.
Hey Joe,
Thanks for these articles. FYI, the other shirts at Land’s End are now on sale for $20 too!
Or just get buddy-buddy with one of your classmates and read along with them in-class and borrow a book from someone else after class. That’s what I did.
Just want to note that Factory slim fits fit like a garbage bag so I’d avoid them.
And don’t forget to wear your suit to class! 🙂
See if the library has the book, but yeah it’s probably going to be very expensive
Anyone know how the CK Suit fits? If I were questioning 38 versus 40, size up/down recommendation?
I have it too, and if you look at the seams and cut, its intentional. The key words in the description are “Naturally drapey”.
But I found the same thing. I always order larges from LEC to fit my shoulders but this was huge. So I reordered a medium and it fits much much better. I love it now.
That CK suit looks pretty solid.
Chegg.com = the best.
Can always rent the previous version for a fraction of the cost of the current version. If class requires doing questions in the book, compare or copy a page from a friend. 99% of the time, the material is the same.
I think the linen jackets are becoming abit overkill
Its summer…
They’ll go away when the heat does.
hey just so you know, levis at jc penney are always $40. the 501’s are $45, always. no waiting for sales.
I find sizing down in LEC’s cardigans are typically a must… regardless of what they are made of. I’ve got a 43 inch chest and a medium cardigans fit spot on whereas I need a large in there regular sweaters.
Do it. If I had bought my text books already I’d be right there with you
General question – how much can pants on a suit be let out. For example, for those Ralph Lauren suits at STP, the jacket that fits me (38) is paired with pants a little too small for me – 32 while I generally wear a 33. Can a good tailor let pants out that amount?
I too would like to know this. Am I reading it right that a 42 LONG has 33″ sleeves? That seems extraordinarily short. My poor gorilla arms 🙁
It is my understanding that pants can be let out by an inch to and inch and a half, or at least that is what I tell my customers.
Park n Bond and Gilt have 30% off for members until 6/15 GILT30
I ordered the CK suit in 42L and it’s going back today. Boxy shoulders, jacket is way too long. too bad, it looked nicer in the picture.