Sales that deserve some attention heading into the weekend, or sometimes, a bit earlier. Might not be some massive once a year event, but still worth a look. Those are what make up these handfuls. Expect these things when necessary. Five of the better sales, one for each finger, are below. Included are a few picks worth pointing out.
Banana Republic: Extra 40% off Sale Styles w/ BREXTRA40
The Picks: Cotton/Linen Suit Jacket + Matching Pant = $155.99 total ($380)
Yep, it works on suits and blazers as long as they’re in the sale section. A stupid good price for a plenty nice suit for summer. 62% cotton, 38% linen, and tailored fit. Sure it’s lined in poly, but if you’re on a budget? Hard to get better than this. Ships free, returns free in store. Plenty of sizes at post time. One of the better BR deals in recent memory.
J. Crew: Extra 40% off Sale items w/ STYLE40
The Picks: Irish Linen Ludlow Suit – $389.80 ($456), Tretorn Canvas Sneakers – $39.00 ($70), MacAlister Brickman Boots – $88.80
I was lucky enough to snag one of their Irish Linen Suits at the end of the year last year (in Indigo) and… can’t say enough about it. It’s a heavier jacket thanks to the outstanding construction, but it breathes extremely well and it’s treated me well in 90+ degrees. So while only the pants are on sale for 40% off with the code, if you’re wanting to lay some cash on a quality linen suit, this is a solid deal under $400. Meanwhile, stand by for an in person review of the fine stripe cotton Ludlow next week. It’s on sale for $249.60 with the code… but it’s kinda stiff. Better than the Factory version overall, but not THAT much beter. More on the sneakers over here. Brickman boots are resoleable and made in Italy. Watch out for final sale items, which can’t be returned.
J. Crew Factory: 50% off site wide plus free shipping no min w/ CELEBRATE
The Picks: Slim Striped Pocket Tee – $16.00, Slim Cotton Cashmere V – $26.00, Layering Vest – $37.00, Skull & Crossbones Socks – $4.00
Meanwhile, over at J. Crew’s little brother… worth a full mention just for the free shipping code. So if you’ve had your eye on say, one slim shirt or one polo, then you won’t have to shell out the extra 4 bucks to get it to you. Free shipping code CELEBRATE expires today, 7/4. Size selection on suiting is still all over the joint.
Jack Spade: Extra 25% off sale w/ SOS13
The Pick: Narrow Stripe Credit Card Holder – $26.25 ($55.00)
Free ground shipping too, which makes small pickups like a card case all the more reasonable.
GILT: Automatic Watch Sale
The Picks: Carucci Square Giarre – $135.00, Carucci Dual Time – $135.00
The clearance sales were a bit of a disappointment, but go figure that they run an affordable watch sale the next day with a couple of eyebrow-raisers (in a good way). Most in the sale is gaudy, but these from the Italian brand Carucci (w/ Japanese movements… assembled where exactly?) are tempting for the low $100s. Interesting dial setup on the round case dual time. Would you wear it? Also, there’s a couple of J. Springs (a division of Seiko) automatics that are begging for a new leather, maybe flieger or NATO style strap. Remember, this is GILT, so know their return policy. Not a lot of cash-back options. And some of these watches are final sale, so, no returns of any kind.
Also worth a mention: Billy Reid is still offering an extra 25% off sale items with JULY4. The Brooks Brothers Summer clearance event is still going on. LastCall is doing 30-60% off everything with half off suits and 40% off shoes. form•function•form is taking 15% off watch + strap combos w/ keepsonticking through Sunday. GANT is offering 20% off sale styles with STARSANDSTRIPES through Sunday.
Finally managed to get in on a Thompson from JCF this morning. Under $200 today, and there was a pretty solid selection of sizing on the wool jackets, though not so much on the summer suits.
I’ve been hoping to pick up a Navy Thompson but there are no pants available. I’m thinking about juts getting the jacket at this price and getting the pants later. It’s not like J. Crew’s going to stop selling them.
Thoughts?
Happy 4th everyone!
Seems reasonable to me. I almost did that on one of the summer suits last month, but realized that the summer suits are a bit more transient than the wool suits — the summer ones MAY disappear, whereas the wool suits will almost certainly be around for a while yet.
Picked up the navy thompson jacket last week at an outlet ($118ish) and ordered the pants online ($88 unfortunately before they went on sale). Now to shorten those sleeves…
got the LUDLOW SLIM SUIT PANT IN FINE-STRIPE COTTON in 32*32 if anyone is interested. Its too tight on my mammoth legs. Wore them once. its 148 online and is not included in the clearance sale but ill let them go for 55.
Thanks for the heads up on the BR Chino Suit! I think it’s a pretty smokin deal, and they had it in my size (38S and 33W) :D. Will update on build quality and fit.
I’ll take them for 55
I like those Tretorns. Makes me regret getting my Sperry sneakers. Had I known, I would have gotten these instead.
Just picked up two of the JCF sweaters. Thanks for the tip! Also, FYI there is a retailmenot code available for an extra 10% off final bill.
Promo code “VIP” got me an extra 10% at JCF on top of the sale
snagged that BRP Suit, outstanding deal. thanks for the heads-up on that.
You can also find the pants on ebay. They are usually brand new and priced lower than the JCF website.
Hmm… still not bad I guess. I’m offshore right now so I have yet to see it.
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