Splurge or Save Thursday: Printed Taffeta Dress
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I want this beautiful dress now.
This printed taffeta shirtdress features a modern and elegant watercolor floral print. I find the rich blue particularly striking. It has long kimono-style sleeves, deep pleats, and side-seam pockets.
Wear this to your next semi-formal event or anytime you’re feeling a little extra.
This Marina Rinaldi dress is $1,455 and comes in sizes 17–33.
For a splurge-y shirtdress in straight sizes, try this dress from DvF ($598, lucky sizes) and this other DvF dress ($458, lucky sizes), both at Nordstrom.
Sales of note for 2/7:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
- J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off one item + free shipping on $150+
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