Attn Shoppers: The Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale is on for Women

Shop the Women’s Half-Yearly Sale at NORDSTROM. Plus, get free shipping and free returns on every order.  Top designers are featured in this sale, plus brands like Topshop.  If you're shopping over Memorial Day weekend, put this sale on your list.  See more Memorial Day Sales for 2013 on The Recessionista.

TheRecessionista.com Relaunches. The Chic Recessionista's Guide to Style

Since 2008 when our sister site, The Recessionista,  was discovered by The New York Times as “A Label for a Pleather Economy“,  the site and its traffic have steadily grown.  That's no mean feat in a tough economy, where it's harder than ever for small businesses to survive and thrive. With a small budget, and  love for living chic on the cheap The Recessionista has grown from a blogspot to a dot com, and now to a complete new design with a new logo.  Don't be confused by sites that scream out "Fake it til you make it." The Recessionista is not about faking it in any shape, manner or form. There's nothing chic about a fake.  The site is about being chic on the cheap.  You'll recognize the new site by its distinctive new logo that pays homage to Chanel’s simple “little black dress.”  We think the little black dress is the essential garment for recessionistas. A great little black dress can take you anywhere.  Take a look at newly designed The Recessionista today with streamlined navigation and new sections (Travel, Wine/Food and Beauty.) The new site offers more pages and enhanced images.  Click here to subscribe.

Win a Chance to Dish with Heather Thomson and a Trip to New York

 

Yummie Life Shape wear founder, and Real Housewives of New York City star, Heather Thomson,  is offering her fans the chance to win a trip to New York City  to enjoy a luxurious trip and dish with her over lunch.  To learn more, and to enter, go to the Yummie website.  There's plenty of time to enter this one, as the contest doesn't end until Dec. 15, 2012.

New York Fashion Week: Calypso St. Barth Spring 2013 Preview

Pictured: Calypso St. Barth Spring 2013 Preview 

The design house of Calyspo St. Barth is getting ready to take the train to New York Fashion week, heading south to Marrakesh.  All on board the train for cool, comfortable fashion for Spring 2013.  Here's what Creative Director Elisa Miller has to say about the design inspiration for Spring 203. “Inspired by the rich color and pattern of Marrakesh, spring is all about shakin' it in the souk. Rich shades of rosy coral, desert orange, and palm green are cooled off with hamman white, icy silver and navy, creating an exotic, adventurous, endlessly chic collection with an underbeat of funk,” says  Elisa Miller for Calyspo St. Barth.  I could envision wearing this colorful maxi poolside, out to dinner & drinks or just hanging out. I am really looking forward to seeing this collection and all the colorful prints that Calyspo St. Barth is known for.  I'm ready to shake it in the souk now and go haggling for deals in the marketplace. Remember their Target collection?

First Ladies of Chic Recessionista Style!

First Ladies of Style: Michelle Obama & Jill Biden

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