My Friend Gave Me a $589 Budget to Update Her Winter Wardrobe—6 Rich-Looking Nordstrom Finds I Sent Her Way

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My bestie FaceTimed me this week, begging for help with her end-of-year closet update. Adamant about starting the New Year off fresh, she is pushing aside her baggy jeans and sporty sneakers for a sophisticated, rich-looking winter wardrobe. The mood board? Parisian cool girl meets posh London tailoring meets effortless Denmark street style.

Lucky for her, I shop for a living. Plus, it's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale 2025. Save up to 60% off top brands from designer names like Coach and Mansur Gavriel to editor-favorite labels like Aligne, Reformation, and Favorite Daughter. Deals end January 5.

Coming in under budget at $586—hey, everything counts—here are the six rich-looking Nordstrom finds I sent my bestie. Scroll on, and you'll find the makings of a chic winter wardrobe, a designer-like collarless blazer, under-$100 leather loafer, an elegant winter coat, a competitor for the hottest bag trend (spoiler: east-west bag), and more elevated pieces. Affordable winter fashion starts at Nordstrom, so enter 2026 in style, and shop the rich-looking Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale 2025 finds below.

Update Your Winter Wardobe With These 6 Rich-Looking Nordstrom Finds

1. Structured Coat

Person wearing wide-leg white trousers, a white turtleneck, an oversized double-breasted coat, a half-moon bag, and sunglasses.

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2. Collarless Blazer

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3. Loafers

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4. East-West Bag

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DECEMBER 06: Gili Biegun wears structured olive brown suit, holding a fur scarf, Demellier London The New York Shoulder east west bag in black lizard and Saint Laurent slingback kitten heels on December 06, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images)

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5. Cashmere Sweater

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - JANUARY 30: Sophie Sunde Sylte wears micro Chanel bag, creme white knit with wide sleeves, skirt, brown boots, Chanel sunglasses outside Aeron during the Copenhagen Fashion Week AW24 on January 30, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images)

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6. Straight-Leg Jeans

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Josephine Hadjiloucas
Josephine Hadjiloucas
Assistant Shopping Editor

Josephine Hadjiloucas is a New York–based writer. She first interned at Who What Wear UK in 2024 and later joined Who What Wear U.S. as an assistant shopping editor after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2025. When she isn’t covering the latest Gen Z trends or updating her under-$100 Nordstrom wish list, you can find her browsing the racks of NYC’s best vintage stores or rewatching Moonstruck for the 50th time. “Snap out of it!”