21 Last-Minute Nordstrom Gifts to Order While Shipping Is Still Free

While we don't typically condone panicking, if you still have gifts to buy for the holidays, now might actually be the time to panic. Shipping deadlines have seemed to be looming for weeks now, and they're finally here. And if it seems a bit early, it is. In case you've been living under a rock, shipping carriers are experiencing delays and retailers want to ensure that your packages are guaranteed to arrive by December 24, so here we are.
Nordstrom has set its order deadline for free shipping with guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve as today, December 16. So if you need some last-minute(ish) gifts before you have to shell out more money for expedited shipping costs, we came up with a useful roundup of items that are sure to please your recipients. How amazing would it feel to finish your holiday gift shopping by December 16? Let's find out.
Next up, the prettiest things at Nordstrom and Shopbop right now.

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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