If a French Woman Shopped the New Nordstrom Sale, She'd Love These 38 Chic Items
The Nordstrom fall sale is legit. There are so many fantastic items on discount before Black Friday technically kicks off. And yes, many of the finds in question easily fall into that effortlessly chic category. You know, words that are often synonymous with Parisian style.
On that note, I thought it could be fun to scroll through the Nordstrom sale offering to uncover gems a French woman would definitely be into—pieces that are pared down yet elegant—if she found herself across the pond shopping at Nordstrom.
Keep scrolling to shop easy jackets, elevated basics, forward shoe styles, and more.

Bobby Schuessler is a fashion editor with over a decade of editorial experience covering shopping, style, and beauty. He's spent 10 years at Who What Wear, currently leading the market team to deliver highly covetable and convertible content. He creates data-driven shopping guides featuring top retailers like Nordstrom, Shopbop, and Net-a-Porter and is at the forefront of Who What Wear's shopping tentpole strategies, including Amazon Prime Day. He also works on branded content initiatives and appears on camera in video and shopping livestream franchises.
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