Love Lane Bryant: Teachers Get 30% Off

Big kudos to Lane Bryant for supporting our teachers. From now through August 10th, teachers get 30% off their entire purchase at Lane Bryant:

Please click the flier and see the store for more details.

This offer is for in-stores only, so teachers, when shopping the 34th Street Lane Bryant, simply present a valid school ID or paystub at the register and enjoy saving 30% on your entire purchase. PLUS: round up your purchase at the register, and Lane Bryant will contribute the difference to AdoptAClassroom.org.

Not a teacher? Lane Bryant is celebrating education with a contest for all. Enter their Chalk it up to Style Talent Show, and you could win $5,000 for your school and a $1,000 Lane Bryant gift card for you. Visit their facebook page for all the details.

Thanks, Lane Bryant, for giving back during this year's Back-to-School season.

Lane Bryant

225 West 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues

Buy One Get One Free at Lane Bryant

What a sale: starting tomorrow through closing on Monday, May 26th, it's BOGO free on everything at Lane Bryant! Picks below are from the website, but I'm sure you'll find all you need at the Lane Bryant 34th Street flagship (please see store or website for details).

Isabel Toledo sheath dress, $128, jacket sold separately. 

Buckle tote with graphic by Ruben Toledo, $60.

Simple, pretty maxi, $79.95, and adorable fabulous asymmetrical zipper skirt, $78.

Lane Bryant
225 West 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues

Debuting Today: Isabel Toledo for Lane Bryant

Today is the launch of Isabel Toledo for Lane Bryant, and this collection is a beauty. Find the talented Ms. Toledo's elegant and stylish looks online and at the 34th Street flagship.

Photos below from the gloss

     

Classy yet sexy and beautifully crafted, these clothes are in line with Isabel Toledo's aesthetic and offer gorgeous styles for the plus-size shopper. Or, as Julia Sonenshine states over at The Gloss, Isabel Toledo x Lane Bryant is "...basically the opposite of most clothing made for plus sizes, which normally takes every pain possible to obscure the bodies. These don’t make any excuses or try to hide. These clothes say “look at me.”

Lane Bryant

225 West 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues

34th Street Weekend Picks: West End Sales

DSW

Fabulous L.A.M.B. booties, looking pointy-toed, retro gorgeous. Get these for 30% off the DSW price, and find more markdowns in designer shoes on the first level on 34th Street. 213 West 34th just west of Seventh Avenue

Joe Fresh

 The pictures say it all: Up to 60% off at Joe Fresh on 34th Street. Look for $19 dresses, $9 sports bras, and more marked-down gym gear. 215 West 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues

Payless


Up to 50% off at Payless' Christmas sale! 213 West 34th Street

Cohen's Fashion Optical

Splurge on your spectacles: Get 50% off designer frames with any lens purchase. 225 West 34th Street

Lane Bryant

It's 12 Days of Surprises at Lane Bryant, don't miss today's deal! 225 West 34th Street

Pants + Bling: 34th Street's Lane Bryant

Today I'm lucky enough to have a 34th Street Lane Bryant post from my co-worker, Barbara. She's always on 34th Street on the weekends inspecting the streets, and this past weekend she dropped by Lane Bryant for a look. Thanks, Barbara!

Being of an unfashionable size, I have been looking, for weeks, for a classic pant that would fit over my belly, where the legs don’t flair out like bell bottoms. I wear a size 18 or 18W, and more often than not, if I can actually zip up the pants over my rolls of fat, then the crotch hangs mid-thigh, or the waist hits at the bra-line. I was on 34th Street this past weekend, and decided to check out Lane Bryant, and was elated to find 2 pair of pants that actually fit! And the second pair was free.*

As I was standing in line to pay, I found the bling rack, which was also buy one, get the second pair free.* I got to check off several names from my Christmas list. I bought a great 72” black-onyx rope necklace for my sister-in-law, two colorful bracelets to give friends, and I am going to keep the silver ball earrings for myself. I was impressed by the quality, selection of styles, and value. I paid over $30 for a similar Ralph Lauren earring, and Lane Bryant’s version was $12. I know where I am buying my jewelry from now on.

Be sure to check out Barbara's fantastic blog, Carroll Gardens Brooklyn History.

Lane Bryant, 7 West 34th Street, 212-594-2115

*Please note that the BOGO free sale may have ended after this past weekend. Please call the store for more details about this and other Lane Bryant sales.

Give & Get and Friends & Family

Put on your shopping shoes...it's going to be a busy weekend.

Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy are holding their Give & Get sale. You get 30% off your purchases and the non-profit of your choice (or if you use the coupon below, the non-profit of my choice: Feeding America, an organization working to eliminating hunger) gets 5% of the purchase price.

Lane Bryant is having its Friends & Family weekend where you get 25% off just about anything in stores and online.

Both deals are good through this Sunday, November 15th. Don't forget to print out the coupons and bring them with you!

Gap, 60 W. 34th Street at 6th Ave
Old Navy, 150 W. 34th Street between Broadway & 7th
Banana Republic, 17 W. 34th Street between 5th & 6th
Lane Bryant, 7 W. 34th Street between 5th & 6th

Don't Tease the Undergarment

Today I'm wearing something that shall remain nameless. Something that, over six months ago, I mocked, scorned, and abused (but my mom put it in with my maternity things anyway). And now I'm wearing it. Yes, velcro is involved. But I feel nicely supported (I can't believe I just said that), and it doesn't feel like my belly is being left behind every time I sit up from my chair.

Gratuitous "girls at fashion week" photo w/Lindsey, me, and Kati. Lindsey is kind of hiding the belly. This is just before I entered the "What the hell is this and how does it work?" undergarment phase of pregnancy.

Moral of the story? Don't mock undergarments, they will come back to haunt you. Which reminds me, Lane Bryant and Cacique, their in-store lingerie boutique and one of my old-time favorite lingerie shops, is having a bra-fit event this Friday:

Visit the store on 34th Street Friday through Sunday and get a free expert fitting. Me, I could totally use one right now, I have no idea what the heck my bra size is. Nor my shoe size. And forget about dress size.


Lane Bryant, 7 W. 34th Street between 5th & 6th

Friends & Family Thursday

I must interrupt my regularly scheduled 34th Street shoe reviews for a Friends & Family notice:

Hit up Lane Bryant on 34th Street from today to Sunday and get 30% off. I'm always drawn to the Lane Bryant on 34th Street because of the Cacique in the windows. When I was younger the Cacique bras fit me better than Victoria's Secret, and they always had great sales. Now they're exclusive to Lane Bryant. Jealous. I'm also jealous of this:

Now it's a jumpsuit...

Now it's pants. The convertible jumpsuit, $79.50 before F&F. Still I wait in vain for a maternity jumpsuit, and here Lane Bryant has one that converts! Sheesh!
Lane Bryant, 7 W. 34th Street between 5th & 6th

Love Friends & Family

Friends and family sale at Lane Bryant today and tomorrow at the 7 W. 34th Street store. This means 30% off your entire purchase, check out the coupon below for more information. Luckily you don't even have to print it up to enjoy the savings (more $ for clothes, less $ for stupid expensive toner cartridges) just visit and shop.

I'd look for the peacock blue Baby Phat cowl-neck sweater for $84. Yes, there is a "cascade of foil cat logos" but this is pretty, not overdone, and it's cotton/spandex, that durable and comfortable blend. From the Lane Bryant line I like the houndstooth knit jacket with the belt (gives full figures a nice shape), $59.50, and the cowl-neck sweater vest for $39.50. It's all about the vest this winter. And for something special try on the silver jacquard jacket for $79.50 as it could be a perfect holiday party staple. All these prices are before Lane Bryant rewards you for being such a good friend or family.

Also, Malo's sample sale at Soiffer Haskin begins this Sunday. Drop by after the marathon and get 70% off retail for their women's and men's knitwear. This Italian sportswear company is known for its super-luxe cashmere and cashmere, cotton and silk blends. Sunday - Tuesday, 9am - 6:30pm, Wed., 9am - 5pm. It's credit cards only, all sales final, and leave the kids (under 12) and strollers at home. I guess a stroller would give you an unfair advantage at a sample sale. Makes sense as they are often used steam-roller-like on NYC streets.

Lane Bryant, 7 W. 34th Street between 5th and 6th, 212-594-2115

Soiffer Haskin, 317 W. 33rd Street just west of 8th Avenue, 718-747-1656