JCPenney Manhattan Mall: Sale Picks

It's end-of-season time and fall collections are hitting stores, so if we're shopping summer looks we're looking for deals. JCPenney has got a nice group of dresses and basics still hanging around the sale racks...

Both Joe Fresh, left $29, right for $27.99

MNG by Mango dress, $65, and basic blue shirt, $15

 

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Manhattan Mall lower levels 1 & 2, 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue

JCPenney Manhattan Mall: Now the Dresses

We all know JCPenney is going through a tough transition. But when I shopped there the other week, I was the most excited I think I've ever been about the offerings on the floor. Yesterday it was shorts. Today, it's the dresses.

 Left: MNG by Mango denim vest $35, ruched-waist dress $45; Center: Joe Fresh shift dress $39; Right: MNG by Mango print dress $45.


I also need to give the L'Amour by Nanette Lepore junior line a big call-out. This is so cute this season, a big improvement, I thought, from last season and a must-see for girls of all ages because WHO can resist this dress for summer?!


JCPenney
Manhattan Mall, 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue

JCPenney Manhattan Mall: Shorts for All Occasions

I didn't try on a bad pair of shorts at JCPenney last week. And I'm not really much of a shorts girl unless I'm in the midst of a July/August heatwave. Here's three totally different looks for you this summer.

Left: Denim shorts, MNG by Mango $25, L'Amour Nanette Lepore Blue Fish bomber $30; Middle: MNG by Mango lace jacket $55, Joe Fresh jacquard shorts $29; Right: mint MNG by Mango blouson $25,  drawstring shorts (kind of a skort!) $25.



JCPenney 
Manhattan Mall, 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue

34th Street Weekend Sale Picks: "Denim Days" with H&M

#1.  H&M Fifth Avenue

This one's not on 34th Street, but we love H&M and this is a great event: Tomorrow, Saturday March 2nd, AnnaSophia Robb will be at the flagship store for a "Denim Days" event. Expect music, treats, and denim customization! Click on invite for more info.  640 Fifth Avenue at 51st Street

#2.  Aéropostale

Camis and tees are 50% off. I love Aéropostale's bright, colorful camis for spring and summer, they are a great fit.  Manhattan Mall level one, 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue

Camis, were $16.50, now $8.25

#3.  jcpenney
I found the MNG by Mango gold-shouldered sweatshirt on the sale rack now for $36. There are some gems there, check the rack right next to the MNG by Mango department on lower level one.

$36

JCPenney's MNG by Mango Summer

Guaranteed first stop on a JCPenney Manhattan Mall visit? The MNG by Mango boutique. It's right off the escalator thus some MNG eye candy always pulls me in to browse.

Strong dresses are definitely a Mango thing, but the jumpsuit and the cropped denim jacket? Very hip for summer.

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Manhattan Mall, lower levels 1 & 2, 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue

Another One Got Away?

Here's a big problem in my line of work, with this constant trying on of clothes: regrets. I've had a lot more than a few. And here's another:

I should have gotten this JCPenney MNG by Mango dress, right? It's a cute print, it's 20% off ($79.92), it's an easy cut, and I would totally wear it in the fall with boots/booties (transition piece...). But honestly, in the dressing room I thought it made me look fat. I don't own a lot of dresses, so perhaps I'm excessively exacting when it comes to dress shopping. Am I asking for too much? Should I run back to JCPenney Manhattan Mall tomorrow and ransack the sale rack? I'm thinking yeah.


JCPenney Manhattan Mall Lower Levels 1&2, 33rd Street & Sixth Avenue

Oh Hi, ScarJo

Mango has amped up their 34th Street presence and added some ScarJo to the windows. I know someday I'm going to be in the office slaving typing away and I'll see a random "Mango on 34th Street" tweet and then I'll drop everything and run down...until then, no, I have no idea when exactly it's opening. But according to ScarJo and Mango, it's soon.

To celebrate the arrival of celebrity spokespeople on 34th Street, I went to JCPenney and tried on some MNG by Mango dresses now on sale.

I am not a strapless dress girl. For those of you who can actually keep one of these up they are adorable.

I was really kicking myself after taking these shots as I could have totally aped ScarJo posing. Oh well, I'll save it for the store opening. These MNG by Mango dresses are ridiculously discounted, so go visit the first lower level of  JCPenney Manhattan Mall and snatch some up until you can shop the 34th Street Mango.

Mango Coming soon to 7 West 34th Street, just west of Fifth Avenue

MNG by Mango, My Groundhog Day

I guess it's natural that we're drawn to the same section of a store over and over, especially when you always find something to buy when you visit. This is my explanation for another MNG by Mango post, in addition to the fact that everything on the floor is 50% off, and the sales rack at JCPenney Manhattan Mall is something like 70%-80% off.

I dropped by JCPenney last Friday as I had to return the bird top because it just wasn't me. As my husband said, "it's an Erica top." Yes, I made the mistake of buying a top that would be perfect for my friend. Erica, go get this shirt! Actually, now that I think of it, her birthday is coming up. Now I've got to go back to MNG. Ugh, it's like Groundhog Day, but set in Manhattan Mall and not in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

Last Friday I was in the mood for plaid. The winter coat is 50% off, and is beautiful in person. Yes, after a few seasons of plaid, I still love it because I've always worn plaid, even before Marc Jacobs discovered grunge. I did grow up in Iowa. The below were both on the mega-clearance rack and I couldn't resist. The green ($17-ish) is very cute as a dress with bare legs, and the red on the left ($15-ish) fulfills all my butch, winter-weather plaid needs, but with a better cut and fabric than my dad's plaid shirts I stole in high school.

MNG by Mango boutique, JCPenney Manhattan Mall, lower level 

33rd Street & Broadway

MNG by Mango Sale at JCPenney Manhattan Mall

Hey, MNG by Mango at JCPenney Manhattan Mall has some killer stuff on sale...

50-60% off.  Next week I'm going to actually edit a MNG by Mango video, you know, add titles, maybe a little shopping mood music, improve quality so you enlarge without fuzziness...But for now it's Saturday, I'm trying to hit the gym, and the hordes are descending, so go get yourself some MNG on sale pronto.

JCPenney Manhattan Mall, lower levels1&2, 33rd & Broadway

Seeing in Triplicate at MNG JCPenney

Here's my final MNG at JCPenney Word for August: Shop. These days you can almost always get an extra $10-$20 off coupon when you visit JCPenney Manhattan Mall (or sign up for mobile coupons here), and yes, the MNG has been marked down (thanks for the heads-up, Anonymous). This is making me see in triplicate.

I think all this MNG on sale is making me dizzy....

Whooo, I'm about to spin...Now I'm feeling a little green...

Seriously, Mango's MNG at JCPenney is a deal. Here's a closer look at the above and more:

Blue dress was $129.90, it's now $103.92.* It's not a dress these days if there's no exposed zipper. The jacket fit is lovely, and many are now $79.92.














My new favorite flat boot, on sale for $87.92, and the back of the green dress w/pretty tie (usually worn in front but I like it in back w/hair up), now $79.92.



















* Prices listed are from online listings, but often I get things for less in store. Again, keep an eye out for coupon flyers and weekend sales, especially Saturday doorbusters.


JCPenney Manhattan Mall, lower levels 1 & 2
33rd Street & 6th Avenue

MNG at JCPenney Manhattan Mall

Here are some of Intern Craig's picks from his visit yesterday to JCPenney's MNG by Mango in-store boutique.

Craig loved this trench, but the $159.90 price tag not so much. The sales associate said prices were dropping soon.I think Craig knew I would adore these booties ($150): a perfect basic with an elegant line.
Ditto to the blouse ($49.90): Craig did not like this, but I love it! Luckily the sales associate told him it was her favorite so Craig humored her and took this picture.
Black shirtdress with a spin: slightly bigger shoulders and cut slim through the torso, $49.90.
This is a nice start, but I'm investigating further in the dressing room this week. Craig's complaint? He felt the collection skewed conservative and wanted to see more trendy, Mango-strong pieces (the MNG on the JCPenney website looks very tempting). Try this: when you stop by MNG at JCPenney Manhattan Mall and don't see what you want, tell the sales associates. I do this all the time at my neighborhood grocery store, and now they stock French cider, organic baby cereal, and Santa Cruz strawberry lemonade.


MNG by Mango at JCPenney Manhattan Mall
Lower levels 1 & 2, 33rd Street & 6th Avenue