Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2019: Best Men's Clothing & Accessory Deals

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2019: Best Men's Clothing & Accessory Deals - Business Insider

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2019: Best Men's Clothing & Accessory Deals - Business Insider
All Of The Prime Day 2019 Clothing Deals To Shop - HuffPost
Patagonia and Lululemon: Is “washless” clothing good for the environment? - Vox.com
Amazon is using Prime Day this year to try to win in fashion - CNBC
The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 clothing and fashion deals - TODAY

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2019: Best Men's Clothing & Accessory Deals - Business Insider

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 01:47 PM PDT

Nordstrom is currently holding its biggest sale of the year, where customers can shop thousands of deals across the site. From July 12 through July 18, Nordstrom cardholders have early access to savings in categories like fashion, home, and beauty. From July 19 through August 4, the rest of the public will have access to the sale — and on August 5, the prices will go back up.

Clothing is the most shopped category during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale simply because the deals are that good. You can save on everything from new dress shirts and suits for the office to lightweight chinos for the summer and fleece jackets for the winter. But by the last day of the sale, many of the best items will be sold out, so you'll want to start shopping sooner rather than later.

In addition to rare deals on all your favorite clothing brands, deals on accessories like backpacks, watches, sunglasses, and belts are also some of the best they'll be all year. To help you shop the sale, we rounded up 30 of the best deals on men's clothing and accessories below.

For more deals on menswear check out the 20 best stylish sneakers and the 20 best dress shoes and boots.

You can also browse other Nordstrom Anniversary Sale deals for each of the following categories, add some things to your wish list, and shop them now if you have a Nordstrom Card.

Shop the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale now. Check out our picks for the best deals on men's clothing and accessories, below:

All Of The Prime Day 2019 Clothing Deals To Shop - HuffPost

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 11:00 AM PDT

FYI, HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Some Prime Day deals are time sensitive, so prices are subject to change.

We love an affordable Amazon fashion find, but we love one on sale even more. Whether you need a new look or an upcoming summer wedding or a new swimsuit for the beach, it's a great time to stock up on summer staples during Prime Day 2019.

Below are some of the Amazon Fashion brands that will be on sale during Prime Day 2019. Take a look:

Patagonia and Lululemon: Is “washless” clothing good for the environment? - Vox.com

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 06:50 AM PDT

It's been a banner few years for people who hate doing laundry. A slew of brands has arrived promising that you can wear their products for days, weeks, or months straight without ever putting them in the wash.

Wool & Prince started the trend in 2013 with a Kickstarter that collected 10 times their goal of $30,000 by promising that their merino wool button-downs could be worn for 100 days straight. Dozens of athletic brands, including Lululemon and Patagonia, treat clothing items with nanosilver particles to fight odor.

Earlier this year, Unbound Merino released a collection of men's T-shirts, socks, hoodies, and underwear (and one women's shirt), promising you could travel without any luggage. As I write this, I'm wearing a cotton and seaweed fiber T-shirt by Pangaia treated with antimicrobial peppermint oil to prevent odor for the fourth time. The company claims the peppermint will help you save 3,000 liters of water over its lifetime by skipping laundry.

There are a half-dozen reasons we would want to wash our clothing less. It's much more convenient and affordable, especially if you travel a lot or don't have an in-home washing machine. Frequent washing also shortens the life of your garments, fading the colors and pulling at the seams.

It's also better for the environment. Every time we wash synthetic clothing, plastic microfibers wash out and right past water treatment plants into our rivers and oceans. A 2017 study found these microfibers in 83 percent of tap water samples tested globally.

Washing clothing, especially in hot water, is water- and energy-intensive. McKinsey found that washing and drying 1 pound of clothing over its lifetime on average emits 11 pounds of greenhouse gases. Levi's found in its most recent lifecycle assessment of its jeans that up to 40 percent of the climate impact and 23 percent of the water used over a pair of jeans' lifetime is during the consumer phase, though a German study found that the amount of water used to grow cotton exceeds by a much bigger margin the water a consumer will use to wash a cotton piece. In any case, using less water is still great, especially if you live in California.

And dry cleaning your dress shirts, aside from costing you time and money, exposes the environment, workers, and potentially you to a carcinogenic and neurotoxic substance commonly known as PERC, which is still used at 70 percent of dry cleaners nationwide.

But washless clothes don't come cheap. Men's silver-infused shirts from Lululemon are $10 more than similar shirts, Wool & Prince dress shirts can be compared in price to Brooks Brothers, and Unbound Merino charges a pricey $65 per T-shirt. Pangaia beats them all at $85 per white T-shirt.

Is it worth it to pay a premium for "washless" — or more accurately, "wash less" — clothing? Or could you just, you know, decide to wash your clothing less? Let's go beyond the anecdotal consumer test and look into the research.

The science of smelly polyester

Rachel McQueen, an associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta, has smelled a lot of dirty T-shirts. She researches how our skin's microbiome and body odor interacts with the clothing we wear, and explains that sweat itself is sterile and odor-free (unless you've just eaten a lot of garlic) but as soon as it meets our body's bacteria — which varies from person to person — it's metabolized into volatile, gaseous compounds that float to our noses. This tiny world of sweat, bacteria, and odorous compounds then transfers to our clothing.

Brands that market their clothing as odor-fighting — from silver particles woven into the fabric, to a finish of triclosan or triclocarban, and fabrics such as bamboo rayon, merino wool, or saltwater seaweed fibers — almost always attribute it to the fabric's supposed antimicrobial qualities. But according to McQueen, this can be misleading. Yes, the bacteria can continue to munch on your sweat and produce odors after they hitch a ride on your yoga tank, so in theory, incorporating antimicrobial ingredients into your clothing would help. But what really matters is whether the stinky, oily compounds the bacteria has produced will stubbornly cling to your shirt or drift away on a breeze. That is determined by the type of fabric.

Polyester and other petroleum-based fibers are hydrophobic, or what athletic brands call "sweat-wicking." They repel water and dry quickly. The downside is that they attract the oily compounds that cause body odor. "These oily compounds, they go woosh! into polyester," McQueen says. These compounds can build up over time until one day you're pulling a supposedly clean workout tank from your drawer and wrinkling your nose.

Natural fibers, including cotton, merino wool, and rayon made from bamboo, trees, and — yeah, sure — seaweed, are hydrophilic, meaning they love water. That's why cotton gets so sopping wet when you workout. "But this ability to love water means laundering is way more effective because the water can get in there with the detergents and help release these compounds," McQueen says. Merely hanging a wool or cotton shirt up after you wear it allows the moisture to evaporate and bring the odor with it, though. Bing! A fresh and clean T-shirt in the morning — no washing required. Plus, merino wool tends to dry more quickly than cotton, making it a good choice for athletic apparel. (And shoes, as Allbirds boasts.)

So, yes, Unbound Merino's and Wool & Prince's washless claims hold up to scientific scrutiny. "If you exercise in merino wool, you don't have to wash it every time," McQueen says. "And you shouldn't, it's not good for it."

But they're not the only merino wool brands out there, they just have the most pointed marketing. Outlier, which creates bike-to-office clothing for men, has a merino wool tee. Smartwool's raison d'être is providing merino wool gear, though its offerings stylistically are more for hiking.

Is silver really anti-microbial, and does it matter?

McQueen has found in her research that silver isn't as effective at killing germs in the real world as it is in lab tests, unfortunately. "I get into trouble," she laments. "Some companies don't like me because I say that I'm skeptical about the finishes on polyester. I'm open to it, I just haven't come across it yet."

In a Norweigan study published in 2016, researchers sewed samples of a variety of fabrics — including polyester fabrics with anti-odor and anti-microbial treatments, cotton, and wool — to gym mats that were used by 30 sweaty participants in a 90-minute circuit-training class. Afterward, the treated polyester fabrics did, in fact, smell less than the untreated polyester fabrics. But cotton and wool still smelled better. After laundering, the treated polyester fabrics smelled better than cotton and worse than wool. This is backed up by the very unscientific testing at GQ of three brands that use silver: They all stunk to varying degrees after use but freshened right up after the wash.

Conclusion: If you're wedded to wearing polyester or nylon workout gear (and we get it, it looks much better than cotton gym shorts), then a silver treatment could help prevent a permanent sweat stink from developing. But you still should throw synthetic garments — from nylon yoga leggings to acrylic sweaters and polyester blouses — in the laundry before you wear them again.

Ostensibly, combining natural fibers with silver would create a powerful anti-odor team. Y Athletics creates men's basics in merino wool lined with silver, and the European brand Organic Basics offers an entire line with recycled nylon athletic clothing and organic cotton basics like socks, tees, and underwear.

But wait! Silver nanoparticles can wash into the environment, and if they are in high enough concentrations (for example, outside of a poorly regulated factory that manufactures silver technical fabric) they can be toxic to aquatic life. There's also some concern that when you sweat, they're absorbed into your bloodstream — but it's hard to know if particles like these do so at high enough levels to be bad for you. The industry standard is for silver-impregnated fabric to last 50 washes, though some fabrics, like those from Gap's new eco-friendly men's athletic line Hill City, now have silver woven into the fabric to prevent it from washing out, and Patagonia says its silver particles are too big to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Ably Apparel promises that its men's and women's cotton basics are stain- and odor-repellent thanks to a mysterious proprietary coating called Filium they say is eco-friendly. Having worn one of their T-shirts multiple times a week for a year of intense travel, I can tell you that the anti-stain promise seems real — my white T-shirt made it 14 months without picking up a permanent stain of any kind, even yellowing under the arms. As for odor? It would develop after a day on a plane, but sometimes aired and always washed right out.

Controlling odor the natural way

A greener and cheaper strategy might be to just hang your clothes in the sunshine to kill any lingering bacteria and let the breeze waft away the odorous compounds. Avid vintage shoppers swear by spraying vodka or vinegar on their finds to get rid of the smell of previous owners.

Just keep in mind that all the research so far has been on odor resulting from underarm odor and not from — hmm, how shall I say this? — feminine discharge. The experience of a couple of brave female Buzzfeed staffers who tried wearing Organic Basics underwear for a week proves the point. Men: Silver could perhaps address the bacterial cause of urine's smell, and merino wool undies might hold up, but you still need to air them out at night.

Yes, most of these brands are for men. Maybe women are less likely to want or be able to wear the same gray shirt five days in a row on a business trip. I'm certainly interested in incorporating more merino into my wardrobe … to a point.

Everyone can just chill out

Finally, understand that likely nobody can smell yourself as much as you do. "We do have this paranoia about odor," McQueen says. "This is a little bit anecdotal, but has evolved over my years of experience dealing with smelly T-shirts that other people have worn."

McQueen's research lab screens potential participants, looking for people whose t-shirts retain their body odor. And many people (and their flower-fresh tees) don't make the cut. "I think we become very attuned and sensitive to our own body odors, because we are close to it, but that doesn't mean others can smell it," McQueen says. She suggests asking your partner or a trusted friend or roommate to sniff your clothing if you're unsure.

"I've had a friend who's said, 'Oh my goodness, this is my smelly T-shirt.' And I smell it and go, 'That doesn't smell too bad. You should smell this.' And she smells it and goes, 'That's not bad.' And I go, 'Seriously?'"

If you do have a particular problem with body odor, it might indicate you have a mix of bacteria in your armpits that produce an especially pungent smell. For some, getting a donation of pit bacteria from a sweet-smelling friend might help. But most people? You're fine.

In the end, you don't necessarily need to buy washless clothing to wash your clothing less. Denim — especially traditional, non-stretch denim that is 100 percent cotton — can go a couple of weeks without being washed, and it will last a lot longer too. Really, just try to buy products made of natural fibers instead of synthetic, and hang them up after use. Trust the sniff test. You'll find you can get three or four wears before laundering.

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Amazon is using Prime Day this year to try to win in fashion - CNBC

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 07:40 AM PDT

On the morning of June 25, mega-fashion influencer Arielle Charnas, who's collected more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram and has her own clothing line Something Navy at Nordstrom, announced when Amazon's Prime Day would be kicking off this year.

It was a not-so-subtle signal about what Amazon hopes to accomplish with its annual deals extravaganza this year. It still wants to be a bigger name in fashion.

When you think of Prime Day, you might be thinking about deals on Instant Pots and Amazon Echo devices — not half-off dresses and designer heels.

But the market for apparel and accessories globally is worth more than $1 trillion, so Amazon clearly sees there's a lot at stake here. It's using Prime Day to tout fashion deals. And it's also had a slew of recent initiatives and tie-ups with fashion influencers — beyond Charnas — to show it's trying to establish the site as a place to shop for more than just the basics. It hopes to take market share as other apparel retailers are struggling. And it hasn't been afraid to experiment.

Typically, when it comes to selling clothes, Amazon is really good at "the boring stuff," Wells Fargo retail analyst Ike Boruchow said.

Wells Fargo has estimated that Amazon generated roughly $35 billion in sales in 2018 related to apparel and footwear, out of $232.9 billion in sales overall. For context, athletic apparel retailer Lululemon brought in $3.3 billion in sales last year, while Gap Inc.'s net sales were $16.6 billion, and Costco has said it generated $7 billion in sales in 2018 from clothes and footwear. Amazon dwarfs them all, even combined.

But a lot of those transactions for Amazon stem from "commoditized" clothing items like white T-shirts, jeans and underwear, according to Boruchow. Amazon's in-house brand, AmazonEssentials, is popular for that sort of thing — selling a four-pack of women's camisoles for $24.50, or a 10-pack of cotton crew socks for kids for $9.45.

Bezos' vision for fashion

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos frequently told colleagues in the early 2000s: "In order to be a two-hundred-billion-dollar company, we've got to learn how to sell clothes and food," according to the book profiling Amazon's ascent, written by Brad Stone, called "The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon." At that time, Bezos set his benchmark based on the size of Walmart's sales, Stone said.

Amazon surpassed $200 billion in annual sales for the first time in 2018. That figure includes revenues from its other businesses like Amazon Web Services, not just retail. Meanwhile, Walmart's total revenue was $514.4 billion for its latest fiscal year.

Amazon is trying to sell more fashionable clothes today as mall-based apparel retailers like Victoria's Secret, Chico's, Dressbarn-owner Ascena Retail Group and Forever 21 are closing stores and struggling to draw-in shoppers. And department store chains like J.C. Penney and Macy's, which have historically been reliant on their apparel businesses to drive sales growth, are shrinking. It's been estimated retail store closure announcements could reach 12,000 this year, setting a record, with many of those stemming from apparel-based businesses like Charming Charlie and Charlotte Russe.

This Prime Day, which kicked off Monday at 3 a.m. ET and runs for 48 hours, will put Amazon's latest efforts to be a bigger fashion destination to the test.

Lessons from Prime Day

Prime Day 2019 will include hot deals on staple items, like sweatshirts and socks, but also is promoting Amazon's own fashionable items to highlight the range of clothing it offers.

Ahead of Prime Day this year, Amazon was pushing deals for as much as 50% off leggings, accessories and more, Jacquelyn Cooley at analytical intelligence company 1010data said. Fashion items very well could be on the top sellers list this year, considering how the deals are panning out, she said.

On Prime Day, Amazon is touting 30% off Calvin Klein and deals on some of its own exclusive apparel merchandise.

On Monday morning, button-down shirts from Amazon's Goodthreads line were 30% off, its own Lark & Ro dresses were 50% off, and certain Calvin Klein and Adidas merchandise was 30% off. Charnas took to social media again to tout her #PrimeDayPicks, including items from Amazon Essentials, Splendid and Rebecca Taylor.

Overall, this year's Prime Day could bring in as much as $5.8 billion in sales globally, up from an estimated $3.9 billion in sales in 2018, when the event ran for just 36 hours, according to Coresight Research.

Beyond Prime Day

But a fashion business isn't built on a two-day sales event. Amazon has seemingly been amassing an army of fashion influencers on social platforms like Instagram, bringing with them tens of millions of followers altogether, to write posts with taglines like "I #FoundItOnAmazon."

Women including Paola Alberdi, Sierra Furtado, Emi Suzuki, Leonie Hanne and Patricia Bright each have more than 1 million followers on Instagram. Now, they all share something else in common. They're working with Amazon to promote the platform as a fashion destination — alongside their posts about Reformation, Revolve, Channel, Rebecca Minkoff, and other trendy and luxury labels.

One of Amazon's new influencer-focused ventures called "The Drop" went live in May.

With The Drop, Amazon is partnering with fashion influencers like Bright, a U.K.-based vlogger known for posting chic looks and night-out outfits to her Instagram, and Furtado, an LA-based YouTuber known for her more laid-back style. These partners are designing limited-edition apparel and accessories collections that Amazon will then create in-house.

There's a scarcity element involved because shoppers are only given 30 hours to shop each influencer's collection before the next one is dropped. A text alert notifies shoppers when a drop is happening. Amazon also says on its website it only makes limited quantities of each drop, so products are expected to sell out.

The Drop sounds a lot like fast-fashion retailer Zara's strategy, which has found success by never making the same thing twice, only shipping limited quantities of items to stores, and rotating inventory frequently to keep shoppers coming back again and again to flip through racks of clothes. Amazon appears to be taking its own stab at this approach.

In order to be a two-hundred-billion-dollar company, we've got to learn how to sell clothes and food.

Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO

Amazon also has its own subscription box program akin to Stitch Fix called Prime Wardrobe, where users can pick out a handful of clothing items, try them on at home and then only pay for what they want to keep, shipping back what they don't want.

And just last month it launched an artificial intelligence tool called "StyleSnap." Within Amazon's app, users can either take a photo or upload an existing image of an outfit, and StyleSnap will use machine learning to "match the look" with clothes for sale on Amazon.

Making shopping fun

Still, analysts and fashion experts agree that navigating Amazon's website for clothes often is more arduous than it is enjoyable. The website's design isn't desirable for discovering new things or new brands. Most people shopping on Amazon go there knowing exactly what they're looking for. With fashion, Amazon must figure out how to make the experience more fun.

There's also reluctance for brands to partner with Amazon because they lose autonomy over pricing and marketing, founders have told CNBC.

On the whole, it hasn't been easy for Amazon to entice popular fashion brands to sell there. The majority of product listings on Amazon's fashion page are from third parties. This is likely one of the reasons why Amazon has been incubating so many of its own apparel and accessories lines in-house. It has more than 60 today, according to tracking by TJI Research, like Core 10 for women's leggings and sports bras, and Goodthreads for men's khaki pants and button-down tops.

More clothing sales shifting online

Separate data from eMarketer shows Amazon is on track to grab nearly 30% of the market for apparel and accessories sold online in the U.S. this year, up from 22.7%, or about $18.38 billion in sales, in 2016.

But remember: U.S. e-commerce sales still represent less than 15% of total retail sales, according to eMarketer. The majority of purchases are still happening in bricks-and-mortar stores.

RBC Capital Markets' retail team is predicting 40% of apparel sales in the U.S. will take place on the internet by 2023, up from closer to 30% today. Currently, RBC says e-commerce accounts for roughly 20% to 25% of clothing and accessories sales for most retailers. For specialty retailers it's closer to 29%, for department stores it's about 24%, and for off-price retailers it's just 2%, according to the firm.

And in a survey of 1,000 consumers in the U.S. ages 18 to 34 released in June, RBC found more than 50% of respondents say they start their searches for clothing online on platforms carrying numerous brands, rather than directly from a single brand's website. That could end up boding well for Amazon.

"We believe Amazon could have a material presence in fashion, over time," RBC said in a recent note to clients. "That said, we believe that Amazon would need to respond to changing style trends at a faster pace, especially with its own private label inventory. ... Also, Amazon could improve its browsing experience for fashion customers — try searching for 'women black dress' and you will get over 350 options."

The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 clothing and fashion deals - TODAY

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Have you been looking for the perfect excuse to refresh your wardrobe with some fashionable new pieces... without breaking the bank? Well, it's officially that time of year — Amazon Prime Day is here!

We've covered tons of different top-selling fashion items from Amazon that have gone viral: the $15 sun hat, this $30 jacket that one of our writers loves, a best-selling (and totally flattering) one-piece swimsuit, and even this staple t-shirt that happens to look amazing on three different body types.

It's safe to say that we — along with the rest of the world who leaves glowing reviews on bestselling items— are big fans of the stylish steals from Amazon!

That being said, you'd be wise to hurry and snag these saver-savvy finds before they are all gone. We'll be updating this page throughout the day.

Here are our favorite style and fashion deals we've rounded up:

You can never have too many pairs of leggings. This slightly cropped pair features a subtle mesh detail and at 40% off you'll probably want to stock up now!

Replace those bras you've been meaning to get rid of! These T-shirt bras from Calvin Klein have over 700 reviews on Amazon and are deeply discounted for Prime Day.

The "Amazon coat" that went viral this past winter is part of the retailer's big sale, too. Apply the 40% off coupon for a discount in your cart.

Step up your sunglasses game with these stylish Ray-Bans, 20% off.

These high-rise skinny jeans from Levi's seem like the type of purchase that you'll wear all year long. They've earned a 4.0-star rating from over 100 reviews on the site.

For under $30, you can get this Calvin Klein denim jacket.

This sleeveless maxi dress from Amazon can be dressed up or down — and is 30% off.

This chiffon top is 30% off and it seems like the perfect shirt to wear to work or out for a nice dinner.

Denim jackets are great for cooler summer nights and can be worn with almost everything.

This T-shirt is made of quick-drying fabric— a huge plus for those who are active!

This Reebok sports bra is great for high-intensity training because of the light, breathable fabric.

This gorgeous color-blocked dress is a classic style that you'll be able to wear forever.

These straight leg jeans are up to 50% off right now.

This pair of jeans is a favorite among Amazon shoppers with a 3.9-star rating from over 1,500 reviews. They come in five different washes, so you're sure to find one that fits your style.

Did you know you can buy clothes from J.Crew on Amazon? The retailer is offering 30% off select items like this cute ribbed T-shirt.

These lounge pants are comfortable AND stylish. They're a bestseller in the women's workout pants category, but seem like they'd be equally amazing for running errands.