In case you've ever wondered why we write so many Nordstrom-centered stories around here, the answer is simple: Our readers love to shop there. Recently, I took a deep dive into the most popular brands at the retailer, which included heavyweights like Gucci, Ugg, and Nike. But Nordstrom also stocks cool on-the-rise brands that only fashion-obsessed shoppers know about. They're all hiding in Nordstrom's section called Space: Emerging and Advanced Designers.In this section of Nordstrom's websit...

In the suburb of Chicago where I grew up, few places were frequented as much as Nordstrom. It was the main hub at our local mall where everyone and their mothers (literally, my mom used to drive me there far too frequently) shopped for everything from True Religion jeans and Free People henleys to Uggs and BCBG prom dresses. I ate lunches at the Nordstrom café with my friends and got my makeup done in the beauty department before my freshman homecoming dance. Suffice to say, the Seattle-ba...

Long before I was a fashion editor, Nordstrom was my go-to destination for a lot of things—especially when I needed a gift. I still remember far too many times when I would rush to the mall before a birthday dinner or baby shower and do a quick zip around the store to find exactly what I was looking for. I even worked there in college during the holidays, so you can only imagine where a good portion of my paycheck went. After all these years, my hometown Nordstrom has closed down (RIP), but t...

Here's a shocker to no one: I'm a frequent Nordstrom shopper. During my weekly—often daily—visits to the retailer's site to shop for products I want to feature in my stories (or even treat myself to), I've become well-acquainted with its wardrobe basics. So well-acquainted, I might add, that I tend to pick favorites, so I decided to put all my knowledge of the current best winter basics at Nordstrom to work in this roundup. To no surprise, they all happened to be the ones that come high...