Save Money with Style at Lane Bryant

Save Money with Style at Lane Bryant

Meieli Sawyer

Meieli SawyerMar 24, 20173 min read

If you aren’t doing this already, you should be: looking for promo codes from every retailer when you shop online. Not some of the time, not most of the time, but every. single. time. Case in point: while shopping at Lane Bryant, I almost missed out on getting $25 off my order knocked off instantly . But while the discount was good, the clothes were better.

Lane Bryant’s “Checked Collection ” was where I did most of my damage: it’s bold, it’s on-trend, and I’ve seen the same look on the pages of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. My favorite, by far, was the gingham flounce top , which comes with a built-in bandeau bra and cute criss-cross straps (and up to size 46DDD, no less). I imagine it not only with the high-waisted gingham bikini bottoms (sold separately ), but with a lot of other pieces come summer: a pair of tight jeans that I picked up on eBay, a cute snap-front skirt, and a navy sarong that I’ve had so long, I can’t remember where I bought it. This bandeau is a wardrobe-refresher, because it’s simple enough to work with all the things I’ve pulled out of summertime storage (in March – don’t judge).

And I’ve discovered one other thing about Lane Bryant, possibly the most important thing for women who need to find ways to make their wardrobe work twice as hard: the resale value of each piece you buy this year may amaze you. Those awesome d’orsay flats you scooped up for $40? They can go on eBay for half the price when you tire of them. Same goes for the espadrilles you picked up for a song. You can cut the guilt in half when you shop strategically, use a coupon code, and then take good care of the pieces you own.

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 Hello, My Name Is Maurice           
...Maybe it should be after I did my last haul! Every time I shop at Maurice’s, I head to the plus-size dress section. In both mini- and maxi-length, the t-shirt dresses start at insanely affordable prices (especially with the newest maurices-coupon that’s out ). My dress-of-choice is the sleeveless t-shirt dress ($26), which received a five-star rating for a good reason: the sizing is generous, and with the basic colors listed (maroon, black, and dark green), you can't go wrong.

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So far, this is how I’m planning to wear my t-shirt dresses: 

  • With a statement necklace draped across the front, unbelted and paired with super-strappy high-heeled sandals
  • Belted, with a bandana tied around the neck
  • With a long silk scarf looped around the neck and trailing over the shoulders
  • Topped with a lightweight chambray vest and flat sandals
  • With a fun little collar-style necklace

Talk about making $26 s-t-r-e-t-c-h! If you get three dresses for the summer, you will have every weekend covered, style-wise. The black sleeveless one, with metallic accessories, will even work for night.

Now go and make those coupon codes work for you!