The Vogue-Approved Guide to the Best Memorial Day Clothing Sales

Reported by Vogue.

Memorial Day weekend is doing the most this year — and not just in terms of backyard barbecue ambition. According to Vogue, the long weekend has quietly become one of the best shopping windows of the year, with end-of-season designer markdowns landing simultaneously across nearly every major retailer. If your summer wardrobe still has gaps (and let's be honest, it does), now is the moment to fill them strategically.

The headline numbers are hard to ignore. Nordstrom's Half Yearly Sale is running up to 40% off, with Maison Margiela sneakers and Mansur Gavriel bags in the mix. Net-a-Porter has Dôen, Loewe, and Ulla Johnson up to 50% off — the kind of sale where wish-list paralysis finally pays off. Shopbop goes even further, offering up to 50% off vacation-ready labels like Ciao Lucia and Posse, plus an extra 10% off sale items with code EXTRA10 for three days only. Bloomingdale's is sitting at 30–40% off across clothing, shoes, and handbags, and Frame is stacking discounts to reach up to 70% off in their women's sale section.

The Private Sales Worth Logging Into Right Now

The real finds this weekend are behind a login screen. Khaite, The Row, Toteme, and Jacquemus are all running private sales — accessible with just an email — with markdowns ranging from 30% to 70% off. Think The Row's Liisa pumps and Canteen bag, Toteme's T-lock bags and silky separates, and Jacquemus's Bambino. These move fast and don't get restocked, so the window is genuinely short.

For rebuilding the basics, Levi's is offering 30% off sitewide — no code needed — through Tuesday at midnight, covering the Low Slung Baggy and the original 501 shorts. J.Crew has 40% off everything plus 50% off all dresses, Madewell is at 25% off new arrivals with an extra 30% off sale items using code LONGWEEKEND, and Kendall Jenner-approved Almina Concept is 20% off sitewide with code MEMORIAL20. If activewear is the priority, Beyond Yoga and Leset are both going up to 60–75% off on exactly the kind of off-duty pieces that carry you through summer.

Summer dressing doesn't have to be expensive — it just has to be timed right, and this weekend, the timing is everything.

Read the original at Vogue.