I’ve been calling fall trends for 10 years. & here’s what I’ve learned. Every year I used to grab the trend of the season at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, feel very smart, and then watch it hang in my closet with the tags on. Even when I called the trend right, I still didn’t wear it. Wrong occasion, wrong mood, wrong me. So now I buy the boring things. The classics that are missing or worn out in my closet, because those are the ones that never go this low when you actually need them mid season. A trench, real waterproof boots, the leggings I actually reach for. Buy the need now, let the trends prove themselves later. If you’re figuring out what to buy at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2026, start with what’s missing from your closet, not what’s trending. nsale nordstromanniversarysale nordstromsale LTKSaleAlert LTKOver40 LTKmomlife