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Nordstrom Rack’s Best Black Friday Deals Include Anti-Aging Skincare, Winter Coats, and Designer Handbags for Up to 80% Off

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In between scrolling through Amazon’s pages upon pages of Black Friday deals, let’s not forget the original discount stores—like Nordstrom Rack—that have great markdowns all year. On this huge sales day, those already marked-down prices receive ever steeper discounts, making for some of the best deals around.

Case in point: Nordstrom Rack’s clearance section. Here you’ll find basically every item featured at discounts upwards of 50 percent—many going higher than 75 percent. In addition to this glorious section of goodies, you can shop everything from anti-aging skincare to warm and protective outerwear for more than half off.

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If you’re on the hunt for a new handbag, you’re in luck. You’ll find designer purses for under $200, including a standout deal on this Michael Kors leather satchel—which typically retails for just

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Pierre Cardin, French Fashion Designer, Dies At 98 : NPR

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French designer Pierre Cardin has died at age 98. Here, the member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts is seen in 2016, at the end of a fashion show marking 70 years of his creations at the Institut de France in Paris.

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French designer Pierre Cardin has died at age 98. Here, the member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts is seen in 2016, at the end of a fashion show marking 70 years of his creations at the Institut de France in Paris.

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French designer Pierre Cardin, who extended his brand far beyond the fashion world, has died at age 98. The son of Italian immigrants worked with luminaries such as filmmaker Jean Cocteau and designer Christian Dior before launching his own fashion house, drawing on his love for futuristic design.

Cardin’s family announced his death to Agence France-Presse on Tuesday.

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Famed French designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98

Holly B. Martin

Pierre Cardin, the French fashion designer famed for 1960s-era avant-garde and Space Age looks, who pioneered fashion ready-to-wear and the fashion licensing system that made him rich but diminished his brand’s reputation, has died. He was 98.

His death was announced by French Academy of Fine Arts on Tuesday. The academy did not give a cause of death or say where or when he died.

Born Pietro Cardin in 1922 to French parents in their vacation home in San Biagio di Callalta near Venice, Cardin’s family left Italy two years later to escape fascism and moved back to Sainte-Etienne in central France, where Pierre grew up.

From an early age, he was interested in dressmaking, starting work at age 14 as an apprentice even though his father wanted him to become an architect. He moved to Paris in 1945, where he studied architecture and worked with the fashion

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Black Friday 2020 Designer Deals for Prada, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Rolex and More

Holly B. Martin

Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving, sees retailers across the country offer slashed prices on a range of items including luxury brands.

Here we look at a selection of 2020 Black Friday deals for products from designer labels. Some discounts began before Black Friday, while others are only available on Black Friday. Some offers may be valid until a selected date after Black Friday. See the company websites for more information.

Prada

Save $109.54 on Prada Women’s Pr 16rs Butterfly Sunglasses, priced at $145.46 (reduced from $255).

Save $31.60 on a bottle of Prada’s Luna Rossa Carbon Eau De Toilette Spray (100ml), priced at $58.40 (reduced from $90).

Marc Jacobs

The fashion label is offering 50 percent off its Pillow Bag, which is priced at $247.50 (reduced from $495), and its Mini Pillow Bag, priced at $225 (reduced form $450). The Pillow Bag is available in five colors,

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