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Cyber Monday

Chickdowntown.com is offering 45 percent off all regularly priced merchandise and an extra 30 percent off all sale merchandise through the end of today. There's a lot on the site that's tempting, like these classic Hunter wellies, which are a good thing to buy now and wear forever. Or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, if you have anywhere really fancy to be anytime soon,

Diane von Furstenberg's beautiful silk goddess dress in deep purple strikes me as very red-carpet-worthy and is also the kind of piece you could get a lot of use out of for years to come. Or Elizabeth and James' take on a white tee, which is oversize with a single front pocket and a row of pearly buttons running down the back. And from Gryphon, I'm totally digging this swingy tent coat with metal latch closures, already on markdown. Use the code CYBER at checkout to apply the discount.

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