Aqua at Bloomingdales

One of my favorite stores to shop at is Bloomingdale's, they have great stuff and more importantly, even better sales. Right now they're having 30% off already reduced merchandise and an additional 15% off that. Bloomingdale's also has their in house brand called Aqua which is a slightly cheaper version of trendy fashions. Now, Aqua isn't cheap like Forever 21 or H&M, but I'd say it's the middle ground between those stores and the high end brands that Bloomingdale's carries. As with all clothing, the quality of Aqua can sometimes be hit or miss, but generally the stuff I've seen is pretty good.

Aqua cashmere sweaters are especially popular. I can vouch for the quality of these, I just bought one last night and I love it. I couldn't find a picture of it, but i got a dark grey round neck cable knit 2-ply sweater. It was originally $130 and with the discounts it ended up being about $80.00. When i went the Aqua cashmere sweaters had been really picked over and I was lucky to find exact what I wanted. A lot of the sweaters come in all sorts of different colors also, cream, black, brown, baby blue, light green, grey (both light and dark) so there's a lot of selection. My mom went in the morning and told me people were going crazy buying cashmere because of the discounts.
The sweater on the left used to be $110.00 and is now $62.30. The sweater on the right was $158.00 and is now $110.00. You should also get an extra 15% off for the next few days during the after x-mas sale.


Aqua really tries to keep up with the trends like this Jumper ($68.00, left). Personally, I think the jumper is cute but I'm not about to go out and buy one, some people can pull it off and others (like me) might look like they're 12. If you like them this is a great option that is better quality than Forever 21 or Wet Seal, but not as much as the original Katy Rodriguez that Ashlee Simpson is wearing that goes for about $550.00 (right).



Or you can get this jumper from Shopintution.com for $105.00 (right) It looks just like the one Jessica Biel is wearing and looks just like the Aqua one.



This red pleated dress from Aqua ($68.00) is really pretty in person. The material is very smooth and slightly shiny. You can't see in the picture but in person there are thin pleats on the shoulders and on the skirt. They also have a shirt version in the store. It's a very flattering color as well.


I think putting this skirt and shirt together would be a great work outfit. Both these items could also be worn separately and made more casual. I love the sleeves on the shirt, I think it would look great with some long necklaces and jeans with boots or heels. Although that model looks really really angry for some reason, maybe she's just hungry. The shirt is $48.00 and the skirt is $68.00


The Aqua stuff on the Bloomingdales website is hardly indicative of the merchandise they have in the store. Their clothing on their website is pretty terrible actually and they have MUCH more in store. Having just seen Aqua's new season myself yesterday I think they have some really nice stuff right now. Everything I've shown here can be bought online here.