Gap Holiday Promotions, Ema's Picks

Don't you love the Gap? I love it even more during the holiday season when they throw those incredible 50% off promotions. In my experience it doesn't get any better than that, even on sale.
There are several going on right now in stores. They are having 50% off sweaters (which is even better than the "Buy 1, get the second one for free" that they had for Thanksgiving); 50% off all pajama sets, and all the hats, scarves and gloves are $10. I was a bit surprised to find out that these promos are in-store only, because if you have watched the "Glee" season finale last Wednesday you can't have missed the Gap ad that advertised all the sweaters at 50% off this weekend and one could ask why they bother to make a special ad for a promo that they are not carrying out online. In any cases, remember to stop by the Gap this weekend to check them out.

I went in yesterday to stock up on the Ultrafine Turtleneck Sweaters, now on promo for $17. I LOVE these! As you know I had bought the navy to wear with the Jcrew check shirt and I picked up the black during the Thanksgiving weekend. Yesterday I bought the off white and a very nice green color that I plan to wear alone (when it gets a little bit warmer!):



This is the off white under the check shirt:



And it's thin enough to allow you the layered look with your favorite tees, to keep you warm and without bulking (and yes, that's the snow-gem tee, a perfect match for the off white color):



You have already seen in my Weekend outfits post the Cozy Turtleneck Sweater in the oatmeal color. Yay for mrs.anketell who snagged one for half the price plus 25% off yesterday! I have tried a few other colors (included a green very similar to Jcrew Jalapeno) but decided that one is enough for me. Highly recommended though!

The following is the Crewneck cardigan, on promo for $24.75. What makes this cardigan special is the striped grosgrain trim (but it comes striped only with certain cardigan colors, like the navy, bougainvillea, tomato and purple. In the other colors the trim is solid). I think the navy is going to be very nice in the spring (it's definitively a cotton cardi, even if there is a small percentage of cashmere). By the way, the seams at the sides and armholes are exposed (like in the Jcrew Dream crewneck cardigan):



And I couldn't resist the tomato color (very festive), even if probably I won't keep both:



I am a little bit bothered that the return policy at Gap is now 30 days (I must say, I used to buy much more at the BabyGap for my daughter when the return policy was 90 days because she often outgrew clothes before even having the chance to wear them). However buying during these promo is always a good deal even if you decide to return after 30 days because they will give you a store credit for the current selling price, which could be even more than the price that you paid for.

Last, a cardigan that I also bought during the Thanksgiving promo, the Classic cardigan. It's a very nice (even if thin) 100% merino sweater. A warning though: this cardigan is exceptionally long and I had to size down two sizes (while I usually buy regular sizes at the Gap, I ordered the SP and XSP to try and kept the XSP) to get the right fit on me. I love the heather brown color, similar to Jcrew heather latte:



And finally the pajamas. I love Gaps flannel pajamas but they don't last forever and the last one that I bought was three years ago, so I was really waiting for this promo. All the pajamas set are now $19.75 and they make great and inexpensive gifts (personally I would love to receive one). I like the fit of the pajama pants that are included in the pajama sets much better than the fit of the pajama pants that are sold alone (where the leg is much wider and this year come with button tabs to roll them up, a feature that I don't really care about in a pajama), not to mention that you get the top for free. I picked up this one in the "pink and grey plaid" pattern (where only the drawstring is pink) and it looks great. Now, I know that you would have loved a IRL pic of me in my pajama, but I'm not ready yet, lol.
Speaking of Flannel pajamas, I have a movie reccomandation for you. Flannel pajamas is an indie movie that came out a few years ago with a limited distribution and few people have seen (I think), but it's one of the best "romantic" movie ever, the characters are very authentic and the actors (Julianne Nicholson and Justin Kirk) are terrific. Not your Hollywood romantic comedy and probably a little bit depressing if you are all for happy ending movies, but a must-see if you are an indie movie lover.

Are you going to take advantage of this promo? Are you interested in any of these picks for yourself or as a gift?

Have a nice weekend and happy shopping!