Back to School Styles at Ross + Win a $25 Ross Gift Card! [CLOSED]

The start of a new style season is especially exciting.  We’re approaching that time of year when the weather changes and our wardrobe has to change along with it.  I know a lot of you (teachers and students) are getting ready to go back to school and are shopping for new school year styles.  I was invited to check out the back-to-school shopping scene at Ross Dress for Less, the nation’s largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain.  Today’s post shares what I found.

I visited Ross Dress for Less and within minutes I found 6 items—a cobalt blue top, an embroidered tunic, a polka dot blouse, a colorblock sweater dress, a striped shift, and a black pencil skirt—that I had to try on.  All of these items were right-on-trend styles by top designers that could easily anchor back-to-school outfits.  They were each priced under $40 too.

After visiting the fitting room, I decided to purchase a three-quarter sleeve, striped dress with zippered details at the shoulder.  This designer dress, with a retail price of $140 and a Ross price under $40, is the perfect transitional piece for this time of year.  It’s a lightweight jersey material that will layer perfectly.

In today’s look, the dress is worn with booties, pink accessories, and a large tote bag.

Tower Grove Park at the corner of Magnolia Ave and Kingshighway Blvd, Saint Louis, MO

Dress—c/o Ross Dress for Less
Bag—Hobo (old) | similar, similar
Booties—Sam Edelman
Bangle—J.Crew | similar
Watch—Michael Kors
Necklace—Vince Camuto | (cheaper here)
Earrings—Vince Camuto | same style in gold

To help with your back-to-school shopping, Ross is offering one of you a $25 gift card.  If you’ve shopped Ross, you know that $25 goes a long way there.  So, get in it to win it!

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Giveaway Rules:

1. Entries can be made until Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 11:59 PM ET. 
2. Must have a mailing address in the United States (Guam and Hawaii included).
3. A winner will be randomly selected using random.org
4. Selected winner has 48 hours to respond to winning notification email. In the event of no response, another winner will be selected.

Disclosure:  Ross Dress for Less invited me to explore the back-to-school offerings at the store and provided a gift card for me to shop.  Ross Dress for Less is also providing the gift card to the winner of my giveaway.  As always, the opinions and ideas expressed are my own.