Prepare For the Biggest Normcore Sale of Your Life

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Sorry, Simon, but the terrifying paradox that is normcore is about to see a big influx of followers in the next couple of months. We've been mourning the demise of Coldwater Creek, the clothier that's been outfitting our grandmothers since 1984, since they announced a filing for bankruptcy last week. They're officially closing doors within the next couple of months and are planning an imminent going-out-of-business sale. Translation: Strap on your velcro shoes and scrape your dollars together because the biggest normcore sale of your life is just around the corner.
· Coldwater Creek Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Planning Big Farewell Sale [Consumerist]
· Barney's Simon Doonan Hates Normcore: It's Deadly, Venomous [Racked]
· Vogue Discovers Normcore, Isn't Impressed [Racked]