Labor Day Markdowns Hit the American Closet's Everyday Uniform

J.Crew and Madewell are heading into Labor Day weekend with sales on their wardrobe staples, joined by other retailers doing the same. The timing lands on the calendar's last big turnover point before fall, when closets swap warm-weather basics for cooler layers. For shoppers restocking those in-between pieces, the markdowns arrive right as the season's changeover gets underway.

With reporting from Page Six Style.