Retailers try to tempt shoppers with Black Friday discounts. But these offers are not necessarily the best prices of the year, according to experts.

Even after years of working as a shopping editor, I know firsthand that the "stars aligned" feeling of finding a dream style at the right price never really goes away — especially come Black Friday, when the season's most coveted wardrobe essentials are often marked down at their lowest prices of the year.

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