A Few More Sales This Week

Who: Gant Sample Sale
What: Up to 80% off on Spring/summer 2010 clothing and accessories for men and women. Shirts $25 (was $99 to $175), blazers $95 (was $695), cardigans $45 (was $225)
When: May 12-14, 2010. Wed-Thurs 8:30am-6:30pm, Fri 8:30am-5pm
Where: 20 West 55th St (nr 5th Ave) 22th floor. 212-230-1949

Who: Custo Barcelona Sample Sale
What: Womenswear, menswear, and accessories starting at just $19!
When: May 13-15, 2010. Thurs-Sat 1pm-8pm
Where: 474 Broome St (b/n Broome & Wooster St) 212-274-9700

Who: Buckler Sample Sale
What: Menswear from NYC based designer starting at just $15! Cotton V-neck sweaters$25 (was $225), seersucker blazers $50 (was $400), plaid shorts $15 (was $150)
When: May 13-16, 2010. Thurs 6pm-8pm, Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 11am-7pm, Sun noon-6pm
Where: 13 Gansevoort St (nr Hudson St) 212-255-1596

Who: Global Fashions Showroom
What: Up to 70% off women's ready-to-wear, outerwear, handbags and accessories. Collections include Alexander McQueen, Anna Molinari, G.F. Ferre, Just Cavalli, John Galliano, Love Moschino, M, Valentino Red and many more
When: May 11-13, 2010. Tues-Thurs 9am-6pm
Where: 49 West 38 Street (b/n 5th & 6th Ave) 4th Floor

Daffy's Designer Deals & Apt Steal

For those of you who don't live in New York, Daffy's is a chain discount retailer similar to TJ Maxx or Loehmann's. Their stores have a lot of good deals; you just have to be patient and willing to dig. I don't have too much Daffy's shopping experience, but I heard good things about the pop-up shop so I decided to check it out.
The inventory was stock you could find at a regular Daffy's, but edited to include cocktail and dress pieces from bigger names like Love Moschino, Jean Paul Gaultier and Tracy Reese. Prices were what you would expect from Daffy's, at least 40% percent off retail. Even at deeply discount prices, some pieces were still $1,000+. The dresses that caught my attention were mainly in the $200 range, but not in my size, no luckily no temptation there - though they are updating their inventory every other day, so I will probably be back before the store wraps up.

If I remember correctly, there were about 3-4 racks of women's wear plus two walls of shoes and bags, and there was a rack of apparel and wall of shoes for the men.
My favorite part of the store was the store display in front - Jeffrey Campbell, whad up! There were a couple Chinese Laundry pairs in there, but it was all about the Jeffrey Campbells. I've been following that line for years; I remember when they didn't even have a website.

If you're still looking for a pair of summer sandals or just want a funky pair of flats, the Daffy's pop up store is definitely worth checking out. All the shoes on that table were all $30 or less! I was this close to buying the orange flats, but decided they were just a little too big.

Oh, and one last note, the staff is super friendly and helpful!

Who: Daffy's Pop-Up Store
What: Discounted men's and women's wear, cocktail dresses, shoes and handbags - inventory updated every other day!
Where: One 7th Ave South near Carmine, 212-337-9967
When: Mon-Sat 11AM - 8PM & Sunday 12noon - 7PM
And in case you haven't heard already, Daffy's is doing a crazy marketing promotion - Enter to win a one-year lease on a fully furnished $7,000-a-month apartment in West Village on 7th Ave at $700 a month. Oh what?! Can I win that please?

To enter, just show up at select Daffy's locations to create a 30-second video explaining why you deserve the apartment. Daffy's will post the best videos online for people to vote, and the winner will be announcer August 16th. For details and locations, visit daffys.com.