Sample Sales This Week: November 1-7, 2010

Who: Rock & Republic
What: Up to 80% off on denim for men and women. Sale includes best selling outerwear and sportswear: tops, sweaters, dresses, shorts, skirts and jackets along with a variety of children's wear and maternity lines. Tanks & tees will start at just $14.99
When: November 4-6, 2010. Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat11am-8pm
Rock & Republic of up to 80% off some 40,000 pieces of premium luxe including women's and men's jeans in all sizes as well as a full range of best selling outerwear and sportswear: tops, sweaters, dresses, shorts, skirts and jackets along with a variety of children's wear and maternity lines. Tanks & tees will start at just $14.99!
Where: Metropolitan Pavilion, 4th Floor. 123 West 18th Street (b/n 6th & 7th Ave)

Who: Lucky Shops by Lucky Magazine
What: Up to 70% off over 60 designers/brands at this ticketed event alongside complimentary cocktails, giveaways and music.
When: November 4-6, 2010 Thurs 6pm-9pm, Fri noon-8pm, Sat 11am-5pm
Where: 125 West 18th St (b/n 6th & 7th Ave)


Who: Erica Weiner Sample Sale
What: Select merch on sale at this Cash Only Jewelry sample sale.
When: November 5-7, 2010. Fri 3pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 1pm-8pm
Where: 195 Chrystie St (nr Rivington St) Suite 809H.

Who: Mina - Albright Fashion Library Outlet Sale
What: Up to 95% off on pieces purchased for celebrity dressing and many have never been worn. Evening, ready-to-wear, coats, shoes, and accessories. Sizes 0-10, with tons of sample sizes. Most one-of-a-kinds.Narciso Rodriguez leather jacket $490 (was $4,900). Dolce & Gabanna sequined $590 (was $3,600). Chloe gown $590 (was $2,950). Manolo Blahnik flat boot $240 (was $1,200). Chanel pumps $200 (was $800). Dolce & Gabbana sling-backs $125 (was $600).
When: October 29-November 7, 2010. Mon-Sun 11am-8pm. 212.253.5894
Where: 32A Cooper Square (6 St & 4 Ave)

Who: Paul & Shark Men's Sample Sale
What: Up To 70% Off on Italian made Men's Fall 2010 merch including outerwear, short sleeve polo's, jeans, trousers, wool and cotton sweaters, 100% cotton woven shirts and Men's shoes.
When: November 2-4, 2010. Tues-Wed 9am-5pm, Thurs 10am-3pm
Where: 79 Madison Ave. (at 28th Street) Suite 1206

Who: Pricila Coats Collection - Sample Sale
What: Discounts on a wide selection of wool and down coats for men & women from Miss Sixty, Michael Kors, kenneth Cole and many others. Originally priced at $230-$330, now $79.99. All sales are final. No exchanges. No returns.
When: November 3-6, 2010. Wed-Thurs 9am-7pm
Where: 215 West 40th St (b/n 7th & 8th Ave) 6th Floor

Who: The Butter, Tibi, Bettye Muller & Something Bleu Stock/Sample Sale
What: Up to 75% off on current boots and shoes retailing from $250-$650, now $60-$200.
When: November 5, 8-11 2010. Fri, Mon-Thurs 10am-7pm.
Where: 307 7th Ave (b/n 27th & 28th St) Suite 2307. (212) 366-1822

Who: Andrew Marc Sample Sale
What: Women's, girls (sizes 4-14), and men's leather and luxury fabric outerwear up to 65% off retail.
When: November 6-14, 2010. Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri 8am-7pm
Where: 401 7th Ave - Penn Plaza Pavilion (b/n 32nd & 33rd St) (212) 840-1800

Vince Camuto Shoe Design Contest

Ever dream about designing shoes? Well now is your chance to try your hand at designing!

Shoe designer, Vince Camuto, is holding a design contest that let’s aspiring designers submit a sketch of their dream shoe for a chance to get it produced and sold as part of the Fall 2010 Vince Camuto collection. The sketches will be posted online and visitors can vote for the shoe they like best. The top 10 voted designs will then be judged by designer Vince Camuto and President Louise Camuto along with an editor from Lucky Mag.

The best shoe design will then be featured in the September issue of Lucky and the designer wins a trip to New York City to meet Vince himself!

Submit design to shoedesigncontest@vincecamuto.com by April 15 to enter!

Shop Like an Editor at Lucky Mag

Earlier tonight Erin and I stopped by the famed 4 Times Square building where we met with some of the wonderful editors of Lucky Mag!

Lucky just launched a new shopping experience at shopping.luckymag.com where shoppers can browse and have the option to "buy it now". It features over 86,000 products from over 450 brands and 40 retailers, and Lucky fans will love it because new merchandise is curated daily by Lucky editors.

The Lucky Shopping homepage features hot items like classic red lipstick and ankle boots, but I think the most exciting things about the shopping experience are the cash back program for magazine subscribers and the search tool.

Sample sales are great for scoring bargains, but Lucky Shopping is really helpful when you're looking for a particular item like a gold pair of shoes you need for a wedding or fingerless gloves for fall. You can search and narrow down your results by price, store and brand, and the nice thing about Lucky Shopping is their database includes items at both the high and low end of the spectrum. For example, a search for "Tulip Skirts" yields both Alexander Wang and Old Navy, so you can decide whether you want The Look or The Look for Less.

It doesn't have everything yet and it's not too interactive, but the site promises to grow as the users increase.


And while we're talking about Lucky, be sure to watch for their flash sales. They are 24 hour "deals of the day" and pretty sweet. Just this past week they had 50% off a Vena Cava skirt and Sigerson Morrison booties!