A Few More Sales This Week

Here are a few more sales happening this week!

Who: DANNIJO + Hunter Dixon trunk show
What: One of a kind DANNIJO pieces starting at $25 and Hunter Dixon blouses and dresses originally $275-600 will be $45-125.
When: August 18, 2010Wed 6pm-8pm.

Where: 423 West 14th St (nr Washington Ave) 3rd floor. RSVP ASAP!

Shhhhh.... Thanks to our friends at Racked NY we just got word about the private Stella McCartney Sale. I did go to the sale a few years back through a friend and that's how I picked up my 2 pairs of Stella shoes at 80% off but haven't heard much about it since, as it's been kept pretty hush hush until now! I do recall that when I went to the sale previously I was ready to leave because I couldn't afford the clothes on my budget, but then it became all about the shoes!

Who: Stella McCartney Friends & Family Sale
What: 80% off clothes & shoes galore! Please note there is a guest list so you won't be guaranteed entry.
When: Til tonight, 8pm!
Where: Flatotel, 135 West 57th St (b/n 6th & 7th Ave) 5th Floor

Who: Castor & Pollux Sale
What: Up to 50% off summer stock from Vena Cava, Acne, Iro, and Tucker at 50% off
When: Ongoing sale
Where: 238 West 10th Street (b/n Bleecker and Hudson St) 212-645-6572.

Who: Some Odd Rubies Sale
What: Up to 75% off their own label and a great selection of vintage merchandise.
When: Starts August 19, 2010. Ongoing Sale
Where: 151 Ludlow Street (b/n Stanton and Rivington St) 212-353-1736.

Who: Narnia Vintage Sale
What: Clear out on summer selection of sweet vintage pieces.
When: August 18-20, 2010. Wed-Fri noon-9pm
Where: 161 Rivington Street (at Clinton St) 212-979-0661.

Who: Temperley London Sample Sale
What: Up to 70% off regular price. Floral tunic $239, long cardigan $389.
When: August 20-22, 2010. Fri 9:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun noon-6pm
Where: 453 Broome St (at Mercer St) 2nd Floor 212-219-2929

Who: Blue & Cream Sale
What: Up to 50% on merch for men and women from Helmut Lang, VPL, Yigal Azrouël, Preen, and more.
When: Now through Monday, August 16, 2010.
Where: 1 East 1st St (at Bowery) 212-533-3088.

Who: JF & SON Sale
What: 50% off summer merch
When: Ongoing sale
Where: 19 Kenmare St (at Elizabeth St) 212-343-3131.

Who: Apartment Sale on designer merch.
What: Up to 95% of retail on new and gently worn designer clothes, shoes, handbags, and accessories. Prices range from $10 to $500 and brands include Manolo Blahnik, Gucci, Calvin Klein and more.
When: August 18, 2010. Wed 5pm-9pm
Where: 545 West 25th St (nr 10th Ave) 8th floor

Who: James Perse Sample Sale
What: Deep discounts on men's & women's perfect basics.
When: August 19-22, Thurs 4pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-4pm
Where: 382 West Broadway (B/n Spring St & Broome St)

NY Sample Sale Report: Halston

Photos from Racked.com
Erin and I haven't had a chance to check out Halston first hand, but the ladies at Racked and The Thread stopped by and their reports were positive. It seems like the sale is worth stopping by if you're in the market for bright vintage-looking dresses or a deal on accessories.
Racked reports highlights include $150 snakeskin collection shoes, $60 cocktail dresses, and $40 leather totes (yes, leather totes). For the full report, head over to Racked.com
Who: Halston & Halston Heritage Sample Sale
What: Up to 75% off! Halston Collection: Dresses $300-400, Sweaters $200, Bags $200-300, Shoes $100-150. Halston Heritage: Dresses $60-90, Tops $45, Pants $35, Shoes, bags & belts $40.
When: July 20-21, 2010. Tues-Wed 9am-8pm
Where: 96 Spring St (b/n Mercer & Broadway) 2nd Floor

Only the Brave: Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale

The once seriously secret sample sale has come into the public eye thanks to Madison Avenue Spy. Expect INSANITY! I've heard women start lining up at 6am in the past to get best selection and for a chance to get in early. Stock is usually very limited.

I have work tomorrow :( so I think I'll be passing but check out Racked.com tomorrow am as they will be sending their bravest correspondent.

Who: Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale
What: Shoes start at $100
When:Thursday, November 12, 2009. AM for press & VIP only. Noon-4pm public
Where: The Warwick Hotel 65 West 54th Street near 6th Ave. 212-247-2700

Follow that Truck: Olsenboye in NYC

You've probably heard by now that the Olsen's are launching a juniors line for JC Penney Dubbed Olsenboye that's scheduled to hit select JC Penney Stores and online on November 6, 2009. Well New Yorkers if you're in a rush to see what all the fuss is about you can always check out the Olsenboye Brand Treat Trucks which are apparently giving out free cupcakes and discounted clothing. According to Racked,"The clothes, which will run to $50 in-store, are marked down to $10 (for flannel tops, tie-dyed bags, and loose tee-shirts) and $15 (for blazers, hoodies, hobos and jeggings.)". If you missed the truck in Union Sqare today check it out tomorrow or on Wednesday!

Watch the video to get an idea of the look.

Tuesday October 27, 2009 - Herald Square (2:30pm - 6:30pm)
Wednesday October 28, 2009 - Washington Square Park (2:30pm - 6:30pm)

Sales This Week: NYC

As fashion week rolls in, the sample sales come to a near halt as the fashion community focuses on what's next! If you're feeling a drought I suggest that you take a look at the Fashion Night Out calender! There are hundreds of events happening all over the city and world wide! If you find the options overwhelming checked out Racked.com's compilations of Top Ten Events or The Cut's Frugal Guide. I'm personally thinking of attending the BCBG Store event where they re-create the fashion show in store, plus your chance to meet Max Azria and goodie bags.

Who: Showroom Seven
What: Wholesale and below, up to 90% off brands like Erickson Beamon, Charlotte Ronson, Orla Kiely, Issa, Tony Cohen, Tee Party, Bloch London, Robin, Krocoa & Primp
Where: 263 Eleventh Avenue, 3rd Floor (Between 27th and 28th Streets); 212. 643.4810
When: September 8-22, 2009. Daily 10am-7pm, Except Thursdays 10am-9pm.

Who: French Sole
What: Ballet flats from $29-109
When: Now through September 10, 2009. Mon—Thurs 10am—7pm
Where: 976 Lexington Ave b/n 71st and 72nd St (212-472-9200)

Who: Operations Sale
What: Up to 70% Off Men's & Women's Spring Merch. Women's Mackinaw jacket is $227 (was $700) and the waxed cotton Russian trench is $168 (was $500). For men, the Sportsman blazer is $249.87 (originally $832) and the Gent's Roadster two-piece suit is $323 (was $1,786)
When: Now Through September 11, 2009. Mon–Sat 11am–8pm. Sun noon–7pm.
Where: 60 Mercer St. at Broome St. (212-334-4950)

Preview: Rodarte for Target

**EDIT: we've removed the photo's at the request of Target, sorry if you missed your chance for a peek...xo We'll have hi-res pics when they become available**

Thanks to Racked and Paper Mag blogger Julia Frakes we get our first look at Rodarte for Target. I was super curious how the Mulleavy sister's creations would translate to mass, but from what I can tell the designs look super feminine and dreamy.

The 55 piece collection is set to debut on December 20, 2009 and prices will range from $9.99 for knee-highs to $79.99 for a leopard print jacket.

Inside Alexander McQueen Sample Sale (Sort of)

Image via Racked.com

Unfortunately I was feeling a bit under the weather today so I didn't make it to the Alexander McQueen sale like I had originally planned! But fortunately Racked.com did a great sale report. The sum up? The best deals were on the accessories. Handbags for $300, 80% off shoes that average $800 (size 8 the most prevalant but all sizes), $40 men's ties and $57 mens McQueen x Puma shoes.

They had a weird pricing system like Stella McCartney where it was 80% off prices that end in a "0" or "5" and 50% off prices that end in a "4" or "9"

No lines to enter but expect check out delays of 20-30 minutes....hope that they work it out when I hit the sale tomorrow am.

Full details and more photos on Racked.com and their 2nd report here.

Who: Alexander McQueen
What: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN <3!!! 80% off Spring 09 & previous season men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, shoes, bags and other accessories
Where: Metropolitan Pavillion, 125 West 18th St.
When: August 4-5, 2009. Tues-Wed 9am to 6pm

Sale Report: Zachary Smile and Misorena

So I saw on Racked.com that the sale at Zachary Smile was continuing, so I thought that I would check it out after work. The sale was held in the basement under the store. There are no change rooms to try on things and the lighting is not the greatest, but vintage in NYC on the cheap!

As soon as I entered there was a rack of dresses all marked down to $25. I looked through and spotted a few cute/interesting items. Black Jacquard Dot Peplum Dress, I think it would have looked great on a taller gal and it was a bit too much dress in a dark color for me! A metallic jacquard hooded sleeveless jacket, was a bit loud for everyday but looked fun nonetheless. And my fave, was a weft print floral taffeta dress, it was beautiful, but falling apart horribly! The construction was incredible but the horsehair was deteriorating and the taffeta was shredded in several places! There was another poly taffeta print dress that I thought was darling, but again the seams were splitting (an easier fix).

There was also about 2 $15 racks of dresses. Sweaters were $10 and tops $5. The sweaters didn't bring up anything I found particularly promising. But I picked up the tie neck blouse pictured above because I thought it looked feminine, 80s and brought back memories of Rainbow Brite! Not sure how I'll work it yet.

As for shoes, they were not sorted at all so it was challenging! Thrown into bins (3 were $5, 2 were $15) they had rubber bands holding them together, but some shoes still became seperated and the tightness of the elastic was not a good idea for shoes that were in such stiff/delicate condition! It caused them to get slightly mishapen and sometimes the interior linings to crumble. However there were quite a few fun color block heels, I only found 2 in my size (one was marked size 6.5 but it fit me) but the pair I liked better was uncomfortable because the lining was coming apart.

Belts were $5 and there was a chunky rhinestone number that I was contemplating fixing as there was no closure, however it showed slight signs of rust so I decided against it! I don't need rust stains on my clothing ;)

Definitely worth a look especially as it is affordable, but as with all vintage the treasure is in the eye of the beholder.

Who: Zachary's Smile
What: Reason to smile? The "attic" sale continues. It's kind of funny because it's actually held in the basement! Everything is now between $5-25 on vintage and past-season items from the in-house line
When: Thursday-Sunday, every weekend through March. Thu—Sat 1—8pm; Sun 1—7pm.
Where: 303 Mulberry St b/n Bleecker and Houston St (212-965-8245)

Also had a peek at the Misorena Sale and as promised the prices were cheap. However, the merch looked old and not that appealing. Everything was indeed $29.99. Plenty of Calvin Klein and Miss Sixty. The only reason I would go would be if you are on the lookout for a biker style nylon coat with lots of zippers in red there is a rack full of them in various sizes. I almost bought one but decided at the last minute against it (I think because I have a red trench and it would serve similar season purpose, I was afraid I'd get sick of red). Also, there are plenty of shoes, mostly Miss Sixty and some Staerk Styles but if you are a size 5 like me, there is only one lonely pair in a hunter green suede mary jane w/ metallic piping.

Who: Misorena
What: A $29.99 Clearance sale. Miss Sixty down coat was $359, now $29.99. Staerk leather moccasins was $200 now $29.99
When: Now through Sunday. M-F 9am-7pm, Sat & Sun 11am-7pm
Where: 260 5th Ave (b/n 28th & 29th St) 212.725.5400