Last Call at the Lyell Sale in NoLita

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Lyell is closing its NoLita boutique for the month of July.  But before doing that, the label is offering up to 70% off [...]

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Garage Sale This Weekend at Samples for (eco)mpassion

Samples for (eco)mpassion is having a serious garage sale where clothing and accessories from labels such as Lauren Moffett, Michael Kors, DVF and more all priced under $40. The place was busy when I dropped in Saturday afternoon.  But I really had to dig to find something I liked.  The sizes and styles were spotty.  [...]

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Vivienne Westwood Last Day of the Sale

Today is the last day of the Vivienne Westwood sale of the brand’s Spring/Summer 2009 Collection.  I dropped into the Chelsea showroom where the sale was taking place.  Late Wednesday, there were a handful of women looking through the racks.  But no one there appeared to be opening their wallets.  That may be because – [...]

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Getting Your Kicks With Melissa’s Plastic Fantastics…

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I had no expectations when I arrived at the Melissa sample sale in the Brazilian brand’s Chelsea showroom.  I went looking for [...]

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Alice + Olivia Sample Sale in Midtown Draws a Crowd

The sale at the Alice + Olivia shop in Midtown was buzzing with shoppers after work Tuesday.  There appeared to be a lot of takers – many browsing the racks and some clutching armfuls of clothing.  I’m not a big fan of the brand so I couldn’t understand the appeal.  But from the looks of [...]

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Want to Tote Marvel’s Bags? Check out the Sale…

Jane Marvel’s all-purpose bags, messengers, and weekenders are up to 50 percent off this week at the brand’s sample sale.  The sale is taking place at Marvel’s showroom in Midtown.  I stopped in after work on Tuesday to find several women looking at what was on offer.  There are all sorts of style handbag in a [...]

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Fendi Warehouse Sale is a Flop… as Shoppers Walk out Empty Handed

There were few takers at the Fendi sale in Chelsea’s Metropolitan Pavilion this morning. Even after waiting in line at 8:30am, many women walked out empty handed, including me.  There was no scoring a fabulous handbag here.

The items on sale were expensive. The high-end brand’s sought-after handbags were mostly 60% off the regular price. The medium [...]

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Cavalli Sample Sale: Couture, Color but not a lot of Deals

It’s a rare occurrence for Roberto Cavalli to hold a sample sale.  Apparently, the Italian designer’s last official sample sale was three years ago.  Monday night, a few shoppers were at the Altman building in Chelsea browsing the racks.  The brand’s ready-to-wear and couture collections are discounted at up to 80% off the regular price. [...]

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Fab Feminine Frocks at the FALLS Sale in the W. Village

This weekend, Falls is taking 30 to 60% off spring & summer 09′ merchandise.  I discovered the brand back in February when Falls designer Philip Leeming held a sale in a pop-up shop on Greenwich Avenue.  I like his stuff so I wanted to check out what he had on offer this time.

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RAG & BONE Rakes in at their Shop in the West Village

The rain didn’t seem to dampen rag & bone fans who were intent on finding deals at the brand’s West Village store Thursday evening.  rag & bone‘s sought-after jeans ($79 for all denim) were going fast.  But don’t panic, ladies, a sales person told me that they had boxes of stuff ready to go out [...]

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