Shoemania Inside the Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale

The doors to the Manolo Blahnik blowout sale on the second floor salon at the Warwick Hotel are closed and staffers have tidied up for tomorrow morning’s opening.  If today’s chaos is any indication, tomorrow will most likely be insane.

Today’s wait was very long for some, depending on what time they [...]

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Manolo Madness at the Warwick Hotel

The biannual Manolo Blahnik sample sale got off to a busy start this morning.  A Racked reporter is at the Warwick Hotel and has been line blogging all morning.  Normally, the sale is only for one day.  But this time, the sale goes through to tomorrow afternoon.  Does that mean there’s more [...]

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Century 21: Spring Merchandise, A Look at Shoes

With spring in full swing, I stopped into Century 21′s downtown store to check out their footwear offerings… Recently, I haven’t been impressed with the store’s selection (I’ve been really disappointed with the merchandise).   But, I thought, what the heck.  Let’s see what we can find.

Surprisingly, they had what appeared to [...]

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More on the Barneys Warehouse Sale…

As I mentioned in my earlier post, this season’s Barneys Warehouse Sale is a letdown!  The selection of goods (I only had a chance to look at women’s stuff) is dwarfed compared to previous sales.  In particular, designer merchandise. There really wasn’t much of the good stuff to be had… Let’s start [...]

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Sale Check: Final Markdowns result in Manolo Madness

The sale at the Manolo Blahnik boutique on West 54th Street just got better this week.  But with the final markdowns also come the crowds…  A short line had formed outside the shop an hour before closing on Monday.  Once inside, it was madness.  Shoes and boxes all [...]

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Manolo Blahnik: Lots of Styles on Sale

After hearing about the Manolo Blahnik end-of-season sale, I thought I’d head over to the boutique on West 54th Street to see what’s left.  What I found was an abundant selection of shoes (strappy high heels and sandals, kitten heels and flats… in leather, suede, pony hair, alligator; as well as boots [...]

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Barneys End-of-Season Sale… now at up to 75% off

I received the alert today that the Barneys markdown is now up to 75-percent off on “select” fall/winter merchandise.  My question is:  on what?!  After work, I made my way over to the Madison Avenue store, just to see what actually was discounted and by how much?

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Barneys Warehouse Sale: A Look at Designer Shoes & Handbags on the First Day

The madness began today at the semi-annual Barneys Warehouse Sale in Chelsea.  While it’s best to wait until the last week for the best deals, die-hard shoppers were lined up at the crack of dawn.  I made it inside around 10am this morning.  My intention was to survey the merchandise [...]

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AvaMaria: A Major Score on Designer Merchandise, just $20 to $50

The Nolita boutique, AvaMaria, is hosting a blowout sale this weekend, offloading tons of overstock.  We’ve published previous reports on this small shop on Crosby Street.  The proprietor, Katherine, stocks up on designer goods offering some choice labels such as Manolo Blahniks, Christian Louboutin, Dolce & Gabbana, Sonia Rykiel, Donna Karan, Catherine [...]

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Great Finds at VPL’s Vintage Affair…

For just two days, VPL designer Victoria Bartlett is hosting a one-of-a-kind vintage sale at her boutique on Mercer Street in Soho.  Wednesday night, Victoria was gracious in allowing me a sneak peek at the pieces up for grabs at the so-called Vintage Affair.  I took photos of the merchandise as well [...]

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