Fred Gelb Sample Sales
The focus here is on minks and shearlings
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The Fred Gelb Furs sample sale isn’t your average sample sale experience. Gelb strives to treat everyone who comes in like they live on Park Avenue and, to that end, each and every customer gets personal guidance. While this is liable to be afully awkward if you’re just coming in to browse and touch the softer-than-soft furs (that’s not weird, right?), if you’re a serious shopper, the rewards can be huge.
The focus here is on minks and shearlings. Shearlings are $895-$1295, marked down from $2200-2800. Minks are $2400-$3595, marked down from $6500-$7500. These are true samples: one shearling we spied still had a tag hanging off the arm indicating what order it would come down the runway. Gelb compares his coats’ style to “wearable Fendi” and says he strives for something that’s higher-fashion than commercial fur, but still stands the test of time. “I sell Mercedes and Rolls Royces,” says Gelb, “but I do it at Ford prices. One woman sends in another and that’s how I do my business.” After checking out the sample sale, you might be tempted to send in your own friends: Gelb’s business model at work.
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Posted by Mirela Gluck at 12:40 PM
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November 8, 2010 @ 11:55 pm
I went to the sale today and was very, very disappointed. The service was bad. At least when I go to Fendi I’m not spoken to like a child but as a potential customer.