Barneys

WHAT: Barneys Fall Retail Sale

WHY: Up to 75% off select styles in mens, womens, shoes, handbags and more at the Barneys Fall Retail Sale. In store and online.

WHEN: Ongoing

WHERE: 660 Madison Avenue
New York NY 10065
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Online – Barneys.com

SUBMITTED BY: TheStylishCity.com

For the complete list of today’s sales and sample sales check HERE

As another summer simmers down in the city, tourists hang on to the last days of vacation and NYU freshmen invade Washington Square Park once again. Stores are getting ready for the new season and changing their displays — making us even less able to deal with last week’s heat wave — but it’s never too soon to get your wardrobe ready for the next season.

To do it stress free, follow these steps: look at your life, understand your “fashion needs,”  asses what you have, create the looks, and then buy what you are missing.

When it comes to fashion looks, and probably anything else in life, there are innovators and there are imitators. While I use some creativity in putting together an outfit, I cannot say that I am an innovator without seriously stretching the truth. I watch the fashion shows, and most of the time have an idea of what the designer wants to say, but by the end of the 20th show, I have no idea what trends are going to be popular next season or what will make me look “in” or “out.” Thanks to my ignorance, there are buyers out there who will never lose their jobs.

What better place to get ideas about popular trends than the windows of the “Big Six” which are: Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and Macy’s.

I checked out the windows to see how they were prepping for fall. Here are my findings.

Saks Fifth Avenue

Knitwear: fishermans’ cable, mixed media and layering

DVF: bold color and strong femininity

Bergdorf Goodman

Print, Tweed, Leather, Rich Color, Peplum

Barney’s

No clear direction, emphasis on jewelry, designer Derek Lam.

Neiman Marcus

Lists but not on the front page numerous trends: Digital Prints, Mixed Greens, Borrowed from the Boys, The Jacket, The Leather Leg, The Smoking Sleeper, Navy, The Statement Bag, Brooches.

Macy’s

Interesting emphasis on home produce and Saturday sales. No mention of upcoming fall fashion trends.

Bloomingdale’s

The only references to trends are for current summer ones, including color, print, and white cropped bottoms.

And that’s what we have so far. Not everyone seems fully prepared for fall, including the big six stores mentioned above.

That’s if for today folks. I’ll keep you posted on what’s worth shopping for in the city.

By Wendy Rose Gould

If historical precedence stands, the Barney’s Warehouse Sale will begin its run of markdowns in just about a month. While we’ve made some killer finds at the BWS in the past (hello, $18 Diane Von Furstenberg skirt!), in recent years, it’s turned into a nightmare: long lines at even the most off of hours, selections wiped out by the last week, and, frankly, markdowns that just aren’t what they used to be. So that’s the bad news. Here’s the good news: with all the hype about the BWS, everyone’s sleeping on the regular Barneys Co-Op Summer Sale – and the bargains there are sensational.

We dropped into the Chelsea Co-Op yesterday. Where the aisles will soon be crowded with bargain-hunters in various states of undress, yesterday, they were almost empty. The sale selection isn’t vast – most of the store is still full price – but it’s better than you might expect. Markdowns go as low as 75% off and, while they don’t hit the bargain basement prices of the last day of the BWS, they’re comparable to what you’d find during the first week. We spotted a beyond-the-pale hot black lace with nude underlay Rag and Bone minidress for $199 from an original price of $495. Feeling a bit more demure? Pick up a perfectly ladylike true blue dress by Beyond Vintage for Barneys for just $139 (quite the savings from the original $340).

The summer sale even has BWS’ off-season finds covered – witness a grey fleece James Pearse dress ($139 from $225). An oatmeal colored moto cardi with shredded sleeves by Rodarte for Barneys ($158 from $398) will take you chicly into fall, as would an always-classic tres French super-thin striped sweater by Ever ($78 from $128). In the meantime, top your shorts with a lace-embellished tank by Gemma for Barneys ($69 from $128), sweet in cream or shocking in pink. The find of the sale, however, has got to be a macrame-esque Rag and Bone mini, a total statement piece at just $288 from $725. Sure, prices might be a skosh lower at the BWS, but it’s not a guarantee. What is a guarantee: if you wait for the big sale, you’ll be waiting in some big lines. Why not just go now?

WHEN: Ongoing, M-F (10-8), Sat (10-7), Sun (11-6)

WHERE: 660 Madison Avenue
(212.826.8900)

By Leila Cohan-Miccio