Lanvin

WHAT: Kleinfeld Bridal Anniversary Sample Sale

WHY: Up to 65% off on select sample bridal gowns, shoes, headpieces, veils and accessories from top bridal designers at Kleinfeld Bridal Anniversary Sample Sale. Designers include Badgley Mischka, Lanvin, Monique Lhuillier, Reem Acra, and more.

Gowns starting at $999 and shoes and veils starting at just $99.

Gowns are sample size 10-28. No regular priced merchandise will be shown. Sample gowns only! Cash/Credit Card and Carry!

Click here for a sneak peek at the gowns on sale.

WHEN: 2/5; Tue (3-7)
No appointment necessary – First Come, First Served

WHERE: 110 West 20th Street
between Sixth and Seventh Aves
(646-633-4300)

SUBMITTED BY: TheStylishCity.com

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

WHAT: Lanvin Online Sample Sale @ Gilt

WHY: Lanvin Handbags & Footwear up to 60% off!

WHEN: 1/24 12pm – 1/26 12am

WHERE: Gilt.com

*To sign up & access the sales, please click here.

Shop Top Designer Brands at up to 60% off retail on Gilt.com

The Barney’s beloved Warehouse Sale opened to the public last Thursday, August 23^rd. Despite launching an online pre-sale in the beginning of August, which seems to be the latest trend amongst sample sales, the Barney’s Warehouse Sale in Chelsea drew its famous crowd of eager shoppers last week. During the sale’s Day Two on Friday, Racked reported that women’s clothing, namely of the contemporary nature, was nearly cleared out aside from the ripped and stained leftovers, in addition to a slim selection of shoes and accessories. This is partially true of today, however, it was clear that after the inevitable hype last week, the Barney’s Warehouse Sale has re-organized, added to the imperfections section, and applied deeper discounts to many items. 

First off, let’s start with a lady’s best friend — shoes! One thing many veteran Barney’s shoppers are not used to seeing at the Warehouse Sale are tidy shelves with designer shoes neatly arranged for proper viewing. Considering much of the overwhelming stock of shoes has depleted, the few pairs that are remaining are vying for attention. Just because they weren’t shoppers’ first choice last week, doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with them. There are plenty of discounted designer shoe options left to please (and perfect for fall!) including, a pair of Lanvin Pointed Leather Ankle Bootie in Size 8 ($438, pictured), Opening Ceremony Brown Leather and Rust Wedges in Size 7 ($149, pictured), a pair of size 6 Satore Ankle Cut Suede Boots in Sand ($419, orig. $1,045, pictured), a rocking pair of Alai Low Cut Black Suede Heels w/ Silver Detail in Size 11 ($1,019, orig. $2,040, pictured), and finally a cute pair of Loeffler Size 6.5 Brown Leather Ankle Boots.

The typically overflowing boxes o’ bags were slight and manageable today. While the selection of bags at the Barney’s Warehouse Sale is never stellar, there are a couple of worthwhile options to check out, namely a cute Tano Nubuck Grey Bag ($179, pictured) and a Theyskens’ Theory Axel Messenger Bag in Pine ($695, pictured).

To match your new fall heels, head to the denim section to get yourself a new pair of jeans. Many of these pants have new markdowns from last week’s sale, ranging from 10%-25% in additional discounts. Colored denim and cords are the hottest fall trend this season. To get ahead of the game you simply must take a peek at the Current Elliot Rustic Suede Pants in Size 29 that scream 1970’s ($330, pictured), a Size 27 pair of James Jeans Randi the Pencil Leg Jeans in Burgundy ($169, pictured), and Rag & Bone Elephant Bell Cords in Whiskey ($69, pictured).

As for the clothing, there were not many worthy options aside from the racks of damaged goods and imperfections. Many tags were marked with today’s date, indicating Barney’s has either brought in new additions today or that many items were damaged in the shopping last week. Among these tattered items was a Yellow and White Stripped Cashmere Sweater by The Row with a small hole on its left shoulder ($389, pictured), a pair of size 28 J Brand Maria Starless Straight Leg Denim Jeans with a ripped belt loop ($109), a stretched out pair of Current Elliot Jeans in Size 24 ($119, perfect for a size up), and last but not least, a gorgeous A.L.C. Black Ruffled Mini Skirt with a broken zipper ($169, pictured).

The contemporary collections were mostly stained and damaged as well, but not nearly as cheap as the above selections. The best of this gloomy bunch was a Phillip Lim Burgundy Sleeveless Button Up in a size 4 and 8 ($199, orig. $395, pictured), a gorgeous Vince Oversized Nude Sweater with laced in silver thread ($149, pictured), NSF Deep Plunging V-Neck Oatmeal Boyfriend Sweater in Size L ($109, pictured), a Phillip Lim (who seems to be the MVP of today’s sale) Short Sleeve Khaki Dress with Tie ($179), Elizabeth and James Mint Green Dress Pants ($159, orig. $285, pictured) and lastly a Crochet and Cherry Band of Outsiders Summer Dress in Size 3 ($199, pictured).

Sadly, the designer dress section was nearly empty. It was hard to find big names or a stunning dresses that were worth the big bucks. I did take note to two dresses that had multiple discounts, landing their price points within a reasonable range given their quality, and those were the Giambattista Valli Black and White Dress ($589, orig. $2,340, pictured) and the Rachas Short Sleeve Black Lace Dress ($909).

It seems that shoppers are not yet in the fall state of mind, so be sure to take advantage of their summer fever and get yourself some cheap a pair of designer denim in cold weather colors and fabulous suede shoes that many overlooked. The dust has been cleared off and items that you may not have taken notice to last week are now in the spotlight at the Barney’s Warehouse Sale, so hurry down to buy yourself a few designer additions for your fall wardrobe!

WHEN: 8/23 – 9/3;
8/23 – 8/24; Th-F (8-9)
8/25 – 8/26; Sat-Sun (9-8)
8/27 – 8/29; M-W (10-9)
8/30 – 8/31; TH-F (9-9)
9/1 – 9/2; Sat-Sun (9-8)
9/3; M (9-7)
9/4; Tue (9-9)

WHERE: 255 West 17th Street
(between 7th and 8th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
212-450-8400.

By Caitlin Colford

The long waited July sales are currently underway in almost every store on the Manhattan’s east side, west side, uptown and downtown.  Comparable to their holiday sales that push winter clothing into your closet, the July discounts attempt to force feed you last minute summer threads in order for the store to make room for pre-fall merchandise.

These massive, storewide sales hock heaps of designer wear for large discounts, leaving me to wonder how stores and designers would  profit from a 70% off sale? “ When items need to be marked down—and sometimes when they don’t —retailers simply return to their vendors, whoever sold them the animal print  sweaters or the emerald blazers, and demand kickbacks, known in the business as ‘markdown money,’” journalist Maureen Tkacik states in a memorable New York Magazine article.

I re-read Tkacik’s 2006 article before visiting 4th of July sales at Bloomingdale’s, and Bergdorf, and  it  helped  me to  view the sales in a whole new light  The article mentions time and time again a certain shopper Tkacik calls the animal print lady, the type of shopper who  only visits  stores during big blow out sales, and leans toward certain  fashions that are available for 50-70%.  Although more than six years old, I am glad to report that not only the animal print ladies are not extinct , but the animal print itself continues to hang on sales racks everywhere.

I assure you that during my latest visit this week, merely every designated designers sale rack held at least one article of animal print clothing. Tkacik wasn’t kidding in her discovery; the animal print lives on devoted discount shoppers . What Tkacik did not foresee when she wrote the article was the fact that animal prints would become a closet staple and will probably never go out of style,  hence the  shoppers she calls “animal print ladies”are merely the ones who  know when to buy their animal print clothes for less than the full retail price.

Some things never change; as I was browsing the 30% off racks of Max Mara in Bloomingdale’s the day before 4th of July, an associate approached me stating that even thought their 50% off sale didn’t begin until July 5th, they would still honor the upcoming discount. A pre-sale of sorts, except you didn’t have to come back to pick up your merchandise, you could bring it home with you same day .

During another visit on July 7th, a Bloomingdale’s sale associate informed me  that although there will be no  “consolidation sale this year, Chanel is expected to take an additional 40% sale starting July 10th.

And yet, the 2012 “after July 4th  sale” at Bloomingdale’s left us wanting for more, as we  would characterise it as rather….tamed. The signs discreetly spread around the  store mentioned only the additional discounts that varied between 20% and  30%.  For some items, when you do the math, the sales  don’t look so bad. Take for example  the  Karen Millen dress in the picture, it went from over $200 to $99,  and when you calculate the additional 20%  discount,  a trip to 59th Street might be well worth it. Would this purchase turn you into an animal print lady? I wouldn’t worry about that, you probably are one if you read this website.

On Tuesday July 3rd, aside from the inundation of leopards, cheetahs, and zebras (oh my!) every brand was trying to push out their red, white, and blue clothing. Starred pants and blue and white stripe boat neck shirts were heavily discounted, in hopes that last minute shoppers would be out in search of the perfect outfit for their 4th of July barbeque. Above all this, I noticed heaps of neon.

Clearly the target sale audience members for the shoe department were no plain Janes either. For the most part, all visited  stores held, on average, a 50% off sale for their designer shoes.   Prints, patent leather, and neon were the trends here. Prada had a bright pink pair of heels, Lanvin and Stella McCartney had eye catching neon  leather heels that you could see from miles away at Bergdorf.

To get down to basics, I was impressed by the sale selection at Bergdorf Goodman – they were certainly the winner over Bloomingdale’s , which is surprising. Given Bergdorf’s current renovation within the women’s contemporary section, it seems there were less shoppers and more discounts. I’ll take the plastic bags hung about and floors strewn with sawdust if that means 70% off Rag & Bone denim and Vince clothing any day. The sales at  Bloomingdale’s were pretty standard. Set up just the same as their Holiday sale, with bonus discounts to boot.

There’s some serious study to be had in the theories of sale shopping. The sample sale shopper vs. the department store shopper, the 4th of July shopper vs. the Holiday shopper, the Bergdorf shopper vs. the Bloomies shopper, etc, but that’s for another day. For now we will simply bask in the glory of cheap leopard print heels and neon pink skirts, and save the psychology for a rainy day. I do promise you will gain one thing from this article: you will never again be able to serenely browse a sale rack again without taking immediate notice to the infinite display of the anti-plain Jane wardrobe. Sorry.