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July 6, 2009
Paul Smith 30%
Men's sales always start later in the season than women's markdowns. Paul Smith is currently reducing his spring/summer collection 30%. A suit from his Mainline collection was $3,155 and is now $2209, a Mainline waffle check shirt was $485 and is now $340, a London collection double cuff shirt was $255 and is now $179.
Before you fall for that London dandy look, remember that Paul Smith's clothing goes to 75% off at the end of the season. In men's time-- that's about September....
July 2, 2009
Best & Co. Files Chapter 7
The 130-year-old children's clothing company, Best & Co., ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. The retailer, which sold very high end children's clothing and accessories had a flagship location in Greenwich, Conn., and a small boutique within Bergdorf Goodman.
The store in Greenwich has already closed and a spokesperson for Bergdorf Goodman said, "Since the company has filed Chapter 7, Best & Co. at Bergdorf Goodman will close. The details have not been finalized at this point."
Best & Co. was originally founded in 1879 as a department store. In 1997, Susie Hilfiger --former wife of Tommy Hilfiger--relaunched the brand. The company was sold to FAO Schwartz in 2007. FAO was most recently purchased by Toys 'R' Us and we are confident that Jefferey the Giraffe and the the snooty clothing brand had little in common. With this current retail climate we imagine that not many retailers will be interested in taking the risk of a children's boutique --even if inside Bergdof. Well, maybe Spring Flowers would be a good fit?!
Bergdorf is listed as one of the retailer's many creditors and we imagine that the department store will operate the boutique for the remainder of the season and liquidate the inventory. Be on the lookout for some major discounts on the seventh floor!...
July 1, 2009
Ralph Lauren Reductions
A Mad-Spy reader writes that Ralph Lauren has taken all spring/summer merchandise to an average of 65% off, with many items up to 75% off, both women's and men's and all labels. These steep discounts are limited to their retail locations as Ralph Lauren merchandises much differently online.
Web shoppers are only offered a max of 50% to 60% off. We suggest shopping online and then calling a local store to get the most savings out of your shopping....
June 30, 2009
Giuseppi Zanotti 50% Off
Here's a copy of the email we got from George at Giuseppi:
SALE
Giuseppe Zanotti Design Boutique
50% *off Original Price
Spring/Summer 2009
We are currently Pre selling to our customer data base, so please come in and reserve your size asap!
*no adjustments to prior purchases, all sale items are final sale!
We look forward to your visit,
GeorgeNelken
Giuseppe Zanotti
806 Madison AVE/68th ST
NYC
212 650 0455
...
June 30, 2009
Ted Baker 60% Off, Plus 10% Off
Ted Baker boys (and girls) have a lot of savings to be happy about. The London-based designer is cutting up to 60% off spring/ summer merchandise and the flier below earns you an additional 10% off until July 13th.
Ladies don't feel too left out, Ted Baker may not be known for his women's wear but he does have several great pieces. In particular, take notice of the great tailoring and eye-catching prints....
June 29, 2009
eLuxury’s Biggest Losers
This weekend, eLuxury closed up shop and transformed itself into -- we still can't figure it out. Before the store went offline, however, there were tremendous sales. As with any sale there were a few unwanted items even at 70% off. We'll call them the biggest losers:
Ready-to-wear: there were 19 items left orphaned three of which were Dolce & Gabbana.
Shoes: Despite winning the CFDA's award for accessory designer of the year Proenza Schouler had three out of five styles left.
Men's: Opening Ceremony and Acne Jeans tie with two items each out of eight units in the category. Maybe because it was a combination of ugly shoes and dressy slacks-shorts....
June 29, 2009
Zara Semi-Annual Sale
Zara just started their semi-annual sale where the spring/summer collection is up to 50% off. Most items, however, are just 20% off. It's a good idea to attend this sale early because what does not go early is usually damaged or a hot mess.
A selection of shoes and dresses are reduced to $39. Blazers that were $70 blazers are now $55. If there was something you wanted it's a good time to cash in. If not, save your money for a better value....
June 26, 2009
Free Pinkberry
Get a free small new Pinkberry yogurt flavor from 5pm to 9pm today. New flavors include, cocunut, passionfruit and tropical swirl.
Have a great weekend! Lets hope the weather cooperates....
