It’s been a while since we’ve been in the trenches of a great sample sale. (We desperately needed recovery time from Hermes.) Next week, Global Fashions is poised to start a new wave of buzz with a Valentino Sample sale.

The sale begins on Tuesday morning and runs for three days. Inside you will find a large amount of Valentino clothing for men and women reduced 80% off. Shoes, bags, and accessories are discounted by 70%.

Some of the sale highlights include nude patent leather Rockdstud heels for $300 from $995 and patent Rockdstuds with a tiny wedge are $225 from $845. We also spotted small Glam Lock bags in a variety of colors for $270 from $895. Men’s grey tonal studded sneakers are $225 from $745 and studded leather bracelets with turquoise stones and silver studs are $255 from $845. You can see lots of pictures in the jump.

It’s hard to peel yourself past the gorgeous shoes and accessories but I always love to lose myself in the cloths. The fabrics, design, and details can make any clothing lover swoon and at 80% off it becomes a justifiable purchase. A dress with embroidered butterflies comes to $1000 from $5000, a mosaic top is $400 from $2100 and a tie-day bomber jacket is $750 from $3795. There is even a full packed rack of lust-worthy Valentino gowns. Take a look here.

While you’re shopping, don’t miss the Anya Hindmarch bags and accessories that are reduced 70% off. There is also a rack of Valentino scarves that would gorgeous beach sarongs. Pictures are here.

Global Fashions Sample Sale
Tuesday, August 13 through Thursday, August 15
9am-6pm daily
49 West 38th Street

Most everyone who shops online (and even those who don’t) are familiar with Farfetch’s international multi-boutique platform. Italist is its lesser-known non-frills competitor. The real win when shopping on both sites is to find items that are priced less internationally.  When clearance season begins is when you really see significant savings.

Starting Wednesday, Italist will begin its biggest sale ever (or so we are told). You can use this link to start shopping now.

We love stalking the handbags for extra arbitrage deals. This Gucci candy bag is on sale for $642 compared to US retail of $1200. I was in shock finding this Celine C bag online at all and it’s discounted to $1600 from a US retail of $3300 and this Prada canvas tote is just $490 from US retail of $990. (I’m still sad from missing a black on one Gilt that was $500.)

Italist is always my favorite site for stalking Christian Louboutins. Here are slingbacks on sale for $385 from a US retail of $800, rainbow glitter flats are $400 from $1200 at Neiman Marcus and nude patent pumps are $460 from a US retail of $700. Other standouts are Chloe scalloped flats that are $300 from a US retail of $500 and Golden Goose sneakers for $340.

We have an eye on this Balmain blazer that’s currently reduced to $774 from a US retail of $2300 and this Balmain tank that’s currently $160 from a US retail of $395. This Dolce & Gabbana poplin floral print dress from this season is $600.

Prices may not seem so discounted when you are looking at the site stright on. We suggest you do a search on Net-A-Porter or Neiman Marcus to get an accurate retail price.

If you are debating if you should pop over to Manolo Blahnik’s mid-town boutique to scope out their final sale– don’t debate, just go! This sale is the best sale ever hosted at the Manolo store.

All shoes are priced at either $195 or $295. That includes an array of Hangisi shoes. With prices like these and an amazing selection to match, it’s no surprise that 54th Street was the place to be today.

You can click here to see pictures from inside the sale or shop from the assortment we curated above. As a matter of fact, RueLaLa is hosting an amazing Manolo sale with discounts ranging from 40% to 60% off and there are lots of Hangisi, Fabiona, and Lurum styles.

The historical sale is tied to an announcement, in April, that Manolo’s U.S. partner George Malkemus would not be renewing his licensing agreement with the parent company after a 37-year relationship. The corporate shift is the root of the abundance of Blahnik sale merchandise. You can read more insights over here.

Lines at the sale grew quickly as word got out about the amazing prices and assortment. At the end of the day, there were so many shoppers waiting to get into the sale that they were given “come back” cards with numbers for priority entry on Tuesday.

Afternoon shoppers reported that almost all sizes of Hangisi flats were sold out and the heel assortment wasn’t much better. Those who wear a 40 and 41 will have the most luck. We’ve received conflicting reports about restocking. We will update this post as soon as more information is confirmed.

During busy markdown periods, phones are not usually answered at the boutique and sale merchandise is not shopped. This sale is only at the NYC Manolo boutique and discounts are not available online,

A few pointers for Manolo’s final markdown: Shoppers shouldn’t hoard display shoes, you should be loyal to one salesperson (they work on commission) and try to be in and out quickly because there is a one-out-one-in policy when the store is crowded. There are usually only about 15 to 20 shoppers permitted in the store at one time.

This final markdown sale is scheduled to run for about three weeks or until all the inventory is sold. At that time, Manolo employees take a vacation and the boutique reopens with the Fall season’s merchandise.

Manolo Blahnik 
31 West 54th Street
212-582-3007
Monday-Friday 10:30AM-5:45PM, Sat 10:30am-5:15pm, Sun 12pm-4:25
The boutique will close from 1:45pm to 3pm to restock when necessary

When hot bags go on sale at big department stores they usually fly off the shelves. It’s for this reason that it’s always a good idea to pop over to smaller luxury boutiques that often have a delayed markdown schedule.

Right now, you can save an extra 20% off already discounted merchandise at The Webster. The additional discount brings the total savings to nearly 80% on some items. Use the code EXTRA20 at checkout to engage the additional savings.

The best part of this sale is that The Webster still has a great selection of bags and, we must say, the prices are truly very good.  Over this way, we found this Tisci-Burberry belt bag that we have been stalking. After the extra 20% off it comes to $600 from $1250. We really haven’t seen it discounted at many places. A Givenchy quilted GV3 is $1450 from $2600, a red Chloe belt bag is $480 from $990 and this Staud pink-purple combo is about $100 from $210.

The shoe selection is about where would be at about a markdown. There’s a good assortment of size options, the styles that remain are good and the discounts are attractive. Some of our favorites are these sandals from The Row that are $440 from $1100,  these Aquazzura sandals are $300 from $735 and these Off-White x Jimmy Choo pumps are $230 from $995.

And, of course, there are some great fashion finds. Here is a Tisci-Burberry trench that’s about $1000 from $3450, a Lisa Marie Fernandez bikini is $100 from $400, a Balmain tee is $200 from $500,  Re/Done jeans are $110 from $390 and a Versace tee is $310 from $650.

We suggest you also browse the men’s sale selection. We found some good items that can be shared with him– like this Balenciaga belt that’s $290 from $650. Sharing is caring!