Barneys shoppers can officially begin to presale for the first markdown. The discount is generally 40% across the board– clothing, shoes, and bags for men, women, and children. The presale started today and purchases can be picked up or shipped on May 20.
Presales used to be treated as a big secret but, these days, stores promote their presales and use it to create a buzz among shoppers. All purchases are held by credit card until the sale officially begins on May 20.
This season, Barneys is offering select items that you can “buy now” on sale. For instance, there is an assortment of Christian Louboutin and Manolo shoes, along with, Thom Brown and Proenza bags that you can buy now for 40% off. We have lots of pictures in the jump and have indicated any items that are “buy now” sale items.
Barneys also started a loyalist program where you can save 15% off all non-sale items at store (except Goyard). The offer is also valid online and runs through Sunday. You can click here to sign up and receive your discount code.
This season, there are lots of Gucci shoes included in the presale. Some standouts include the NY, LA, SF slides that are under $590 from $950 and embellished moiré heels are about $600 from $980. We have pictures in the jump. Another big attraction is the “Old Celine” assortment that’s all reduced 40% and Manolo Hangisis with daisies and Love scribbles in both flats and heels. The presale selection also includes lot of Givenchy, Aquazzura, Saint Laurent and Prada. Click for pics.
Among the bags, there aren’t many sale surprises. All bag styles are discounted 40% except Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Chloe and Mark Cross are 30% off. One of our favorite styles is YSL Large Monogram Loulou that’s $1800 from $2600 and the Givenchy GV3. We also like the collection of bags from Fontana Milano but they are Click over this way to see pictures.
We suggest you grab what you can during presale or have your trigger finger ready for online shopping when the sale goes live on May 20. There will be another wave of markdown merchandise in mid-June but that’s when Barneys loses its competitive edge.
Contact:
Handbags: Steven Sreizis@barneys.com Barneys Shoes: Lauren 917-566-4511
The Bonpoint sample sale has become a status symbol among New York City moms. Social rank is closely correlated with how early you’re given VIP access. Usually, the earliest VIP slots are given to celebrities, press and uber-VIP shoppers. Those are the moms who spend more than $100,000 a year buying $100 onesies. During past years, Kelly Ripa and Nicki Hilton were among the most recognizable NYC moms given early access.
This afternoon, we were among the first shoppers to enter the sale. (Do you think that can be used to get into Le Chalet on a Wednesday night?) The early morning hours on Tuesday will continue as some variation of VIP until the sale opens to the general public at 1pm. There are normally long-ish lines once the sale opens to the public but nothing like the Jimmy Choo sale.
Bonpoint sample sale alumni will identify this year’s sale as standard fare. Most of the merchandise is from the 2018 Summer’s collection. Most items are reduced 60% off the retail sticker. Other items like shoes, pullover sweaters, and pants are reduced by 70%.
More formal style dresses are normally priced in the $300-range and come to $120-ish. More casual dresses are about $80 from an original price of $200 at the boutique. Boy’s trousers are about $60 from $150 and the collared shirts come to $48 from $120. You can click here to see pictures we snapped from inside the Bonpoint sample sale.
Sorting through the clothing, there is almost something for everyone– spanning from the tiniest newborns to tweens. The slimmest inventory is usually size 2, but this evening’s twos selection was plentiful. We can’t promise it will stay like that for very long.
The sale also includes accessories, swim, sunhats, blanks, summer sweaters, and pajamas. Most shoppers were loading bags of merchandise. We suggest that Bonpoint shoppers use their connections to gain VIP access. Really, who has time for Soho House anyway?
Bonpoint Sample Sale
Tuesday, May 14 through Friday, May 17
Tues 1pm-8pm, Wed & Thurs 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-2pm
Metropolitan Pavillion: 123 West 18th Street (btwn 6th & 7th Ave)
As Mother’s Day comes to a close, it’s nice to look back and appreciate all the sweet notes, kisses and love that goes into making an ordinary Sunday so special. It’s also the right time to take a deep breath and, finally, relax.
In many ways, Mother’s Day is much more work than an ordinary Sunday. There’s the extra early wake-up call from excited children, navigating a messy breakfast in bed, fawning over questionable gifts and entertaining your own mothers and grandmothers. Mother’s Day is as much about making the rest of the family happy as it is honoring motherhood.
Now is the perfect time to celebrate your own motherhood and all the work and love you selflessly provide. It’s also not a bad time to start browsing TheOutnet’s clearance sale. You can save an extra 30% off already highly reduced merchandise.
The sale only runs through Monday, which is just enough time to do some recovery shopping. We aren’t suggesting you go nuts but you certainly need a pat on the back.
There have a been a lot of early sales this season but there haven’t been many designers included in the discounted assortment. Saks Fifth Avenue is making an early push to attract customers with a ‘Sneak Peek’ sale, which offers customers up to 40% off many designer shoes, bags and clothing.
Real sample sales are few and far between these days. It’s for this reason we love to visit the Aeffe showroom and score current season merchandise at about 70% off.
The selection will include an assortment of clothing, shoes, and accessories from Alberta Ferretti, Moschino, Fuzzi, Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, and Cedric Charlier. There will also be a small section of merchandise for men. A Moschino Couture red striped top will be $321 from $695, a Philosophy chiffon dress will be $318 from $995 and a Fuzzi jumpsuit will be $170 from $555.
Aeffe Sample Sale
Saturday, May 11 through Monday, May 13
Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm, Mon 10am-7pm
30 West 56th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue, 1st floor)
For more details please contact info@aeffeusa.com
Another May day, another private sale. Today, you can join us using this link to save 25% off your purchase on Moda Operandi. Just remember to enter the code SECRET25 at checkout.
Upon scouring the site we found ourselves falling in love with way too many pieces in this sale. Yes, a Balmain tee and a Dior tote are on-point for this season and very swaggy but they don’t allow a lot of room for personal style expression. We found the fashion assortment, this season, on Moda to be diverse and even affordable.
It’s hard to get an idea of how great these items are without pictures. Below is a visual candy bar of just some of our favorite Moda items in the Private Sale.
If this sale is any indication, this is going to be a bonkers markdown season. It also looks as if the Off-White lead streetwear craze is quickly coming to an end. Our crystal ball is showing lots of hoodies on a sales rack near you.
We are trying to make sense of the markdown calendar but it appears as if Bergdorf Goodman has a designer sale scheduled every week this month. Today is an “early access” day and you can check it out using this link.
This pseudo-designer sale will run through May 11. After there’s another contemporary designer markdown and the real designer discounts will go live on May 20. That’s when the real fun shopping will begin.
