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    Reminder: Fashion’s Night Out

    Are you ready for Fashion’s Night Out?

    We hope you are because the count down is on. Our cast of spies along with the Madison Avenue BID will be looking for the most stylish shopper on Madison Avenue. Please Tweet or Instagram your candidates to @MadisonAveSpy and @MadisonAveBID with the hashtag #MadisonAveFNO. All of your photos will be included in our Madison Avenue Fashion’s Night Out photo album, which will be available for everyone to view.

    The most stylish ensembles will be posted to Madison Avenue Spy, where you will be able to vote for the most stylish . You can click here for more event details.

    See you soon!

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    Hermes Sample Sale: Epic Fail

    Those who were lucky enough to get a VIP invitation to the Hermes sample sale waited in line in the morning rain only to be disappointed by the lack of merchandise and high prices. Sample sale veterans should be warned that there are no bags, small leather goods, scarves, ties or jewelry.

    Those still interested in attending the sale for tradition’s sake will find most items about 50% off retail. There is an uninspiring assortment of shoes, which include Oran sandals for $315 and heels were $345. China is more like the miss matched brick-a-brack you would find at a thrift store and the few pieces of christal don’t even have boxes.

    Those who love Hermes or shopping a coveted sample sale should skip this sale. There is really nothing redeeming about going to Ninth Avenue. We’ll keep our eyes open this winter for the annual boutique sales. Stay tuned.

    Hermes Sample Sale
    Wednesday, September 5 to Saturday, September 8.
    Wed & Thurs 9am to 7pm, Fri & Sat 9am to 6pm
    317 W. 33rd St (between 8th and 9th Aves)

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    Win a Chanel Bag During FNO

    Fashion’s Night Out is a little bit like Halloween for adults. You have to map your planned path in order to pick up the best haul. Those looking for one of the sweetest prizes of the night won’t want to miss TheRealReal’s 100 Model March.





    On Thursday, September 6 from 6pm to 9pm there will be 100 RealReal models marching down Madison Avenue from 59th street to 76th street equipped with 15,000 RealReal gift cards. One special model will have a gift card redeemable for a brand new $2400 Chanel handbag.

    You can pick up clues about how to find the “Chanel Model” by following along in real time via Instagram and Facebook with the hashtag #therealrealFNO. When you find TheRealReal model just say: “I am obsessing over TheRealReal. Do you have the Chanel gift card?” And you will walk away with the night’s best arm candy.


    Those not local can join in the fun on the luxury contentment website and receive $50 off a purchase of $100 or more with coupon code FNO50. The online promotion will take place from 6pm est to 9pm est. Sounds like a candy coated shopping event to us!

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    Madison Avenue Newbies

    We love coming back to New York after a long summer away and celebrating all the new additions to the neighborhood. This year has been especially busy with dozens of stores opening in the past several months.

    While you’ve been away –or otherwise distracted– a variety of stores have opened on the Avenue including, Vince, Rag & Bone, Zadig & Voltaire, Charlotte Olympia, Fivestory, Proenza Schouler and Rebecca Taylor. Shoe stores Schutz and Brian Atwood are expected to open this month and Kate Spade and Anya Hinmarch should be also opening shortly.

    We know that you will want to check out all of these Mad-Ave newbies so we put together a virtual walking tour of the neigborhood. We would love to hear what you have to say about the newcomers.


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    Barney’s Warehouse Sale Extended

    By ManhattanMataHari

    Most veteran shoppers know that the best time to shop Barney’s Warehouse sale is the end day. Those who have been away and haven’t had a chance to peruse the merchandise will be thrilled to learn that the sale has been extended one more day and will entertain shoppers until 9pm on Tuesday. We would even be so bold to speculate that there will be another markdown before the racks are pulled away.

    Currently, shoes and ready-to-wear (stamped with red stars) are an additional 60% off the lowest marked prices. Sportswear and non-stamped designer clothing are an additional 70% off and accessories, lingerie, swimwear, home and children have already been cut an additional 75% off.

    Starting in the shoe department, we found the selection for smaller shoe sizes (37.5 and under) to be sparse. With some diligence you may find some cute $208 Alaia booties, but Louboutin and Chanel fans are out of luck. There is still a good selection of Nicholas Kirkwood and Tabitha Simmons shoes. We found Givenchy boots for $307 and Giuseppe Zanotti pumps and peep toes for $144.

    As expected, there wasn’t much in the accessories department, unless you’re a fan of B & D studded purses. We were shocked to find a number of white Alaia corset belts now $128, which is a far road from their $1000+ starting price.

    Clothing finds were pretty hard to spot too. We spotted Lanvin and Balenciaga separates priced under $200 and an abundance of Carven separates and dresses priced equally discounted. We also spotted a lot of Nina Ricci and L’Wren Scott dresses from the last sale. There were some Holmes and Yang dresses, The Row separates and Rodarte on the racks. Our favorite finds were a shimmering green silk Behnaz Serafpour dress for $224, a cream $232 Stella McCartney blazer and a silk Lanvin jumper for $260.

    While we walked away empty handed, it may be worth the cab fare to head down to Chelsea for the start of the last day tomorrow. At the very least, sorting through the remaindering merchandise was entertaining.

    Barney’s Warehouse Sale Extended
    Tuesday, September 4th
    9am to 9pm
    255 W 17th St (between 7th & 8th Ave)

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    FNO: Madison Avenue’s Most Stylish

    It’s hard to believe that Summer is already over but fashion wastes no time. There is a new season and new collections to shop. We couldn’t think of a better way to start the new “school” year than with Fashion’s Night Out.

    This year, the big event will take place on Thursday, September 6. In partnership with the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District, we are asking you to come and join us as style photographers. We want pictures of you, your friends and other fashionable shoppers on Madison Avenue having fun during Fashion’s Night Out.

    Tweet or Instagram your snapshots to @MadisonAveSpy and @MadisonAveBID with the hashtag #MadisonAveFNO and your photos will be included in our Madison Avenue Fashion’s Night Out photo album. The most stylish ensembles will be posted to Madison Avenue Spy, where readers are able to vote on the most stylish look from the night.

    Madison Avenue Spy’s, Lila Delilah, will also be taking pictures of her own all night long and make personal appearances in participating stores on Madison Ave. So follow along, come say hello and tweet, tweet, tweet (or Instagram) and we’ll see you right back here Friday to vote for the most stylish on Madison Avenue Fashion’s Night Out.

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    Spies Needed

    Okay so we lied, we are never really on vacation. The fact of the matter is that one Spy can’t do it all and we need your help. Madison Avenue Spy is looking for freelance writers to help sniff out the best sales.

    Candidates must to know the difference between overstock and designer samples, a “real” sale and a retail promotion. If you think you have the shopping stuff to keep with our spy team, send your resume to lila@madisonavespy.wpengine.com
    with a few writing samples and or links.

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    End of Summer Sales

    We are coming to the end of Summer and most stores are done with their seasonal sales. Before we head out for the rest of the week (why not, right?) we are listing some final sales and shopping suggestions. Feel free to share your own shopping intell in the comment section below.

    Acne Studios Sample Sale
    Through Friday, August 31st
    12pm to 7pm daily
    401 Broadway, 22nd floor (btwn Lispenard & Walker St.)

    Barneys Warehouse Sale
    Through Monday, September 3
    Mon-Wed 10am to 9pm, Thurs & Fri 9am to 9pm, Sat 9am to 8pm, (Mon)Final day 9am to 7pm
    255 W. 17th St. (bet. 7th & 8th Ave.)

    Scoop NYC Ultimate Closet Clean-Out Sale
    Monday, August 27 to Saturday, September 15
    Mon 9am to 9pm, Tues to Sun 10am—8pm; Mon 9/3 to Sat 9/15 11am to 8pm
    430 W. 14th St between Washington St and Ninth Ave

    Proenza Schouler Sample Sale
    Tuesday, August 28th and Wednesday, August 29th
    10am to 6pm
    82 Mercer St. (Spring & Broome St.)

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