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    Cyber-Monday Deals

    Good morning and welcome to Cyber Monday. After spending hours of browsing the web we’ve come to realize that Cyber Monday may be more hype than discount. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t any deals out there. It just takes a lot of browsing and looking.

    In an effort to get you back to work as quickly as possible — and maybe save your job– we’ve pulled the three best luxury cyber deals:

    Barneys: Select styles of Christian Louboutins have been reduced 40%. Miss booties were $1070 and are now $649, gold Top La T-straps were $855 and now are $509 and basic red Delics are now $409 from $675. Most other brands like, Giuseppe Zanotti, Chloe and Miu Miu are still full price online but are 40% off in the store. So stick to the CL’s if you’re strictly cyber shopping today.

    Net-A-Porter: There is no sale section on the site, however, a scattering of merchandise has been reduced 30% to 50% off. Again, the shoe department has the best deals. Backless Christian Louboutin Lynn ankle boots were $965 and are half off ($482). Miu Miu ankle boots with cut-out straps are $350 with a 50% off discount. Halston thigh highs are also 50% off, along with Balmain crystal studded boots ($1495), and Givenchy black crocodile-skin sandals ($397.)

    Herve Leger: The high-end BCBG line is hosting a private online sale. Most items are 50% off or more and there are still lots of sizes remaining. A metallic one shoulder dress was $1650 and is now $825. A square neck bondage dress was $1300 and is now $390, a foil print dress was $1450 and is now $580, and a fuchsia color blocked dress is $540 from $1350.

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    NYC Black Friday: Departement Stores

    At this point much of Madison Avenue is on presale or full sale. We started wondering, however, if our favorite department stores were offering any exciting Black Friday doorbusters. I guess the answer is that it all depends on the store. Below is a list of department stores and their Thanksgiving weekend promotions. If you see or hear about any additional promotions, let us know in the comment section and we will try to add it to the post.

    Barneys:
    “We don’t have specials for holidays,” a costumer service rep told us on the phone, “but we are having a sale that will be running through the weekend.” (How is that different than a holiday sale?! ) Whatever the you call a rose, the discount is 40% off select items.

    Bergdorf Goodman:
    Black Friday sales? “We don’t do Black Friday,” an uptight personal shopper spewed. We were also notified that “nothing is on sale.” Well, except for “some 5th Floor vendors.” Black Friday is just too Walmart for Bergdorf, huh?

    Bloomingdales:
    The Brown Bag Sale is an additional 30% to 40% off select items. Designer handbags– Furla, Marc Jacobs, MCM, Tory Burch etc.–are also an additional 30% to 40% off. Also, with each purchase over $100 you can earn a $15 bMony Card.

    Saks:
    We love Saks because they always know how to run a sale and get shoppers excited for the holidays. From 8am until noon on Friday, shoppers can take an additional 40% off already reduced prices for a total savings of 50% to 60% off. Oh yeah!

    Neiman Marcus
    Friday from 9am to noon, spend $100 anywhere in the store (except Chanel and Louis Vuitton) and receive a $50.00 gift card towards your next purchase (good thru 12/6).

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    Woodbury Common Thanksgiving

    Braving any store, or gasp, an outlet on Black Friday is totally out of the question for this Madison Avenue shopper. So how do you get the good deals and avoid the crowds? Presale, of course! It’s a win-win.

    We put calls into our favorite Woodbury stores to find out what type of discounts they are giving for the holiday and how to shop the sale early. Here’s the lowdown:

    Bottega Veneta:
    The holiday markdown is not officially happening until Friday but Bottega Veneta is allowing customers to presale their purchases now. Select bags are an additional 50% off the outlet price and others are 25% off. Shoes and clothing are an additional 60% off.
    845-928-4563

    Chloe
    Chloe is not starting their sale early, however, “If we have your information already in our data base we can presell,” according to a sales associate. New arrivals to the Chloe outlet include, the Meredith and Nancy bags, which will be an additional 20% off along with their fall/winter ’08 ready-to-wear.
    845-928-6260

    Dolce & Gabbana:
    The Dolce & Gabbana outlet has already taken their additional markdown. Clothing and shoes from fall/winter ’08 are an additional 40% off. Bags are an additional 20% off.
    845-928-5221

    Giuseppe Zanotti:
    The big discounts at Giuseppi officially start Thursday night– at midnight– but the store will presell now.

    Ladies who wear a size seven shoe are super lucky. “We are getting 500 samples in size seven. They will all be priced at $99 and $150,” according to a sales person. The lucky size seven shoes are already on the premises but you will need to speak to the outlet manager to get the okay to do presale.
    845-928-4828

    Prada:
    Get this: Prada is not having a holiday discount. Moreover, a sales person told us, most of the merchandise in the outlet is current season and is only discounted 40% off retail. The Prada boutiques are preselling ready-to-wear at 50%. How is the outlet proving customers a savings?

    We don’t have an answer but we are told the famous “sample sale rack” will be out on Saturday.
    845-928-3706

    YSL
    From Friday to Sunday, YSL bags will be discounted an additional 20% off. Sorry, Muse and Downtown lovers, these style bags are not included in the extra promotion. Shoes are an additional 20% off and ready-to-wear will be discounted an extra 30%. The store will presell immediately. The best deals in the outlet are the ’07 clothing, which is 50% off retail without the extra holiday discount.
    845-928-2169

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    Name These Boots

    Tonight we left our Madison Avenue perch and joined other media folk at the International Emmy Awards. You already know we don’t understand celebrity culture but we dig fashion. There were lots of gorgeous dresses and you can get a peak at all our pictures and interviews from the evening by following the LilaDelilah Twitter feed.

    Our favorite look of the night happened to come from another journalist, Giovana Gasparini, the host of MGM Channel. Can you guess who makes her rocking thigh high boots? Hint: The designer is Brazilian and the model, Daria Werbowy, wore these boots in a recent as campaign.

    The first person to answer correctly, in the comment section below, will win a Madison Avenue Spy prize.

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    The Same Game: Prada & Miu Miu Flats

    Are you just dying for a pair of embellished Prada or Miu Miu flats but can’t stomach opening your wallet several hundred dollars wide? We don’t blame you and you shouldn’t have to. We spotted current season Prada and Miu Miu flats at DSW for a fraction of the current retail price. Click here to see a full catalogue of spy pictures from boutiques and DSW, along with prices.

    Lets play the Same Game with Prada and Miu Miu ballet flats:

    DSW Union Square: All shoes $199
    Barneys: Prada flats with rivets $530
    Barneys: Miu Miu bow ballet flat $465
    Saks: Miu Miu bow trimmed ballet flats $465
    Bergdorf: Miu Miu studded bow ballet flat $585
    Prada boutique: Flats with bows or studs $450
    Miu Miu boutique: Flats range from $430 to almost $600

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    New Coach Concept Coming to Madison

    The windows of the former Madison Avenue Miu Miu store has been draped in black for almost a year but it will be filled with a new tenant very soon. Coach has signed a deal to occupy the space (@ 69th Street) with a luxury clothing concept store named after its creative director, Reed Krakoff, according to Eric Le-Goff, senior director of Cushman & Wakefield.

    The stand-alone Reed Krakoff collection expands Coach’s existing brand and will range in price from $495 to $1,195. The line will also include accessories, jewelry and handbags.

    The new line expands Coach’s reach but seems like a risky concept amid a global economic recession that has consumers looking very closely at price tags. The larger obstacle may prove to be branding Karkoff’s name to the greater public.

    Fashion insiders may be aware of the success Krakoff has afforded the Coach brand but how many consumers can rattle off Krakoff along with other Madison Avenue designers like, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera and Miuccia Prada. Even if the collection is fashion perfection it’s going to take a considerable marketing investment to educate consumers and brand Krakoff’s name.

    “Going into a totally new category, which is more challenging, less profitable and to do it in an environment like this, when there’s already too many brands, that is extremely challenging,” said Milton Pedraza, chief executive of the Luxury Institute. “It’s definitely a sport that is not for the faint of heart.”

    The faint of heart need not apply, however, Barclays Capital analyst, Robert Drbul says, this may be the perfect time for a Coach expansion. “I think it’s going to be a very smart yet contained effort at pursuing additional profitability,” he said.

    Regradless of the outcome we will are happy to welcome a new neighbor to Madison Avenue and will be sure to give Reed Krakoff a big Madison Avenue Spy welcome when he arrives.

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