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    Tibi Sample Sale

    Feeling chic is an essential part of the Madison Avenue personality. Pulling off the casual chic, however, can sometimes be more challenging than the dressing-up chic. In these times Tibi is an easy stand-by. Eye catching prints and bright colored dresses can dress up the most dismal days packed with errands.

    Sure we love a Crayola colored palate but $300 price tags tend to set us back. Most days, we rather save our $300 for Saks’ third floor or Bergdorf’s second floor. Tibi at a fraction of the price, however, makes our compass turn.

    This week, Tibi is hosting a sample sale at the Coolture space where clothing, swimwear, shoes and home accessories will be priced up to 75% off retail. We are not usually big fans of sample sales but we think this one might be perfect while we bide our time waiting for deep designer markdowns.

    Tibi Fall 2009 Sample Sale
    Date: Thursday, Nov. 11 to Friday, Nov. 13
    Time: Nov 11 1pm-7pm; Nov 12 & 13 9am-6pm
    Address: Coolture Showroom – 409 W. 39th St. (b/w 9th & 10th Ave.)

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    Gap 25% Off

    Gap wants you to get a jump start on your holiday shopping and is offering customers 25% off for just this weekend. The discount ends Monday, Nov. 8th and can be used for anything in the store– even sale items. Just present a print out of the image below at checkout.

    This promotion couldn’t come at a better time. We were just thinking we needed to pick up some more of those great skinny jeans we got this summer. And don’t forget about the Stella kid’s collection.

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    Kid’s Showroom Sale: Kenzo, Florian, Catimini, Tartine…

    Groupe Zannier (Kenzo, Catimini, Tartine et Chocolat, Floriane etc.) is hosting their semi-annual starting Monday. As with most great sample sales you can expect major lines. Last season, more than 100 women stood on 33rd Street for over two hours before being let into the sale.

    The wait is usually worth the time and patience. At the last sale, Floriane dresses that retail for $100 to $170 were all $25, sweaters that retail for about $85 were all $20, and skirts there are normally about $100 were $20. IKKS, Cantimini, and Jean Bourget, dresses are were $20, shirts were $10 and winter coats were $40.

    Veteran hint: Go later in the day when there is usually no line. There’s more than enough merchandise to dress all five boroughs of tots.

    Groupe Zannier U.S.A.
    131 W. 33rd St. Suite 1006
    Tel: 212-279-7672
    When: Monday, Nov. 9th to Friday, Nov. 13th.
    Hours: 9:30 to 4:30
    Discount: 20% off wholesale

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    Devi Kroell Opens on Madison

    All summer we gawked at the fuchsia ply wood that veiled the underpinnings of Madison Avenue newcomer, Devi Kroell. Last week, the plywood came off and the store officially opened. Our curiosity couldn’t keep us away long and the a 20% markdown even made it more exciting.

    Devi Kroell is a relative newcomer to the world of Madison Avenue Fashion. She debuted her eponymous collection in 2004. To begin, she focused on her handbags, later expanded into footwear in 2006, and just unveiled her first ready-to-wear collection for spring 2009.

    Most customers are drawn to this Austria-born designer because of her use of the exotic skins. We were quite taken with the the origami eel skin clutches but it was the shoes that made our feet dance and our hearts race.

    It is truly thrilling to see shoe innovation in an era where designers and department stores are all trying to play it safe in order to drive sales in a shaky economy. We went wild for her low boots that incorporate a variety of skins and materials, including wood and metal ( orig. $1,190). The bright colored, pointy toe, lizard wedges (orig. $690) are a great alternative to the pedestrian Chanel ballet flat. The rainbow python knee high boots are a sure way to brighten a dreary February day.

    Upstairs, the designer has a small but well rounded ready-to-wear collection that makes Gucci seem as mass market as Gap. Devi’s clothing is designed and executed like an old master. Forget about the boyfriend blazer, you want a jacket that is going to hug your waist (or waste) and kiss your hips. A great jacket should look chic with everything from jeans to a suit skirt to tuxedo pants (orig. $2,090). Need a Rachel Zoe fur vest? That’s here too, in purple silver fox (orig. $5.600-ish).

    Great bags, fierce shoes and well constructed garments –all with a very Madison Avenue price-tag. We’ll wait for another markdown but happily look forward to making several purchases at this avant–garde boutique.

    Devi Kroell
    717 Madison Avenue @ 63rd Street
    Contact: Eric 212-644-4499

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    Costco Comes to NYC

    It’s official. Our apartments are all about to become a bit smaller as it becomes overcrowded with super sized toilet paper and paper towel packs. Costco is opening its first store in Manhattan on Thursday, November 12 right off of the FDR and 116th Street.

    This Madison Avenue Spy used to cringe at the idea of shopping in Costco but it happens to be addictive. A veteran hint: find a friend to split your fruits and veges.

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    YSL Closing Madison Ave. Boutique

    In 1968, Yves Saint Laurent opened the first foreign boutique on Madison Avenue, just below 71st Street. Now a 41-year era is coming to an end.

    YSL’s Madison Avenue boutique is closing on November 14 and folding their merchandise into the 57th Street location. This will leave a large whole in the landscape of Madison Avenue as well as in the hearts of those who have shopped in the boutique for decades.

    In recent years, there has been a substantial amount of change on the West side of Madison Avenue and 71st Street. In 2006, Yves Saint Laurent shaved 7,000 square feet off their boutique. Asprey took the excess space and Tom Ford opened his men’s boutique next door, in 2007. We imagine that Tom Ford would love the YSL space being that he recently announced that he is looking for financing for a women’s collecion. The economy may have final say on that matter.

    For now, we will say Au Revoir to one of our favorite neighbors but look forward to heading to 57th Street. As a matter of fact, on November 16th YSL will hosting their one day Holiday Sale where all seasonal merchandise will be discounted 20% off. Following their holiday sale, presale orders will be taken for first markdown.

    This is going to be an interesting holiday season!

    Conact: Charles 212-988-3821

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    Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale

    It’s a over a week away and very much over played (in our humble opinion), however, the one day Manolo Blahnik sample sale is scheduled for Thursday, November 12 at the Warwick hotel.

    We would like to make a small suggestion before you start digging through your shoe closet for something comfortable to wear while standing in line. In January and July the Manolo boutique has their bi-annual sale where prices are discounted up to 70% off.

    This sample sale is supposedly stocked with spring/summer 2009 merchandisel. At previous sample sales prices for leather heels start at $100. Usually the morning of the sale is reserved for press and insiders and the afternoon is open to the public. Details for the brave can be found below.

    Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale
    Thursday, November 12, 2009
    The Warwick Hotel
    54th Street and 6th Avenue

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