We are finding Intermix to be very confusing. At the beginning of the month, the store announced a warehouse sale but at their Madison Avenue Location. Now they are hosting another warehouse sale, but this time it’s at Metropolitan Pavilion.
If the in-house sale was any indication, this should be a good sale. Prices should range from 65% to 85% off. If they aren’t, save your money for spring
We’re not too much into coupons but if it’s in your inbox and you’re in the store– why not!?
The low down: Buy 3 items get 50% off the least expensive item. The offer is good until Feb. 27th. Make your items count!
The Pottery Barn Kids spin-off, Threads, is closing after just 15 months. The store specialized in baby clothing and gifts and also offered in-store monogramming. After a successful run on Second Avenue, Williams-Sonoma– the parent company of Pottery Barn and Threads– planned to expand the concept store
Unfortunately, Williams-Sonoma has been hit with the rest of our economy. The stock is down about 65% since the start of they year and down more than 73% from its 52-week high. In January, the company announced actions to reduce its overhead costs by $75 million. This translated in 1,400 employees losing their jobs and Threads getting cut.
The store is slated to close next week and everything is now reduced an additional 30% off. The merchandise is going fast and employees don’t even know if the store will last that long. For now, there is a gorgeous baby bassinette for about $370 and a heavily discounted barn jacket embroidered with the name Bianca.
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All day on Wednesday, Feb. 25th Bloomingales will take 15% off almost everything in the store and online. Even better, you can save 20% if you spend more than $300 on your Bloomingales card. Print this post to receive the in store discount. The online discount will automatically be taken on that day.
As part of the promotion, Bloomingdale’s and Bloomingdales.com has pledged to make a $75,000.00 donation to Mentoring USA, an organization with the mission to pair at-risk youths across the country with inspirational adult mentors who can guide them in developing better self-esteem, creating healthy relationships, and making positive life choices.
Cosmetics and “certain designers” are not included in the promotion. We imagine that this means Chanel and most everything else on the 4th floor.
Project Runway designs took to the runway today but without the designers. A network scuttlebutt has thrown a bend into the finale of Season 6 where none of the designers were introduced or even mentioned.
Three anonymous design collections were presented to friends and some fashion press. (We hear that the big fashion names opted for the more traditional offsite Ralph Lauren show.)
Now for some fashion talk: Three collections, each different, but no designers attached. So from here on we will refer to the three designers as Sleepy, Playful and Edgy.
Sleepy: This collection was the most casual of the three and the least interesting. Sleepy made several sweater looks that reminded us of a sleepy Sunday at home. Sleepy’s suits were nice but not memorable and the final design was an unmemorable fitted sweater dress with a train.
Score: 6
Playful: Playful had a much more diverse collection, which included an array of tulle numbers, stunningly draped colorful silk dresses and shapely coats. We especially liked this collection for its playful use of color and materials. One tulle dress looked like it was more fitting as a cake topper but we give snaps for taking risks.
Score: 8.5
Edgy: This may have been our favorite collection for design, concept and tailoring. Edgy’s collection mainly consisted of black and gray. The overall look was a cross between Herve Leger and Plain Sud. There were lots of very fitted bondage looking outfits with tulip-like layers. The collection was very wearable however there was no diversity. Every piece was similar, even if it was a sweater, coat or dress. For that we must take away a full point.
Score: 8
Bottom line: We think if given the choice we would want an outfit made by Edgy. However, if we were handed the collection as an entire wardrobe we would easily tire in about a week. Playful takes the cake!
Photo Credit: Getty Images
Ports 1961 designer, Tia Cibani, had a vision: the Indian Mughai Dynasty. Translated into fashion, the designs were reminiscent of an Indian princess set free in London. Sometimes the designs were exquisite and restrained, like the piped wool coats. Other times the designs were much too ornate, like the gold lame dresses.
On either side of the spectrum, however, Tina was able to fashion a rich and detailed collection that was enhanced by the live Indian colonial marching band. You know, Red Baratt Festival is the only of its kind in the US!
In attendance was a full on fashion crowd, which included Anna Wintour (only three rows ahead), Grace Coddington and Hal Rubinstein.
Photo Credit: WWD
You know how there are buses of Asian tourists who only travel to the United States to shop at Woodbury Common? Well, what’s the chance that that would work the other way around?
The Chinese tourism board is hyping a mega Chinese sample sale dubbed, “Asia’s First Billion Brand Sale.” The event is located at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, “a luxury lifestyle, retail and entertainment complex” — we think it’s a mall on a touristy island.
The four-day sale, which starts on Feb. 19th, includes more than 150 designers at “prices worth fighting for.” Where have we heard this tag line before? Century 21, perhaps? They even seem to have captured their branding image.
Nonetheless, prices are up to 90% off and the resort’s store directory includes, M Missoni, Wolford, Vilebrequin and Fiorucci. We’re dying to find someone willing to fly to the other side of the world to check it out for us. We’ll pay the bus fare!
I have a feeling you guys are going to hate me for this but I’m not the only person spotting them.
NY Mag’s, The Cut, Twittered the following:
cutblog: Also at G-Star: A bowler hat, inexplicably perched atop Mischa’s head. Sigh. #nyfw
P.S. Is it Twittered or Twit?
