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    Prada Friends and Family Now 90% Off

    All week I’ve been tracking what you guys have scored at the Prada sale and figured I should at least take a look. The first rumor was that there weren’t going to be replenishments. It was a LIE! The sale was well stocked even today and sales people were still pulling out racks of clothing.

    There are still shoes. One commenter said they were $150 on Saturday and now they are $79. Collection items –the trendy clothing you see in the magazine ads, not the basic stuff–were marked 75% off on the first few days of the sale. Today most of those Spring 2008 floral and fairy dresses, skirts, trenches, and blouses were over 90% off. Most pieces, including the dresses, are priced between $250 and $350. All you need is lots of closet space and a heavy social calender.

    Also in stock and less than 10% off the original prices are ombre items from Fall/Winter 2007. This blazer was $3,050 and is now marked down to $200.

    Prices are rumored to be going down again tomorrow, although I can’t see how. All leftovers are being shipped to Woodbury. Bottom line– run, do not walk– to the final day of the sale.

    Details below:
    Dates: Sat. 10/18 to Friday 10/24
    Hours: 9am to 6pm Monday through Friday and 9am to 8pm on Saturday and Sunday
    Address: 609 West 51st Street between 11th and 12th Avenues
    Payment: Credit Cards Only

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    Dow -32% YTD, Chanel Raises Prices 20%

    The economy is is the worst it’s been in a generation with the Dow Jones Industrial average down about 32% for the year. However, Chanel’s execs have decided that November 1 is the right time to raise prices 20%. Maybe luxury lives in a bubble but …I just don’t think so.

    Nitrolicious reports that prices of Chanel classic bags are due to increase 20%. A Classic Caviar Jumbo Flap Bag is currently $2850 but come election day the same bag will be $3420. That’s a lot of bank, $570 to be exact.

    So if you have been dreaming of buying a purple or black 2.55 or a large or small Classic you might want to consider giving yourself an early holiday gift. However, if the economy keeps up the way it’s going Chanel might have to do rollbacks a la Walmart.

    Contact:
    Alexandria at Saks Chanel 212 940-4347 (Remember to time your purchase with double/ triple points and an EGC).

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    Everything Chloe 25% Off

    Boutique sales are starting earlier and more aggressively this season. From Thursday until Saturday the Chloe boutique is discounting all merchandise by 25% –except paraty bags, fragrances and sunglasses.

    Do pick up a pair of pointy toe flats and a cute jacket. Just remember that everything you see here for 25% off will be to 50% off in just a few weeks.

    Contact: 212-717-8220 Paula is no longer there and Incus thinks he is Gaby Aghion.

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    Calvin Klein Friends & Family

    Calvin Klein is known for having a great end-of-season sale. However, shopping in-season is all the more attractive AND affordable during a friends and family event. From Thursday to Sunday Calving Klein is offering us 30% off everything in the store, including sale items.

    Getting 30% off is nice and all but we all know that real friends deserve at least a 70% discount, right?

    Contact: Cathrine  (212) 292-9000
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    DVF Friends and Family

    From: Jeff
    Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:00 PM
    To: DVF Global Email Group
    Subject: DVF Friends & Family

    DVF FRIENDS & FAMILY SALE
    30% off for 4 days only*
    October 23rd thru 26th
    RSVP at vipfriends@dvf.com
    This exclusive offer available at DVF stores & DVF.COM
    Print this invitation and bring it to the store to receive the VIP sale price
    Or enter code VIPFRIENDS at checkout.

    Thanks Roon.

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    Prada Sample Sale Update

    Racked.com has the skinny on what’s going on at the Prada sale, It appears as if the standard discount is 50% off. Who needs to wait in a two hour line to buy last season’s clothing when they were 45% off in the boutique. Well, not me!

    One Mad-Spy reader braved the sale and even talked her way past the bouncers. (Snaps for getting past the line. We love a bit of civil disobedience.) Here’s what she said:

    Went to the Prada sale today around 4:45pm. I was told by two doormen that they were not letting anyone else in for the day because it was “at capacity”. After telling the two doormen that I was a regular Prada customer at the retail level, I was allowed in. It was in no way crowded (I guess it was wishful thinking). There aren’t any handbags or small leather goods being sold at this sale. What little selection there was in shoes was horrible – leftover summer styles from prior seasons. Most of the other merchandise was laying on the floor instead of on hangers. I found this sale to be a HUGE disappointment. I always purchased great merchandise in prior years at the Fuller Building. I guess all good things come to an end.

    Thanks for the update. Keep sending them in!

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    The YSL Totem

    If I were a man I would be Danny Daily. He understands fashion and isn’t afraid to be critical. Danny broke news about the YSL’s newest bag, the Totem and also questioned the brand’s future as a fashion house.

    Danny asserts, “YSL is quickly becoming the next Louis Vuitton, a house with less of a focus on articulate clothing and rather on princely bags.”

    Yes YSL, what happened to the fashion? How many more collections of print wrap dresses can we expect? The wide belt, from 2004 was the last big idea. Will there be any more? Please, we want to love you but you’re not giving us much to love.

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    New Economy: Outlet Centers

    Just a decade ago the stores that line Bond Street, Madison Avenue and Via Montenapoleone, would have rather burned their inventory rather than sell it through discount centers. Today the story is totally different. Big brands like Chanel and Dior entered the outlet game even before the economy started to rot. Robb Young, reports about the ideological u-turn, in an amazing article in the International Herald Tribune.

    Economy gives new allure to Europe’s outlet centers

    Trance, you there? Bring the car around– Woodbury Commons is calling!

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