Dear Sweet Friends at Racked,
I wanted to make a public thank you for being so supportive of Madison Avenue Spy.
If you’re game I would love to round up Trance (my indentured man servant/driver) and see if he could wrangle me a passport to go south of 14th Street.
Besides holding all the inside info on shopping, word has it that you have great food sources. Everyone knows journalists love to eat!
Let me know if you’re game.
xoxo
Lila
Hey, beauty girls (and guys.)
I have discounts on cosmetics for you…
Kiehl’s is offering 20% off all purchases at freestanding stores and kiehls.com, between 6/14 and 6/18. Seems like you need to print this out to get the discount. Online users use the code FAMILY upon checkout and also receive free ground shipping on orders over $35.
In addition. MAC is holding a friends and family event where you can save 15% off from 6/11 to 6/16. Same deal. Not valid at department stores but only MAC freestanding stores. Click here to print the coupon and find store locations.
Maura at Gucci called today and said that they are adding another markdown starting Thursday. Most of the merchandise that is now 40% off will be 60% off.
This $1195 rose colored silk shantung top is $1195 today and will be about $479 tomorrow. Go crazy. At these prices you can afford to buy almost anything that tickles your fancy. Gucci-coochi-coo.
Contact: Maura 212-717-2619
As a side note. I was at Bergdorfs –not Bergdofs as yesterday’s typo stated– and they are not yet starting their 2nd markdown. Sounds like it’s still about two weeks away. For the meantime, stick with Neiman Marcus’ 2nd markdown rather than BG’s lame 40% off.
Once one store starts a second markdown, the rest come following. Today it’s Neiman Marcus who is marking down the goods. The sale starts Thursday and you can expect to find most Spring/Summer merchandise reduced an additional 25% off.
When it gets this hot in the city most of us Madison Avenue girls skip town for the beach. If you happen to have “social obligations” tying you down to the city you might want to consider finding ways to cool off.
My personal favorite is Sant Ambroeus. The attitude can run a little thick at this Northern Italian patisserie/bar/restaurant/gelottoria. However, their exquisite, handcrafted gelato and sorbet are the real thing – an authentic Italian treat. The quality is akin to my favorite gelato in Arezzo, Italy.
I always go for the fruit flavors on a hot day. My first choice is always cantaloupe, but they tend to run out of it early in the day. Second best is a scoop of peach topped on a scoop of mango. It’s sure to bring down your body temperature down at least 10 degrees.
1000 Madison Avenue, between 77th and 78th streets
212-570-2211
Listen up because this is really cool. Go to NeimanMarcus.com and head to Last Call Clearance. Browse, stick an item in your shopping cart and voila and extra 20% off for a total savings for up to 72% off.
This $375 Theory dress is now $105. Now that’s a deal!
From June 12th to June 15th L’Occitane is offering 25% off your entire purchase. The promotion is normally an email that needs to be printed–forwarding doesn’t work. However, if you click here you can get to a page where the coupon can be printed. To find a location near you click here. Those living in the ‘hood can head to Madison Avenue and 80th Street.
P.S. Don’t forget the sunblock!
Bloomingdales begins a private sale on June 10th that runs until June 12th. Here are the sale details:
Take 25% – 40% off regular priced American and European designer handbags
Take 15% off a selection off regular priced handbags when you make a purchase of $250 or more
Take an extra 40% off all ready reduced handbags and small leather good for a total savings of 55% to 65% off original prices.
