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    Saks 2nd Markdown Presale

    My dear friend, Paige Turner reports that Saks Fifth Avenue has started their presale for a second round of markdowns. The sale officially begins on June 11 and June 9th on Saks.com. The markdown is for an additional 33% off for a total of up to 60% off. Saks took their first markdown less than four weeks ago. Seems like a tall-tell sign of a declining economy. It’s a sign of the times… a sign of the times.

    Contact: 212-753-4000 ask for Eric in the Alice and Olivia department. He’s very sweet and will set all of your choice purchases aside until the sale officially starts next week.

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    Chanel Private Sale 6/4

    Chanel announced the start of their private sale. The private sale begins today and runs until June 6th. The sale opens to the public on June 7th. Shoes and ready-to-wear are 40% off. The spring costume jewelry line is 30% off and there are literally a couple of bags that are 30% off. At the Madison Avenue location the “sale bags” are just two non-leather evening bags. But you can always call around to stores. Maybe you’ll find something good. Below is contact information for all U.S. Chanel boutiques.


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    DVF Showroom Update

    Some secret spies did me the pleasure of going to the Diane von Furstenberg showroom sale and reporting back. The prices are as follows:

    Wrap and vintage dresses: $175
    Regular dresses: $150
    Gowns: $300
    Bathing Suits: $80
    Skirts: $80
    Samples: $50

    We are told that the lines weren’t too bad but first thing in the morning and lunch time should be avoided. The inside was a madhouse, overcrowded and chaotic. For me, this is a pass. I’ll just stick to hitting a department store sale.

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    Au Revoir, YSL

    Dear Yves Saint Laurent passed away Sunday at the age of 71. There are lots of great obits out there and to rewrite them seems silly. All say he was inventor of the woman’s power suit and some attribute him to being the patriarch heroin chic. Here are a couple of images that represent the diversity and the impact of YSL’s designs: The Mondrian Dress (Spring 1965), the woman’s power suit (2002 Retrospective) and the perfectly tailored men’s velvet jacket (Fall 2008).

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    The Same Game 6/1

    This graphic day dress was highlighted by Style.com as the perfect “day-tripper” and an iconic style for this summer. Seems good to me. So lets play the Same Game and get an unoffical gage of who is running the best sales:

    Vince Graphic Swirl Dress: Retail $285
    Nordstrom’s: $169
    Bloomingdales: $285
    Saks: $171
    Neiman Marcus: $200
    eLuxury: $285

    Please fee free to email me suggestions for future Same Games.

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    SATC Product Placement

    So Trance, my driver and personal DJ –everyone needs a great rotation of personalized mixes—insisted that I write something about the Sex and the City movie. Big Yawn. It’s so 90’s. Don’t we have anything better to obsess about? I guess not.

    Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a movie person. However, I keep hearing about all the product placement in this SJP-Does-NY epic. I thought it might be fun to actually list it out:

    1. Chanel
    a. Charlotte with a beige fabric quilted flap bag with pearl detail
    b. Carrie wears an grey-ish-offwhite-ish mini flap that she wore over a larger (non-named/branded) tote
    c. Lily –Charlotte’s adopted daughter–has a mini Chanel tweed bag
    d. A colorful tweed lucky charm flap was also sighted
    2. Hermes
    a. Carrie carries a 25cm Birkin in vert anis lizard (aka a small green lizard bag)
    b. Carrie wrapped in an Hermes wool blanket
    c. There’s also a stray Hermes orange box with Hermes china inside
    3. Louis Vuitton
    a. Charlotte wears a little Azur hard case, like a make up case.
    b. André Leon Talley has a customized briefcase with his name written on the side
    c. A Firebird, a bag designed by Marc Jacobs
    d. A Denim Patchwork Bowley (A $42,000 bag that looks like a hippy art project)
    4. Christian Dior Extreme sandal
    5. Glaceau Vitaminwater
    6. Prada Glace Ombre Folder Clutch
    7. Salvatore Ferragamo Ostrich Feather Clutch (gross!)
    8. Manolo Blahnik d’Orsay’s
    9. Tiffany Elsa Peretti gold bracelet
    10. Apple Computer
    11. Marlboro
    12. Cartier Love bracelet 
    13. Mercedes-Benz GLK

    Let me know if I’m missing anything. We can continue to add to the list. Remember—ipods weren’t even out when SATC first came on the air. Time has moved on and so should we.

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