On a list of sites we wouldn’t expect to produce a holiday gift guide, Cool Hunting would rank near the top. But, we’ve never been so happy to be so wrong as their new guide is arguably superior to the best gifting guide we know of — NY Mag’s Shopamatic. So clean, so accessible, so original…. Read more »

Thursday and Friday, Inhabit is hosting a sample sale featuring 75% off their coveted cashmere and cotton knits. Right this second, a few pieces can be acquired online. Inhabit sample sale – 1441 Broadway between 40th & 41st – 24th fl – 212-575-3880 – 10am-6pm daily – Map

Through Friday, L.E.S. boutique Assembly is taking up to 70% off offbeat labels like Robert Geller, Henrik Vibskov, A-Z Collection, Ksubi, and Endovanera. **Update: “Nothing worth going for,” a trusty reader tells us.** **Update 2: Final sales going on through January**  Assembly – 174 Ludlow St between Houston & Stanton – 212-253-5393 – Map

Need a new pair of jeans? Tuesday through Friday, James Jeans is unloading its entire inventory for $20 to $80. Peak in to the Aloha Rag sale while you’re at it. James Jeans sale – 500 Greenwich St between Canal and Spring – Suite 202 – 212-221-4603 – Tue-Thu 9am-7pm, Fri 9am-2pm – Map

We just got word of an Engineered Garments sample sale going down today until about 6pm, and perhaps tomorrow. “But, everything is moving along,” one staffer tells us. **Update: Checked out the sale, but they asked us not to take any pics. Selection is small, and made up of a smattering of past and present… Read more »