Swedish outdoor lifestyle brand Tretorn is now taking 30% off all apparel and select footwear at its new 1,300 square-foot flagship in Soho. • Rubber sand flip-flops are now $25 • Skymra Canvas slip-ons are still $70 • Classic, cotton button-down shirts are now $95 • Kontrast canvas blazers are down from $230 to $161… Read more »

As the summer slowly winds to a close, the debate over the soundness of “shorts suits” continues, with even the paper of record weighing in this week. Like the Observer (and the Beggar) last month, Guy Trebay at the Times credits NHL forward — and self-anointed fashionista — Sean Avery with legitimizing the look. The… Read more »

H(y)r Collective sends word that Nom de Guerre just re-opened the basement section of its downtown shop with spring ’08 at 60% off. [h(y)r] We’re talking under $200 for light-weight flight jackets… shirts, sweaters, jeans, etc. The store’s multi-level bunker — once a meeting place of the Black Panthers — carries military-inspired sportswear, including pea… Read more »

Marc Scrivo’s our new favorite actor. Not that we’ve seen him in anything, nor had we even heard of him until now… But, the guy’s owning his style and speaking our language: “I love a good bargain, whatever it is,” he tells NY Mag’s Look Book. “It’s important to spend money, but I think it’s… Read more »

Right now, Gilt.com is selling Jack Spade bags at about half-off — like the above laptop bag for $88 — and Trovata‘s brilliant menswear for close to 70% off, like these green cargo shorts for $58: Everything’s going fast. It’s members only, but the Beggar has your invite HERE. Head’s up! The John Varvatos sale… Read more »