Hoping to whet your respective appetites, L.L. Bean has released two bags in advance of its Signature collection’s March debut. Designed by one Alex Carleton — of Rogues Gallery fame — the line represents the brand’s best effort to achieve age-spanning design and construction at reasonable price points. (In a perfect world, this would be… Read more »

Some of you chewed me out for not noting the last J. Crew sample sale at Clothingline. (We’d expected another lame showing, but the sale turned out to be, in the words of one reader, “actually pretty decent.”) Well, Tuesday through Saturday, 1/19-1/23, Clothingline’s at it again, and they’re promising plenty of men’s wear and… Read more »

Forget about Diesel Corporate’s biannual sample sale featuring Martin Margiela, Dsquared, and Victor & Rolf. Right this minute, find a far better selection of Dsquared at 50% off online.

In store and online, Odin is now taking up to 50% off some very nice pieces that are guaranteed to hold up — both physically and style-wise — for many years to come. Loving this woolen overcoat by Our Legacy for just $280. Odin – 328 East 11th St between 1st and 2nd – 212-475-0666… Read more »

Missed Rag & Bone‘s F/W sample sale in November. Then get to the British label’s West Village Men’s store, where you’ll now find up to 65% off remaining F/W stock. Rag & Bone West Village – 100 Christopher St between Bleecher & Bedford – 212-727-2999 – Wed-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 12pm-6pm – Map