The Choosy Beggar

In store and online, Spanish brand Camper is now taking 10-40% off all shoes and bags.

Camper – 125 Prince St at Wooster – 212-358-1841 – Map

Today at 12 noon, Hickey goes on sale at Gilt.com. The Beggar has your invite to the members only site HERE.

Tuesday through Thursday, get to the Y-3 sample and stock sale for 75% off sportswear from the collaboration between Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas. We’re talking sweaters down from $185 to $55, leather bags down from $210 to $55, etc. Very cool stuff.

Recession or not, The Beggar fervently advocates investing in products that are worth repairing over time.

Need a smart tailor or cobbler?

The Sartorialist keeps a handy “SartoriaList,” which catalogs the preferred tailors and shoe doctors of New York’s best-dressed men (See who goes where):

• Dynasty Tailors (You might ask for Joseph) – 6 E 38th St between 5th & Madison – 212-679-1075 – Map

• Ignacio’s Tailor – 119 E 60th St between Park & Lex – 212-758-2747 – Map

• Leung’s Tailor – 1386 Lex Ave between 91st & 92nd- 212-860-6617 – Map

• L&S Custom Tailoring – 138 East 61st St nr Lex – 212-752-1638 – Map

• Mak’s Hong Kong Custom Tailors – 1218 Lex Ave between 82nd & 83rd – 212-249-6311 – Map

• Object Custom Tailor
- 68 Bond Street
at State,
Brooklyn – 718-596-2086 – Map (Amended)

• Wilfred’s Tailor – 18 W 23rd St nr 5th – 212-242-3030 – Map

• Angelo’s Shoe & Leather – 666 5th Ave at 53rd – 212-757-6364 – Map

• Cesar’s Shoe Repair – 180 7th Ave between 20th & 21st – 212-961-6119 – Map

• Elite Shoe Repair – 105 W 10th St at 6th Ave – 212-243-0951 – Map

• Jim’s – 50 East 59th St between Park & Madison – 212-355-8259 – Map

• Shoe Service – 15 W 55th St between 5th & 6th – 212-262-4823 – Map

• Sutton Boutique – 1053 1st Ave between 57t & 58th – 212-753-2533 – Map

• The Empire – 991 Lexington Ave between 71st & 72nd – 212-744-1257 – Map

Beginning today, venerable French label agnès b. kicks off its holiday season sales.