Timesian Chic

— Wed, 29th October 2008 —

The Moment’s latest High/Low column — which masterfully digs up “the chic and the cheap” — features this Muji military zip-up jacket for $140. “It’s a great basic for fall and has the same cool feeling as labels like Acne, Unis and A.P.C.“

Muji Times Building – 620 8th Ave nr 40th – 212-382-2300 – Map
Muji Downtown – 455 Broadway between Grand & Howard – 212-334-2002 – Map

Surprise!

— Wed, 29th October 2008 —

The Cut was surprisingly surprised to find a Sale section on Barneys.com yesterday. (Barneys.com always carries a Sale section.) But we figured, heck, it couldn’t hurt to play along, so we assembled some nice finds from the NEW(!) Sale Section at Barney.com(!!) like the above Surface to Air striped woven shirt down from $165 to $70, and the accompanying Rag & Bone straight leg jeans down from $275 to $140.
Also a deal is this Save Khaki camp shirt down from $125 to $60 – 
This NSF military jacket down from $425 to $210 – 
And this F. Peluso monk boot down from $600 to $400 –

Kill Two Birds…

— Wed, 29th October 2008 —

At 12 noon today, get to Gilt.com for sales on Milus Swiss watches and Cole Haan shoes. (We have fond memories of the first Air loafers to come out of the now long-standing partnership between Haan and Nike. Ten years later, they’re still a smart choice for urban pavement pounding.) The Beggar has your invite to the member’s only site HERE. 

Albo’s Lament

— Tue, 28th October 2008 —

In this week’s Critical Shopper, the Times’ Mike Albo visits Tod’s boutique on Madison Avenue. Putting aside his unhealthy obsession with Gwyneth Paltrow (currently the face of Tod’s), Albo goes back to his now predictable theme of guilty high-end shopping in a gloomy economic climate. No, Mike, Tod’s ain’t cheap! Subscribe to The Beggar, and we’ll let you know when they go on sale.