The Choosy Beggar

Hart This

— Wed, 27th August 2008 —

Thursday only, Hart Schaffner Marx is unloading sample-sizes at discounted prices. [Racked]

If their sale earlier this month was any guide, suits, jackets, shirts, and ties were priced from $100-$300, while sizes included: Trousers 34 waist; Suits 40 and 42 reg, etc.

HSM sample sale – 745 Fifth Ave between 57th & 58th – suite 501 – 10am-4pm – Map

In this week’s Critical Shopper, Mike Albo takes a look at one of our favorites, Steven Alan, of whom Albo says, “Basically his clothes take preppy style and make it more fitted, comfortable, and less WASPy.”

Albo’s picks among the labels Alan carries include: “a chocolate-colored cotton-cashmere top by V::room ($185),” and “a brown Relwen V-neck sweater in merino wool ($148).”

Perfect Timing

— Wed, 27th August 2008 —

Today at 12 noon, sale site Gilt.com will commence to unload its stock of Invicta watches (above), and John Hardy jewelry (below). As you might have expected, The Beggar has your invite to the member’s only site HERE.

Barneys Revisited

— Tue, 26th August 2008 —

The state of the Barneys Warehouse Sale… is good!

One happy customer was overheard on his phone saying, “Just came from Barneys Warehouse Sale… Yeah, fuckin’ awesome. I just bought 3 suits… I’ve never bought 3 suits in my life.”

With the magic green tag attached, you’ll pay about $300 for this first-rate Hickey Freeman suit, which retailed for about $1,200:

The shoe selection is beginning to get a little weird, but there are still safe styles in average sizes like these Band of Outsides topsiders in a 10 for under $100, and these Heschung boots in an 11 for under $200: