The Choosy Beggar

Rothman’s summer warehouse sale begins today, and, while it runs through August 7, anything worth getting is going to get got within the first few days.

Rothman’s doesn’t exactly represent the height of sartorial elegance, but it’s a New York institution, and its sample sales give guys the opportunity to find the bargains they’re after free from the insanity of women shoppers.

Its first floor offers basics like linen button-downs and polo shirts by the likes of Penguin, Theory, and Scotch + Soda. Downstairs, meanwhile, you’ll find some 2,000 suits from traditional Italian brands like Canali and Corneliani, along with younger, slim-cut suits by Zegna and John Varvatos.

• Rothman’s – 200 Park Ave S at 17th – 212-777-7400 – Map

Men’s Vogue Daily recently profiled eyeglass maker Julie Allinson and her Eyebobs label.

Not only are these frames rich in charm, but at a about $65 a pair — the cost of a Broadway show! — they make Moscot’s look extravagant by comparison.

Like anything else, we do NOT recommend ordering Eyebobs’ glasses online until you’ve tried them on, which you can do at any of these stores in the city:

• Massimo Bizzocchi – 433 W 14th St between 9th & 10th – 212-675-4055 – Map
• McNally Robinson – 52 Prince St between Mulberry & Lafayette – 212-274-1160 – Map
• Rothman’s – 200 Park Ave S at 17th – 212-777-7400 – Map
• Arleen Bowman Boutique – 353 Bleeker St nr 10th – 212-645-8740 – Map

A reader reports back from the ongoing sample sale at Groupe Seize sur Vingt:

“Stopped by Seize Sur Vingt sample sale on Tuesday. About half of the wears are gone. They’re running low on suits and jackets. Still lots of shirts, sweaters, stuff…”

Groupe Seize sur Vingt – 267 Elizabeth St between E Houston & Prince – 212-343-0007 – Map

Hickey Freeman ran an ad in today’s Post touting a 70% markdown for its “Finale Sale” of the summer.

Turns out, only one item in the store — some unremarkable outer jacket — is 70% off, while everything else is still 40% off through the end of the month.

Be sure to check out HF’s recently launched hand-stitched Presidential Collection.

• Hickey Freeman – 666 Fifth Ave between 52nd & 53rd – 212-586-6481 – Map
• Hickey Freeman, Wall Street – 111 Broadway at Pine – 212-233-2363 – Map

We told you last week about the ongoing sale at Hickey, HF’s wilder offshoot.

• Hickey – 96 Grand St between Mercer & Greene – 212-219-0230 – Map

Unis is now taking a cool 30% off its smartly-patterned button-down shirts — normally about $225 — and pants, along with 50% off all knitwear. Alas, suits and jackets are still full price, but we’ll keep you posted on likely deals toward the end of the summer.

Unis – 226 Elizabeth St nr. Prince – 212-431-5533 – Map