Thursday through Sunday, 10/15-10/18, Saks is hosting its early season friends & family sale, which means 25% off most stock. Online, you’ll need to use promotional codes FRIENDS2 or FRIENDS3. In store, just utter the words “friends & family.”
Saks Fifth Avenue – 12 E 49th St at 5th – 212-644-1704 – Map
Through Friday, 10/16, get steep discounts on the official uniform of NBA coaches everywhere, Joseph Abboud. We’re talking single suits for $300; three suits for $750; jackets for $175-$300; shirts, pants, ties… Everything except for that championship ring.
Joseph Abboud Sample Sale – Soiffer Haskin – 317 W 33rd between 8th & 9th – Tues-Thurs 9am-7pm, Fri 9pm-5pm – Map
Beginning Monday, get to Yoox.com for one of its “super sales” featuring up to 90% off tons of designer gear.
Update: If you had trouble accessing the sale, you weren’t the only one. For whatever reason, readers appear to be having better luck using their iPhones.
For the record, we at The Beggar remain less than comfortable acquiring clothing and accessories online. We need to feel a product, and try it on for size before really knowing whether it’s right for us. Still, sites like Yoox, Gilt.com and even eBay offer too many amazing deals to ignore. While every product is unique, a partial solution is to familiarize yourself with a brand’s wares in store. You can also just get used to returning products by mail, but that’s not an option when a sale is deemed “final” — as in the case of this Yoox sale.
Secret Forts presented by ACL X Cole, Rood & Haan Co. from Michael Williams on Vimeo.
We’re happy to report that ACL has gotten into the movie making business with a series of shorts featuring various forms of stylish goodness. First under the spotlight is Secret Forts blogger and aspiring shop owner James Wilson, who — like ACL author Michael Williams — is highly influenced by Americana, and the 1940s and ’50s in particular. Beyond its obvious visual appeal, we admire Wilson’s aesthetic for favoring older, better made products. Something to consider next time you have the opportunity to visit a flee market, or acquire, say, a classic, high-quality pair of shoes.
Blogger and Style Forum senior member Deveandepot1 has assembled a great list of discount shopping tips, some of which even we’ve never heard.
Here’s a sampling:
• Check a store’s dressing room racks, stocked with preselected items.
• Small- and medium-sized guys shouldn’t hesitate to inspect kids’ sections.
• Fossill stores are filled with amazing deals.
• If you have a valid gripe, don’t be afraid to request additional markdowns.
• Thrift stores are ideal for deals on ties and tie accessories.
• Young, female store clerks are most likely to dish on deals, and private sales.
• Take the time to explore new stores… Urban Outfitters in particular.
• Keep an eye on Style Forum!
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