just a few notes

Bindya
Spring scarves in ikat prints and plaids starting at ten bucks (reg. $80). Plus, tunics at 65 percent off.When: Apr. 16 & 17. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Where: 49 W. 38th St., b/t Fifth & Sixth Aves., 9th flr

Rod Keenan
Dapper driving hats and fedoras for men in straw, felt, fur, and fabric are up to 70 percent off. Ladies, it may be worth trying them on for size.When: Apr. 16-18. Thurs. & Fri., noon-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Where: 366 Fifth Ave., b/t 34th & 35th Sts., ste. 916

La Perla
Up to 80 percent off deluxe bras, panties, sleepwear, and goodies from Frette.When: Apr. 19-24. Sun., 1-6 p.m.; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.Where: 4 W. 58th St., b/t Fifth & Sixth Aves., 4th flr.

Mara Hoffman
Resort, spring, and swim ’09. Tops and bathing suits start at $15; dresses start at $50.When: Apr. 23-25. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: 120 W. 28th St., b/t Sixth & Seventh Aves., 3rd flr. (212-505-3020).

Miguelina
Breezy floral dresses, camisoles, and silk chiffon blouses are up to 50 percent off wholesale prices.When: Apr. 30 & May 1. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: 20 W. 36th St., b/t Fifth & Sixth Aves., 6th flr.

New Season

Felice Eye wear sale 40-80% off

March 12-13
69 E. 71 St
Btw Park and Madison


Ecco of a Dreamer/ Mars & Valentine sample sale 75% off, extra 10% off with top button flyer

March 10-20
242 W 30th St
Btw 7-8 Ave
14th Flr

The first green leaves

Earnest Sewn Stock Sale everything is under 100$
71 Gansevoort St
Btw Greenwich and Washington St
3rd Flr

Mixed designer wearhouse Sale up to 75% off, be preprared to dig. Featuring Kate Spade and Mint.
Feb 18-22nd
2 Great Jones St
Btw Broadway andLafayette

Secrets of Charm 90% off
95 Horatio St
Btw Washington and W Side Hwy
Suite 706

Slow Week

Paul Smith 75% off is a ray of sunshine on this otherwise chill week.
Feb 6-8th
108 5th Ave
Btw 16-15th St

or 142 Green St
Nr Houston

There just sleeping

Sunner's sample and stock sale, has the best deals this week with 50$ coats, 25$ sweaters, and 30$ dresses.
Jan 29-30
265 W 37th
Btw 8-9th Ave

Luca Luca pats starting at 60$, tops starting at 50$
Jan 29-Feb1
19 W 36th
Btw 5-6th Ave
4th Flr

Daryl K and Kerrigan up to 75% off
Jan 30-Feb 1
21 Bond St
Btw Bowery and Lafayette

I'm looking foward to a very intersing shopping expirence next week when Swank Productions an event planing and production company sells there leftover event props. CASH ONLY.
27 Union Sq W
Btw 15-16th St

sometimes is so-so

French Japanese pop culture inspired bag line Toki Doki (sometimes in Japanese) sample sale opened up yesterday. Discounts modest, with wallets at 55$ and clutches starting at 60$. Larger bags ranged from 100-170. The workmanship is ok, not cloture, and doesn’t warrant the 278$ price point the bags normal retail at. The designs are very cute, with nice details like rainbow zippers and matching key chains.

These are fun trendy pieces that I might pick up if they we're a steal, but I'll save my splurge for something timeless. The T-shirts and hats are worth checking out. T-shirts are 20$ and hats are 15-25$.

Toki Doki
Jan 22-25th
123 W 18th St
Btw 6-7 Ave
4th Flr

J Crew review

Expect a line, I went on the first day and waited 45 min before giving up. On day two the wait was much shorter. Unfortunatly most of the large and medium womens clothes are gone, small and extra small still have large selections.

The sample size is 6. There is a beautiful selection of wedding gowns, if you know a 6 who's looking for one it'd defintly worth checking out.

Most men's clothes are medium or 15 1/2.

Prices:

Tshirts/polos/tanks 10$
Cotton/Wool Sweaters 35$
Cashmere sweaters 60$
Chino/cord botoms 25$
Dress Pants/dress skirts 60$
Day Dresses 60$
Occasion dresses 99$
Wedding dresses prices as marked, starting around 300$

Mid Week

A long with the Toki Doki and J Crew sales previously mentioned, we've got few others this week.

Charles Chang-Lima is up to 90% off at their sample/stock/moving sale
Jan 22
330 W 38th
Btw 8-9th Ave
Suite 511

Valentino and M Missoni up to 70% off
Jan 20-22
49 W 38th
Btw 5-6th Ave
4th Flr

Tracy Reese 60-70% off
Jan22-30
641 Hudson St
Btw Gansevoort and Horatio

Comptoir des Cotonniers offers mild discounts on their classically feminine line
Jan 20-21
155 Spring St
Btw Broadway and Wooster

Anne Fontaine 50% off
Jan 20-22
93 Greene St
Btw Prince and Spring

The first signs of spring

J Crew Sample Sale 70%
Jan 20-25th
261 W 36th St
Btw 7-8th Ave

Leftovers for lunch

Clothing line, a third party showroom that hosts a variety of sample sales is looking to get rid of there excess stock. They have a mashup of brands all at below wholesale prices.

Jan 13
261 W 36th St
Btw 7-8th Ave
2nd Flr

Repetto
- samples $50, 2 for $80
- ballet flats $60, 2 for $100
- high heel and boots $75, 2 for $125

Gustto
- clutches & nylon bags $50
- medium & large bags $99Milly - samples
- sample skirts & pants $49
- sample tops $59
- sample dresses $99

Edit
- tops & skirts $50
- sweaters & dresses $90
- blazers $100
- coats & leathers $200

Tocca
- tops $25
- skirts & pants $45
- dresses & jackets $60
- coats $85
- small candles $5
- large candles $10
- dish soap $5

Design History
- tee's $10
- sleeveless & s/s sweaters $15
- non bulky long sleeve & cardigans $20
- dresses $20
- bulky $25

Smitten
- all styles / limited selection $35

Michael Simon - all styles / limited selection $25

Bibelot
- light weight / cotton sweaters $35
- wool sweaters $50
- cashmere and bulky sweaters $60

Canterbury
- s/s and l/s rugbys $20
- sweatshirts and sweaters $20

Shoe You

Shoe Inn Warehouse Sale, all shoes 20-75$, all boots 35-100$. Brands include Troy Burch, Jessica Simpson, Marc Jacobs, Chloe, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Juicy, Miss Sixty, Puma, Betsey Johnson, Fitflops and more.
Jan 14-16
311 34th st
Btw 8-9 Ave

Irregular Choice previous seasons stock now 60% off
Jan 12-?
276 Lafayette St
Btw Mulberry-Crosby st

Fake it, fake it, fake it. Fake it like a photo-shopped picture.

Some where between ironic hippster and getto fabulous Acrylic Jewelry adds a bright graphic splash to your wardrobe. As cheap as it is trendy, great for a season or two of fun, then simply recycle.



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Of circles and squares

A rising trend of bold geometric shapes in Jewelry.

Alex & Chloe Goujon Triple with Oxidized Silver and Inverted dimonds

Squares necklace from Blyu

Squaring Pearl by Fuzzishu available at etsy.com

Circle in a square wedding rings, Revolve Clothing exclusive.

no news is bad news

Free People sample sale
Jan 7-10
261 W 36th St
Btw 7-8th Ave
2nd Flr

Emmett McCarthy of project runway 60-70% off
Jan 8-11
240 Elizabeth St
Btw Prince-Houston St


As slow as the sample sales are in the off season, at least we can look foawrd to a little warmth later this month at the tokidoki sample sale. 60-80% off.
Jan 22-25th
123 W 18th St
Btw 6-7 Ave
4th Flr

Shoppig ahead of the curve

New Year

New looks

With the start of a new year, we can look forward to many new ideas and trends in the coming months.

It can be hard to anticipate what you’ll need to keep your wardrobe up to date. Thankfully there are plenty of groups out there doing trend forecasting. It’s questionable if all or any of these predictions will end up taking hold, but it’s still fun to look.

Here are Cosmoworld’s picks.

And for fun here are Vogues predictions from last year. Remember fashion isn’t all top down so take these with a grain of salt. A trend proof closet is always in style.