What: Shoe sample sale

When: Thursday, March 29-Friday, March 30, 2012

Where: 77 Great Titchfield Street, London, W1W 6RH

I got some great stuff at the sale last year and definitely recommend it! Check out my loot from last year here.

(London) I’ve been MIA from writing but in my defence it’s the holidays and I’ve been stuffing myself silly with Christmas food, running off the food (got up to 10K today, yay!), shopping the sales and generally lazing about. The most productive thing I got done is pick up my New Years Eve dress. I took full advantage of the Boxing Day sales and got this cool dress from Miss Selfridge for only £18! With a futuristic sleeve on one shoulder and a gorgeous green colour and accessorised with lots of gold and glitter, I think I found the perfect one.

Green 3D 1 Shoulder Dress, £18 on sale from Miss Selfridge

(London) I went to the Temperley Christmas Sample Sale yesterday, all the way in Notting Hill on a bitingly chilly night, but the trek was definitely worth it. Prices of gorgeous and trademark Alice dresses were priced at £70-£100, marked down from £300+. Leather jackets, skirts and trousers were between £100-£300, marked down from the thousands. Basics and sweaters were priced between £60-£150. I saw a gorgeous Spring coat for £80, lined and all with gorgeous gold buttons but my bank conscience and the disproportionate number of jackets and coats I have in my very tiny wardrobe (five in total… and totally unnecessary) stopped me from buying it at the final pay point. I bought a modest tunic instead with a striking buffalo print for £25. Machine washable and perfect over leggings and boots (my winter uniform) I think I made a wise choice.

Here are some photos from the sale as well as my steal!

The tunic that I bought for £25!

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What: Temperley Sample Sale

When: 5th-6th December, 2011

Where: 20th Century Theater, 291 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2QA

(London) Alexander McQueen is hosting another sample sale, to the extreme pleasure of myself and all the other sample sale addicts in London! The last sale that I attended and reviewed here was fabulous and the deals were exceptional. Most gowns were £500+ but there were many goodies around £50 like sunglasses, t-shirts and select accessories. This time, you may need an invite but printing the image below out might work.

What:

Alexander McQueen Sample Sale

When:

Wednesday 30th November
Thursday 1st December
Friday 2nd December
Saturday 3rd December

Where:

22 Clerkenwell Green, London, EC1R 0NA

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(New York) Clostista.com, an online fashion TV network, that brought us the first Style Gone Social contest which we launched our Video channel with has just kicked off the anticipated second contest.

To celebrate their first anniversary and do something special for Cyber Monday, they will be live broadcasting features on new designers such as Jules Kim of Bijules, Elle Sakelis of Otrera, Alexandra Samit of Alexandra Beth Designs, and Nicla DiCosmo and Michel Bezoza of Gypsy Warrior. You can get involved by tweeting questions to the designers to @ClosetistaTV. To help the designers win, instead of a judging panel, you can vote through many social media channels for the designer of your fancy.

Check out all the designers  below:

Fair Season
Alyssa Nicole
Hardwear Jewelry
Four Hands NYC
Foreign Archives

Official Closetista site: http://www.closetista.com
Official Closetista shop:  http://shopclosetista.com

What: Betsey Johnson Sample Sale

When: Wed, 28th Sept – Sat, 1st Oct, 2011. Time: Wed-Fri, 10am-9pm, Sat, 10am-7pm

Where: Millennium Broadway Hotel, 145 W 44th St., 6th Floor, between 6th ave and Bway

After moving to the UK, I’ve been on the hunt for a go-to shopping website that can live up my favorites from NYC like Nasty Gal, Piperlime and Rachel Roy and I have finally found them! For affordable and seasonal trends, Asos.com is my favorite and Piperlime’s competitor for me is Farfetch.com.

In the words of the company, farfetch.com forms the hub of a global fashion community that unites independent boutiques around the world with fashion lovers. Farfetch.com takes the high end boutique shopping experience online in a less confusing way than other online shopping sites and the careful curating of styles and trends is obvious.

As I mentioned, most of the stuff I love on the site is high end, meaning I need to start saving for something now for a great Winter 2011 buy from their great selection of jackets and designer handbags. If I could pick my ideal Fall/Autumn outfit from the site however, you’d see me in the outfit below!

My dream Fall outfit comprises of MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA Jacket, Alexander McQueen De Manta Clutch, ANN DEMEULEMEESTER Identity Bracelet, Givency Flat Boot, PIERRE-LOUIS MASCIA Scarf aka LOVE!!!, Barbara Bui Bracelet, Goti necklace and a YSL necklace to polish it off.

Disclaimer: This feature is sponsored by Farfetch press.

Karl Lagerfeld, the platinum legend, is creating an affordable collection for Macy’s Impulse. I am truly sad that I am not in the USA for this once in a decade (at best) opportunity to buy Lagerfeld designs. All my American girls, go get it.

Brands:

Gryphon

Milly

AKA

Muubaa

Bibelot

Tocca

Apart

Free People

Hours:

Tuesday June 21 11 am – 7 pm

Wednesday June 22 11 am – 6 pm

Thursday June 23 11 am – 6 pm

Location:

SSS Sample Sales
261 W 36th Street
(between 7th & 8th Ave)
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10018