Style | Kendall + Kylie Sample Sale Recap

I went to the Kendall + Kylie Sample Sale hosted by Clothingline at 121 Prince Street this past Sunday. There wasn't much coverage on other sample sale websites, so I was curious to check it out. It was the last day of the sale and I had read on the Clothingline Instagram that there would be additional markdowns (see price list below). I was curious to see if there would be any sunglasses left, which there weren't. However there was a lot of merchandise left in all sizes - lots of nice sweaters (fabric was good) but they were cropped, which isn't a style I find flattering on myself. Most of the items appeared to be from their past season and for those of you not in NYC, you didn't miss much - most of the items being sold at the sale could also be found on sale here at Nordstrom Rack.

I found this really pretty white dress but it was not in my size, so I had to leave it. It flares out slightly at the bottom, which I thought was darling.

Also found this top, which I thought would be good for going out on a date night, for $25, which is a far cry from the original retail price of $98. The fabric was thinner than I expected (one layer, very thin cotton), so I decided to pass on that too. If you are interested, this particular top is on sale at Nordstrom Rack for $50.

Overall, I didn't have a pleasant experience at the sale, the staff were rude, one of them kicked my leg as I was browsing. She barreled on through to put something back onto the floor, like a charging bull at a red cape...I left after about 15 minutes... 

Despite all the controversy over the Kardashians, I actually think Kendall and Kylie are very stylish when it comes to their clothing line. I like their use of black clothing, geometric angular cuts, color block, lines, etc. in their clothing line which is sold at ShopBop, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, and Nordstrom. I really am a fan of the following items from their newest range:

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Style | Marshalls Tribeca Opening - Gucci, Givenchy, Valentino, Ferragamo, Saint Laurent, Chloe, & Christian Louboutin Finds!

Fashion post! Sorry about not getting this up on Friday as I had been planning. I'm not sure my Friday posting schedule will work, I may have to change things around so bear with me while I figure it out.

Marshalls opened in Tribeca recently at 206 Washington Street. I am a die hard TJMaxx fan (TJMaxx owns Marshalls as well) so I went there on Friday (three days ago). WARNING: It took me over an hour to find this location and I almost gave up - the Google Maps listing is incorrect. If you want to go check out this location, you should search for 140 West Street as the address in Google instead of 206 Washington Street. If you are not between Barclay and Vesey Streets you are in the wrong place. Technically it's on Washington Street but Washington Street is hard to find given it is a bisected north/south street.

This location has a lot of designer items, which surprised me. Even though I am cash-strapped student, I like to window shop the selection. One day I'm going to get my first designer bag and maybe someone else might find this useful! Check out my pics below (apologies for the watermarks, I know they are ugly - I just don't want the pictures used by unscrupulous eBay / online sellers to trick anyone). My guess is that the store is going to have a lot of designer items for the grand opening and the stock will gradually wean down. Great prices though! I almost got the navy Givenchy below but refrained as my dream is to get it in black. I also saw a classic size Balenciaga "Metallic Edge" City Bag in gold hardware with black leather for $1800 but didn't snag a picture. See here for other similar options.

Mini size Givenchy Antigona in Blue for $1300. It looks like there is a scratch in the picture. This is a great price because it typically retails from $1750-$1790! This bag is HEAVY. I know I want the small size, but the fact that this mini size is already so heavy while empty makes me think twice.

Saint Laurent - I believe this is the Croc de Jour style in a size large (although it could also be the small size as I am not very familiar with this brand. I know however that it definitely is not the nano nor is it the baby size.) It was priced at $2000.

This Gucci Marmont was priced as $1500 and it normally retails $1800+. 

This bag is Christian Louboutin - I wasn't aware that CL made handbags. This pretty little crossbody was $1800. You can see below it in the picture that there is a Gucci mini wallet type thing.

More bags and shoes are pictured below!

Style | Rebecca Minkoff NYC Fall 2016 Sample Sale Recap

One more day left in the RM NYC Sample Sale! I went this afternoon - the line was long when I left. This is the 3rd RM sample sale that I've been to and as usual it features women hoarding bags. 

A couple of mini macs in a variety of colors (none in suede like I was looking for. No suede chevron Love crossbodies at this point. Metallic quilted Love crossbodies in purple metallic, gold metallic, and gunmetal metallic reduced to $50, unlined feed bags (hot pink was all I saw that was left) were $50 as well. 

Shoes selection is decent - heels and boots. I'm not the biggest fan of her shoes just because I don't think the quality is that great. 

Lots of metallic bags like the one below left at the sale: 

Pricing was better than the Spring 2016 sample sale. Sorry this image is blurry!

Style | Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2016 Sample Sale!

NYC ladies! Rebecca Minkoff is having a fall sample sale starting tomorrow, October 24th, and going until Saturday, Oct 29th at 260 5th Avenue! I'm going to check the sale out probably on Thursday or Friday (additional markdowns most likely!) and will update the post with information from the sale.

I'm looking for any of their chevron love cross-bodies...I'd love a real Chanel Boy bag, but that's probably not happening anytime soon, so I love that Rebecca Minkoff makes a more affordable "dupe" of the Boy!

Check out my recap of the Spring NYC sample sale here.

They will also have an online version of the sample sale starting Tuesday October 25th. I anticipate the online sample sale will carry many of the same items at the in-person sale simply because that was the case during the Spring 2016 sample sale.

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Style | NYC Reiss 2016 Sample Sale Further Reductions Recap

I havn't wanted to go to a sample sale in quite some time so I have been on a sample sale hiatus. The designers that have been at the recent sales have all been "too rich for my blood".

Reiss is a popular British brand with very tailored and sharp looking items. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the brand, it is definitely one of the more expensive retailers - a cotton shirt for example starts around $100 and goes up from there. Starting today there was an additional 20% off reduction on the sample sale price You all that I only shop things that have additional discounts aka never pay retail! See Sample Sally's post for detailed pricing coverage. Note this sale also features menswear - but is limited to approx 4 racks and a small table of accessories on the back wall.

For those who have gone to the sale last Spring, you will see many of the same pieces. The pieces are also not crazy discounted or anything. I didn't find anything, but my sister found a nice blue work dress and her friend a nice light jacket in olive.

Tomorrow is the last day of the sale. I went around 5:00 PM today and there was a sizable line to get in and to use the fitting room.They still have a good number of things left, lots of women were trying on shoes today. However women's accessories are slim pickings - bags are damaged and few and far between. There are a few scarves, some swimwear in a bin, as well as some belts with gold-details. 

Cant make the sale or not in NYC? TJMaxx.com (have I mentioned that TJMaxx is my favorite store?) has a few Reiss coats!  I actually saw the Terri coat (green below) at the sample sale, and was priced at $208. It was super soft! These coats are obviously not for everyone but I could see a fashion forward woman rocking them out with an all black outfit!

1. Terri Coat $179 | 2. Alba Coat $179   

Thanks for reading and until the next sale!