Select Sites Offer Deals On Fashion Items
Luxury Goods Available For Less On Special Sites
Oct 22, 2008
So, you've got the taste for designer goods, but not the cash? Check out the following sites for top names at discounts as high as 70%. You may be able to indulge, guilt-free.
Gilt Groupe
Gilt Groupe offers great sales of women's clothing labels like Valentino, Twenty8Twelve, and Swarovski jewelry. Temperly London and Olivia Harris are a few more names found here. The week of October 20, 2008, a striped dress by Twenty8Twelve was on sale for $138. An embroidered blouse cost $108. These garments have a listed retail price of $340 and $310
Twenty8Twelve is the coveted label by sisters Sienna and Savannah Miller, so some pieces do sell out. Gilt Groupe also proffers children's clothing labels such as Alphabet, accessories, men's fashion, and products for the home. Every week, the Groupe selects a photo of a customer, wearing a Gilt purchase, for it's feature, "I'm Gilty." A brief profile of the person is included.
Membership in Gilt Groupe is by invitation only. Invitations can be had through Shecky's. Membership is free.
Ideeli
Ideeli is another site that is free to its members. If you upgrade your membership for a fee, you can shop before the free members. Ideeli sells items such as purses by Rafe and Clara Kasavina, and jewelry by Gerard Yosca and Dana David. According to Ideeli, Kasavina's purses are ". . . small treasures that add a Bond-girl sultriness to any look." They are known for "intricate beadwork," and are "made from the finest materials." Yosca's jewelry has a fine sensibility. Ideeli offers its members a forum where they can discuss the designers featured here.
Editors' Closet & She Finds
Editors' Closet boasts handbags and belts by Rough Roses, and jewelry by Monies. The handbags and belts are of the finest Italian and South American leather. She Finds focuses on beauty as well as fashion. She Finds culls the best goods available on the internet for its readers. It also offers Mom Finds, "hip finds for moms and kids." She Finds has a blog for its readers.
Rue la la
Rue la la is also by invitation only. Anne Klein, Miu Miu, Citizens of Humanity, and Wolford are some of the designers represented here. On October 21, 2008, the site offered handbags by Miu Miu. A brown leather satchel, which would retail for $1,150, was on sale for $866. A Harlequin burgundy leather handbag listed retail at $1,295 was offered for $956. Rue la la provides the dates and times of their sales. Most sales last two to three days. Viewers can preview the various "boutiques."
Invitations for these sites can be had through Shecky's and fashion-related websites.
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