If the fact that it just snowed on the first day of spring is as confusing to you as it is to us, then you know there’s only one real response: shop!
This weekend’s a particularly good one for sales, so here’s a little guide for those of you who may have missed our sale calendar:
Tomorrow, you can sip champagne while getting 20% off at the new Hayden-Harnett store, then skip over to the nearby Staerk, Built by Wendy, Only Hearts, Libertine, and Abaete sales. And if you’re really into it, you could head west to hit up the Falls pop-up store on Greenwich, before you check out the Alaia, Proenza and Givenchy at the nearby Edon Manor. You also have Michael Kors in Chelsea and Lauren Merkin a little further uptown. Or if you’re in LA, we highly suggest the Kiki de Montparnasse garden shopping party.
Starting Sunday, you could pick up Valentino (and Roberto Cavalli, Blumarine) on 57th Street, or if you’d rather not leave the comfort of your bed and Sunday Times you can have a Blair moment on Colette Malouf’s sample sale online.
Finally, if you feel like feeding your weakness without spending too much cash, the Loomstate event at Kaight today might be the way to go - you get an exclusive, stenciled Loomstate shirt for free with any Spring purchase, which means spring shopping fever is officially in full swing.
Happy Friday.
Parlor Showroom, home to some of our favorites like Rachel Antonoff, Lorick, Samantha Pleet and Staerk, needs a handful of immediate interns.
But don’t worry, they need boys, too. On that side of the spectrum they represent brands like Conference of Birds, Mjolk, Odyn Vovk and Timo. The showroom works mostly with sales but dabbles in press for a few of their designers, which means it’s a great behind-the-scenes look at the business side of things and a great chance to get to learn the ins and outs of buying.
Since it is sales, interns will be working with important numbers - so if you have a penchant for steaming or packing $800 sandals, this might not be the one for you.
If you’re the usual: Passionate about fashion, dying to learn about all facets of the industry, a super hard worker, dedicated, etc, send your resume and a brief cover letter explaining why you’re perfect for the position to intern[at]parlorshowroom.com.
The Bumble and Bumble space on West 13th is one of our favorite venues for the shows.
There’s good light, you can take pictures from several different points, and we love when the out-of-work model waiters serve us fat little macaroons before and after.
So it comes as no surprise that it’s kind of the place to show this season. Their roster of designers: Ohne Titel (for a third time, a Bumble first), Catherine Holstein (doing her first real runway show there), Staerk, Jeremy Laing, Vicente Villarin, Koi Suwannagate, Liz McClean and Victoria Bartlett.
The Bumble people have a way of picking out the next successful designers to show at their space. Not to mention, if you actually have time to kill between shows, you may as well be in the West Village.
We’ve always wanted some Acne Jeans, but never wanted to spend $300 on a pair, so this is just about perfect:
Who: Acne Jeans and Staerk, aka Kate Moss’ favorite jeans and dresses, tops, shoes, and swimwear.
What: Sample and stock sale. Jeans marked down to $125 and dresses going for $100. (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover all accepted)
When: Tuesday, July 22 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and July 23-24 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: 145 West 18th Street between 6th and 7th. 212.388.0339
Why: If you really need a reason to buy some great jeans, 50 - 70% off is it. Plus you can get just about anything for Labor Day weekend from Staerk.
See you out there!
—KYLE HAYES
