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Our next "How to Make It in Fashion" conference is less than two weeks away!

We've been shopping sample sales for years and still sometimes come up empty-handed and feeling like we're not doing it right. So, as we're in the thick of sample sale season, we asked some sample sale experts--as in people whose job it is to go to sample sales and report on them--to share their wisdom and secrets. We learned a lot of tips that we're going to be employing very soon.

We got a press release this morning from our friend Danica Lo announcing her move from Glamour, where she'd been the mag's senior online fashion and beauty editor for the past eight months (and before that the founding editor of Racked.com, and before that, a fashion writer with the New York Post), to celeb style site StyleBistro. It's a site that, we have to admit, we didn't know too much about, so we got a hold of Danica to fill us in on why she decided to leave Conde Nast for Zimbio and what she plans to do with StyleBistro. Fashionista: Why did you decide to make the move?

Thom Browne Deal: Markdowns on suiting, jackets, and shirts. Where/When: Thursday, November 3 through Saturday, November 5. Thurs—Fri 11am—7pm, Sat noon—4pm. 210 11th Ave at 25th St, Suite 500 (no phone) Link: www.thombrowne.com Ends: Saturday, November 5 Fenton Fallon Jewelry Deal: Huge sample sale, stop by early for extra treats. Where/When: Thursday, November 3- Friday, November 4. 10am-7pm. 347 West 36TH Street Suite 1204 Link: www.danalorenz.com Ends: Friday, November 4 Rebecca Minkoff Deal: Markdowns on shoes, bags, and clothing. The cut-out cork and leather wedge is $160 (down from $295) and the quilted leather flame satchel is $272 (down from $495). When/Where: Wednesday, November 16 to Sunday, November 20. Weds—Sat 10am—7pm, Sun 11am—5pm. 14 West 14th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (no phone) Link: rebeccaminkoff.com Ends: Sunday, November 20

Racked just started one of the most fun and time-wasting Twitter hashtags (which we usually ignore) ever: #fashionicecream. If you're thinking fashion and ice cream aren't related, think again. Inspired by the recent controversy over Ben & Jerry's flavor Schweddy Balls (an ode to SNL), Racked National decided to create five fake fashion-inspired Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors and photoshop them into actual B&J cartons. For example: Banana Wintour. Today, they decided to turn it into a contest on Twitter. From Racked NY: Tweet your best fashion-themed ice cream flavor to @rackedny with the hashtag #fashionicecream by 8pm tonight for the chance to have your creation immortalized on the site via our phenomenal Photoshoping skills We started perusing some of the #fashionicecream tweets and totally lost it. For some reason, they are so hilarious. So, we decided to round up our favorite ones so far, plus a few that we've thought of on our own.

Jil Sander Deal: Major markdowns on clothing for men and women from the spring/summer 2011 collection, as well as various items from previous seasons. Where/When: Tuesday, October 18 through Saturday, October 22. Daily 10am—6pm. 8 Crosby St between Howard and Grand Sts, fourth floor (no phone) Link:Jil Sander.com Ends: Saturday October 22 Beyond Vintage Deal: Where/When: October 18 and 19, 12pm through 7pm,275 West 39th Street 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10018 Link: Beyond Vintage Ends: October 19 at 7pm

After less than a month of speculation, Vogue Paris has announced that its new editor-in-chief is Emanuelle Alt. Alt, a stylist known most recently for her work with Balmain and Isabel Marant, will replace Carine Roitfeld immediately, according to the magazine's website. And here's where we offload some gossip: According to our reliable sources, Roitfeld and Alt haven't been getting along recently. Roitfeld went to Jonathan Newhouse, complaining that "something had to be done" about the situation. Newhouse, "fed up" with Roitfeld's shady dealings--that Balenciaga thing we reported on a year ago, the stuff Racked reported on last month--told the editor that the thing to be done was her resignation.

High Class: The Unviersity of Monaco is now offering a Masters Degree in Luxury. The university has teamed up with Gucci and Ralph Lauren, among others, to bring you only the most prestigious education. We kid you not. {Racked} Beagles Vs. Bedbugs: Bergdorf Goodman has announced its plan to use bedbug-sniffing beagles to keep the store from going the way of so many other chains. Ehem, we're looking at you, Hollister, Victoria's Secret, and Abercrombie. {The Cut} All Dolled Up: Racked introduces its new transgender blogger, Doll. {Racked National}

Bundled: Everything about this image screams summer. Jem Mitchell shot Fei Fei Sun for the June issue of Vogue China. Now if only the sun would com

Surprise, Surprise: Olivier Zahm likes to sext during meetings, but sometimes, when that's not satisfactory enough, he needs to step outside to make

Tommy Ton Talks: It was Anna Dello Russo's idea to put the bloggers in Dolce's front row, also Tommy Ton named his blog Jak & Jil because it indicate

Racked wants to know if you think Scarlett Johannson's new Mango ads are creepy or beautiful. We want to know if she's wearing Phillip Lim's SS10 res

We're done gawking at Balmain's obscenely priced t-shirt, but today we kept shouting, "What?!" 1. Socks in shoes. This is like troempe l'oiel clothi

Claw Money: If you can't make Christina Hendricks look fantastic, you probably shouldn't attempt to knock off McQueen and Nicholas Kirkwood in one sho

St. John's Siren: Karen Elson's the new face of St. John. Greg Kadel photographed the campaign (the first since Angelina Jolie's). Karen gets better

Pepe-d: Alexa Chung's the new face of Pepe jeans. We always imagine her taking a more Burberry-like route, but she did land a Burberry co-star, Tom

Manifest Destiny: The Tom Ford press tour goes on. He's pretty sure he was destined to be famous, rich and lead a fabulous life. We wish we were too.

All Dressed Up: Jennifer Garner may not have worn this much fashion in one day since her time trying to take down SD-6. But she sure looks pretty when

Double, Double Toil & Trouble: This mini-profile of Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld starts with his "toiling" away in Hollywood two years ago and ends with

Russians in Japan: LOVE's Francesca Burns styled Dree Hemingway for January's Vogue Nippon which means fashion-wise, we've officially landed in 2010.

Be Italian: We totally agree on the Penny Lane girl crush of course. We can't even describe the levels of excitement we have for Nine. And Kate never

Add A Slash: As in model/actress. Next up is Agyness who's shooting a short film with the guy who plays the ADA on Law & Order. Also we now have "Cele

Right On: Tabitha Simmons styled a great mini-shoot with the 2009 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists. There are actors (Sebastian Stan), there are mo