Sale of the Week: West Edgey
Fall/Winter markdowns in the neighborhood by the bay (Elliott, that is)
Posted by: Laura Cassidy on Jan 05, 2010 at 08:00AM
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The cure for postholiday ennui: Postholiday sales. Lucky for you, the next few weeks will see plenty of ’em.
Not sure what it is about West Edge retailers, but they’re darn good at getting word out. Having received notes from the handful below regarding their markdowns, we’ll start there, with a critical mass of savings on edgy but wearable style down between Pio Square and Downtown on Western and First Avenues. Consider making a day or a lunch hour out of it.
(For snacks along the way, I recommend the Spanish Table and/or Paris Grocery; for warm beverages, Stella Caffe or Fonte Coffee, see #6 here)
Totokaelo: 30% off all future-perfect fall clothing, shoes, and accessories (Acne, A.P.C., Vanessa Bruno, Maison Martin Margiela)
Jack Straw: 40-50% off all new classic fall looks for him (Issey Miyake, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Note, more) – and check out the Sin Bin (it’s a sin if you don’t buy it) for items marked 75% off
The Finerie: 25-75% off most current season merchandise including evening wear by the once-local designer Madina Vadache
A Mano: The bi-annual sale began on Saturday; 30% off all European and artisan-made fall/winter boots, shoes, bags, and accessories
Far 4: 10-30% off heirloom and modern china, porcelain, table and home ware and lifestyle accessories
Stay tuned for more sales in the days to come
Tags: Fall/Winter Sale, West Edge, Liave, Jack Straw
I’m seeing more and more shots of men buttoning all the way up. Seems a little to suffocating for me. Is that the new thing?
hey Chris, yeah – you know, I’m guilty of it, too. I’ve been doing the full-on button-up with old plaid shirts and a rose-print one, too. Love it. I think I actually copied the look from my friend Lauren, who is just the kind of person that you can’t help but copy (insanely, effortlessly stylish), but really what it is in my mind is a throw-back to the 80s/90s. The first time I was fully buttoning up was when I was like 15 and getting dressed to a soundtrack of Echo and the Bunnymen and the Smiths (unapolgetic buttoners). With so many designers referencing the 80s/90s in so many different ways, I think it’s just one of those things that creep back in, like, well Creepers and Doc Martens and etc etc etc. To me, it finishes a look in a really easy way, and it hides the two or three layers of thermal undershirts I find necessary this time of year. And no, it’s not suffocating — mostly because you’re doing it with the kind of shirt that is somewhat oversized anyway.
Yes! Puzzled by this too. I agree with the last line…has to be an oversized shirt!