Label:Diane T Deal:Up to 60% off clothing and accessories from lines like Vanessa Bruno, Marc Jacobs, DVF and Rebecca Taylor When/Where:Through Wednesday, August 20th. Tue—Fri 11am—7:30pm; Sat 11am—6:30pm; Sun 1—5:30pm. 174 Court St at Bergen St, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (718-923-5777).
Label:Flight 001 Deal:30 to 75% off luggage and travel accessories from brands like Paul Smith, Orla Kiely and Y-3 Adidas When/Where:Tuesday, July 22nd through Saturday, August 9th. Call or go online for hours of operation. 96 Greenwich Ave between Jane and W 12th Sts (212-989-0001); 132 Smith St between Bergen and Dean Sts, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (718-243-0001); 58 Fifth Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-789-0001).
Downtown
· GROUPE Seize sur Vingt: Saturday 11am—7pm; Sunday noon—6pm. 267 Elizabeth St between Houston and Prince Sts (212-343-0007).
· Sarah Luna: Saturday 3—8pm; Sunday 2—6pm. 27 Canal St between Essex and Ludlow Sts (212-673-5753).
· Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams: Saturday 10am—6pm; Sunday 11am—6pm. 210 Lafayette St at Kenmare Sq (212-431-2575).
· Strand Book Annex: Saturday, Sunday 11am—8pm. 95 Fulton St between Gold and William St (212-732-6070).
Today's Street Scenes subject is Unik, shot on Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Nevins Streets in Boerum Hill. Feel free to vote on whether you like or dislike her outfit below—your choices are 'Perfection!,' I feel strangely ambivalent about it,' or 'Who Did This To You.'
Unik is wearing a t-shirt from Conway, a Terra Nova skirt, Nike sneakers and a hat and sunglasses from Patricia Field. Her favorite store is Patricia Field.
CARROLL GARDENS—South Brooklyn residents may have noticed that a swath of boutiques on Smith Street were recently shuttered when the building that housed them went up for sale. Now blogger A Brooklyn Life reports that one has found a home nearby. "Flirt is no more on Smith Street, which is sad because it was one of my favorite neighborhood boutiques. The location in Park Slope is still active, however, so now I'll just have to schlep myself over to 5th Avenue. In better news, Refinery (a long-time neighborhood stalwart for great purses) is looking quite spiffy in its new space just a few doors down." [A Brooklyn Life]
SOHO—Submitted by a reader, a choice quote worthy of Overheard in New York: "'This place makes Prada look like Toys R Us.'—a man trying on clothes at the new Jil Sander store, this past Saturday." Zing. Prada employees, get ready to hang those vertical blinds. [RackedWire Inbox]
Label:James Leonard Opticians Deal:Up to 85% off frames from the likes of Marc Jacobs, Cavalli, Cutler and Gross, Alain Mikli and Gucci When/Where:Through Thursday, July 31st. Call locations for hours of operation. 1010 Second Ave between 53rd and 54th Sts (212-753-7733); 309 Smith St between President and Union Sts, Brooklyn (718-222-8300).
Downtown
· The Good The Bad & The Ugly: Saturday 1—8pm. 85 Kenmare St at Mulberry St (212-473-3769).
· Secret Threads: Saturday 11am—8pm. 201 Mulberry St between Kenmare and Spring Sts (no phone).
· Honey in the Rough: Saturday noon—8pm; Sunday noon—7pm. 161 Rivington St nr Clinton St (212-228-6415).
· Tory Burch: Saturday, Sunday noon—8pm. 2 Great Jones St between Broadway and Lafayette St (no phone).
· No.6: Saturday noon—7pm; Sunday noon—6pm. 6 Centre Market Pl between Broome and Grand Sts (212-226-5759).
Label:Epaulet Deal:25% off Christopher Deane silk and cotton dresses, Melissa jelly flats, Modern Amusement button downs and Rogues Gallery separates When/Where:Ongoing. Tue—Sat noon—8pm; Sun noon—6pm. 231 Smith between Butler and Douglass Sts, Brooklyn (718-522-3800).
BOERUM HILL—Our favorite hard-to-pronounce dress shop, Aoyama Itchome, has changed its name. A note from the store manager: "This email is just to let you know about our new opening hours, the change of our store name now Callalilai (don't worry we only carry Aoyama Itchome but we thought this one would be easier to remember .. isn't it ?? :) ) and finally to let you know we are doing a giant sale until the end of next week, making room for our new collection coming soon." Giant sale details are as follows: 20% off your first summer dress, 40% the second one and 50% off selected items. [RackedWire]
MEATPACKING—Remember that novel retail pairing of Broadway musical (Hair) and office-appropriate separates (Theory) we wrote of a few weeks back? Well, a letter just landed in the Racked Inbox reminding us that the show will go on tonight, despite weather warnings: "I know that you posted about the performance of HAIR that we're sponsoring tonight in Gansevoort Plaza. I just wanted to pass along that the show is still on despite the weather report. I know it's last minute but we'd appreciate any attention you might want to give that fact—and regardless, hope you guys will come by. Live band at 6:30, performance at 7:15 sharp. Thanks and hope to see you!" [RackedWire]
THE SLOPE—Per Brownstoner, we hear that Fifth Ave sneaker boutique Premium Goods is expanding into an adjacent storefront. "The new shop is going to carry women's sneakers and it's supposed to be in business within a couple of weeks." [Brownstoner]
Brooklyn Industries thinks you should bike to work. The brand has a rocky history with NYC's bicycle enthusiasts: In 2006, when they showed custom-built tall bikes in their windows, intensely anti-commercial DIY bikers accused them of co-opting their culture. Either BI has gotten over the cold reception or didn't care much in the first place, though, because they're now selling "More Bike Lane" shirts. "A designer who is a diehard about biking to the brand's offices in the Brooklyn Navy Yard — rain or shine — came up with the idea. Ten percent of sales of the $32 T-shirts will benefit Recycle a Bike, a group that refurbishes old bicycles and donates them to children." [WWD, password req]
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