Label:Kiki de Montparnasse Deal:Up to 75% off panties, bras, bloomers, tap shorts and all sorts of other fancy underpinnings When/Where:Through Friday, August 15th. Mon, Sun noon—7pm; Tue—Sat noon—8pm. 79 Greene St between Broome and Spring Sts (212-965-8070).
A reader informs us that it's not hard to get the friends and family discount at the John Varvatos sale, which ends today. "When I walked in the store I asked one of the employees what clothes were for the F&F sale and when they rang me up didn't even ask for an invitation. Apparently the first day of the sale, Tuesday, was a madhouse. There's a lot of stuff on sale, shoes still available in decent sizes, but shirts/pants favoring the larges and x-larges right now. I got a shirt, tie and pair of shoes for $200. Even if you can't get them to give you F&F, everything is still on sale 30-50%." [Racked Inbox]
The rain made waiting in line this morning for the new iPhone particularly unpleasant, though both Soho and MePa let shoppers wait inside their stores. The big news this morning: Soho will start opening for iPhone buyers at 8am.
Apple Midtown
Line length: 2-3 hours
Availability: Everything is in stock
Color: Waiters were discussing people who try to buy spots on line. They concluded that if you wait long enough, your spot begins to feel more valuable than the iPhone itself.
Apple Soho
Line length: None, because they're sold out.
Availability: There might be more tomorrow, but they couldn't promise anything.
Color: The store opened at 8am so that iPhone purchasers didn't have to wait outside in the rain. Ninety minutes later they were sold out, but the plan worked so well that they're going to open at 8 from now on. Buyers of regular Apple products still need to wait until 9, though.
Apple MePa
Line length: 4 to 5 hours
Availability: Only 8 gigs left in stock
Color: The line looks short to the untrained eye, but that's only because the majority of it is coiled around inside the store.
· All iPhone 3G Coverage [Racked]
Right this minute, there are stacks and stacks of marked-down James Jeans sitting in a nice loft space in Hudson Square. The denim brand (of which we are fans) is having a sample sale through tomorrow evening at 500 Greenwich Street, and it is worth stopping by if you a) need a new pair and like their fit and/or b) wear a size 25.
There's a good selection of styles in for sizes 24 to 33 (and a few stacks for men), but the best deals fall to skinny folk. Sample pairs (size 25) are priced at $40 a pop, while those with larger waists must shell out $80 for their premium denim. The fitting room is communal, but also vast and equipped with a few mirrors and benches to make trying on easy. And helpful salesgirls were quick to find us sizes and styles while we were in there, trying stuff on. For those not in the market for jeans (why are you here again?) there is also a rack of $40 dresses and vests.
· Dealfeed: James Jeans [Racked]
Opening Ceremony has just announced that its fall stock will pit Japanese designers vs. US ones. "Additionally, in both the New York and L.A. outposts, OC will host the 'Opening Ceremony presents Middle Space / Comme des Garcons shop' -- the entire CdG fragrance and wallet lines and selections from the Play collection will be on sale. Lastly but certainly not leastly, OC's teaming up with Sanrio (the brand behind Hello Kitty and Keroppi) for 'Opening Ceremony Loves Sanrio.' To spread the love, there will be pop-up Sanrio shopping stations throughout NY and LA." [Word Up!]
The front of the line in Midtown at 9AM this morning
For those still on the hunt for an iPhone 3G, there's good news and there's bad news. The good: the Fifth Avenue Apple store got a new shipment of the gadgets in yesterday. The bad: Meatpacking and Soho are still out of phones, putting all the pressure on the Cube.
Apple Midtown
Line length: "Hours and hours." Like three hours, or like five? "Closer to five than three."
Availability: After yesterday's shipment, still strong.
Color: The line seems to be longer than ever, stretching down 58th street almost to Madison Avenue. If the shortage was a marketing ploy by Apple, it worked.
· All iPhone 3G Coverage [Racked]
Label:John Varvatos Deal:70% off menswear from spring and summer 2008. (Be warned: It's technically friends and family only, so they might be strict at the door.) Where/When:Tuesday, July 22nd to Thursday, July 24th. SoHo: Mon—Sat 11am—7pm; Sun noon—6pm. 122 Spring St between Greene and Mercer Sts (212-965-0700); Bowery: Mon—Sat noon—9pm; Sun noon—6pm. 315 Bowery between 1st and 2nd Sts (212-358-0315).
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