Weekend Sale Report
DOWNTOWN
· Lorick sample sale: Saturday noon—6pm. 676 Broadway between Bond and Great Jones Sts, second floor (212-529-1407).
· Honey in the Rough and Narnia Vintage sample sale: Saturday 11am—8pm. 174 Ludlow St between Houston and Stanton Sts (212-979-0661, 212-228-6415).
· Clio sample sale: Saturday 11am—7pm; Sunday noon—6pm. 92 Thompson St between Prince and Spring Sts (212-966-8991).
· Abaeté sample sale: Saturday noon—6pm. 560 Broadway between Prince and Spring Sts, suite 509 (212-334-4755).
· Jack Spade sale: Saturday 11am—7pm; Sunday noon—6pm. 56 Greene St between Broome and Spring Sts (212-625-1820).
Downtown, Midtown and Brooklyn sales and shopping events, this way. >>
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All Aboard
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Saks execs have come up with a genius new marketing scheme. "From March 13-15, a double-decker bus wrapped with 'Want It!' images will ferry customers from Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship to the Upper East Side, where they will receive free admission to several of the museums featured in the ads. Saks’ fashion director, and other personalities, will make appearances on the bus, according to Saks marketing executive Kimberly Grabel. '[Tourists were] really the trigger to think about the bus concept, because they are the first to hop on the bus and do the tour of New York. So we expect a lot of tourists on the bus,' Ms. Grabel said." Bus riders will receive free admission to museums, and a lucky few will even get a private tour of the Whitney. But they will have to endure a guide rattling off a script full of Saks plugs along the way. [Crain's]
In The Holiday Windows: Saks Gets Snowed In
The holiday season isn't just about conspicuous consumption. It's also about showy trimmings—brightly-printed wrapping paper, glossy ornaments, strings of lights. The most refined seasonal decorations are the ephemeral pieces of art cropping up in the windows of major department stores. Throughout the week, we'll be showcasing some of the most elaborate public displays for your viewing pleasure; up to bat today is Saks.
[Photos by Krieger; click to enlarge]
This year, Saks is basing its holiday displays upon Snowpeople, a children's book being sold exclusively at Saks. Well, that ties together nicely, doesn't it? The storyline of the book is all about diversity and searching for 'individual identities.' The window displays, designed by Saks window dresser Tim Wisgerhof, seek to tell the same tale. The overall look is whimsical and pretty—like a storybook sprung to life, which is, really, what they were going for. Sadly, we do not have an MP3 of Marlo Thomas narrating the scenes; to hear that, you'll have to head up to 49th Street and Fifth Avenue yourself.
UPDATE: Saks has just put up a fun video of the window unveiling.
Holiday cheer, this way. >>
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