Manhattan Sales Alert!!

Originally Posted by argoth

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Personally, I pity them... sitting there on the racks, next to Vass and Lobb. How could they possibly compete?

Arg

The To Boots by Peluso are definitely worth searching out at retail, on sale even more so. BG Vass stock is not that impressive, at least last time I was there.

The BG selection of Vass and JL is uninspiring at best, I very much agree. And yet, as far as craftsmanship and style goes, in my opinion at least, To Boot still leaves much to be desired comparatively.

Arg

Edit: I'm not saying they're bad shoes. They're just in a different class (and price range certainly).

Originally Posted by zjpj83

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I don't find the "To Boot" labeled shoes particularly inspiring. However, because of their relationship with Bergdorf Goodman's shoe department, the sale will likely have other brands at it too.

Are they the ones that have a "distressed" shoe with an etched depiction of the New York subway sysem on the sole of the shoes?!

11/8–11/10 Colorful, slim-fitting Ted Baker London men’s and women’s clothes, including suits, are $75 to $500. 215 Park Ave. S., nr. 17th St., twentieth fl. (212-354-7310); Wed. (noon–7); Thurs. and Fri. (11–7).

Worth going to?

Also, "To Boot" worth going to?

Thru Sun: BD's Uptown and Soho [Thrillist - Bloomingdale's] BD's hacking 30-40% off designer menswear (John Varvatos, Ralph Lauren, those other guys), from shoes to shirts to suits. If you're color-blind/regular-blind, you can get personal shopper assistance at no extra charge. See the flyer Hugo Boss Warehouse Sale Sun-Wed at Soiffer-Haskin: 317 W 33rd St, near 8th More info at SoifferHaskin.com; credit cards only Prices haven't been released, but at SH's last Boss sale dress button-downs went for a measly $35. Also deeply discounted: shoes, belts, socks, ties, pants, shirts, and underwear. What Comes Around Goes Around's Fall Blowout Thu-Sun: 351 W Broadway, between Grand and Broome [Thrillist - Comes Around] Up to 80% off outerwear (sweaters, leather jackets, shearling coats, etc), plus 20% off vintage denim. http://www.thrillist.com//send-image...&img=wcaga.jpg "¢BoConcept's contemporary sofas, dining tables, beds, and more are 30 to 70 percent off. When: 11/11 (10-4) Where: 180 Pulaski St., Bayonne, N.J.; 201-433-4461 \t STARTING TODAY "¢Earnest Sewn's denim is up to 75 percent off ($60 to $85). When: 11/8-11/11; Wed.-Fri. (8-8); Sat. (10-5) Where: 72-76 Greene St., nr. Spring St.; 212-388-0339

Fellas,

I want to purchase a bunch of dress pants, size 32, for my father for the holidays.

Do you know where I should look? Any cheap Incotex at any of the usual suspects?

Thanks,

Z

Originally Posted by zjpj83

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Fellas,

I want to purchase a bunch of dress pants, size 32, for my father for the holidays.

Do you know where I should look? Any cheap Incotex at any of the usual suspects?

Thanks,

Z

You'll find Zanella at the downtown Century 21, but they sell them for $130 or so, I think. Have you checked the VCH (Lance) or Worldsfinest sites? They usually have decent stock in that size.

Originally Posted by zjpj83

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Fellas,

I want to purchase a bunch of dress pants, size 32, for my father for the holidays.

Do you know where I should look? Any cheap Incotex at any of the usual suspects?

Thanks,

Z

Try Lance at VCH and Ian Daniels. They have lots of incos in 32. They charge more than Ed and Chorse though the pants still have the incotex labels. Keep in mind that incotex trousers, while not as slim fitting as their cotton chinos, are still slimmer than average 32 you find in dept. stores.

Quick update from the To Boot Sale:
It opened at 8:30 this morning, so I stopped by before morning clinic. Stock was smaller than previous sales, though the prices were very good on select items. Lobb Prestige and mainline were priced at $600 and included shoe trees. Not bad for the prestige models, and they had a vintage 2006 on the shelf. Vass were also $600 and included shoe trees. There were a few U -last models in larger sizes. Nothing from the "premium" stock in size 8 or less. A few beautiful Kitons that were sold in the first few hours for $800ish.

Decent selection of Gravati and Peluso on the markdown shelves. I picked up a pair of brown Church loafers.

Anyone been to the APC sale in Brooklyn?

With the year coming to a close, what sales can we expect in the future?

Will Bloomies go below 20-40%? Will Barney's have a sale? BG?

Barney's warehouse sale is when?

Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by norcaltransplant

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Quick update from the To Boot Sale:
It opened at 8:30 this morning, so I stopped by before morning clinic. Stock was smaller than previous sales, though the prices were very good on select items. Lobb Prestige and mainline were priced at $600 and included shoe trees. Not bad for the prestige models, and they had a vintage 2006 on the shelf. Vass were also $600 and included shoe trees. There were a few U -last models in larger sizes. Nothing from the "premium" stock in size 8 or less. A few beautiful Kitons that were sold in the first few hours for $800ish.

Decent selection of Gravati and Peluso on the markdown shelves. I picked up a pair of brown Church loafers.

Cash only seems kind of limiting... but maybe I just don't carry that much cash around NYC usually. That said, I'll be there tomorrow morning.

Hopefully you all left some of those Lobbs for me.

Regards,
Arg

Argoth,
Honestly, I expect the majority of the good stuff to be gone within the first day. There is a D'Agostino around the corner from the sale with an ATM, so I usually check the stock, and if I decide to buy, I'll hit the ATM. Personally, I thought there was a decent representation of Lobb Prestige and Vass within the first hour of the sale, and the $600 price tag was very competitive with Ebay/annual sales. There was an added bonus of being able to try on the shoes in person and receiving the lasted shoe trees.

The plebian racks were filled with sub-contracted To Boot shoes, Gravati, Peluso for To Boot, Prada, and Church's Custom Grade. The stock was smaller than previous years though the holdovers from the spring sale were reduced even further. I believe the Peluso's picked up were at least two years old, and discounted from $199 to $149 from the last sale. The same goes for the brown Church loafers I bought. Highlights from my brief run through the popular sizes, were a pair two-tone Gravati wholecuts (the throat was a separate piece of lighter leather) that was tagged $475 for Stanley Korshak discounted to $99. An assortment of nice Gravati loafers for $149... Not much Mantelllassi this time around.

FWIW, I believe some of the Adam Derrick crew actually reads this site. If you are lurking, please say hello

Norcaltransplant, When I arrived this morning, they were down to one rack that contained Lobb, Vass, and Kiton. I think there were maybe 3 Kiton shoes, 1 Vass shoe, 3 Lobb shoes, and 2 Lobb boots available when I arrived. If you're a size 9 1/2 in Lobb or Kiton, it could be your lucky day. There was a JL Sutton in kind of a reddish brown museum calf that I wanted to fit me so very badly. Sadly, I'm a 9 UK in Lobb. On the other hand, I'm pleased to say that I did pick up the Vass in Oxblood on the U Last! The photos posted really don't do them justice. Easily the most beautiful shoe I own. Although, don't we always say that about our new purchases? Heh. Arg

No one here has been to the APC Overstock Sale in Brooklyn yet?