So I went to the DVF sample sale this evening. Despite arriving 20 minutes early, with a VIP ticket from Gilt in hand, there was already a line of chicks a block long. You would’ve thought they were giving the shit away. I should have retreated immediately but since I was in no-man’s land (29th & Fifth), I decided to stick it out.
I was again demoralized when I asked one of the crowd tamers if there was good product inside to which she responded, “yeah there’s still good stuff left.” Still? Left? Wtf? I knew then and there that I’d been had…again. I swore off sample sales circa ’99 when I first moved to the City and found myself sifting through cardboard boxes of crap for some scarf or belt that I didn’t need but desperately wanted because it was allegedly 70% off. Anyway, friends & family apparently had the opportunity to shop ALL DAY before the rest of us ticket-holding fools. Gilt failed to mention that little detail.
Someone must have read my That’s a Wrap post and feared that shoppers would try to make off with dresses because I was asked to check my Bottega Veneta at the door, leaving me reluctantly wading through narrow racks of clothing, bag-less (the indignity!). Little did I know that the most harrowing part was yet to come. After waiting in another line to try my picks on, I was corralled into a 20×20, communal dressing room to disrobe among 20+ skinny bitches all clamouring for a spot in front of the mirror. Miraculously, I escaped without a scratch and these 2 dresses.
I almost paid full-price ($398) for the coral maxi dress last week and the brown and ivory, rose-print wrap dress is a solid work purchase (retails for $325). They cost $125 and $150, respectively (69% & 54% off).
You can see Mapu thinks it was well worth it.
Your "bargain bin" scarf story is exactly why I will never go to a sample sale. I'm sure I could hold my own with all the crazy shoppers of NY, but the whole experience just makes me want to run and hide in a corner. Ha ha. Glad you made some good finds…and color-coordinated a bit with Mapu.
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You did good I like them both!
I wouldn’t know what to do with myself there! Take me with you next time…I need some fashion help!
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LOVE that coral maxi dress! You did great mama!
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That was totally worth the communal dressing room experience. I forgot all about those horrible things!
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So glad to hear that despite the crap beginnings, your story ends with happy purchases!!
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Goodness, lol, that experience sounds a bit traumatic BUT well worth it because you ended up getting some great savings. Cute dresses!!!
P.S. Let me know if you get any info about the next Louboutin sample sale. Now that’s a sale I’d wait 2 hours in the pouring rain for.
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