Psst….it’s sample sale fever in London at the moment. If you’re anywhere in England at the moment, I suggest schlepping to London pronto because even I can’t believe the amount of sales happening right now. All info via Daily Candy and Style Bible.
What: Designer Sale UK
Who: Frost French, Y3, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen at up to 90 per cent off.
When: 1-3 June. Thurs., 1-10:30 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: Studio 95, The Truman Brewery, 95 Brick Lane, E1 (01273 470880).
How Much: £2.
What: Georgina Goodman Shoe Sale
Who: Grab GG shoes discounted up to 80 per cent.
When: 2-3 June. Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Where: Georgina Goodman, 12-14 Shepherd St., W1 (020 7499 8599).
How Much: Free.
What: Live Fashion Sample Sale
Who: Tsubi, Paper Denim & Cloth, Ella Moss, Earnest Sewn — all discounted up 80 per cent.
When: 3-4 June. Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 2 Lorenzo Street, WC1 (020 7713 9392).
How Much: Free.
What: Betty Jackson Sample Sale
Who: Get Betty Jackson at prices slashed up to 80 per cent.
When: 5-7 June. Mon., 2-7 p.m.; Tues. & Wed., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: 311 Brompton Road, SW3 (020 7602 6023).
How Much: Free.
What: Nicole Farhi Sample Sale
Who: Nicole Farhi, Farhi by Nicole Farhi and YMC menswear, including 2006 collections.
When: 7-10 June. Wed. & Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Barbican Exhibition Hall 2, Golden Lane, EC2 (020 7036 7500).
How much: £1 for The Soho Family Centre charity.
What: Allegra Hicks, Marie Chantal and Catherine Prevost Sample Sale
Who: Allegra Hicks clothing, Marie Chantal children’s clothing and Catherine Prevost baubles at 50-70 per cent off.
When: 9 June, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, SW3 (020 7584 8860).
How Much: Free.
What: Ghost Designer Warehouse Sale
Who: Spring/summer ’06 Ghost collection, reduced 50-80 per cent.
When: 9-11 June. Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: 45 Balfe Street, Kings Cross, N1 (020 7837 3322).
How Much: £2.
The ones I’m hopping over to though is the QT sale which features designers like Stella McCartney, Madeline Press, Miu Miu, Paul Smith,Comme de Garcons and Alexander McQueen! Apparently, at the last sale, people were picking up things for £10!
And last but not least, this one came from a fashion editor who I was chatting to in the changing rooms of the Alexander McQueen sale (It’s great how information disseminates to us plebs!). The legendary Vivienne Westwood sample sale is upon us for the weekend. From 1.30-5.30pm at the Vivienne Westwood studios at 9-15 Elcho Street SW11 4AU. Apparently last time, all the good stuff was gone in the first hour so it’s a good thing this thing starts in the afternoon (I have had to get up at the crack of dawn to trek to a sample sale….).
ok, the better thing for me right now is to kill myself. I’m stuck at home preparing my exams that starts in 4 days AND there are plenty of designer sales in London…..
Cachou – is the Eurostar train calling for you?
I don’t want to intentionally bring pain to people who can’t make it to London but I just had to share all the goodies and also marvel about how sample sales have taken off in a big way here. A few years ago, there were barely 3 a year available to the public.
hey,I know you never intentionnally bring pain to people, you are a very sweet girl! Ididn’t meant something like that.
and about the eurostar, as I said I’m stuck at home and it not an image: I don’t go out from my flat at all or just to go to my exams (I have 8 ones) and it will be like this until june 17th……
I have hummed and hawed about moving to London from Scotland for a while now, but you really make me want to go for it, as all these sample sales and fabulous fashion events are just sooo tempting!!!!
Anymore sales after the 16th? I’m stuck doing exams until then, but after the 16th, the world is my oyster!…
gah.. maybe i should just abandon exam prep and hop my way down to london town 🙁
Are sample sales all for clothes in sample sizes, i.e. model-like size 8 and 36″ inside leg? Or do they have normal-people sized clothes too? I can never turn down an opportunity for a bargain, but no point hauling my size-12 self to one if nothing’s going to fit…
Well, that’s my Saturday morning sorted out!
I live in Philadelphia, so it’s fairly easy to get to New York City. Last time I went to the Billion Dollar Babes sample sale, however, I was very disappointed with the selection. There was a ton of stuff, but none of it was my style or way too expensive. Those sales sound incredible though!! Are you going to try and hit all of them?
No…I’m going to be very selective with sample sales this month because I’m also going to Antwerp where I was planning to do a TON of shopping. I think just the QT and Viv Westwood sale for me…. I just went to the Georgina Goodman sale but found nothing I really wanted.
Jay: Don’t worry about sizing – when they say sample nowadays, it doesn’t actually mean ex-catwalk pieces. It usually means surplus stock from past seasons that haven’t been sold so most sales have all sizes! I’m far from model-size myself…..
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Thank you!!
Thank you for the information!!! 😀 There was a VW sale advertised in the Metro so I’m sure it’s going to be packed!!!
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