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Just Cavalli Sample Sale, BOGO and more!


Here's a round-up of some can't miss sales going on right now...
  • BOGO Sale going on at Payless (Buy one, get one half-off)
  • Going on now at Hautelook: LNA, Plenty by Tracy Reese, and Plenty Frock! by Tracy Reese. Arriving 6/19/08 at 8 a.m. PST Smashbox Cosmetics.
  • Going on now at Gilt Groupe: Just Cavalli and Georg Jensen. Arriving 6/19 at 12 noon EST, Vivienne Tam.
  • Going on now at Editor's Closet: Moschino
    (post a comment if you need an invite to Hautelook, Gilt or Editor's Closet)
  • Super Sale at MaxStudio.com (Shown above: Max Studio's bikini-in-a-bag, $38)
  • The Victoria's Secret Semi-Annual Sale is going on now in stores and online through July 7
  • Last-Call at Target: Rogan for GO departs June 28; Gryson on clearance, departs June 20; Subversive jewelry departs June 27

    What did I miss? Share those sale secrets in the comments.

  • Look for Less: The Dotted Swiss Dress




    Designers are breathing new life into old-school fabrics, textures and trims, including lace, eyelet, embroidery, fringe, crochet, and one of my favorites, dotted swiss. One variation of dotted swiss - which is typically a sheer, lightweight fabric with a dotted motif - is flocked fabric, or flocked dots, which means the tiny little dots are raised. Leave it to Marc Jacobs, who's always reinventing retro with beautiful results, to utilize flocked chiffon in a fresh, new way.

    Sadly, the pricetag on the Marc by Marc Jacob's creation has also kept up with the times, and costs a hefty $235 on sale. But thanks to, ahem, modern technology, stores like Forever 21 carry similar styles at a fraction of the price. For a summery little black dress, scoop up Forever 21's dotted swiss wrap on the right. It's got all of the flock, none of the fat.

    Left: Marc by Marc Jacobs Flocked Silk Chiffon Dress at eLuxury.com, Was $388.00 Now $235.00
    Right: Forever 21 Dotted Swiss Wrap Dress, $37.80