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Take 10% Off Your Purchase at Bella Dawn



Bright Green Long Tote, $19 at belladawn.com


Take 10% off your purchase with the promo code AMCKEN10 at www.belladawn.com, a New Jersey-based boutique that carries on-trend yet affordable apparel and accessories. Bella Dawn has been featured in InStyle, Lucky, Cosmo, Elle, All You, and Life & Style, to name a few. And the boutique's fashionable owner, Dawn Del Russo, just authored her first book, 101 Glam Girl Ways to an Ultra Chic Lifestyle which you can pre-order at belladawn.com or, in October, at amazon.com. This new-to-me shop has lots and lots of goodies, it's going in my bookmarks for sure!

UGG Extravaganza: All UGG Footwear 80% off at 6pm.com





The Deal: UGG Australia –ALL Styles Women’s, Men’s and Kid’s 80% off 1 WEEK SALE! Hurry, offer ends September 15th.


Why You Need It: Uggs keep toes toasty and dry no matter how bad the weather gets! If you already own the classic short boots, pick up a second pair that's more unique and, dare I say, fashionable, like the UGG Felicity (shown above). And if people question your taste in footwear, just tell 'em André Leon Talley wears Uggs, too.

Labor Day Deals, Sales and Coupons




Labor Day Weekend sales this year are insane, crazy discounts everywhere. My plan is to hit up a huge outlet mall in the area that I've never been to before. So excited!! If you decide to stay home and shop from the comfort of your own home, be sure to check out the deals below and use those coupon codes for extra savings. Add any sales I missed in the comments. Happy shopping.

6pm.com: Saturday 9/5 to Sunday 9/6, select styles of Steve Madden footwear are just $27.95; select styles of Nine West footwear are just $29.95.

Alloy.com: Take 15% off your Alloy.com order. Use code WKEND15. Offer ends 9/10/09.

AE.com: Free shipping plus 15% off entire purchase with code 56841723.

Baghaus.com: Get 15% off sitewide and free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Use code LABORDAY. Expires 9/7 @ midnight PST.

CharlotteRusse.com: Take 20% off all regular price styles on Labor Day, one day only 9/7!

Delias.com: Take 15% off your entire dELiA's purchase with code SALE15. Offer ends 9/10/09.

DSW: Take an additional 30% off online clearance items with code THIRTY thru September 8.

Express.com: Get $15 off every $60 you spend Sept 3-7. Use promo code 3020

FlyJane.net: Get $5 off your purchase of $40 or more with code FLYSAVE5.

Heritage 1981: Free shipping over $40 with purchase of a select Labor Day item. Use code: LABORDAY09

Payless.com: It's BOGO time! Buy one, get one half-off everything.


MartinandOsa.com: Get a FREE woman's silk scarf or men's woven belt with the purchase of any denim.

New York & Company: Save up to 70% during New York & Co.'s Labor Day sale through 9/8.

ShopECBC.com: Take 20% off of all regular priced items with code laborday20; all summer styles, skirts, tops, dresses are on sale for under $30, all handbags are 50% off, and all swimwear is $9.99. Sale ends Wednesday, September 9th.

Chinese Laundry Footwear Just $19.95 This Weekend at 6pm





Chinese Laundry patent leather "Alist" pumps, orig. $99 now $19.95 at 6pm.com


The Deal: Friday 9/4 to Sunday 9/6: Chinese Laundry Footwear – All Styles $19.95 This Weekend!

Why You Need It: Chinese Laundry is a lot like Steve Madden—all the latest trends and designer-inspired styles—but with lower prices. Whether you want to pick up sandals for next summer, cute pumps for work or sexy heels for partying, definitely hit up this sale at 6pm.com where all Chinese Laundry shoes are just $19.95. Impossible to beat!

Buy a Tee at Gilt, Support Fashion's Night Out


Buy a Tee at Gilt, Support Fashion's Night Out

Fashion's Night Out—sponsored by Vogue, the CFDA and the city of New York—is an all-night celebration to honor fashion and remind us that shopping is fun. But if you don't live in the Big Apple, you can still get in on the action and support a great cause with the purchase of this commemorative graphic-print jersey T-shirt for just $30. Forty percent of the proceeds from the sale of the Fashion's Night Out T-shirt will be donated by the retailers to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. Click here to shop the sale, going on now thru noon 9/10 at Gilt.com.