The Best of the Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales

November 22, 2012 by admin
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The turkey is gone, your family has left … and you’re ready to shop! (We hear that.) So below, find a listing of all the awesome Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales we could find (in alphabetical order). Good luck scoring some deals!

Althea. The brand’s 34 stores are offering a sane Black Friday alternative, offering giveaways, free fitness classes and personal shoppers nationwide.

Armani Exchange. On Black Friday, save $50 on every $150 purchase in stores and online. Additionally, save 35% sitewide — and score free shipping — on Cyber Monday.

a-thread.com. Receive 10% off women’s apparel and accessories orders up to $150, 15% off orders between $151-$200, 20% off orders $200+ with codes BLACKFRIDAY10, BLACKFRIDAY15 and BLACKFRIDAY20 from Friday through Monday.

BaubleBar. On Black Friday, buy two items, take 15% off; buy three items, take 25% off; buy four or more items, take 35% off. On Cyber Monday, for every $40 you spend, get a free gift of your choosing from more than 200 different items. Spend $80, get 2 gifts; spend $120, get 3 gifts; spend $160, get 4 gifts and so on — there is no limit!

Beyond the Rack. Find awesome deals on brands like Steve Madden, Michael Kors and KitchenAid on Black Friday, and Burberry, vintage Chanel and Prada on Cyber Monday. And if you click here, you’ll score a $15 credit, too!

Bliss. Take anywhere from 20% to 50% off of select items from Black Friday through Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Boden. Save 25% off and get free shipping on items from the brand’s Christmas catalogue.

Casa.com. The new home goods site (from the people behind soap.com and diapers.com) has cool deals running through Cyber Monday (yes, they’re already on!) with offers from brands like DwellStudio, Interdesign and Paula Deen.

Century 21. Visit stores and the company’s new e-commerce site, c21stores.com, to find awesome deals on designer brands.

ChicTweak.com. Find designer scarves for 30% off from Friday through Monday using code BFRIDAY12.

Clarks. Buy one, get one at 50% off on Black Friday in all stores before 10 a.m. After 10 a.m. — and through the entire weekend — all shoes will be buy one, get one at 25% off. Online, save 20% off your entire purchase on both Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Coldwater Creek. Visit stores on Black Friday to save 40% until noon and 30% through the entire weekend. If you’re one of the first 50 customers to arrive at a select store, you have the chance to win a bracelet, too. On Cyber Monday, enjoy 40% off sitewide, as well.

Converse.com. Take 25% all 300-plus items featured in the Converse gift guide from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. And on Monday only, save 25% sitewide, including on Converse Create.

Cosabella. You heard it here first: Cosabella is knocking 30% off of full-priced lingerie and accessories on Cyber Monday. Use code cyber30 at checkout.

craneandcanopy.com. Receive 20% off your entire bedding order, valid Cyber Monday from midnight to 11:59 p.m. ET.

C. Wonder. On Black Friday, save 25% on online purchases, and take an additional 50% off of all sale items in-store from midnight to 8 a.m. on Friday, as well. Plus, take 25% off of your purchase of $100 or more from Saturday, Nov. 24 to Cyber Monday, Nov. 26.

Dannijo. Take 20% off the entire store on Black Friday and again on Cyber Monday.

Dressbarn. On Black Friday, regular-priced items will be buy one, get one at 50% off. Get a free keychain with a purchase of $50 or more, as well.

drugstore.com. There will be 10 different mystery deals going up on the site on Black Friday, with one as low as just 99 cents! Get more information on facebook.com/drugstore.com.

Earnest Sewn. Snap up high-end denim for less on Black Friday by saving 25% in stores and online using code HOLIDAY25.

ebay Bliss. Need a break from Black Friday craziness? Visit ebay.com/buyinbliss to sign up for a free Black Friday beauty treatment, then sit back at the spa’s Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco or South Beach location on Friday and get pampered while shopping the latest ebay fashion finds.

Ellington Handbags. Receive 20% off the entire Ellington Handbags website with code JOY20 on Cyber Monday from midnight to 11:59 p.m. ET.

Forever 21. On black Friday, score tons of stuff for a steal, like men’s denim for $20, $1 nail polish, $2 handbags and $8 logo tops.

Gap. Stores open at midnight on Friday, offering doorbuster deals until noon, plus $19 sweaters and PJ sets and $5 babyGap and GapKids graphic tees. Find additional doorbuster deals on Saturday, plus awesome deals online at gap.com, too.

Gemvara. Save 15% off of the holiday gift guide section beginning Black Friday and running through Cyber Monday.

Goldyn. Save 25% storewide from Black Friday through Cyber Monday using code GIVEANDGET25. (You’ll get free shipping, too.) Since the store already slashed prices on much of its fall merchandise, you’ll save even more.

gorjana-griffin.com. On Black Friday, enter code blkfriday at checkout and you’ll get a surprise discount, anywhere from 15% to 100% off your entire order.

Harabu House. Receive 20% off your home goods order from Black Friday through Cyber Monday with code BFCM20OFF.

HM. City stores are opening at midnight Friday for the Black Friday festivities, which include fashion finds starting at $4, plus scratch-offs valued at up to $300 for the first 100 people in line at stores.

HORNE. Receive 15% off the entire website with code MONDAY15 on Cyber Monday from midnight to 11:59 p.m. ET. The sale excludes items by Iittala, Fermob, VIPP and Pablo Designs.

HSN.com. Visit the site to see about the sales that are running all weekend along from brands like Love Rock by Loree Rodkin, Sharon Osbourne jewels, Chi by Carlos Falchi and Mackage.

Jellypop. Through Sunday, save 30% off all non-sale shoes using code jellypopthanks.

Josie Natori. Save 25% on orders clothing, lingerie and accessory orders of $250 or more on Cyber Monday.

Joyus.com. You’ve loved our picks, and now shop the site for yourself with awesome discounts on Cyber Monday. Spend $75 and get $20 off with code MONDAY75; spend $150 and save $45 with code MONDAY150; spend $300 and save $90 with code MONDAY300 and spend $450 and save $150 with code MONDAY450.

Judith Ripka. Select jewelry styles are 25% off on Cyber Monday.

Juice Beauty. Receive a Juice Beauty grab bag worth $100 when you make a purchase of $50 or more on Cyber Monday.

Kmart. Store are open — and offering tons of deals — most of the day on Thanksgiving, as well as Black Friday. A three-day sale is happening online, too. Score $15 Athletech puffer jackets, $10 Holiday Edition dresses for girls and $15 Sofia by Sofia Vergara two-piece active sets.

Kooba. Some of the company’s luxe bags are 30% off on Black Friday, and all items are 25% off on Cyber Monday.

Lester’s Lesters.com. Buy more, save more through Sunday at this department store: save $10 on a $75 purchase, $20 on $150 and $30 on $225. Plus, in stores, take an additional 20% off sales merchandise and enter to win a special holiday gift.

Macy’s. In addition to scoring Justin Bieber’s scent, save big beginning at midnight Friday. And when you buy Lady Gaga’s Fame fragrance from Black Friday through Sunday, Nov. 25, Macy’s will donate $10 to the star’s Born This Way Foundation. Take a photo in Macy’s on Black Friday and post to @Macys on Twitter, using hashtag #macysBTWF, and the store will donate $5 to the organization, up to $250,000.

Marie Turnor. The handbag designer is offering 10% off her popular designs from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.

Mark. On Cyber Monday, score a free Mark fashion and beauty set (valued at $72) with any purchase of $40 or more, using code MKCYBER.

Monika Chiang. Mimosas are just one of the draw at this boutique on Black Friday, where select ready-to-wear items, plus handbags and shoes, will go for 40% off. On Cyber Monday, use code CYBERMC25 to save 25% on your purchases.

NastyGal. For three hours only — from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST on Monday — take 25% off the entire store.

Old Navy. Opening at midnight Friday, the store will offer some of its favorite finds for less than $15 until 4 .a.m., adding additional deals from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. and again from 8 a.m. until noon. Plus, graphic tees will be just $5 on Saturday, Nov. 24.

OpenSky. Tastemakers like Bobby Flay and Molly Sims curated special Black Friday boutiques full of holiday gifts at incredible prices — with free shipping. On Cyber Monday, the site is opening 26 new shops featuring more deals — discounted curling irons and and Bluetooth headphones — and free shipping.

philosophy.com. Receive a deluxe gift with a purchase of $75 or more on philosophy.com on Cyber Monday.

Piperlime. Take 20% off sitewide from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.

Rafaella. Take 50% off the entire site on Cyber Monday — and orders of more than $100 receive a free mini glitter clutch, too.

Rampage. Until 1 p.m. ET on Friday, boots that are normally $80 are just $19.99 online and in-store at Macy’s and Belk.

Rent the Runway. Save 20% on apparel and accessories on Cyber Monday, and get a free Juicy Tube gift with every purchase placed that day.

Rue La La. Need a little luxury in your life? The sale site is offering “Luxe Gifts” on Black Friday, including Tiffany Estate jewelry, vintage Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and more from $350 to $30,000.

Scoop NYC. On Black Friday, the store will offer 25% off your entire purchase, and will do the same (plus free shipping) online on Cyber Monday.

ShoeMint, intiMint, JewelMint, StyleMint. Log on to CyberMint.tv at 10 a.m. PST on Cyber Monday to hear about the exclusive deals offered by these affordable, celeb-curated sites.

ShopSosie. Save at least 40% on the site’s urban-chic clothing on Cyber Monday only.

Shoshanna. On Sunday, Nov. 25, and Cyber Monday, save 30% off regular-price items and 20% on sale items, excluding swimwear.

Skinnygirl Smoothers n’ Shapers. A selection of Bethenny Frankel’s slimming undergarments are 25% off on Cyber Monday.

Sole Society. From Cyber Monday through Friday, Nov. 30, for every pair of shoes purchased on Sole Society, the brand will donate a pair to the charity Soles4Souls. And if you buy kicks, you’ll receive a reusable tote, too.

Steals.com. Save on a host of cool new products on all four of the steal sites: BabySteals.com, KidSteals.com, ScrapBookSteals.com and SheSteals.com.

Stetson. Get country cool on Cyber Monday when you save 25% sitewide with code CYBERSTETSON.

Stila. The beauty brand’s online warehouse sale runs Cyber Monday through Sunday, Dec. 2, and promises deals of up to 80% off.

Target. Opening at 9 p.m. Thursday, the mega-retailer is offering doorbusters like $99.99 digital cameras, a $147, 32-in. LCD TV, Nook Touch e-readers for $49 and much more. Beginning at 4 a.m. Friday, earn a $10 gift card for every $50 you spend on apparel, accessories or home products — and find additional doorbuster deals. Target.com is offering deep discounts on toys, kitchen gear and more beginning on Thanksgiving Day, too.

Ted Baker London. Celebrate the holiday weekend with 30% off in the brand’s three New York City stores and online from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.

Thymes. Get a free Fraiser Fir candle with any candle or fragrance order of $50 or more on Cyber Monday.

ULTA. Hot deals on Black Friday and Saturday (both in-store and online) include $16.99 artist palettes, a $2.99 mini nail polish sets and a $19 Smashbox brush collection.

UniqueVintage.com. From Black Friday through Cyber Monday, the site is offering 25% off of absolutely everything.

Wren. Take 40% off full-priced items from this star-loved brand using code cyber40 from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Cyber Monday.

YouCeleb. On Black Friday, save 25% off the site’s star-loved looks, plus 50% off finds from BCBG Max Cleo dresses.

Zara Home. Save 20% on all products and score free standard U.S. shipping at zarahome.com.

Plus, find even more great deals using Twitter! Search hashtag #BlackFriday to find deals from a wide array of vendors, and follow @CouponCabin, @Pricegrabber and @Retailmenot to hear about additional sales.

A lot of brands are offering information about their sales via Twitter, as well; the pros at the social networking site suggest following @Sephora, @Kohls, @Nordstrom, @Walmart, @TJMaxx, @NeimanMarcus, @BananaRepublic, @Bloomingdales, @JCrew, @ASOS, @ShopBop, @VictoriasSecret, @JCPenney, @BestBuy, @RadioShack, @Amazon and @AmazonDeals.

And to be sure you’re staying safe while shopping this weekend, follow the advice from @McAfeeConsumer, @SafetyClicks, @StaySafeOnline and @VisaSecurity. Happy shopping!

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The loudest summer ever

November 21, 2012 by admin
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The heat is on

Peplum and summer leather: Carven top and Eddie Borgo necklace, both from Marais, Therese Rawsthorne leather skirt from Green with Envy, Alexander McQueen Union Jack bag from Miss Louise. Photo: Mike Baker

The heat is on with block colours, vivid prints and neon splashes.

It’s hard to ignore fashion trends. Hands up who doesn’t have a pair of platform shoes in their wardrobe? (I’ve got a pair from Jessica Simpson’s eponymous label that would have basketball scouts clamouring for my details.) Or who didn’t buy a maxi dress last summer? The only problem with embracing trends is if you can’t distinguish fashion from fad, or trendy from tragic. Hence, the ultimate fashion forecast guide.

Colour me neon

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Get out your sunglasses, folks: it’s going to be a bright, bright summer. “It’s the loudest season ever!” the creative manager of Harris Scarfe, Chris Kontos, declares. “It’s all about block colour and massive accessories.”

Talitha Becker, the director of Sass Clothing, agrees that it’s time to “ditch the dark clothes this summer”, since that range will include splashes of neon.

While neon’s a definite trend, even fashion experts suggest progressing with caution.

The editor of Harper’s Bazaar, Kellie Hush, says: “I’m not a big fan of neon at all; I saw a lot of it in Seed when I was shopping for my little girls, and that’s probably the right age for it. I don’t think adults should be wearing it. Perhaps wear a neon belt, if you must.

“It’s a very young trend. It’s probably for those consumers who didn’t live through the ’80s. But it reminds me of Wham!, so I can’t do it. I think I’m much more of a classic dresser, so I look at trends that will last more than a season. Neon is a fast-fashion trend that you’ll see in places like Zara.”

It’s also true for Sportsgirl, since Leigh Hawkes, its trend forecaster, says summer will see “Aztec patterns and tropical florals that bring the super-bright colours out. Statement necklaces in bright neons highlight this look.”

But not every designer thinks colour is a factor for summer. Designer Toni Maticevski – he of the many flesh-coloured frocks – says: “I’m a neutral man. I work with texture, rather than colour.”

Word on the street

Designer Alexander Wang has been quoted as saying, “Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.”

With Bill Cunningham snapping scene-stealers on the streets of Manhattan for The New York Times and the mega-rise of the street-fashion blogger, even designers and runways are borrowing from street style, not the other way around. Sass Clothing’s Becker says, “It’s currently about the look on the street and the way people are interpreting fashion and making it look unique. It’s the feeling I get whenever I travel and am away – I love the way people put things together. It’s almost like they’ve gotten dressed in the dark – it’s a real mix and clash of things.

“It’s OK to put neon with soft colours, or spots with stripes – it’s so diverse. The way people put things together is what makes them stand apart.”

Harper’s Bazaar’s Hush adds: “People still like to watch what celebrities like Miranda Kerr and Kate Bosworth are wearing, but street-style girls are better dressers than actresses like Jessica Alba. The whole street style and off-duty model thing is huge. Head-to-toe designer dressing is not cool any more. You’d rather wear the Celine tote with Zara pants and the T-shirt you bought in Japan – we don’t do that head-to-toe luxury dressing that you would’ve done in the ’90s. In fashion now, you have to show that you haven’t walked straight out of a catalogue. You want to show that you’ve been able to mix things together and look amazing.”

And it’s only going to get bigger, people. As Georgia Danos, co-owner of Hawksburn store Grace Melbourne points out, “There’s so much about – people are constantly posting things they’re wearing on Instagram.”

Sports luxe

Is it the aftermath of Olympic fever? Do we all just want to look like Maria Sharapova? Whatever the origin, Harper’s Hush cites sports luxe as “one of the big trends. Josh Goot and Dion Lee are doing it well. It’s quite body con – it’s supposed to hug the body and look really sporty – so it’s not for everyone. Also, a lot of designers are using neoprene, which can be a bit tricky to wear, and quite young. Josh has listened to his market, so his dresses are a bit longer this season.

“Helmut Lang and Calvin Klein have always been good at sports luxe. It’s very simple. But Dion Lee and Josh Goot have taken it up a level with colour and digital prints, which is what you’ve seen in London Fashion Week, by designers Mary Katrantzou and Peter Pilotto – those strong designers use mad digital prints, which everyone’s wearing.” And runners have gone high-fashion, too. Adidas, Puma and Nike are bringing out expensive trainers, Hush says, with high-end designers getting in on the trend.

“Isabel Marant’s high-tops are the fashion pack’s must-have right now. Miranda Kerr has her red pair on high rotation,” she says.

The humble leather jacket, too, is going to take a turn. Designer Rebecca Vallance says: “Who says you can’t wear leather in summer? It’s all about choosing a soft-coloured leather, rather than going for something heavy and black. For my SS12 collection, inspired by warm days in Palm Springs, I contrasted a champagne buttery-soft leather mini skirt against a floral silk printed blouse.”

Stylist Philip Boon predicts that stores will stock “leather in colours that you don’t expect, like pastels, brights and even prints. It’s a way to inject another texture into summer wardrobes, and looks great when mixed with lighter fabrics, like cotton voile and linen. Leather shorts [are] a fun way to do this style, but be careful: if you don’t do lighter-coloured leather this way, you may end up looking like a cast member from The Sound of Music.”

Lovely lace

Lace need not conjure up images of grandma’s doily set. Designer Yeojin Bae says “lace and transparency is a hot trend for summer, both in neutrals and pop-colour shades. It’s a trend for all ages, and looks best tailored and chic, with just a hint of subtle sex appeal.”

It’s especially big for warmer weather: “I think the summer season makes us want to show a bit more skin and it’s a follow-on from the lingerie trend, which repeats itself every few seasons. My interpretation of lace this season is an embroidery design that creates patterns of sheerness, and a very chic mid-calf-length dress.”

This trend gets the thumbs up from Harper’s Hush: “I love lace; a see-through top is very young and sexy. Both Collette Dinnigan and Stella McCartney do lace well. You can’t go wrong with a lace dress; it’s not a fashion flash in the pan.”

Girl power

Feminine fashion gets a look in elsewhere, with designers set to add a bit of frou-frou to the mix. “A couple of months ago, Gucci and Balenciaga did lots of frills and ruffles, so that will make its way over to Australia for summer,” Hush says.

For Sass Clothing, feminine dressing means “a lot of lace pieces and vintage influences. We’ve also got bows, sequins and diamantes”.

Not everyone interprets the trend the same way. For sass bide, summer will be “an exploration of contrast . . . a union of the masculine and the feminine,” co-founder Sarah-Jane Clarke says.

“This season, we explored the idea of a sensual masculinity, in which we’ve uncovered this kind of unbridled and empowered femininity. The masculine feeling throughout is counterbalanced by strong feminine notions, in ethereal sheer silks, flickers of diamante embellishment and the use of the camellia flower. In every piece, we wanted to represent a harmonious clash of gender, and you’ll see this especially in the mix of fabrics, shapes and embellishment.”

Boldness rules

Vivid, strong prints will be splashing over fabric everywhere, including in Megan Park’s label, where “we have created bold, Hawaiian-style prints that are loud in pattern and colour”, she says. “For a woman who is not so confident in wearing statement prints, it’s best to keep the shape and cut of the garment ultra simple. For those who are more adventurous, the louder the better.”

Sass bide has also taken travel inspiration for its summer collection, influenced by a trip to South America. Expect sci-fi prints at Topshop: Catherine McKay, personal shopping manager, describes the season as embodying “galactic glamour with a techno twist”.

Making a splash

Humble bathing suit, move over. Swimwear might have once been dominated by dedicated labels such as Seafolly, but now other designers are encroaching on that territory.

Harper’s Hush says, “It’s the whole 360-degree dressing – you can’t be a designer that just does dresses any more,” although she admits that “swimwear is difficult to do because it’s hard to get the fitting right”.

As such, “swimwear has a lot more corsetry – it pulls you in, in all the right places, such as Megan Gale’s Isola line, which is hard to get on, but worth it! Zimmermann’s strongest line is still their swimwear, and there are lots of prints and pretty florals around. We Are Handsome are doing mad animal prints: instead of it just being a bit of the animal, they’ll have the whole lion on the swimsuit.”

Well heeled

Marilyn Monroe once said: “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.” Attention, those seeking global domination: Hush says “there’s a whole range of footwear that’s fashionable. Gladiator sandals are still around, although they’re not as extreme as they once were, where it looked like you’d walked onto a film set with Russell Crowe.

“Christian Louboutin is still doing a massive heel, wedges are still around. And there are still those shoes that make a statement, like ones by Prada or Miu Miu.”

New to the Australian market is TOMS, a brand whose most popular style is an uber-comfortable slip-on shoe that caters to a high-end client (in the US, they sell at Barneys, among other places) at a low-end price point (around the $50 mark) – all for a good cause. For every pair of shoes that sells, the company matches that by giving a pair of new shoes to a child in need.

Eco-friendly accessories

Proof wooden eyewear – handmade, sustainable wood sunglasses – is a favourite of Beyonce (some in the latest collection are made from 100 per cent recycled skateboard decks), and it donates a portion of profits to optical surgery in India.

WeWood Australia has luxury wooden watches that are hypoallergenic, weigh just 42 grams, and offer a trade-off for customers: for every timepiece bought, they plant a tree. Kesha and Gavin Rossdale are fans.