M. Hardy, Online and Still Tempting

Oui, Pierre Hardy. I will take the brown suede lace-up.

I love these more than the black. $195.

And yes, Gap, I'd love some of these.

I love these more than the lace-up booties. $195.

Spotted these on the Gap website this morning. I saw versions of the combo booties before (above, these are not Pierre Hardy Design Editions, but mainline Design Editions, which is all very confusing), but I hadn't seen the brown suede peep-toe wedge. More stalking of Herald Square Gap in my future, hoping for a discounted Pierre Hardy Design Editions miracle.

Gap Herald Square, 34th Street & Broadway

On Sale: Khaki Design Editions at Gap

Dropped by Gap 34th Street today to find the khaki collection Design Editions on sale, including the Swanepoel hats.

Huge with 3 months to go. Just how big can pregnant women get?
I've now fallen for the feather cap. I forgot to note the price, but online it's on sale for $34.99 and I don't think it was much less in store. There is only one left on 34th Street in a S/M. The wide-brimmed hat that I adore is now on sale for $23.99 in store ($34.99 online), no S/M, just M/L.

I was also kind of surprised to see plenty of Wang moto jackets, now marked down to....ugh, forgot to get price of this too but there are none left online. I'll update the sale price tomorrow. The Wang double-breasted jacket is marked down to $44.99 in store ($74.99 online). Moral of the story? Visit Gap 34th Street if you can. The Vena Cava is also on sale: zipper dress is $64.99; very pretty but hard-to-take-off dress is $44.99; the pants are $34.99; and the Wang shorts are now $34.99.

Update: Moto jacket is also $44.99. And looks like the discounted Design Editions have been sent to a couple Gaps: 34th Street, Seaport (thanks, Miss Yaya), and possibly another uptown. Call your Gap for more info.

Gap Herald Square, 60 W. 34th Street @ 6th Ave

Gap 34th Street Update

Gap on 34th Street has the Pierre Hardy Design Edition shoes in white and the lighter brown suede look (both $98):
















As I've got the brown leather from last spring, I'd pick up the white and vow to keep my feet tanned and pedicured all summer. Although the green ones that are exclusive online are still my favorites.

And these Pierre's walk just like the ones from last season: noisy wooden clogs that are surprisingly comfortable. I still love these shoes.

Also, 34th Street Gap has a table of the new Artist Edition T-shirts, and they look really cute for spring:


































I'll try some on next week and will have some more artist information. Looks like most are $28 (half the profits from sales goes to fight AIDS in Africa).


Gap Herald Square, 60 W. 34th Street at 6th Avenue

Oui, Sandals

I was first alerted to the new spring Gap Pierre Hardy's on White Lightning and Racked. They should be in stores for spring, but the red and green below are online exclusives.







Love? Yes, tough to chose a color although I'm partial to the green. And then I scrolled down the page and did a double take:








Spring Gap sandals, $39.50, and not, presumably, by Pierre Hardy, but perhaps a bit inspired by his former Gap contributions:








As cute as last year's Pierre's? Non! But it does make one wonder how many variations of the gladiator sandal can be designed. Looks like we'll be finding out this coming season.

Gap, 60 W. 34th @ 6th Avenue

Nuts and Bolts

Did anyone pay $45 for these?










Hope not. I think the general consensus with this Crangi Gap Design Editions was: too, too expensive for that little bolt and chain. But as I was standing at the Gap counter on 34th Street the other day digging round for a coupon (!), I spotted them. And they are now 25% off of $6.99. That's more like it. I got three, two blacks and a gold. I wanted the white to mix in, but it was missing the bolt. So really, what's the point? Of course, my husband looked askance when I showed him my score. A person handy with things like hammers, drills, etc. is befuddled by anyone paying even the low price of $5.20 for a bolt hanging from what is, essentially, a dime-store chain. That's fashion, baby!

Speaking of Design Editions, I was cruising the Gap website this morning and these boots caught my eye:












I must speculate, are these the "Design Editions" for fall, perhaps courtesy of the famed French shoe designer we know and love? Hmmm. Please click on that tall boot and check out the detail. Click on them all and check out the details, as I'm a little excited. If any of you fashionbeasta* insiders know more, please dish!

And speaking of Pierre, I must remind all of you scooping up Pierre's Gap shoes for under $22 (insert coughing, choking noise) that the gladiators run big! You must try them on, as a co-worker learned the hard way after hauling a pair of the silver gladiators back from Chicago this weekend, only to discover her 7 is more like an 8.

*new word from famed fashion expert Xmastime.


Gap, 60 w. 34th @ 6th

World's Cutest, Cheapest Sunglasses

Please excuse the sensationalist language, but I'm in major like. And I can now forgive Laura Poretzsky's so-so summer shoe collection for Payless. I don't really know if these are the world's cheapest sunglasses, but they don't dig into my head or feel too plastic, and they're awfully cute:

 $14.99 at Payless. Feel free to BOGO these and get something else for 1/2 price. Isn't it funny I paid $5 less for my Phillip Lim Gap shirt? But they look pretty copacetic. 

Payless, 110 W. 34th @ Broadway

Gap, 60 W. 34th @ Greeley Square

Sale Racks

On 34th Street yesterday:

GAP

I'm very happy I didn't pay $78 for this Phillip Lim Design Edition white shirt, because I got it for $9 yesterday;











This bargain joy was soon negated by the Pierre Hardy gladiator sandals, which are now marked down to $40 from $78 (silver, white & brown). I think I'd throw a fit in the store if they were $9. For those of you who need a good black flat, the Pierre Hardy flat is $50 and cute. I can also vouch for their comfort;

Artist Edition T's are now $14.99 and there are lots, including one of my favorites, the high-heeled Marilyn Minter (far left, pics from the exhibit in Bryant Park).

STEVE & BARRY'S

I dropped by to check its pulse. Was a little worried with all the store closing/bankruptcy talk. The Manhattan Mall store still has everything for $8.98, and Bitten jewelry is 3 for $15. There are some pretty earrings and colored bead necklaces. I bought a lot of Wonderwall for the mister (the colorful dress shirts are a bargain), and finally got the Bitten bathrobe I've had my eye on for the past year. And I even spotted the Project Runway Bitten dress; it's back to haunt me. I would have pictures of the bathrobe but I'm having technical difficulties. Don't worry, George is on it.

Here's to all the Steve & Barry's employees, and hoping the store pulls out of this one. Every time I visit it's packed with moms and kids buying shoes and clothes. It's the go-to store for low price points, something a lot of families need this year.

VICTORIA'S SECRET

Bins of thongs and undies for $3.99 and up. There's Angels, Body by Victoria, the whole shebang.

BEBE

There's a rack in the back that's 65% off the sale price. That's where I found this floral print:











This dress is charming, it just looks weird on top because my torso is too long for the bustline and it's too small for me. Petite ladies, go check it out. 65% off of $99.

EXPRESS

All the Celia Birtwell's are now $29.99. There's mostly dresses left, but you can find some of the tops at the Manhattan Mall store. The 34th Street store just had dresses. These are now officially a deal.

There's also a v-neck Tshirt dress on sale for $9.99; I'd pick it up in white, black and grey, a perfect basic. It's nice and form fitting.


Although it's great getting a bargain, I'm now greedily anticipating the arrival of sweaters, boots, and cozy furry jacket things.

Gap, 60 W. 34th @ Greeley Square
Steve & Barry's, Manhattan Mall level 2, 33rd @ 6th
Victoria's Secret, Herald Square, 34th & 6th
Bebe, 1 W. 34th @ 5th
Express, Manhattan Mall level 1, 33rd @ 6th, &
Express, 7 W. 34th between 5th & 6th

It's a Small threeASFOUR

Just got back from Gap on 34th where I saw a Small & XS threeASFOUR Design Editions dress. Quite shocked; overstock from elsewhere? Returns? So now there is just a small as I bought the XS for a friend. 34th Street also has lots of Phillip Lim, some Michael Bastian, 2 threeASFOUR sleeveless tops (larges), and the sold-out-online Pierre Hardy dark brown wooden platforms* (9's) and silver gladiator flats (one 8 + 2 mannequins). I have no idea if these are in other stores.

If you stop by, grab a GapBody black t-shirt on sale for $7.99. It's crazy soft and perfect for the gym, lounging at home, torturing sleeping cats, etc.

Gap True Confessions: I'm now sadly a European Collection snob. Not that I've bought a lot, or think every piece is fabulous, but when I see the "European Fit" label I snatch it up with excitement and haul it off to the dressing room. Call it European and I'm done for.

*Gap True Confessions #2: I am a clomping amazon in my Pierre platforms and love it. They are not difficult to maneuver and are not heel killers. Vive M. Hardy!

Gap, 60 W. 34th at 6th Avenue

Gap Design Editions White Out

If you've got your heart set on threeASFOUR from the Gap Design Editions (left, wrinkled but cute), get to a Gap today. The tank is cool as hell, and while at checkout I saw four girls buying the dress. It is a little tenty so the small sizes are going fast. At Gap on 34th Street the XS was gone by 1:30pm.

But I recommend trying on the whole collection because the Phillip Lim's (below) are beautiful; 34th Street has three styles. His details are impressive (cloth covered buttons) and the cotton is neat, stiff and heavy.









34th Street also has some of the Philip Crangi white studded cuffs (left). I'm really lusting after his white belt (right) **, but it hasn't hit stores yet. As for the rest of the white shirts, the Bastian men's shirt is slouchy and wonderful (left, try it!) and his western shirt (right) is hard to resist. Unfortunately I saw no Band of Outsiders except on a mannequin. No one's climbed up and torn it off yet.

So get to Gap today or tomorrow and find out what kind of white shirt girl you really are. Check online here for prices and stores that carry the Design Editions collection.

**Update: oops, sorry, not a belt, wishful thinking - just a bracelet

Gap, 60 W. 34th btwn 5th & Broadway

Gap Design Edition Happy Days

Got April Vogue, drooled over LeBron who looks even better than Gisele, and opened up to this Gap ad:


Oh, cuteness. This white shirt design edition isn't as avant-garde as the first, but is definitely more wearable. And this go round there's even a white shirt for the men from Michael Bastian. So it will be a tough decision in Gap on April 15 (in-store date), because the Phillip Lim blouses on Irina and Lily and the threeAsFOUR dress are all irresistable. But I'll be on 34th Street trying them all on.


Gap at Herald & Greeley Squares, 34th & Broadway