You asked for it and Rebecca Minkoff complied. Really, what else could our devoted Minkettes ask for? (I know you all can think of something!). Rebecca Minkoff is actually getting married almost as we speak. Congratulation to Rebecca! A great way to celebrate is with her online sample sale. So maybe you didn’t make it to NYC, LA, SF, or DC, but we can all attend the online sample sale. I will be there, with my jammies on, ready to click if needed! The sale starts tonight at 9 P.M EST and you all are known to take down the Rebecca Minkoff site and servers. Who is ready to click away? After you buy, make sure to share what you get with the large group of Minkettes on tPF on the Sample Sale Thread!

I can guarantee you all of one thing: designers and corporate offices have continued to realize the pull that the online realm has. One such example is with Rebecca Minkoff, a designer that we have covered as she started her company through present day, where her bags are known upon first glance and celebrities can not put them down. I don’t doubt that she owes much of her success to the online realm and her fans who have gathered to talk about her bags. The Rebecca Minkoff subforum on Purse Forum leads the web in the number one place to chat about all bags from this designer. And after the success of her other sample sales, the group of gals asked for another sample sale. And Rebecca Minkoff complied.

Tomorrow is the Rebecca Minkoff Sample Sale in Washington, DC. If you are in the area, you must check it out tomorrow!

Have you missed Vlad and I? We are totally MIA while on vacation right now and loving it. Goodbye internet, hello peace and quiet. It is odd, but we are loving it. But I feel an itch. An itch to shop. And shopping in Columbus, Ohio is nothing like shopping in South Florida and nothing like braving the NYC sample sales. I am yearning to be in NYC for Sample Sale season. The next Sample Sale we are missing but some of you must attend if from Devi Kroell. Beginning tomorrow, the Devi Kroell sample sale will begin where you are sure to spot amazing exotic bags, shoes, and accessories.

WHAT: Devi Kroell Sample Sale

WHEN: Wednesday, May 13th, Thursday , May 14th. Friday, May 15th. 8.30am to 6.30pm

WHERE: 55 Fifth Avenue. 17th Floor. Cross Streets: 12th and 13th Streets. p: 212.228.3201

*Cash and Credit Card only

Spring not only means flowers and warmer weather, but it means Sample Sale season is here! Designers will be emptying out amazing items for prices that are beyond amazingly low. Up next this week is the Botkier Sample Sale, offering between 50-70% off handbags, shoes and wallets. Even better, if you bring your mother to the sale they will give you an additional 10% off as a Mother’s Day treat. We are huge fans of Botkier Bags here, so make sure if you are in the NYC area to check out their sample sale.

One of our favorite designers has her sample sales coming up in the next few weeks. Kicking off the Sample Sale in New York City, Rebecca Minkoff will have a exclusive Cinco de Mayo MAB and Margaritas party for tPFers. Yours truly, Vlad and I, will be attending as well! Sample sale madness begins and we would love to see you at the RM Sample sale the night before it is open to the public. We hope to see you there!

And what’s better than carrying a clutch when you can find yourself a pair of gorgeous shoes as well? For those of you in the NYC area, it is yet again your lucky day. Check out the details below about the amazing sample sale Mary Norton is putting together. And of course, make sure to share your newest purchases with us!

Sale Address:12 W 57th Street, Suite 401 New York, NY 10019 (between 5th & 6th Avenues)
Sale Hours: Tues – Wed. 9-6pm; Thurs. 9-8pm; Fri. 9-5pm
Start / End Sale Dates: Tues. April 21 – Fri. April 24
Telephone: 212-265-5800

Lambertson Truex would like to extend an invite to all of you Purse Bloggers! Their Private Sample Sale will begin Monday, April 20th through Tuesday, April 21st. If you are in the NYC area, make sure to check it out to get up to 70% off men’s and women’s bags, shoes, belts, gloves and small leather goods. Vlad and I are huge LT fans, so we are extremely jealous of any and all of you who will be able to attend. Happy shopping!

Rebecca Minkoff is continuing on with her Sample Sales, moving to the West Coast of the US now. If you missed her NYC Sample Sale because you live in California, now is your shot at getting a coveted Rebecca Minkoff bag well below retail. Rebecca Minkoff will be holding a Los Angeles and San Francisco Sample Sale this week. Read up and check them out!

What: Rebecca Minkoff Sample Sale

Where: 33 West 17th Street

When: Thursday through Sunday (enlarge the flyer for precise times)

Happy shopping all you Rebecca Minkoff lovers!!

Besides lots of bags on sale, this Be & D’s seasonal sample sale offers shoes to the public for the first time! Sizes are 36-40.

Who:
Be & D
What:
30-75% off shoes and handbags
When:
Wednesday, November 19 – Thursday, November 20th 9am-7pm
Where:
Be & D Showroom
35 West 36th Street, 10th Floor
between 5th/6th Avenue

Examples:
Jessica Alba favorite Perry White Calfkskin Satchel – orig. $895 now $375
Mena Suvari’s Beatty Black/Champagne wedges – orig. $485 now $195
Belafonte Pump: orig. $585 now $275
Georgia Satchel – orig. $795 now $295
Cosette Red Plush – orig. $995 now $495

Another fabulous sample sale, this time including a variety of designers, including Purse Blog and Forum favorite, Adriana Castro. You all know Adriana Castro for her luscious exotic skin bags as well as sponsoring our November giveaway! The RJM Group and Yvonne Guest Showroom (NY) are having a Sample Sale on November 18th until November 21st.

What: RJM Group and Yvonne Guest Showroom (NY) are having a Sample Sale featuring Adriana Castro
Where: 12 West 57th Street, Suite 1005 and 803
When: November 18-21, 10am – 6pm

So check out Adriana Castro products there, including the Modish Clutch and Vibora Clutch!

I am a huge Lambertson Truex fan. Not only because I love the designers behind the bags, but their bags are absolutely stunning. True story. And now I will begin my bag envy of those who can attend the Lambertson Truex Sample Sale in NYC this week. Their sample sale will be November 18-20, 9am-6:30pm. Make sure to stop by and get great bags at even better prices. Then go home and feel the supple leather and the soft suede interior and make me jealous.

Isabella Fiore will be hosting its first ever New York sample sale on November 19th and 20th. Isabella Fiore is known for her eclectic bags and funky styles.

When: November 19th and 20th, 10AM – 5PM
Where: 80 West 40th Street, Floor 8
What: Great clutches, handbags and small leather goods available at 50%-70% off retail prices! Wallets $185-$245 NOW: $50-$100! Clutches $195-$395 NOW: $100! Handbags $395-$725 NOW: $150-$300!

Here’s the number, you can call regarding the sale: 212.947.9001 ext. 278.

We gave you all a first look at an exclusive warehouse sale held by Anya Hindmarch. Not everyone took advantage of it, and lucky for those that did not, there is an actual Anya Hindmarch Warehouse Sale that will be taking place next week. Read the flyer and take advantage of it all.

If you can not make it to the location, there are a TON of amazing bags on sale on the Anya Hindmarch website right now. In fact, so amazing that I am seriously itching to buy. I got the itch and it hurts. The Anya Hindmarch Cooper was always a favorite of mine, and now it is available, 25% off in both the grey and cream that I previously coveted. So head over to Anya Hindmarch online if you can not make it next week for the Warehouse Sale. Buy Anya Hindmarch online.

Well, this post is more to inform you all that Sample Sale Madness! will be beginning next week. Do I get to attend the craze? No, not really. I am stuck here in Florida, where the weather next week looks like it is out of a fairytale. Cruel to rub that in but for all of you in and around NYC, I am openly admitting that I am rather jealous of all the Sample Sale goodness and madness you are able to experience. Starting today, we will be providing you all with news on some of the hottest designer sample sales. Hopefully many of you can check it out, since we can not!

It is that time again, private sale and sample sale time. Kate Spade is having a private sale that we want you to be a part of! The exclusive discount will offer you up to 60% off starting today, November 11th through November 14th. Inventory is limited and all sales are final, so go check it out as soon as you can. Visit the Kate Spade sale at their online store HERE.

Please join us this Friday – Saturday (8/22-8/23) in our LA office to shop an incredible collection of sample handbag and belts. We’ll be offering everything from Dylan to Piper! Our best collection of handbag and belt samples we’ve offered at any sample sale YET! Arrive at 10am to guarantee you walk away with the best we’ve got!!

If you don’t live in the Greater Los Angeles area, buy a plane ticket! Just kidding, but perhaps you have a friend in the area that wouldn’t mind grabbing you some hot little goodies!! Pass this on to all of the beautiful men & women in your life! That’s right, we’ll have men’s belts too!

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to (RED), an organization dedicated to raising awareness and money for The Global Fund.*

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For those of you in the Los Angeles area, take advantage of the Linea Pelle sample sale that is going on right now! I seem to be directly across and south of where the sample sale is happening, which is a major bummer, but I hear that there will be new bags out on the shelves marked down incredibly. Bags that retail for $600 will be sold for between $75 and $100!! So yes, now I will insert the jealous sigh since we are missing out. If only they had a Linea Pelle Dylan Croco Shoulder Bag there, now THAT would be heaven!!!

Shop for Linea Pelle online

Who: Botkier Handbags and Purses
Date: June 19th- 22nd
Time: Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday and Saturday 10am -6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
Location: 172 Mercer between Prince and Houston
Phone number: 646 747 4149
Discount: 50-70% off
Styles: Variety of Spring Summer styles and one-of-a-kind samples. And for the first time, Botkier Shoes and wallets!!
For example: Marysia, Isis, Frankie, beautiful handbag styles in leather with custom hardware originally $750 now $300, $695 now $275, and $350 now $150!
Kiss, Sofia, beautiful shoes styles in leather with custom hardware originally $475 now $195, $395 now $150
Samples of your favorite styles up to 70% off!!!

Just when we were are all calming down from the previous Rebecca Minkoff sample sale, here is another! I spoke to Rebecca and she said the last sample sale was not only a huge hit but also a tad crazy. Well, I already knew that, and I know that the Rebecca Minkoff followers always go crazy for her sample sales. The Rebecca Minkoff LA Sample Sale will begin on January 13, 2008 and go from 12 pm – 6pm. The only unfortunate thing is there will be no phone or email orders accepted. This is for the reason stated above; the flood of people wanting this bags is too overwhelming at the time! Sorry to all of ‘us’ but all of you in LA better get there early, stay in line, and tell us about your loot!