Today until 6, get 40 to 80 percent off retail prices on newborn to preteen clothing from 30 designers including Ella Moss, Paul Frank, Charabia, CoolChnge and Flowers by Zoe. Sponsored by Kidini. At Birth Day Presence, 291 8th Street between 5th and 6th aves, first floor (inside Pilates garage.)
Worth the schlep? Foraging for fashion deals at an American Place store
If you’re anything like some of us around here, you’vre got an eye for designer fashion but a wallet that doesn’t stretch past the clearance racks.
We’d heard good things (and some not so good things) about American Place, a six-store chain stretching across South Brooklyn, not to be confused with the creepy doll store or the perv-owned t-shirt company. After seeing some stylish evidence firsthand, we decided to stop into the McDonald Avenue location, right outside the Avenue P train station on the F line.
American Place houses items from Marc Jacobs to Burberry to Versace, all marked down at least 40%. At first glance, it looks a bit shabby and abandoned, set amid McDonald Avenue’s unglamorous mechanic shops and lumber stores. When I visited on a weekday afternoon, not many people were passing through — all the easier for me to get to the good stuff. Read the rest of this entry »
Quick blip: kids’ clothing sale tonight in the Slope
Today until 6, get 40 to 80 percent off retail prices on newborn to preteen clothing from 30 designers including Ella Moss, Paul Frank, Charabia, CoolChnge and Flowers by Zoe. Sponsored by Kidini. At Birth Day Presence, 291 8th Street between 5th and 6th aves, first floor (inside Pilates garage.)
