Have you always wanted to get into New York sample sales, but your location or fashion contacts don’t stretch that far? Well the Gilt Groupe are opening up their invitation-only sample sale to the rest of America through their website.

You’ll be able to log on in the next week or so to shop for Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Bvlgari, and Marchesa at sample sale prices, if you’re a Gilt Groupe member. Members use to have to be invited, but we have 500 VIP invitations for SASSYBELLA.com readers.

Just visit http://www.gilt.com/promo/sassybella and sign up now!

Not convinced? The launch sale was a sample sale the Zac Posen Shopping event featuring ready-to-wear and accessories, and several Posen bags were prices at $500 (but are selling on Eluxury.com for $1100).

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Do you keep reading about 7th on Sale on various websites and blogs and wonder when you will be able to attend the fabulous sale on in New York where brands like Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors and etc can be found for a lot less than the retail price?

Well like me, you might just have to trawl through the 7th on Sale ebay store. There are a few gems there - the Valentino dress Anne Hathaway wore to the Oscar’s this year is one there (current price $1,725), as well as Mulberry bags, designer shoes and more.

100% of the proceeds are donated to providing care, services and housing for those living with HIV and AIDS - and MAC AIDS Fund has agreed to match every dollar raised online (up to $500,000) so get bidding!

RSVP to pop into the Catherine Malandrino Sale at the Metropolitan Pavilion on Thursday June 21th (8am- 8pm), Friday June 22nd (10am- 8pm) & Saturday June 23rd (10am- 6pm).

There will be over 5,000 gorgeous dresses, tops, skirts, coats and pants at up to 80% off retail.

- Dresses were $450 now $249
- Tops were $465 now $285- $149
- Skirts were $425 now $199
- Shorts & Capris were $225 now $109

RSVP your attendance at: catherinemalandrino.com/june_sale/reg_rsvp.html

Not in New York that weekend? If you’re in Sydney you should pop into the Honey & Beau warehouse sale where summer and winter pieces will be marked for by up to 80% off. See below for more details…

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The Kate Moss for Topshop collection went on sale yesterday at the Oxford Circus flagship store - with queues that put the recent Madonna for H&M release queues to shame (of course). Surprisingly the website didn’t crash as people rushed online this morning (in the UK), in the afternoon (in Australia) or last night (in America).

Unfortunately I was at Australian Fashion Week so I couldn’t pick up a piece or ten, but some girls in the office got some great tops. I can’t wait to see them wear the around the office!

We want to know what you brought?

This is another slightly different Luxe to Less. After surfing around BlueFly.com (as I do constantly in hope of finding some stunning and at a bargain price) I came across these super pretty silk panel skirts from Catherine Malandrino.

Made with beautiful silk crepe material, and topped off with a satin waistband with stitch detail panels the aquamarine skirt has been marked down by 79% from $330 to $69.99, while the champagne skirt is $103.99,

Which one do you like better? I love the champagne coloured one – much more versatile. Even if it is $30 more expensive.

With priced marked down 30 to 80%, you can get an extra 20% off marked priced at OzDesigner.com

Simply enter the code: VIP20 at checkout.

Visit OzDesigner.com now!

I love jeans, I do. I am currently loving my Sass & Bide’s, 7 For all Mankind’s and a pair of Bec and Bridge’s (on sale at Bracewell – and they only had my size left! It was fate). So of course I was surfing around and end up on My-Wardrobe… who have some gorgeous denim shorts I really really want. This whole surfing the internet thing had started out as a Luxe to Less piece, but since they’re all so cheap and had been marked down by so much I’d buy them all

Left to right: Denim Long Shorts by Ann-Louise Roswald would be perfect city shorts for casual and work wear with the length and turned up cuffs. Denim Shorts by See by Chloe, well they’re Chloe and they’re marked down. Need I say more? Ok ok. This would be a perfect pair of shorts for a beach babe where the colour of the denim would compliment any tan. Last but not least is the Slouch Shorts by Radcliffe Denim, now I really really really want these. The dark blue colour with rolled up cuffs and adjustable pull tabs at the waist to allow for the shorts to sit higher or lower on the hips.

Right. I better hide my credit card and let the store sell out of my size (so if anyone is a size 26″ waist, please shop up).

Have you read Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic series? Starting with The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic, Kinsella takes you on Becky Bloomwood’s journey as she shops herself in debt and back out of debt.

If you haven’t read the books, Australian Borders stores has it for a limited time for only $12.95 – the recommended retail price is over AUD$20!

Not sure if you want to add it on to the list of your holiday reads? Well…

1. Have you written to your financial institution to delay billying, and offered up just the teeneiest of exaggerations or fabrications?
2. Have you asked a bank to wipe out your overdraft “accidentally on purpose”?
3. Have you bought something trendy just because it was featured in a high-end magazine?
4. Have you opened your close just to stare at all your shoes?

These are just some of the questions asked at Borders Shopaholic quiz to see how much you and Becky have in common. Take the quiz now by downloading the pdf here, and the popping into your closest Borders store to pick up what is a hilariously funny read.

With a new book - Shopaholic and baby - to the Shopaholic series due out in a February, you better get to it!

I went Boxing Day shopping, a tradition I had put aside for many years to attend the Boxing Day Test (a annual cricket match in Melbourne). But this year I was off to the city shops and managed to pick up more than a few things on my (imaginary) shopping list.

A satin bow headband from Portmans
A French Connection red wine satin top
Kinki Gerlinki navy light summer trench coat
Kinki Gerlinki forrest green bubble dress with small floral embroidery
Jemma Kidd semi permanent mascara from Kit Cosmetics

And because I do have a slight addiction for keeping an eye on what else I could potentiall buy, I’ve currently got my eye on a few online sales too. One in particular is the one at FrockShop.com.au. They have this divine Bonita blue silk dress by Mad Cortes (pictured right) almost $200 off the retail price would be a fabulous addition to my wardrobe.

Other sales to check out:

Witchery.com.au for great closet basics and accessories
PeterAlexander.com.au everyone need PJs
BlueFly.com amazing sales on a great selection of designer clothes, shoes and accessories
ShopBop.com fab contemporary clothes
Victoria’s Secret who doesn’t need knickers?
Net-A-Porter.com the queen bee of designer sites