Grace + Kate

Who: DIANE vonFURSTENBERG
Why: Up to 75% off samples and new attire
Where: 260 5th Avenue (Between 28th and 29th Street)
When: December 8 – December 11, 2009
Monday 11am to 6pm
Tuesday 9am to 6:30pm
Wednesday 10am to 8pm
Thursday 10am to 7pm
Friday 9am to 3pm

BONUS: Preview day for friends, family & fans is today. They are not checking names at the door.  Door closes at 6pm today.

I dropped by the sale at noon today and there’s a constant line of about 20 people. They are slowly letting people in so it takes a good 15 minutes wait to get inside. It was a bit of a frenzy inside but not unmanageable. There’s about 25-30 people on line for the communal fitting room. You have to check your coat and bag but the five coat check guys help move that along  very fast. And besides, you need your hands for all the wrap dresses and silk blouses. Like last year, there’s boxes of sweaters right outside the dressing room. There’s even a bunch of 100% cashmere sweaters for $80!! I saw a lot of print wrap dresses but not as much this year. However, there are plenty of winter style dresses – sweater, thicker wool, 3/4 – long sleeve. I also saw a ton of Ayla silk sleeveless blouses in poppy purple and mustard yellow. There are also three racks of samples for $50 but it was quickly dwindling down. Girls were leaving the store with 1-3 full large bags of goodies. There’s a good chance your BFF is at the sale right now getting you a DVF sweater for the Holidays. Prices this way->