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F AS IN FRANK Fill-A-Bag Vintage Sale, April 28, 2012

Victoria Potter — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:35:08 +0000

For vintage pros, there is little better offered in Vancouver than F As In Frank‘s fill a bag sale. Unlike other vintage purveyor’s sales (ahem, Mintage), there is no shortage of clothing offered at the sale. It may be a bit of a clothing-in-massive-piles free for all, but I’ve always left with amazing finds.

Previous catches include a woolen military capes, fatigue jackets, leather trousers, tees aplenty (the list could go on). The sale goes off next Saturday, April 28, at 11am. Get there early (there will be a queue), and RSVP on Facebook.

See you there.

SSENSE Sale Incl. Current Season Pamela Love Jewelry

Victoria Potter — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:37:04 +0000

SSENSE may be a Canadian company, but what originated as their Black Friday sale has continued into an even deeper disount haven. I’ve been creeping on Pamela Love’s FW11 collection since it appeared, and to my delight have noticed that her current season pieces have been slashed 50% off retail prices. These are some of the best items available from the FW11 collection, so if you’re like myself, you’re going to be getting your fingers clicking over SSENSE’s way ASAP.

Favorite pieces available are the quartz necklace, the crystal crescent necklace, porcupine needle necklace, porcupine needle bracelet and double crystal ring.

SALE: Chris Habana Crucifix, False Idol, Nailed Jewelry

Victoria Potter — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:01:18 +0000

Chris Habana jewelry is rough, pagan and sincerely amazing now that Prive has it on sale at over half off. My personal favorites are the gunmetal pearl cross necklace ($88 from $195), gunmetal crucifixion necklace ($70 from $150), False Idol necklace ($70 from $150), Swallowed Pearl necklace ($82 from $185) and the Rose and Thorn rosary ($75 from $165).

If you’re not familiar with CH’s range, he’s been designing his gothic spin on accessories since 2004, and is notorious for not taking himself too seriously. It translates well, and since he doesn’t have any stockists outside of NYC, this is an epic chance to get a piece of Habana jewelry for not only a discount but at a reasonable shipping price!

Want a piece of this action? Get signed up with Prive now!

ANDREW MARC Leather Bags On Sale ($145 – 200)

Victoria Potter — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:37:25 +0000

For excellent leather utility bags, these Marc by Andrew Marc bags are pretty much what you’ve been waiting for. There are a good lot of pieces in multiple colors available, including the Backstage cross body ($145) to Backstage satchel ($186) and Backstage tote ($180).

These bags tickling your fancy? Get into Beyond The Rack straight away!

SALE: Leather Accessories by RUSH CULTURE, $9-22

Victoria Potter — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:30:43 +0000

It’s about fall, which calls for layering not only concerning clothing, but for accessories as well. Colder weather also calls for heavier accessories, in which metal laden cuffs and wrap around are heartily welcome.

The pieces to the right are by Rush Culture and on sale; ranging from $9-22 (regularly $50-80 per piece) and showing some pleasantly punk renditions of past favorites. I’m quite partial to the wraparound stud ($19), thick rhinestone ($19) and thin studded ($14) shown to the right, though there are scores of others that tickle that sort of style.

Want in? Get an invite to Prive instantly.

SALE: R13 Denim, $76-95 (From $265-336)

Victoria Potter — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:53:13 +0000

One of the hottest brands coming out of America is R13; they make an abundance of pieces in jersey and leathers, though the meat of their brand is the denim collection. Currently, you can snag pairs of R13 denim at Prive at prices from $76-95, which is fairly amazing considering some of these pairs crest retail rates of $336 per pair.

demiCouture favorites are the pairs listed below; the black hose fit ($80 from $312), Indiana classic hose fit ($95 from $366), black skinny ($76 from $290), grey skinny ($95 from 366) and the black slouchy skinny ($88 from $339). Sizes available are 24 – 31, varying slightly between cuts as to what is available for each.

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SALE: Converse Sneakers @ Prive (Included Stripe/Spike Pair!)

Victoria Potter — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:09:40 +0000

Converse sneakers have hit sale site Prive, which equals andro kicks on discount for the public. Prive is located within Canada, so Canadians don’t have to worry about duties. Alternatively, Prive ships worldwide, so everyone has access to these deals.

My favorite pair is shown; the stripe and spike pair on sale for $66 (from $150). Sizes 9 – 15 available, including half sizes for this particular pair.

The entire Converse collection ranges in price from $45-109, and includes AllStar, laceless, boots and high top sneakers.

Get an invite and snag a pair of these sneaks before they’re gone!

CHLOE COMME PARRIS On Sale @ Prive

Victoria Potter — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:51:30 +0000

It’s a good thing this Chloe Comme Parris sale is today, because I’m pretty certain that we all had to literally drag ourselves out of bed today (or perhaps it was just me?)

Chloe Comme Parris is an addmittedly oddly cut collection with some quirky accessories. My favorite pieces include the Safari jacket ($421 from $1,010) grey Rock tee ($86 from $200) and the large ruffle cuff ($102 from $250).

Get access to Prive instantly. You know you want it.

SALE: Chloé, John Varvatos, Calvin Klein, Nina Ricci Sunglasses, $20 – 145

Victoria Potter — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:03:32 +0000

It’s time for Beyond The Rack‘s always excellent sunglasses sale, which continues to rotate in and out some excellent picks from the high street to top design world.

I can personally vouch for John Varvatos’ Allen Park frames [shown]; I’ve got those in brown and always get compliments on the shape of them. My two other shape favorites are definitely Chloé’s Bezout and Paul Frank’s The Sporting Life.

Need to get into Beyond The Rack? Not a problem.

SALE: Kai-Aackmann Pieces $18-69

Victoria Potter — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:55:05 +0000

It’s clear that Prive loves a little drapey minimalism, which works well for all of us as pieces are excellently priced and sourced from talented designers. The latest crop is from South Korean talent Kai-Aackmann.

These pieces are elegant minimalism, able to be worn by anyone at nearly any time – favorites being the one shoulder tunic ($39 from $100) and fringe tunic ($25 from $65); both of which are perfect for the girl that may typically shy away from dresses (ahem, myself).

Other gooders include the one shoulder drape tee ($48 from $120), long sleeve fringe tee ($25 from $65) and drape front hoodie ($59 from $150).

Want in on the goods? Really, how could you not.