Photo courtesy of Luckymag.comBy Alison Syrett, Lucky magazine

It's May, which means that from now until the end of summer, prices on warm weather merchandise will dip lower and lower to make room for incoming fall collections. Since sale season is just beginning, this is the time to begin your bargain-hunting-before sizes and styles dwindle. Here's 10 great places to start:

1. Openingceremony.com: Sure, it's always fun to poke around Opening Ceremony in person, but when it comes to sale shopping, you'll have better luck online-there are more options and everything is easier to sort through. This morning, we spotted 500 marked-down goodies in the women's section alone, including these really cool Christopher Kane T-shirts that won't cost you this month's rent.


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2. Barneys.com: This department store's sale selection is rife with great transitional pieces for those awkward weather days with 45° mornings that turn into 74° afternoons-such as this midweight sweater

Photo courtesy of C&A BrasilBy Natalie Matthews, Lucky magazine

Brazilian store C&A now has hangers that flash real-time numbers of each piece of clothing's "likes" on Facebook. They're hi-tech, yes, and interesting, too, and they certainly make my fancy velvet no-slip hangers look like junkyard castoffs. But I'm not sure their supposed marriage of online feedback & in-person shopping works that well. And even if it did, I think I'd use it in the opposite way intended.

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I'm not the kind of girl who pouts if their favorite indie band is suddenly #3 on Z 100's countdown. It's not overly important to me to have niche tastes in music, movies and clothes. But at the same time, I don't want to see six other girls carrying my purse on the way to work. So those likes would actually be a repellent.
Or, they would be, if I really thought they represented what people would buy in person. But the photos people like on C&A's Facebook page are just crude still life shots of each

jessica simpson maternity

Looks like new mom Jessica Simpson doesn't have any plans on slowing down. Just a few weeks after giving birth to her baby girl, Maxwell Drew, maternity megastore Destination Maternity announced it will soon be selling Jessica Simpson maternity clothes!

Of the new Jessica Simpson maternity collection, Jessica Simpson said, "I'm [pleased] to partner with Destination Maternity to design a collection of fashionable styles that make you look and feel great… You want to wear clothes that are flattering to your baby bump; you want to show your bump off."

The collection is described as vintage- and 70′s-inspired and pieces will start at just $36. Jessica Simpson maternity arrives in Motherhood Maternity stores, Destination Maternity stores and at destinationmaternity.com this fall.

Chopard
The world's most expensive sunglasses, produced for Swiss luxury brand Chopard by De Rigo Vision, will be showcased at Dubai's Paris Gallery on May 14th 2012.The sunglasses are made of 60 grams of 24 carat gold and decorated with READ MORE

Designer Robert Sharod of Atha Sharod Bridal's "The White Collection - LUXE" was presented at the Newberry Library on Walton Street in Chicago to a house full of friends and business associates. Robert will tell you there were some anxious moments, I will tell you there was a special magic in the air performed by models that took the liberty of sharing the bridal collection on the runway with grace and a well performed walk. The photographers had their moment without the tension of not having enough time to capture great photography.

The radio-style voice of Robert Sharod embraced his creations with a great amount of pride in his presentation and after a few moments I quickly traded from pix to video!

Chicago may not be the film capitol, nor the fashion houses of Milan, however, we do have the unequaled passion of bringing dreams into reality. Budgets are thrown to the wind as friends step forward to assist; the hard at work planners of events throw their stress out the

I know I've said this 21 zillion times already but yes I really love hearing from fellow thrifters that find luxury clothing in thrift stores. I received this fantastic letter from Loretta with photos of her items and she's a pro. Every time I receive a letter from anyone telling me their story so that I can share it with my readers I'm most grateful. I've been a thrifter now for 30 years and it's been a incredible journey for my luxury clothes and I wouldn't have traded it for anything because this is truly the 'greenest' form of shopping there ever was. Every item I've found or Loretta has found has history and a story, we may not know what the story is but that's the point that fascinates me to no end. Let me hear from you if you have several luxury clothes, jewelry or furniture your scored from thrift stores, estate sales or yard sales…. Thanks for keeping it green. Here is Loretta's letter & photos:

Hello Daniel,
I have been an avid thrifter even before it became so

We love a floral skirt for springThis pretty Gregory Parkinson cotton skirt (with pockets!) was originally $250. It's now on sale for $88.

Sale starts Monday at noon EST on MyHabit.com.

We come across hilarious and hideous fashion items every single day, so we've collected a whole batch of sad fashion to share with you on this beautiful Friday afternoon. Behold, some gross fringe shorts, a bra filled with ice, and the most bizarre cardigan we've ever seen. By Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff