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Hockey Star Sean Avery Curates Special Sales for Gilt MAN

Filed under: Apparel, Celebrity Shopping, Sports, Men's Style, Luxury Shopping

New York Rangers hockey star Sean Avery (above left) is one of the rare professional athletes with a real sense of style. His passion for fashion even led him to intern at Vogue while selflessly dating several leggy models.

Now the spiffy sportsman is curating a series of three weekly sales (March 11, 18 and 25) for Gilt MAN, online luxury retailer Gilt Groupe's men's site dedicated to matters sartorial, including a must-read daily guide to men's style.

Avery combed the impressive Gilt MAN inventory with the site's editorial director Tyler Thoreson (above right) to make his sartorial selections. Each "Avery's Rules" sale focuses on a different phase of the life of a style-conscious professional. The first, "At Work," featured A. Testoni shoes, crisp, fitted shirts and razor-sharp suits by Raf Simons, Martin Greenfield, and Calvin Klein Collection.

Taking his style advice may not necessarily get you an NHL contract and a supermodel girlfriend, but it certainly won't hurt your chances.

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Gilt Groupe And USA Network Partner For White Collar Style

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

Gilt Groupe has had a few intriguing firsts lately, selling a VW Jetta and offering house plans with Dwell. Their latest partnership puts them back on familiar ground, selling clothes. But what's new is that for the first time Gilt is partnering with a television network. They have teamed up with the USA Network to celebrate the return of White Collar. The event will be curated by the show's season one and season two costume designer, Stephanie Maslansky, and will take place at Gilt.com/whitecollar on Wednesday, January 19, beginning at 12pmET and will last for 36 hours. They will also be giving away free Brooks Brothers white collar shirts (both men and women) on the site at the same time. This sale will be a total of four sales, three sales that will consist of clothing and accessories and one that is experiential through Gilt City, paying homage to New York City, where the show is based and offering dining and entertainment opportunities.

Tags: fast sales, gilt, gilt groupe, gilt.com, usa network, white collar

Jetsetter Betters the Odds on Upscale Travel

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

There's a gap in the upscale travel market right now. The companies that plan these limited-access excursions aren't selling as much as they used to, and once-upon-a-time buyers still have a thirst for the experiences not available to the general public – but not at the prices they paid before the recession. A new website, Jetsetter, is planning to help luxury travel planners and buyers meet in the middle.

Jetsetter, now in beta, bills itself as a "flash-sale website" for the up-market. This Gilt Groupe enterprise is invitation-only. So, the opportunities provided are not subject to the mass competition of the entire travel market. Nonetheless, inventory is likely to move quickly, and the window within which to act is not wide. "International trip curators" roam the world to conduct primary research – including on-site visits. These experts, including veteran travel writers and industry experts, then compile their findings on Jetsetter's site, with editorial accounts and photographs used to help would-be travelers make informed decisions.

Members of the online community will receive e-mail alerts every evening announcing the coming sales. Once that e-mail goes out – at 8 PM – the clock starts to tick.

Destinations available through Jetsetter include The Cotton House on Mustique, Negresco in Nice, the Paws Up resort in Montana (an amazing space) and Encantado in New Mexico.

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High Fashion ToyWatch Sale January 20th Only

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

Enjoying distribution through luxury retailers such a Neiman Marcus, Barney's, and Saks Fifth Avenue, ToyWatch is a designer hit from Italy. The brand takes inspiration from popular timepieces and playfully recreates them with an inexpensive and appealing result. Call this the recessionista dream collection. Prices are mostly under $200 for what I would consider a very unique collection.

On Tuesday January 20th, 2009 (this day only), the Gilt Groupe is having a sale on ToyWatch watches where prices are reportedly, "dramatically reduced." This comes as a good sign, during hard times. Despite the reasonable prices, ToyWatch has an impressive list of "Famous Wrists" that includes celebrities happy with their ToyWatch timepieces. You'll have to register with Gilt to take part in the sale, but it quick and free, and you need to click on the invitation link below. Despite their colorful looks, ToyWatch makes watches for men and women alike with their lightweight, plastic construction.

Gilt.com Registration Invitation Link Here.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: fashion watch, FashionWatch, gilt, timepiece, toy watch, ToyWatch, watch

Ideeli, Luxury on the Cheap for the Fast

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services, Preferred

Ideeli, a new website that offers deep discounts on luxury goods for women is creating a big stir and they haven't even officially opened yet. The company, which deals in purses, jewelry and other designer goods will operate like similar sites we have seen for gadgets and for wine in which a product is offered for a limited amount of time and once it is gone, it's gone. Ideeli will operate on a membership only basis with invitations coming either from the company or existing members. They will sell just three or four specific items each week. Shoppers who want a VIP upgrade can pay can pay $8 monthly to shop an hour ahead of the general membership. Ideeli just received $3.8 million in venture-capital financing.

Another company with a similar agenda, Gilt Groupe, also recently received $5 million in funding. So it looks like these two will be battling over the same market. The question is whether or not there is a big enough market for two sites to flourish. With the "it bag" on the wane and aspirational consumers spending less and less it will be interesting to see how these two companies do.

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