Get That Haute Look

HauteLook is a real find for private designer sales at deeply discounted prices. This L.A. based members only shopping site offers 12 to 48 hour private sample sales and designer goods go for 50 to 70% off retail. Recent brands include LaROK (a staple of every celebrity closet), Ya-Ya Designs and Revolver. You will need to sign up before you can begin shopping but it is a free and simple process.

Shopping begins at 8:00 a.m. PDT the day of the sale and usually ends at 11 p.m. PDT the same day. Signing up gives you a five minute warning before the start of the sale. You can plan your next week of e-shopping by scrolling through the site to see what brands are available.

One important thing to keep in mind is the time limit...you only have 15 minutes to purchase an item once you have placed it into your shopping cart otherwise it is released back into the site. So shop fast but save some serious money.

Lilly Pulitzer has a great beach cover up, the Kate Caftan, in white Havana lace. I have a similar lace Lilly tunic top that looks a lot like this and I am always complimented on it.

Shopping tip, Mr. snow and I went into T.J. Max to check out the Lilly and they had skirts for 50% off. Check to see when they get their shipments in for best pickings.

On Saturday I stopped into the Stephen Bonanno Sandals retail store and talked with Vivian. She and her husband, Dominick, own the Signature Shop in downtown Stuart, FL and they are super nice. It is a beautiful store with all my favorite brands...SB Sandals, Lilly Pulitzer, Cape Madras, Vineyard Vines , Salmon Cove.

Right now they have a contest going on to get SB Sandals into your favorite hometown boutique. If you refer a boutique to Vivian and they end up carrying SB Sandals , you will receive a gift certificate for a pair of Emma monogrammed sandals. Sweet!

To enter, e-mail the following info to: vivianb@stephenbonanno.com.
Your full name
Complete Mailing Address
Phone Number (if they have any questions)
Name of Boutique (complete name)
Contact name of owner or buyer
Location: City and State (if you have an address, all the better)
Phone number of boutique
If more than one person gives the same boutique name, the certificate will end up being awarded to the first person to send in the information. Good luck!

Remember, if you place a shopping order or enter the contest make sure you say you saw it on slightlynorthofworth.

Happy shopping and until next time...