Sample Sales

One thing I discovered after spending a little more time around fashion peeps is that the majority of their expensive pieces come from sample sales. Makes a lot more sense now I know... but hunting them down can be a little tricky. Here are the ones I hear about in London town:

June 2013
Alexander McQueen - 29th May to 1st of June, 10am to 6pm,  The Old Sessions House, 22 Clerkenwell Green, London, EC1R 0NA

May 2013
J W Anderson, Friday 17th May, 4pm - 9pm, Lighthouse Studios, 73-75 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EB
Erdem, Tuesday 7th to Wednesday 8th of May (8.30am/8pm), White Space, Gt Newport St, WC2H
Roger Vivier and Tods Group, Wednesday 8th May - Saturday 11th May, The Music Rooms, W1K (10 till 8pm)
Chinti and Parker & Friends (MiH Jeans, Tara Jarmon), 16th -17th of May, 20th Century House, 281 Westbourne Grove, W11
Orla Kiely - Thursday 16th - Saturday 18th of May, The Music Rooms, W1K
Joseph - Tuesday 21st of May - Thursday 23rd May, The Music Rooms, W1K (10 till 8pm)

April 2013
Reiss, Tuesday the 30th of April, The Music Rooms, W1K
ISSA, Wednesday the 4th to Friday the 6th of April, The Music Rooms, W1K (12pm until 8pm)
Jenny Packham, Tuesday the 9th of April, The Westbury Hotel, W1S (details here)
Rupert Sanderson, Thursday the 18th of April, The Music Rooms, W1K, (7.30am till 7.30pm)
Peter Jensen - Friday the 19th - Saturday the 20th of April, from 3pm Buzzer #4, 18 Shacklewell Lane, E8
Matthew Williamson, Friday 19th to Saturday 20th of April, The Music Rooms, W1K (8.30am - 6.30pm)
Stella McCartney - Wednesday 24th to Friday the 26th of April, The Music Rooms, W1K (9.00am till 6pm)

March 2013
Duchamp - 12th and 13th of March, The Music Rooms, W1K
Lyle and Scott - 1st and 3rd of March, The Old Truman Brewery, E1 6QR
Margaret Howell - 21st and 22nd of March, The Music Rooms, W1K

February 2013
Project D - 1st and 2nd of February, Fairbank Studios, 75-81 Burnaby Street, SW10
Katharine Hooker - 7th - 9th February, Chelsea Town Hall, SW3
Net A Porter - 16th and 17th of February, Chelsea Town Hall, SW3 (invite only)
Orla Kiely - 21st - 23rd of February, Studio Voltaire, 1a Nelsons Row, SW4 (details here)
Caroline Castgliano - until the 28th of February, 62 Berners Street, W1T

January 2013
Hermes - 11th and 12th of January, The Music Rooms, W1K
Vera Wang - 13th of January, 59 Brook Street, London, W1K (Browns)
Herve Leger - 23rd - 24th January, 29 Lowndes Street, SW1X (HL Boutique)
Beulah, 22nd - 24th of January, Beulah Showroom - 14 Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X 

December 2012
Nicholas Kirkwood - 5th and 6th of December, 16 Mercer Street, WC2H
Erdem - 4th and 5th of December, 5 Great Newport Street, WC2H (details here)
Jimmy Choo - 10th to the 13th of December, The Music Rooms W1K (invite only)
Monsoon and Accessorize - 5th of December, The American Church in London, W1T


November 2012
Mulberry - 19th to the 21st of November, The Music Rooms, W1K (invite only - click here)
Trisori - 21st of November, Après 31 Duke Street, W1
Pringle of Scotland - 14th and 15th of November, 100 Hammersmith Road, W6
J W Anderson - 30th of November, 37-75 Shacklewell Lane, Lighthouse Studios, Dalston, E8
Christopher Kane - 30th of November, 16 Mercer St WC2H
Issey Miyake - 26th and 27th of November, The Music Rooms, W1K
Ugg, Fendi, Lanvin, Emporio Armani, Marc by Marc Jacobs - 16th of November, The Music Rooms, W1K
Wrangler - 23rd of November, 21 Ganton Street, W1F
Chinti and Parker - 23rd, 24th and 25th of November, 291 Westbourne Grove, W11 (click here for details)
Acne - 29th of November, Netil House, 1 Westgate Street, E8 (10am to 3pm) - cash only

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