tse warehouse sale

"it's the same seduction that one first feels when touching cashmere or fur.... nobody touches fur once, or cashmere once."
- joshua wesson


'tis the season for jolliness and cashmere....

salvatore ferragamo sale

"thanks to an early start, we are in a good position - and we have to make sure we maintain it.... at the top end of the market, they appreciate especially things that are not made in china. and we are 100 percent made in italy."

- salvatore ferragamo

first markdown at 30% off now. final sale starts mid-dec with reductions up to 70%.

joseph warehouse sale

"it became clear that this kind of collection was inappropriate in a warehouse."

- michael eisner

who: rosebullet, icb and joseph warehouse sale

when: 5-6 november, 11:00 - 19:00

7 november, 11:00 - 18:00

where: godown b, 17/f, evergain centre

28 on muk street, shatin

+852 2558 3439

how: cash/eps/visa/mastercard/amex

versace friends & family sale

"this fabric existed but in different colours - darker, masculine - like black and yellow. so we decided to reprint it in lilac and pink for me."

- donatella versace

dontella will forever be one of those women we see in the media who never appears to age. like anna wintour with her bob and clean face, she has maintained the same long blonde locks and deep bronze tan since her teenage years, moulded by her late brother, gianni, when he was just starting out in the industry. regardless of the fashion's fickle trend cycles, these women's core looks have not changed in all these years - a true statement of timeless style.

dolce & gabbana sample sale

"the public knows style."
- domenico dolce

best sale ever!! save the date, save the date....

fendi family sale

"i have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how i could reconcile family life with a scientific career. well, it has not been easy."
- marie curie


fendi's turn....

celine private sale

"wash your soiled linen in private."
- napoleon bonaparte


celine's turn....

charity handbag auction

"people who think they might have diabetes must visit a physician for diagnosis.  they might have some or none of the following symptoms:

frequent urination

excessive thirst

unexplained weight loss

extreme hunger

sudden vision changes

tingling or numbness in hands or feet

feeling very tired much of the time

very dry skin

sores that are slow to heal

more infections than usual

nausea, vomiting and stomach pains may accompany these symptoms in the abrupt onset of type 1 diabetes."

- hong kong juvenile diabetes association

it's been a bad year but you've been good with your acquisitions and now it's time for a treat.  grab some girlfriends and join the hong kong juvenile diabetes association at finds on thursday, 5 november, for an evening of fashionable fun and support a great cause.  the hkjda will be auctioning off donations from many of the big names in addition to several second-hand pieces giftd by individuals who have generously pulled from their own closets.  of course, should you have any designer handbags that might wish to contribute to the auction, Sue Lowcock (director@hkjda.org) can assist you.  dinner is also available on the night but tables are being booked up fast so make your reservation soon.  end the year with a guilt-free handbag.  opportunities like these aren't always for the seizing....

dior private sale

"my religious background is that my mother is a christian dior scientist."
- robin williams


the one private sale you lust after every year is here again....

ysl beaute private sale

"fashions fade, style is eternal."

- yves saint laurent

early christmas shopping (for yourself, of course).

pp private sale

"virtue has its own reward, but has no sale at the box office."

- mae west

and so the string of them begins....

beauty workshops

"when i met her in hong kong i was very touched by how she welcomed the eastern culture to be her own.  and she was there, not now when china is open, but when it was during the cultural revolution."

- joyce ma

mention "butterboom.com" when you book to receive your beauty workshop free (valued at hkd350).  call before 28 october.

october is breast cancer awareness month

"it's called 'pinkwashing'.  you say you care about people's lives but you're doing things that make them sick at the same time.  we're saying clean up your products or stop saying you care about breast cancer."

- barbara brenner

elizabeth hurley, wearing naeem kahn, lights up bloomingdales on 59th street with evelyn lauder

liz earlier on during the event in the "mishap" dress

enjoying some down time in new york

out with the girls in giambattista valli for the same cause in london

wear pink and make a donation.  support breast cancer awareness month.

tuesday nite safari

"dim sum, in cantonese, means to lightly touch your heart, and while we can save the romance for our second date (we aren't those kinds of girls!), we hope to reach out to you and make your life a little bit easier, a little more relaxing, and a lot more fun!"

- dim sum & then some

send your rsvp to the dim sum girls.

burger king special

"one of the glories of new york is its ethnic food, and only mcdonald's and burger king equalize us all."

- john corry

mmmm.... curly fries....

diesel sample sale

"life is like a cash register in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded."

- fulton j sheen

just when you thought the last of them had ended, one more had to pop out and catch you unawares.

lady in red

"she's gonna walk in with a fishbowl on her head."

- estelle's very close prediction of lady gaga's party costume

lady gaga played a mini-set of down-tempo renditions of "poker face" and "just dance" at the marc jacobs after party hosed by v magazine.

let them eat cake!!

"my therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what i start. so far today, i have finished 2 bags of m&m's and a chocolate cake. i feel better already.”

- dave barry

exclusively for redemption at the world trade centre store in causeway bay.

for one night only

"to put it bluntly, if people don't shop, people lose their jobs."

- vera wang at new york city hall's 20 may 2009 press conference to announce "fashion's night out"

hong kong wasn't invited but if you live in one of the below cities, make sure you have a clear plan of attack for tomorrow's fashion's night out:

athens

beijing

berlin

dallas

london

los angeles

milan

madrid

moscow

new delhi

new york city

paris

rio de janeiro

são paulo

taipei

tokyo

good luck, shop lots and have fun!!

h&m discount coupon

"virtue has its own reward, but has no sale at the box office.”

- mae west

even h&m is now on sale....