I feel more than a little bit guilty about mentioning a giant sale at a giant national chain store, but there’s folks who need to know: It starts today, with markdowns on new fall merchandise until August 6th, when prices go right back up again. For the first weekend, our downtown location will have these extended hours: Today from 7 am-10 pm, Sat 9 am-9 pm, and Sun 9 am-7 pm. Try not to go too nuts and save your money for our local, hardworking store owners and designers, ok? But I have to admit, it’s going to be hard to resist discounts on some of those designer shoes…

(Burberry)

(Dolce & Gabbana)

Although, in truth, these shoes would have to be, like, 75% off for me to purchase them without diving into either my life savings or more credit card debt. I may go check it out, but the more I think about it, the more appealing it is to take my shopping budget to one of our many interesting local boutiques.