The Budget Fashionista

I'm planning to go to NY this xmas, for those of you who live in the Big Apple or know alot about it - where are the best places to shop(cheaply and with best quality) and visit.

I am planning to shop at :

Uniqlo
Woodbury Commons

Where are the best places in the Big Apple or nearby to find these items with the best quality and prices:

Wool/Cashmere single breasted high quality coat (pref. a midscale/upscale designer)
Cashmere sweaters (don't care about brands but about quality and color selection)
Coach/DB/ Marc by Marc Jacobs leather bag
Diane von Furstenberg wrapdress
Fabulous dark wash straight leg jeans for a cuvaceous yet slim woman in her forties - about a size 8

For all these things I will be shopping the day after christmas. Suggestions for stores to shop in at Woodbury commons are welcome.

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I'm planning to go to NY this xmas, for those of you who live in the Big Apple or know alot about it - where are the best places to shop(cheaply and with best quality) and visit.

I am planning to shop at :

Uniqlo
Woodbury Commons

Where are the best places in the Big Apple or nearby to find these items with the best quality and prices:

Wool/Cashmere single breasted high quality coat (pref. a midscale/upscale designer)
Cashmere sweaters (don't care about brands but about quality and color selection)
Coach/DB/ Marc by Marc Jacobs leather bag
Diane von Furstenberg wrapdress
Fabulous dark wash straight leg jeans for a cuvaceous yet slim woman in her forties - about a size 8

For all these things I will be shopping the day after christmas. Suggestions for stores to shop in at Woodbury commons are welcome.

-Uniqlo is a great store- especially for cashmere.
- also check out Zara, which is a like a pricey spanish version of H&M
- woodbury will be a mad house right after christmas- ge there VERY early (I think they open at 7am) and make sure you sign up for the VIP club to get exclusive coupons and a coupon for that coupon book.
- Stores change very often at woodburry, for ex: there used to be a prada/miu miu outlet. Right now Diane Von Furstenberg has an outlet there and so does coach and dooney burke. Coach's outlet is so-so, DB leaves a lot to be desired.

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-Uniqlo is a great store- especially for cashmere.
- also check out Zara, which is a like a pricey spanish version of H&M
- woodbury will be a mad house right after christmas- ge there VERY early (I think they open at 7am) and make sure you sign up for the VIP club to get exclusive coupons and a coupon for that coupon book.
- Stores change very often at woodburry, for ex: there used to be a prada/miu miu outlet. Right now Diane Von Furstenberg has an outlet there and so does coach and dooney burke. Coach's outlet is so-so, DB leaves a lot to be desired.

P.S. Rock and Repubic jeans are CRAZY expensive- but I was just at woodbury this past weekend and I saw several pair in the $100 range at LC Neiman Marcus…still too expensive- but cheap if you want a pair of high jeans with a "name"

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-Uniqlo is a great store- especially for cashmere.
- also check out Zara, which is a like a pricey spanish version of H&M
- woodbury will be a mad house right after christmas- ge there VERY early (I think they open at 7am) and make sure you sign up for the VIP club to get exclusive coupons and a coupon for that coupon book.
- Stores change very often at woodburry, for ex: there used to be a prada/miu miu outlet. Right now Diane Von Furstenberg has an outlet there and so does coach and dooney burke. Coach's outlet is so-so, DB leaves a lot to be desired.

Actually I think Miu Miu and Prada are actually listed as Space in the same store. at least thats what I saw at the website. Is Uniqlo's denim good?

Sorry for asking this question, because after I posted it… I found that you had a large post about discount shopping in NYC… Sorry… Thank you SO MUCH!

Try Century 21, Loehmann's, Daffy's, H&M. Also, Certain neighborhoods like Astoria have great shopping. I get good info from http://www.found4less.com. They have updates twice daily about shopping in NYC.

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-Uniqlo is a great store- especially for cashmere.
- also check out Zara, which is a like a pricey spanish version of H&M
- woodbury will be a mad house right after christmas- ge there VERY early (I think they open at 7am) and make sure you sign up for the VIP club to get exclusive coupons and a coupon for that coupon book.
- Stores change very often at woodburry, for ex: there used to be a prada/miu miu outlet. Right now Diane Von Furstenberg has an outlet there and so does coach and dooney burke. Coach's outlet is so-so, DB leaves a lot to be desired.

Actually Katherine, uniqlo wouldn't be such a great store for cashmere as you think.

http://losangeles.broowaha.com/article.php?id=548
http://www.designervintage.com/cashmerefacts1.htm
http://www.kfoxtv.com/money/3975762/detail.html

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