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In the first sure sign of the new season, Housing Works is bringing back its annual "Best of Fall" event, in which every outpost in the city will each get to feature the best of the thrift store's collection of vintage fashion, furniture, and art for between 40% and 80% off retail prices.
Starting tomorrow at the Soho store, you'll find fancier-than-usual items like $125 Stella McCartney knit sweaters, a metallic leather Chanel coat for $595, $155 Valentino pumps, and a purple leather Rebecca Taylor dress for $85 (see this Pinterest board for images). Better yet: all proceeds benefit HIV/AIDS-related efforts.
Here's the full schedule of where each sale will take place:
Soho (130 Crosby Street): Saturday, August 29, noon–8pm
Upper East Side (202 East 77th Street): Tuesday, September 1, 5pm–8pm
Brooklyn Heights (122 Montague Street): Thursday, September 3, 5pm–8pm
West Village (245 West 10th Street): Saturday, September 5, noon–8pm
Columbus & 74th (306 Columbus Avenue): Tuesday, September 8, 5pm–8pm
Gramercy (157 East 23rd Street): Thursday, September 10, 5pm–8pm
Park Slope (266 5th Avenue): Saturday, September 12, noon–8pm
Hell's Kitchen (730-732 9th Avenue): Tuesday, September 15, 5pm–8pm
Online (shophousingworks.org): Wednesday, September 16, all day
Broadway & 96th (2659 Broadway): Thursday, September 17, 5pm–8pm
Yorkville (1730 Second Avenue): Saturday, September 19, noon–8pm
Tribeca (119 Chambers Street): Tuesday, September 22, 5pm–8pm
Chelsea (143 W. 17th Street): Thursday, September 24, 5pm–8pm