in passing

04/22/08

Jane Mayle's frenzy-inducing two-day sample sale begins this Thursday and Friday, from 10 to 7 p.m. Get up to 80% off her covetable goods, including a cashmere striped sweater (now $105), her classic Billie bag (now $200), and silk printed dresses (now $180). Mayle Sample Sale, 263 West 38th Street, 16th Floor, (between 7th and 8th avenues); 212-941-7210.

04/21/08

Beginning this Thursday, April 24, through Saturday, April 26, from 10 to 7 p.m., Archetype Showroom will be hosting a spring sample sale and offering discounts on spring styles from their roster of accessories, denim and ready to wear collections including Eskell, Corpus Denim, Digby & Iona, and Samantha Pleet. Archetype Showroom Sample Sale, 676 Broadway - 2nd Fl., (between Bond and Great Jones streets); 212-529-1407.