Shop Gotham is offering a one time only deal for tours the week of March 8th – 14, 2010.  Individual tickets for both our Soho & Nolita shopping tours and Garment Center “insider” tours are 50% off. That is correct. Half price! Maximum of 2 tickets per guest. Tickets can only be purchased directly by calling Shop Gotham at 917-599-6650. Mention: March Deal. Tickets are VERY limited (max of 12 person per tour)

Get a jump on your spring wardrobe! we look forward to showing you our city.  For details on tours and tour times, please see: www.shopgotham.com

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Are you bringing your teenagers to NYC this spring and worried about keeping them happy and entertained? Well, if you have daughters, you know they want to shop, shop and then shop some more. Consider a Shop Gotham shopping tour and let us take the guess-work out of your NYC shopping forays.  Your girls will thank you for it .. and you’ll thank us. www.shopgotham.com

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So… we at Shop Gotham recently took some major fashion magazine editors shopping. Would love to drop names but  alas, cannot. Suffice it to say, these stylin’ gals have seen it all and then some. They had just come from the top 2010 fashion “shows” in Bryant Park, have been courted directly by all important designers and likely over time received plentiful freebies. So we hit some of the uberfab independents in NYC.  Yes, they loved Kirna Zabete, Deco Jewels, and Opening Ceremony. But where did they drop their $?? At UNIGLO!!! They were pumped up about the new + J line (Jil Sander), specifically the black jackets in 3 lengths, which are oh so Prada reminiscent, but a mere $79- $99. Who would have thunk?   www.shopgotham.com

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Do the names Lewis Cho, Walter and Rachel Leigh make your knees weak? Good news is that high quality NYC sample sales are now year round (where once they were seasonal). We can thank a difficult economy for this. These and other “scores” can be had THIS week on our Garment Center “Insider” shopping tours. http://www.shopgotham.com/daily-new-york-shopping-tours.php

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New York City will always be our first love, but here are some stores across America that have knocked us off our Jimmy Choos…

1.  Pangea (Nashville, TN; www.pangeanashville.com)  Located alongside the Vanderbilt University campus, this eclectic shop is a feast for the eye as well as the pocketbook.  Shoppers will find temptation around every corner, from indie-label rompers to kitsch folk art to a variety of naughty cards and buttons.  Expect a sniff or two from one of the store owner’s adorable dogs while killing time in the best way possible.

2.  Candy Baron (Laguna Beach, CA; www.thecandybaron.com)  This sunny beach town is home to a candy store that brings out the kid in all of us.  Check your self-control at the door and indulge in barrel after barrel of classic penny candies that remind you of summer days at camp.    Their selection includes sugar-free, international and hard-to-find concoctions meant to satisfy your sweet tooth for days to come.

3.  Hey Daisy (Appleton, WI; www.heydaisy.com)  This unexpected gem of a boutique breathes life onto East College Avenue in Appleton.  The shopper who ducks into Hey Daisy will find a well-edited selection of jeans, tee shirts and dresses at terrific prices.  The last-minute “impulse” buys located next to the cash register are particularly tempting.

4.  American Rag (Newport Beach, CA; amrag.com) American Rag’s “classidelic” look has a loyal following on the West Coast.   Their vintage-inspired men and womenswear manages to be both timeless and boundary-pushing all at the same time.  Make time for lunch, as their in-store café offers the best salad selection west of Paris.  Then walk out with bags full of head-turning and envy-inspiring fashion.  You won’t regret it.

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Our Wholesale Showroooms are happy to sell their winter season items even below wholesale. Hurry in! February marks the end of the fine deals! ww.shopgotham.com

Still craving winter duds? Shop Gotham’s Soho & Nolita shopping tour will take you to the VERY BEST sales! Add in exclusive discounts, and this makes for a very satisfying shopping excursion. Saturdays at 11:00 am, January and February. (FRI, SAT & SUN, rest of the year)

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If  are you coming to NYC in January or February 2010, you may want to take advantage of Shop Gotham’s low season discount on Garment Center “insider” shopping tours.

Save 15% and then score big at private Wholesale designer showrooms. Fabulous coats, cashmere sweaters, hats, cool scarves, boots,  handbags etc.

Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:00am

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A shoppers delight (domestic visitor): Rating: 5 stars

“Myself [ 54 ] , daughter [ 24 ] and daughter-in-law took the shopping tour in the garment district. After spending 4 days shopping, we were’nt very excited to go on a shopping tour! But what a successful trip it was! Our guide was awesome and had loads of information, including suggesting some places to go after in other areas. We went to six very different designer showrooms.which had a varied selection of products and each of us found lots of things. I would reccomend it!.” www.shopgotham.com

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