August 18 and Augu 20th are the last days of Shop Gotham’s Garment Center “Insider” tour until Sept. Showrooms are loaded with early fall. Coming to NYC this week, this is could be the best shopping you will find. www.shopgotham.com

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Goodness knows, there are seemingly infinite sites these days to buy fashion. Once in a while a different twist on shopping does pop up that’s worthy of note. Today it is Chic Tiq. www.chictiq.com.

Chic Tiq provides the name of every fashion boutique in NYC by neighborhood. Keeping this information current is not an easy feat.  Its’ interactive map allows the visitor to point to any respective neighborhood to see what to find there: store addresses and web links are included. What we find most appealing is the store Sale info noted on the left side of the page.

So for our Shop Gotham guests.. here is a recommended approach for your precious shopping time in NYC. Day I. Take one of our “insider” tours and reap the benefits of special deals and a guide to hold your hand. www.shopgotham.com

Day II. Pick a neighborhood to explore independently with the help of Chic Tiq. www.Chitiq.com 

After all, there is no better shopping in the world than in NYC!

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Occasionally, its worth noting what we uncovered on a shopping tour. On last week’s Garment Center tour, we hit the bi-annual gargantuan Shoe-In Sample Sale. Even though it was Day 3, our 10 guests walked out with 25 pairs of boots/shoes. Timberland, Tory Burch and Michael Kors were the big scores  mostly in the $49 range. NYC Sample Sales rock! even in the winter. Come on aboard with us.  www.shopgotham.com/daily-new-york-shopping-

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If you are coming to NYC and want to shop these sample sales, Shop Gotham’s Garment Center tour will take you to a small choice selection and provide you with a list of all the others. Its NYC, its fun, it shopping! www.shopgotham.com 

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Come on, you know you want to shop!. Its getting chilly out there. Find that perfect grey sweater and leopard print boots. See what the fuss is all about with the new J + (Jil Sander) Kate Moss and Jimmy Choo lines hitting the mass market stores. Are they or are they not as cool as they sound?. Check it out on one of our NYC Soho & Nolita shopping tours with a Columbus Day savings of 15% on each ticket. Max of 4 tickets per purchase. Go to: www.shopgotham.com. discount Code:   Colum09

OR… explore the uber-cool, off-limits to the public Wholesalers on the Garment Center “Insider” shopping  tour.

15% is only good for tours taking place:

Oct 4- Oct 11. Hurry up and get shopping.

August Shopping Tours

August in NYC is a little tricky. It’s hot and muggy. We are wearing our whites and flip flops and yet the stores are dying to show off their new winter wools.

Retail: A FABULOUS time to get amazing sales on summer wear! Remember that there is always next summer to wear it too! The indie boutiques in particular are where you want to shop. See: www.shopgotham.com/daily-new-york-shopping-tours.php for what’s doing in Soho/Nolita

Wholesalers : Sample Sales are pretty much on hiatus in August. Which is why Shop Gotham’s Garment Center Insider tour is especially valuable at this time. We got the insider to wholesalers all year round. See: www.shopgotham.com/daily-new-york-shopping-tours.php

Shopping Tours for Specialty Groups

Happen to be Coming to NYC with a Student group in need of education and entertainment. Or a finicky Corporate Spouse group? Did you know that Shop Gotham hosts dozens of these type of programs each year, catering to the whims of young, discerning, and everything in-between. Let us give your peeps an insider shopping experience as only NYC can afford. Meet designers, shop like a VIP, enjoy discounts, special access and all kinds of other booty. For more info: http://www.shopgotham.com/custom-group-tours.php

1.Pizza by the slice

2.Always a kook to gawk at

3.Broadway baseball league (summers) 

And #4 of course, insane shopping & shopping tours: www.shopgotham.com