Villa Moda's Seasonal Sale has to be the craziest shopping day of the year. I love the thrill of spreading the word to my close fashionistas about the sale and getting a good deal, but queuing in line for hours and fighting over items is not my thing. My fashionable sources told me that people lined up outside the store around 9:30 AM even though doors open at 10AM. Girls were holding 6-7 Prada bags and 4 pairs of Gucci shoes to buy, it takes 45 minutes to an hour to add an item to your VM's card purchase and pay your bill, some women were extremely rude to staff and fellow shoppers. That is so surreal! I can't stand the attitude, the noise, the general craziness of it all. And that is why I avoid those sales on their first day.
I want to share with you couple of these crazy photos that I received from my lovely readers by e-mail.
Delly was nice enough to send us the above photo which she took before the doors open at 9:40am. I guess the weather was not an issue here.
Another fabulous reader sent us the other 2 photos posted here. One was taken outside Gucci and the other outside Miu Miu. You can clearly see how long and crowded the lines were.I think Villa Moda needs to be more organized and maybe hire more staff to control the situation and help out with the fitting, sizes, payments... etc.
If you have any photos to share, please do send them to confashion@hotmail.com.
Comments
I went early cuz i wanted dibbs on some gucci stilettos....i was the first one there....
I was disappointed with the selection, but i found a nice pair, put it on....it was my size!
Asked for the other pair...
THEY COULDNT FIND IT!
They took my number and said they were gonna call back.
YEAH RIGHT THEY WILL.
I found NOTHING worth buying at all, the winter sale is always better than the summer sale. Last one was really good.
Im so unlucky when it comes to the VM sale.
SO, I THINK WHOEVER WANTS SOMETHING SPECIFIC,BETTER BUY IT WHEN IT HITS THE SHOPFLOOR.
I'M HAPPY THAT I GOT ALL THE FASHION SHOW KEY PIECES FROM PRADA AND THE FLOWER HEELS SHOES. ALSO, I WAS LUCKY THIS SEASON WITH GUCCI, MARNI AND DOLCE&GABBANA.
EVEN I MANAGED TO GET "ALL" MY MANOLO BLAHNIK STILLETTO'S I CAN EVEN COMPETE NOW WITH SARAH JESSICA PARKER IN HER NEW "SEX AND THE CITY" MOVIE !!
THE BEST KEPT SECRET IS TO BE ONE OF THE VILLA MODA "VIP CUSTOMERS" AND GET THEIR VALUED "20% OFF" CARD AND ENJOY SHOPPING DOWN THERE WITHOUT THE HASSLE AND THE CROWD.
SHOPPING TO ME NEEDS TO BE IN A RELAXED ENVIRONMENT AND NOT IN A RUSH.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THESE PICTURES AND I WISH THIS WAS COVERED BY AL-WATAN AND AL-RAI TV SINCE IT IS A MUCH MORE INTERESTING PIECE OF NEWS THAT OUR POLICITS!!
I am not sure why everyone thinks they are going to get their 50% off purchases handed to them on a silver platter :P
I actually thought it was going to be much worse than it was. I actually find shopping on Oxford street much much worse.
It was crowded, and the queues took ages, but everyone was so dressed up, and with all the fashion pieces flying everywhere it was like jumping into a 3 month old Vogue mag head first.
What annoyed me most was people huffing and puffing next to me annoyed at waiting, and looking at me to share their misery, whilst cutting into my mesmerization and pride at all the young fashionistas.
Didi
anyhoo, i LOVE VM sales, i just didnt go yesterday cause i didnt want to buy anything (fattie). the 3aj2a and craziness is the BEST. and its so not true ina the good stuff get taken first. This is especially true since most "cuta" girls and "lazim "MAARKA" omahat" ma 3indohom thouq and so you are left with all the weird, fun really design-heavy stuff that i love untouched!! It just clears up all the crystal-studded, logo-plagued carp!
Ya3ni in the warehouse you find oxblood fox-fur roadkill stoles alongside McQueen corset dresses and crazy feathery, furry and fabric-wrapped accessories from like, 4-year old Prada. Its a thrill-shopper's fantasy!!
p.s. i like your blog :)
they are clearly getting rid of the spring summer stuff to make way for the pre-winter and autumn winter next month !!!
i never went to a sale n i don't think i will mix up and fight like it's war over some low priced bag! thank God
but on the day of the sale my friend wanted to go since she wanted this Miu Miu bag (I thought I might score something as well, what have I got to lose, right?) I wanted to see how the craziness actually is since I've heard about it but never saw it.
So we went there 11-ish and my friend went to Miu Miu and I went to check out Bottega Veneta to see what they got.. so then I go in and TAADAAA awaits the bag I've been eyeing for some time now sitting untouched so I graped it and a wallet too. I've always wanted a Bottega Veneta something but I'm a student and I couldn't afford it but heck I really got lucky that day, and so did my friend since she got the bag she's been lusting after for months. so all in all it turned out to be a quite good day. I'd say that Gucci was the most crowded of them all, followed by Prada and Miu Miu
I also wanted to get some Manolos but o well maybe next time