Seersucker & Stilettos

Bargain hunters, get out your piggy banks. There are some fun sales and shopping events coming up you shouldn’t miss.

Shoe Fairy is holding a huge sale Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Shoes will be up to 70 percent off! Make sure to bring cash or checks. Call (843) 856-8381 for more details.

Style Swap is Tues. April 13 at McCrady’s. Bring your loveliest cast-offs and trade them in for something new-to-you. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and include cocktails, sweets, and goodie bags. See styleswap.net for more.

Cose Belle is combining Art with Fashion Thurs. April 15. Photographer/artist Matthew Bowers will have works on display, and attendees can check out Cose Belle’s latest spring collections from Milan, Los Angeles, and New York, with 10 percent off all sale items. College gals will also enjoy 25 percent off all white dresses. Call (843) 973-7213 for more info.

And don’t forget the Upper King Design Walk the same night all along Upper King Street. Sales, champagne, and freebies galore.

Rosita Jones is launching a nail color line, and you can enter to win a shade named just for you. Stop by on Fri. April 16 from 5:30-8 p.m. to check out Rosita’s collection of new and vintage clothing, plus enjoy giveaways and refreshments. They’re at 1664 B Old Towne Road in West Ashley. Call (843) 743-5671 for details.

Cynthia Rowley is having a sample sale April 16-18 at their King Street store — they’ll have up to 80 percent off select clothing and accessories. Call (843) 577-8013 for more info.

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Gird your loins, fashion connoisseurs, for it’s the season for fashion to change its colors and hit the streets anew once again. Deals are popping up left and right as stores are shedding their winter coats to make room for springtime loveliness.

One of those shops is Butterfly Women’s Consignment. They're in the midst of their Gambler Sale, with discounts rising every day, reaching up to 80 percent off everything in the store on Sat., Feb. 27. The sale lets you try your hand at Lady Luck — should you buy that fabulous sweater for 60 percent off or wait for the biggest discount? Be careful — it may not be there if you wait too long. For more information, call (843) 577-8404.

Troubadour hosts a spring trunk show and fall preview at Hampden Clothing on Friday from 12-6 p.m.

Speaking of deals, The Shoe Fairy and Mary Mojo Boutique is hosting a Mardi Gras Market this Friday and Saturday. Local vendors, stores, and designers will be offering special discounts and offers on Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday, Poe Studio and Alexis Gault are kicking off the revival of the Artist Night/Trunk Show series. From 5-8 p.m. Gault will present her funky “upcycled” (made from used and repurposed materials) skirts and other handmade clothing for women and girls. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call (843) 573-4884.

Also Saturday, Mac & Murphy hosts a trunk show with Candy Shop Vintage from 1-4 p.m.

Just in time for Wine + Food, Fashion Week, and all those other glam events that require a cute outfit, Novel is reopening. The temporary fashion and art collaborative will be open from March 1-31 at 438 King St. Some local superstars taking part in the pop-up shop include Marysia Reeves, Jane Pope, Sally King Benedict, Library, Stems, and more.

And of course, what’s fashionable clothing without accessories? The Beaded Venus in Mt. Pleasant is hosting a Venetian Bead Trunk Show featuring the work of Cavalier Luigi Cattelan and Nicole Anderson from Murano, Italy March 3-6. Luigi’s extensive collection will include beads that are one-of-a-kind, vintage, antique, and works from his factory in Murano. For more information, call (843) 881-5690.

South Carolina Thrift & Resale hosts a Holiday Auction on Thurs., Dec. 10 from 5-9 p.m. The sale will serve as a fundraiser for the Center for Women, which will receive 100 percent of the proceeds from the live and silent auctions. There will also be a "Bling Bling" jewelry sale with over 2,000 pieces for shoppers to search through. The best part is that nothing is over $18. When you get famished from the power shopping, enjoy the provided light refreshments. S.C. Thrift & Resale is still accepting gently used furniture, lamps, paintings, and other home goods for the auction. Call (843) 971-0552 for more details.

Forget getting up at the crack of dawn and swarming the big box retailers this Black Friday — Charleston’s local boutiques are offering some great deals of their own. And most of the time, you don’t even have to get up at an ungodly hour to reap the benefits.

Eden Boheme is offering 15-30 percent off home accessories, furniture, designer pillows, special-order wallpaper, gift certificates, fall clothes, and all holiday shipments. They’re also hosting a Candace Romeo trunk show featuring new hobos and clutches.

Vanity, soon to be Bijuju, is offering 50 percent off entire purchases from 8-10 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sunday. Regular hour deals include 20-40 percent off sales based on total purchase.

Cynthia Rowley’s sale begins on Black Friday and goes through the weekend with 20 percent off all full-priced merchandise from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and up to 70 percent off select items Friday through Sunday. There will also be a raffle to win a signature Cynthia Rowley wishbone necklace.

Thera M. boutique on Daniel Island is giving 30 percent off the entire store, excluding sale items, on Friday.

Also on Daniel Island, Monkee's is offering 25 percent off your entire purchase Friday and Saturday. Certain restrictions apply.

House of Sage is offering a storewide 20 percent off and additional deals for early birds. The first 10 customers on Friday will receive 20 percent off their next purchase and the first 15 customers on Saturday will receive a free tote by Corey Lynn Calter. To make the most of the weekend shopping extravaganza, House of Sage encourages out-of-towners to call in their orders and they will either hold the orders or ship them directly.

Iheart is hosting their biggest sale of the year on Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. From 10 a.m.-noon, you’ll get 40 percent off new merchandise, from 12-3 p.m., it’s 30 percent off, and from 3-6 p.m., it’ll be 20 percent off.

Pop-up shop Novel hosts their Black Friday Market on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. with goods from local designers Proud Mary, Libbie Home, Cindy Johnson, Candace Romeo, Textile, and Gretta’s Specialties. 

Cose Belle is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday with 20 percent off all merchandise all day, including furniture. If you show up between 8-10 a.m., you’ll get a $35 gift card toward future purchases of $100 or more. Shoppers will enjoy hot apple cider, champagne, and cookies.

The Rose Knot on King Street hosts their Holiday Sale on Friday with affordable handmade gifts like pillows, aprons, accessories, and artwork. Additionally, they’ll have fabric, trims and sewing notions for sale.

At StyleXchange all weekend, if you buy one item, you can get another item 50 percent off. This excludes denim and clearance items. Select denim is up to 75 percent off.

Stop by Wink in Avondale on Friday to enjoy mimosas and 20 percent off new items from 12-3 p.m.