Hot Summer Sales
June
London Discover discounts of up to 70 percent in most every department at Harrods' 114th annual summer sale. 011-44/20-7730-1234, harrods.com.
San Francisco Get your denim fix at the Warehouse Sale's summer event, where brands like Ed Hardy and True Religion are at or below wholesale. thewarehousesale.com.
Stockholm Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), Sweden's toniest department store, will be slashing prices on designer brands like Acne jeans, Burberry, and Stella McCartney by 30–70 percent. 011-46/8-762-8000, nk.se.
July
Montreal The famed sidewalk sale, Ste.-Catherine Celebrates, delivers steals of up to 75 percent off. 514/398-9438, destinationcentreville.com.
New York City Get up to an additional 75 percent off Missoni and more at discount department store Century 21. 212/227-9092, c21stores.com.
Paris Find savings of 30–50 percent during the famed citywide sales—called soldes—at department stores like Le Bon Marché. shoppingbyparis.com.
Seattle Receive deep discounts off regular prices at the Nordstrom flagship store's annual anniversary sale, which takes place this month. 206/628-2111, nordstrom.com.
August
Dallas Score 75 percent off brands like Ella Moss and Diane von Furstenberg under one roof at the Fashion Industry Gallery sale. 214/748-4344, fashionindustrygallery.com.
Los Angeles At the biannual Barneys Warehouse sale in the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Air Center, you'll get 50–75 percent off already-reduced designer duds. 310/276-4400, barneys.com.

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