Saks Fifth Avenue sale on jeans. We think.
Um, I'm hardly the type to buy my jeans from Saks Fifth Avenue. My last two denim purchases came from Old Navy's shove-it-in-there-good clearance section ($18), and the Levi's rack at Dillards ($29.99). Anything much pricier than that and I start to hyperventilate and turn all blotchy. Then, the seams on my cheap jeans rip and my quadriceps get all huge and I stomp on things. HULK NO LIKE WALLET MOLESTATION.
Ahem. That said, we know some of you Divas out there will pony up for quality, and we don't ignore your sale needs. You like a bargain much as anyone else, right?
Here ya go: Through June 29, select denim is on sale for 25 percent off at Saks Fifth Avenue, in stores and online. There's a Saks in Tampa's Westshore Plaza. For example, you can get these trendy, high-waisted 7 For All Mankind jeans for a mere... gulp... $123.75.
GASP. Riiiiip. Oh beans. It's happening.
~ Deal Diva Stephanie
Photo: Artistic rendering, "Stephanie Spends the Afternoon in Saks," Times files


Stephanie Hayes came out of the womb wearing high heels. While other kids were reciting multiplication tables, she was learning to calculate an extra third off the half-price discount during buy-one-get-one week. She loves animal prints, black mascara and anything that sparkles. She objects to visible panty lines, Crocs and anything that costs more than a car payment. And she doesn't drive a nice car. She can be reached at (727) 893-8857 or
Since she was a little girl Nicole Hutcheson dreamed of dressing like a Vogue cover girl. But her reality was more JCPenney catalog. The fact only honed her better ability to find luxury for less. Always on the hunt for markdowns on designer labels, this Deal Diva’s weaknesses are good jeans and killer heels. She can be reached at (727) 893-8828 or
Colleen Jenkins learned two invaluable shopping tenets from her mom: 1. Buy quality. 2. Get it on sale. Then she added one of her own: Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize! This Deal Diva’s idea of a blissful Saturday includes a trip to the Ellenton outlet mall. She loves mixing classic with trendy and cheap Target accessories with her markdown Banana Republic duds. She can be reached at (813) 226-3337 or
A disciple of the little black dress classics school, Letitia Stein stretches her budget by looking for styles with staying power. She lives for 80 percent off shoes at DSW, floral sundresses and bohemian chic tops. She confesses to being a bit of a snob when it comes to handbags and jewelry. She can be reached at (813) 226-3400 or