ABS by Allen Schwartz is having a huge sale!  The sale is open to the public beginning tomorrow Saturday, June 20th.  Items are 50% off.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then ABS has been profusely complimenting the top designers for years.  ABS has opened the portal for fashionistas to dress like their favorite star for much much less.  ABS offers affordable luxury that takes inspiration from the latest trends and top designer collections on the fashion runways.

Below is a quick snippet from an article to give you an idea of how Allen Schwartz brings red carpet style to the everyday woman…

“Allen B. Schwartz never misses the Academy Awards television broadcast. Every March, he invites his employees to his Los Angeles ranch house  to watch it with him. It is not because of his love for the movies. Allen’s co-workers watch the Oscars intently with him with their sketchpads in hand. They furiously sketch all of the multi-thousand dollar designer gowns worn by the movie stars. It is not their hobby.

By the next morning, Schwartz’s seamstresses have taken the sketches and whipped out copies of the gowns. By Wednesday, the copies are hanging in a New York showroom for buyers to see. By the end of May, Allen B. Schwartz versions of the gowns hit the stores carrying a retail price of $200-$345 instead of the $20,000-$30,000 of the originals.

Most fashion designers search for inspiration. Allen B. Schwartz relies on what he calls interpretations. He is the “King of the Knockoffs”. He takes the best ideas from the spring and fall designer shows as well as the Oscars and makes his own version of them at a fraction of the cost.”  Courtesy of Free Enterprise Land (Click on the link to read the complete article.)

Here is an example of their work:

The picture on the left is of Natalie Portman in a vintage strapless Chanel from the 50’s.  The picture on the right is the ABS by Allen Schwartz version of the same dress.  Shameless knockoffs!  I don’t mind…

There are 3 ABS stores that are having this sale:

South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA
714-979-9101

Santa Monica
1533 Montana Ave.
Santa Monica, CA
310-393-8770

Pasadena
55 West Colorado
626-577-8505
Pasadena, CA