Affordable Sample Site Shopping: Gilt Fuse Launches Aug 12!

Do you love Gilt Groupe but end up doing more browsing than charging up the old credit card since even 70% off designer clothes still leaves a huge price tag?

Prepare to experience the thrill of bargain-scoring at its cheaper, yet still super chic, little sister site, Gilt Fuse.

On August 12, Gilt Fuse ("fusing fashion and affordability") goes live with its first sale. The site is about contemporary brands and has "a deeper inventory and significantly lower prices." I'm talking $75 to $150 here, ladies!

Gilt Fuse will work very much like the Gilt Groupe model, featuring looks from a single designer for just 36 hours at a time. The launch kicks off with sales from Plenty by Tracy Reese, Kova & T, Modern Amusement, CC Skye, TKO Orologi, RJ Graziano, and BCBG, all at prices up to 70% off retail.

UPCOMING SALES:

• Kelsi Dagger, 8/13 - The new little-sister line to footwear collection Pour la Victoire known for its platform booties, peep-toe Mary Janes and studded riding boots.

• LaROK, 8/14 - A Gossip Girl fave, the RTW line is all about mixing chic with rocker-chick. Spotted on New York-meets-Hollywood starlets ranging from Blake Lively to Scarlett Johansson, LaROK’s trendy jumpsuits, tunic tops, distressed skinnies and high-waisted minis exude a cool, downtown vibe.

All I can say is...thank you!

Gilt Fuse's first sale starts on Wednesday, August 12 at 12pm EST. Membership is by invitation only, but if you're already a Gilt Groupe member, you're in. And if you're not, click here for your exclusive shopping invite.

I know where I'll be at noon--who needs food when there is shopping to sustain me? Are you excited to check out Gilt Fuse?

Tori! Tori! Tori!

Psst. I have a confession to make. Tori Spelling's reality show "Tori & Dean Home Sweet Hollywood" is like a big bowl of ice cream with caramel and sprinkles, and a cherry on top. Sheer deliciousness.

So after watching an episode where she debuts her jewelry line on HSN and learning that the pint-sized queen of fierceness, Christian Siriano (sorry Tyra) used pieces in his New York Fashion Week show, I just had to click on over to HSN.com for a little look see.

And I have to say, "Charge it!" According to the show's edit monkeys, Donna Martin herself had a well manicured hand in the designs but when the pieces are so cute -- and affordable -- all I want to know is, "how much?"

Think chunky, bold and modern with a bit of a boho vibe. And they look way more expensive than the price tag would suggest. Like something that your grandma would hand down to her favorite grandchild, not a mass-produced trinket. This is the jewelry line Nicole Richie wishes she had made. Oh, yes I did, honey.

The prices for Tori's line start at just $19.95 and go up to $89.95, but most hover somewhere in the $50-ish range. There's a clearance going on right now so you can snap up pieces for even less; between $20 and $30.

Check out my ab fab favorites from the collection:






Pretty cute, right? Would you wear pieces from her line? Is it weird that I want to call-in the next time Tori is on HSN? Too fan girl?