"And the last shall come first" was all I could think when, in the last three hours on the last day of Lucky Shops, vendors started slashing prices like crazy. One vendor gave away 5-inch, wood-platform, pointy-toed, Balenciaga sandals for $25 (some unlucky shoppers got 'em at retail for $800 more). See by Chloe basically donated their clothes at four items for $50 while the Marc Jacobs booth hawked jackets, and tops at a buy-one-get-two deal.

Check out the tornado that hit the Kooba booth when they announced their additional markdown.

I couldn't go to the Botkier booth when it was announced that they had slashed the tags on their bags to the cost price. I do not need to know how much less I could've paid if I'd waited one day to buy my red bag. I guess I'll find out when it goes online.

Yesterday may have been the celeb shopping preview, but these are the sightings I'll be talking about long after the Lucky Shops sale moves online:

1. Peanut Butter Woman
Maneuvering 75000+ square feet of designer deals is exhausting work, and my girl came prepared to power up, lifting a PB (sans the J) sandwich in one hand while stretching the other to pull a weighty tote from the top shelf.


[image courtesy of kotv.com; actual shopper not photographed to respect her dining privacy.]

2. The Coat of Many Callers
Just about everyone who tried on this Moncler coat elicited a gaggle of "oohs" and "ahs" -- not that easy a feat when you're talking about hardened fashionistas. It'll be available here when the Lucky Shops event moves to Bluefly.

























3. The Singer Sisters
Situated geniusly in front of the Lycra Denim Bar, these tailors stood by to tuck, lift and tighten -- without leaving scars.




4. The OMG-Where'd-You-Get-That Style of the Shoppers
Between this millin-ista's Colette Malouf headdress...

...this maxi trapeze dress Kristan from the Jill Stuart booth modeled...















...and these sigh-heel Christian Louboutin sandals...


...I broke my I'm-Gonna-Wait-Till-They-Slash-Prices-On-the-Last-Day vow and picked up a sick floor-length cape and red, perforated leather shoulder bag.

5. The Fashionably Early
Doors opened at noon, but these ladies rolled up before I got there with the rest of the B'fly crew at 10:30a, ready to score.

It was snatching and grabbing and pushing at the VIPs-only opening night of Lucky Shops as editors, models and celebs came out to score Prada, Dolce, Gucci, Marc Jacobs and other to-sigh-for brands at up to 70% off retail. Amidst the deal-snagging, waiters catwalked the hardwood floors of Manahattan's Metropolitan Pavilion, balancing platters of caviar on crackers baked into spoon-shapes, tiered trays of chicken samosas in miniature Chinese food boxes, sliders and fries, sake, and cocktails created especially for the occasion. 70 vendors were on the bill -- our booth was one of the hottest spots at the event.

Lured by our grease-markered signs announcing Hermes, Fendi and Dior, our booth was hit by the swarms almost instantly after the doors opened at 6 p.m.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Maria Menounos checked out our display of fur-lined slippers.

Hands down, the most lusted after item in our booth was this Fendi Spy Bag, but the fastest seller was a cognac-colored Balenciaga bag.

This psyched shopper scored this sweet satchel.

We think these Cesare Paciotti boots are a must too!

I don't know how many times we had to put the glasses back in their cases. Fashionistas can be so messy!

'90s Model, Manon von Gerkan breezed by our booth too.

If label hordes are so not your thing, shop the sale from your laptop (or crackberry!) exclusively on Bluefly.com.