Sales & Discoveries By Janet Bennett Washingtonpost.com Staff August 15, 2000

Gossypia's yellow-tag sale extends through the summer with reductions (from 20 to 70 percent) on selected casual clothing from Blue Fish, Eileen Fischer and Flax as well as special-occasion dressy clothing, all for women.
325 Cameron St., Alexandria; 703/836-6969

Anywears shoes, sarongs and Carol's Daughter skin and hair care products are all part of the summer sale going on right now at Nisey's Boutique.
4007 34th St., Mt. Ranier, Md.; 301/277-7977

Baker Georgetown's summer clearance sale is now in full swing, with savings on floor sample pieces such as couches, chairs, tables, all under the Baker name. Also clearance items: vases, throw pillows, tabletop accessories, many up to 50 percent off. Until it's all gone.

TV benches, wall systems and more media, display and storage space options in clean, modern designs are now selling at special introductory prices as part of Workbench's welcome to customers in its new neighborhoods.
7315 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, 301/215-7787; 7502 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 703/288-2899

Old Town home furnishings and accents store Utica is marking down items like lamps, servers, picture frames, rugs, stemware and other home accessories, handcrafted by artists, by 25 percent.
203 S. Union St., Alexandria; 703/838-0022

Men's shirts, ties, boxer shorts and more, all exquisitely made from the highest-quality fabrics, await discriminating male shoppers at the newly opened Thomas Pink emporium (a British import) in the Mayflower Hotel. By the bye, there's also a small section (with purses and scarves) for women.
1127 Connecticut Ave. NW; 202/223-5390

This weekend:
Think snow. Ski Chalet's August Warehouse Clearance, the largest pre-season ski and snowboard sale on the East Coast, is coming again this year to its Chantilly warehouse. The inventory from five large shops is combined in the huge Virginia warehouse for a four-day blowout at the best prices of the year. Factory representatives from all top ski and snowboard companies (including Fischer, Volkl, Tecnica, Burton, Airwalk, North Face, Bogner, and more) will be on hand to answer all product questions. Ski resort representatives will be at the sale with deals direct from the slopes.
For four days only: Friday, Aug. 18, noon to midnight; Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 20, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Ski Chalet Warehouse & Retail Store, 4060 Walney Rd., Chantilly; 703/631-7880

Lest in all the hoopla about the L.L. Bean opening in Tysons Corner, you missed the recent opening of a J. Jill store in the same mall (across the way in fact from L.L. Bean), we just wanted to set the record straight. A bricks-and-mortar J. Jill awaits all you loyal catalogue buyers.
Tysons Corner Center; 703/734-6042

Still going:
Put your best face on August at Georgette Klinger, the grande doyenne of skin care, which has just undergone a face lift of its own and is slashing prices by 15 to 25 percent on its standard face and body creams and on its full range of beauty packages. The total renovation includes the addition of massage, manicure and pedicure rooms as well as a fresh coat of paint, all designed to spiff up the look of the dowager. Note: The new makeup and skin care line is not on sale.
5345 Wisconsin Ave. NW; 202/686-8880

Take 50 percent off men's summer sportswear, shoes and swimwear from DKNY, Calvin Klein, Theory, Diesel, Tommy Bahama, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan and more at Dupont Circle's Rock Creek.
2029 P St. NW; 202/429-6940

Save as much as 50 percent on the outrageous colors and brightly patterned summer clothes (dresses, skirts, some capris and halter tops, light sweaters) at Betsey Johnson.
Also stores in Tysons Galleria and Pentagon City.

Sarah Pacini, Rundholtz, Lilith. Household words these ain't. But Pirjo stocks these European designers and others for the woman who dares to be different. Cool summer styles from these designers and others are now marked down 30 percent and more.
1044 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202/3371930; 4821 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda, 301/986-1870

Art & Soul's annual summer sale features casual arty, lots of handmade summer clothing and selected accessories at 25 percent reductions and more. Until the end of August.
225 Pennsylvania Ave. SE; 202/548-0105

Shake your booty over to Shake Your Booty for its Big Ass Sale with discounts of 30 percent on summer shoe styles from the likes of BCBG, Steve Madden, Kenneth Cole, Esprit, Anne Klein and more.