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Super Bowl of shopping: Houston stores offer amazing sales up to 85 percent off

They’ve been saying it since the day after Christmas, but now stores are getting real about sales. As in really deep, blow-it-out, everything-must-go kind of real. From sale tents in parking lots to sidewalks loaded with deals, this weekend is prime time to get out and shop for things that will look just perfect in your closet and on your Instagram account.

Saint Cloud
Saint Cloud is a heavenly spot for quirky and unusual accessories and this Saturday’s sale is pure bliss for bargain hunters. Items are marked up to 80 percent and unless you have the patron saint of shopping on your side, hit the sale early Saturday.

Cakewalk Style Shop and Pomp and Circumstance
Girlie girls meet your weekend sale crush compliments of Cakewalk Style Shop and Pomp and Circumstance. The two Westheimer neighbors are teaming up for a Fall Tent Sale Friday and Saturday at Cakewalk. Items are marked up to 80 percent off and there’s sips and bites while you shop.

Elizabeth Anthony
The newly expanded Uptown Park boutique is offering further reductions on a wide array designer collections, dresses, sportswear accessories and jewelry marked up to 80 percent off this weekend.

Tootsies
Wanted: Stylish sales hunters who don’t mind a little digging for their discounts. Ability to see the value of that gem on the rack a plus. Choose from dresses, designer collections, shoes, accessories and jewelry marked up to 85 percent off. Interested parties have until Sunday to shop.

Wardrobe Boutique
Who doesn’t like a little sipping with their shopping and saving? The team at Wardrobe Boutique on Waugh is hosting the Sip and Shop Sale Friday and Saturday, taking up to 30 percent off the store. We are doing a happy dance because the store’s new spring 2015 arrivals are also on sale, which means you don’t have to wait to show off your smart shopping skills.

More Than You Can Imagine
The luxury consignment store for women's and men's clothing, which also offers a sparkling assortment of home decor and bath and body products, is having a blowout sale with items up to 75 percent off this weekend.

Rye 51 and M PENNER
Because sales aren’t women-only events, here’s the skinny on men’s sale events too good to miss. Rye 51 is pulling the denim, casual shirts, jackets, shoes and accessories onto the West Ave sidewalk for shoppers looking to score good deals. Ferragamo and Rag & Bone are among the lines marked up to 80 percent off. Over at Uptown Park, M PENNER is wrapping up the Winter Sale loaded with luxury labels straight from Italy, with menswear marked up to 60 percent off.

It's a great weekend to go shopping with big sales.

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It's a great weekend to go shopping with big sales.

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A Clear Choice

Texas handbag brand Consuela debuts clear collection for stadium use

Photo courtesy of Consuela

These bags fashionably comply with stadium rules.

Transparency is key for this new stadium-friendly product line by Austin handbag brand Consuela. The new line recreates the brand's top-selling silhouettes in a clear material that makes them easy to carry at venues with long security lines.

This is the first time Consuela has produced clear bags, press materials say.

It's certainly possible to pack any small bag and spend a minute on a security check at the gate, but if attendees want to carry more, sometimes venues require a clear bag; at Reliant Stadium, for example, a non-see-through bag can only be four-and-a-half inches by six-and-a-half inches or smaller.

Conseula clear bags You don't have to put bags in the "tool bag" silhouette.Photo courtesy of Consuela

Each clear Consuela bag has a bit of personality thanks to a printed, opaque strip of material across the top and a colorful strap that's interchangeable for different carrying styles: wearing the bag crossbody, on the shoulder, or as a clutch. Leather accents also elevate each piece, which contains interior pockets, a credit card holder, and a removable piece that gives the base structure or, when it's removed, allows the bag to collapse.

With three shapes and three patterns or colorways, there are nine distinct bags in the collection. The largest style is 11 inches by nine and a quarter inches, with a three-inch depth. Two smaller styles are more clutch-sized. The top material can show off a colorful paisley-like design, leopard print, or an understated cream leather to match the rest of the trim.

Conseula clear bags Grouping items in smaller cases can make a clear bag look neater.Photo courtesy of Consuela

The new collection ($125-235) is available now at consuelastyle.com. Shoppers can also check the bags out in person at Consuela's Katy store at 23501 Cinco Ranch Boulevard. Other retailers selling Consuela bags can be found through the brand's store locator.

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Texas handbag brand Consuela debuts clear collection for stadium use