Scouting Report

A month out from Fashion Week, Isaac Mizrahi, proving yet again that he’s fashion’s consummate showman, is ready to take the stage. If you’ve always wanted to experience his antics, like sending models out in an indoor rainstorm, Thursday is the night to see “ISAAC LIVE!” Don’t expect a runway show, though. It’s more of a one-man cabaret act during which the designer will sing standards like the Pretenders’ “Show Me” and “The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze” from “The Mikado.” At the Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd Street, on Jan. 10, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. For tickets ($40), visit theatermania.com or call (212) 352-3101.

PERSONAL SHOPPING

If, for you, a little thing called “first full workweek of 2013” means less time for shopping, there is PS DEPT., an iPhone app that serves as a direct line to associates in New York stores. During sale season it is a great way to message them to send pictures of deals to be had. Shop the sale racks from the palm of your hand for cozy finds like a Comptoir des Cotonniers rabbit-trim Neline duffle coat ($222.50), a Gant Rugger “Grandpa 3/2 Roll” blazer ($357), or one of Marc Jacobs’s madcap pilings (curly mohair dress with yarn embroidery, $2,160). There is more from places like Creatures of Comfort, Rag & Bone, Kirna Zabête, Barneys New York and Bergdorf Goodman. And complementary messenger service within Manhattan will be offered to any client who makes a purchase through this weekend. Download the app free at bitly.com/P1fzPR.

SALES

According to the fashion calendar, now is the time to start buying platform sandals. But why not step confidently into the new year with great deals on more weather-appropriate designer footwear? NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD is offering 50 percent off fall styles like scalloped ponyhair ankle boots ($570) and Erdem, Peter Pilotto and Prabal Gurung collaborations. ROBERT CLERGERIE end-of-season merchandise, like the knee-high Barry boot, is also half price ($547.50), as is footwear at BRIAN ATWOOD, including the Pipi suede ankle boot with knotted fringe ($599).

Lower prices abound at SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, where new goods from Saks stores across the country have been brought in for the designer consolidation sale that starts Friday. Take an additional 25 percent off merchandise already reduced by 60 percent.