Here’s a heads-up on two upcoming sample sales from a few of L.A.’s finest:

Who: Wren, Alexandra Cassaniti, Hansel from Basel, and LD Tuttle
What: Winter sample sale
Where: New Work Studio (downstairs): 1709 N. Kenmore Ave., L.A., 90027
When: Saturday, Dec. 5 from 12-4 p.m.

Who: Rachel Pally
What: Sample sale — 50 to 80 percent off retail — for Fall 09/Spring Summer 09 and previous collections (including pieces from her plus-size White Label line)
Where: 2301 E. 7th Street, Suite C100 (parking lot on East 7th, east of Anderson)
When: Thursday, Dec 3. and Friday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Photo: “It” gals Alexa Chung and Tennessee Thomas in Wren’s holiday lookbook. Courtesy of Wren.