16Arlington Sale: When It Happens, What Gets Reduced and the Best Value at Full Price

16Arlington goes on sale twice a year, at the end of each season on the brand’s own site and at its stockists, and holds occasional sample sales in London. This guide explains when the markdowns happen, what tends to be reduced, what rarely is, and eight pieces at Coveti that are worth buying at full price if you would rather not wait.

When 16Arlington goes on sale

The brand follows the department-store calendar: a summer sale from late June into July for the spring pieces, and a winter sale from late December into January for the autumn ones, with reductions that deepen as stock thins. Stockists run their sales at the same time. Sample sales are announced on the brand’s own channels, held in London for a few days and stocked with press samples and past-season pieces, most of them in a UK 8.

What gets reduced

Seasonal colours first, runway one-offs, and the heaviest pieces of the season, coats and shearlings among them. The signatures hold their price: the black feather minis, the black sequin columns and the satin-and-lace set in black and chocolate sell through at full price and are re-cut each season, so a markdown on them is rare and small.

Full price against waiting

A sale is a clearance of what the brand is moving on from, so what is reduced is decided by what is left, not by what you want. The current season, the signatures and the common sizes are the first to go at full price. If the piece you want is a black signature in your usual size, waiting rarely pays; if it is a seasonal colour, a coat, a shearling, an unusual size, it often does.

Worth it at full price

1. Anieri Top

Strapless, internally corseted and covered in fine sequins and disc paillettes: a complete evening top on its own.

2. Teodora Top

Grey wool jersey with ostrich-feather cuffs, the easiest way into the feathers.

3. Darwin Top

Sheer citrus-green mesh with feather-shaped crystal appliques on the front and sleeves.

4. Clio Top in Chocolate

The Japanese satin camisole with scalloped lace, in chocolate.

5. Elma Shorts in Pale Green

The matching lace-trimmed satin shorts in pale green.

6. Ricci Trouser in Chocolate

Wide-leg satin trousers with lace at the hem, in chocolate.

7. Junia Trouser in Blue Denim

Straight-leg stone-washed organic denim with a curved seam: the daywear anchor.

8. Alena Cardigan

Alpaca-blend cardigan with feather-trimmed cuffs, S to L.

How to buy well

Buy the signatures at full price when your size is available, because they rarely come back cheaper; wait for the sales on colour and on outerwear. If you are between sizes on a sequin piece, the size guide says which way to go, and the price guide explains what sets the price in each category, so a discount can be judged against it.

Key facts

• End-of-season sales late June and late December at the brand and its stockists; London sample sales announced on the brand channels
• Signatures (black feather minis, black sequin columns, black and chocolate satin-and-lace) rarely reduced; colour and outerwear reduced first
• Waiting pays on seasonal colours, coats and unusual sizes; it rarely pays on the black signatures
• Eight full-price pieces to start with: the Anieri, Teodora and Darwin tops, the Clio and Elma set, the Ricci and Junia trousers and the Alena cardigan

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The price guide. Where to buy 16Arlington. 16Arlington dupes and cheaper alternatives. The Marks and Spencer capsule.

Frequently asked questions

Does 16Arlington have a sale?

Yes, at the end of each season, late June and late December, on the brand’s own site and at its stockists. Seasonal colours and outerwear are reduced first; the black signatures rarely are.

When is the 16Arlington sample sale?

The brand announces sample sales on its own channels, usually in London and usually for a few days. Stock is press samples and past seasons, mostly in a UK 8, and the announcement gives about a week of notice.

Is there a 16Arlington outlet?

No. The brand has no outlet store and no permanent discount channel; markdowns happen only in the seasonal sales and the sample sales.

Which 16Arlington pieces are worth buying at full price?

The black signatures, which rarely go on sale: the Hodi feather mini, the Electra sequin column, the Clio satin camisole. For a smaller first piece, the Anieri sequin top, the Teodora feather-cuff top and the Darwin crystal mesh top.

Is it worth waiting for the 16Arlington sale?

For seasonal colours and coats, yes. For the black feather and sequin signatures, no: they sell through at full price and are re-cut each season rather than cleared.