Check it Out: Luxury Shopping Online (Shhh! Keep It a Secret)

Well, this concept ultimately reached the web, and the excitement hasn't abated. Over the past few years, quite a few private sales sites have popped up on the internet. The sites — Ruelala.com, Gilt.com, Ideeli.com and HauteLook.com, just to name a few — are online destinations that feature sales on designer clothes and accessories for a limited time.