Marisa Tom | May 11, 2011 12:00 amThe closet you've always dreamed of can be your reality. With brands like Rebecca Minkoff, Alternative, MiH Jeans, Ray-Ban, Foley + Corinna, and House of Harlow 1960 only a click away, WiNK makes it impossible to deny yourself a wardrobe refresh. Better yet, we're offering 40 percent off your next WiNK purchase to make the splurge that much sweeter.Read More
Marisa Tom | March 29, 2011 9:38 amFor the past couple of weeks, the NYC fashion crowd has begun to transform into quite a charitable force, but wait until you hear what's coming to you this weekend! Under the direction of fashion industry insiders Kikka Hanazawa, president of VPL; Tomoko Ogura, women's fashion director at Barney's Co-Op New York; and Kyoko Kageyama of 3.1 Phillip Lim (collectively called the Fashion Girls For Japan), a special two-day sample sale will be held as a fundraiser for the Japanese tsunami and earthquake relief efforts. More than 60 New York-based designers have stepped up, pledging to donate at least one rolling rack of clothing to the sale; thus, the event has been officially named "60+ Designers/ 60+ Rolling Racks."Read More
Marisa Tom | March 24, 2011 8:15 amLooks like today marks another onslaught of big designer name sample sales (never something to complain about) so I hope you have your tax refund handy!
Dolce & Gabbana (123 W. 18th St., 4th floor) frees up its back stock by helping you fill your closet with its last season merchandise, starting at 9 a.m.Read More
Marisa Tom | March 14, 2011 11:45 amWith rumors swirling that the Barneys warehouse sale could be on its way out (for good), we could be devoid of those biannual deep designer discounts and crazy shopper antics so closely associated with the event. Although I was more than a little disappointed by this season's sale selection, I'm not sure I want Barneys CEO Mark Lee to do away with it forever. It seems a bit sacrilegious.Read More
Marisa Tom | February 10, 2011 8:00 amAnd so Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week begins. Fall/Winter 2011 designer collections will be making the rounds at the Lincoln Center (70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 212-875-5000), Milk Studios (450 W. 15th St., 212-645-2797), and other smaller presentation venues.Read More
Marisa Tom | February 8, 2011 8:01 amFirst, the Empire Hotel Lobby Bar (44 W. 63rd St., 212-265-7400) supplied us with festive holiday drinks, and now that New York's second biggest "holiday" is upon us, the lobby bar is at it again. In tune with what fashionistas love most during New York Fashion Week, we're getting hooked up with a February-exclusive spiked liquid diet.Read More
Marisa Tom | January 18, 2011 8:05 amThe most lucrative designer discount craziness is about to be set loose on Manhattan again — yes, the Barneys biannual warehouse sale is upon us. Set your iCal and Google Cal reminders for Thursday, Feb. 17, which coincidentally lands on the last day of New York Fashion Week.Read More
Marisa Tom | January 13, 2011 8:02 amFour weeks away, and the fashionista excitement is really starting to build. Show invites are being signed, sealed, delivered and now there's something concrete to plan our wardrobe anxiety around. While not all of us get the golden ticket to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, it's still fun to peruse the list of designer shows and presentations slated to grace Lincoln Center with its Fall 2011 collections.Read More
Marisa Tom | March 29, 2011 9:38 am
For the past couple of weeks, the NYC fashion crowd has begun to transform into quite a charitable force, but wait until you hear what's coming to you this weekend! Under the direction of fashion industry insiders Kikka Hanazawa, president of VPL; Tomoko Ogura, women's fashion director at Barney's Co-Op New York; and Kyoko Kageyama of 3.1 Phillip Lim (collectively called the Fashion Girls For Japan), a special two-day sample sale will be held as a fundraiser for the Japanese tsunami and earthquake relief efforts. More than 60 New York-based designers have stepped up, pledging to donate at least one rolling rack of clothing to the sale; thus, the event has been officially named "60+ Designers/ 60+ Rolling Racks."
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