Designer Shopping. Oh Happy Day…Balenciaga Online!

According to WWD, Nicolas Ghesquière is the latest fashion designer selling online. Balenciaga plans to open its first e-commerce site on May 15, 2008. It will sell proposing bags, shoes, sunglasses, scarves and jewelry. “It is an extension and adaptation of the existing balenciaga.com site,” said a Balenciaga spokesman of the imminent online boutique. Oh …

H&M Michigan Avenue Re-opening. An Interview with Stylist Robert Verdi

Chicago shoppers waiting in line to check out the remodeled H&M H&M, Hennes & Mauritz, on Michigan Avenue reopened today, April 17, unveiling a newer, brighter shopping experience for Chicago consumers. As Sanna Lindberg, H&M’s U.S. manager explained, "Since opening in 2003, we have built a friendship and level of trust with consumers in Chicago. …

Events in NYC. Attention New York Shoppers, POSH Sale May 14th.

Lighthouse International, a charity that benefits the visually impaired and blind, will throw its 37th annual POSH Sale in New York City May 14th through 17th. Shoppers at this 4-day fund-raising sale can find new and gently used designer items for men, women, and children, and of course, proceeds go to an excellent cause. Along …

WTF Was She Thinking? Bad Celeb Fashion Week in Review.

Yeah! The CMT Music Awards were this week, which means there was super bad red carpet fashion galore! Paula Abdul at the 2008 CMT Music Awards in Nashville Comment: One, what was she doing there? Two, what the hell is she wearing? It’s a ‘spidy’ outfit gone awry. It’s too tight, too busy and too …

Get Shopping. The GAP CFDA Nominee White Shirts Are Now Available!

CFDA>GAP>TODAY Get them while they’re white hot… and crisp and clean…and essentially everything Gap usually is. Only this time, it’s "designer". If you haven’t already seen/heard, like last year, the CFDA nominee’s designed a handful of white cotton pieces for Gap.  The designers are Philip Lim, Band of Outsiders, Michael Bastian, Philip Crangi, and ThreeASFOUR. …