A large crowd of 500 showed up for the annual Nordstrom Designer Preview last night, the first time this event was held at the store. Attendees enjoyed cocktails, refreshments and browsing the boutiques and the designer collections on the third floor. This event was an opportunity to view the Fall 2009 designer collections from New …
If you are going to buy one bag this season, make it a double handle bag. I love that you can sling the longer strap over your shoulder when your hands are full. You have to adore any bag that can perform double duty! Let’s see do I want to carry a satchel or a …
If the folk-stylings of the prairie dress are not exactly for you, try perhaps the similarly folk-inspired Dirndl skirt. Worn by Austrian and German peasants (instead of American pioneers), the Dirndl features a fitted waist and full, sometimes pleated skirt. They’ll be perfect for cold weather, with the accompanying legwear trend, in heavy fabrics like …
The Fashion Walk of Fame on Seventh Avenue –- you’ve probably walked on it, but now you get to vote on it!The Fashion Center BID has launched a public opinion voters’ poll on their website, fashioncenter.com, for this year’s Fashion Walk of Fame. For the first time, the organizers of the Walk of Fame want …
Lauren Dimet Waters for Second City Style Magazine Admit it. You are sick of winter too. Never fear. Spring 2008 is looking a lot more colorful. Designers veered from black in favor of vibrant colors, bold patterns, luxurious transparent fabrics, ethnic prints and pressed khaki. 1. Bold Colors It doesn’t matter if it’s pastel or …
