Fashionistas Around The Globe Gear Up to Shop For Something Good

Less than a month away, the 2nd annual Vogue Fashion’s Night Out will once again have fashionistas in cities all over the globe, strutting out to their favorite stores to indulge in a night of parties, DJs, games, cocktails, celebs and shopping this September. Promoting retail to benefit charities all over the world, Fashion’s Night Out will be hosted in 16 countries, including the U.S.. Like last year, participants will have a chance to purchase limited edition Fashion’s Night Out tops and totes in select cities.

We scoped out a few cities around the globe who have the latest FNO 2010 gear or teaser videos on their websites.

U.S.A. – NEW YORK CITY
FNO NYC has instantly become one of the major events kicking off the beginning of New York Fashion Week. FNO NYC gear includes a hoodie that is perfect for the upcoming cool fall weather.

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Partner QVC, also has another exclusive design Fashion’s Night Out CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) t-shirt that benefits Fashion Targets Breast Cancer:

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Two events not to miss are: the first ever, Piperlime pop-up store, where the cast of Project Runway, and celebrity stylist, Rachel Zoe will be appearing, and Fashion’s Night Out The Show, which will be the largest public fashion show every hosted in New York City at the new home of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Lincoln Center. An added bonus: FNO NYC is hosting a contest with CBS television network to win a trip to NYC for Fashion’s Night Out, as well as airing a special on September 14th, 10pm EST/9pm Central.

United Kingdom – LONDON
UK Fashionistas will be able to get their hands not only on a cool t-shirt, but also a tote bag to carry all their stylish finds.

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Italian fashion icons, Roberta Cavalli, Angela Missoni, Eva Riccobono and Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2 show off the FNO Milan shirt in a teaser video.

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Greece – ATHENS
Fitting for a Grecian goddess, shoppers participating in FNO Athens will be able to grab a super stylish swing tank from the collection.

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Australia – SYDNEY
sass & bide’s Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton, along with a cast of other Aussie fashion ambassadors, sport FNO Sydney T-shirts in a video celebrating the first Fashion’s Night Out hosted in Australia.

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Russia – MOSCOW
Utilizing ingenuity and customization, we were delighted to see that shoppers participating in FNO Russia will get a chance to “come out of the closet” and design their very own “I’m a Shopaholic” T-shirt!

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See highlights from 2009 and watch a preview of all the countries worldwide participating in Vogue Fashion’s Night Out 2010:

For a full list of events, participating countries, retail locations, including a list of all participating U.S. cities (as well as Canada and Jamaica), visit http://fashionsnightout.com/fno-elsewhere/

We Love Catherine Malandrino FFAWN Tees and Sample Sales

Catherine Malandrino not only exemplifies “girl power” amongst women, but is a favorite designer of celebrities and moms around the globe. This year, Catherine Malandrino partnered with R&B diva, Mary J. Blige’s FFAWN organization for a collection of super chic tees to benefit the advancement for underprivileged women.

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The tees retail for $39.00. Look stylish and help women in need, and buy one of these fabulous tees at http://shop.catherinemalandrino.com/ffawn.html.

The shopping fun doesn’t stop there. How excited were we to learn that there are multiple sales and sample sales going on this week in NYC, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas! Check it out:

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Philly Kicks Off Independent Retail Week

There’s nothing quite as fabulous to fashionistas as boutique shopping. I, personally have scored some great finds over the years. Last week, we celebrated the independent retailers of NYC, and this week the celebration moves to Philadelphia. Sipping on mint-less mojitos from Don Q, Stylemom’s EIC, Nichelle kicked off Philly’s Independent Retail Week with Founder/Nolcha CEO, Kerry Bannigan, Bel Esprit, and a host of other fab fashion friends at the Shops at Liberty Place.

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photo by Andrew Huynh)

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It was wonderful to meet new local designers such as Elena Lecce. Her origami inspired designs were fresh, fun and uniquely chic:

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ElenaLecce Philly Kicks Off Independent Retail Week(Elena Lecce’s Senior Collection – photo from Elena Lecce)

IRW Philadelphia runs from June 14th – June 20th. Here are our top picks for must attend events:

The Furry Fashionista | All Week Long
Is your finicky feline ready for the runway?  Is that a supermodel chewing on your shoe? Is your mongrel the next Madonna? Show Philadelphia your pet’s fashion sense!  Bring a photo of your pet in their finest haute couture to a participating pet store and your pet will get a treat, and their fashion photo will be displayed in the store. Participating retailers:

  • Bonejour Pet Supply, 53 N. 3rd (3rd and Arch Streets)
  • Just Dogs Gourmet, 1804 Chestnut Street

Dutch Umbrella Ambassador Club: Shop ’til you Drop | All Week Long
Take an Independent Retail Week respite and drop yourself into one of the participating restaurants or cafes and enjoy special treatment to help you rejuvenate.  Simply show your shopping receipt and enjoy any of the special offers listed on www.DUAClub.com. Then once your energy’s revived, you can keep on shopping!

Umbrella Drive | All Week Long
Support a green Philadelphia and drop off your broken umbrellas to be transformed into fashion items. The proceeds of the created items will be donated to Haiti relief efforts.Each customer who brings an umbrella is given a chance to win an ethical prize package worth at least $250.  Prizes are donated by the international ethical designers of the Bel Esprit showroom. Drop offs:

  • Adorn Handcrafted Jewelry, 608 North 2nd Street
  • Knit Wit, 1718 Walnut Street
  • The Little Apple, 4353 Main Street

Joan Shepp, 1616 Walnut Street | June 16 | 5pm – 9pm
Stop by to enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres and modeling of the latest store fashions!

Pileggi Boutique, 715 Walnut Street | June 17 | 5pm – 7pm
Join Pileggi Boutique for their Thursday night happy hour!  Each Thursday, Pileggi opens its doors and provides drinks to customers and passers-by.  Enjoy a cocktail and shop in the store for great clothing and accessories.

Mandee,1529 Chestnut Street | June 17 | 5pm – 9pm
Come sample the latest in botanically based, luxury French skin care … at affordable prices!  Revel in decadent, handcrafted formulas – from face crèmes and masques to eye gelées and hair treatments.  Free samples of Votre Vu. Strike a Pose! 20% off your purchase and your pic will be taken in your Mandee outfit and uploaded to iswearing.com for others to rate your fashionable look!

Showing with Style (Maternity), 4321 Main St | June 18 | 4pm -7pm
10% off regular price apparel. Customers who spend over $100 will receive a free 15 minute in-store massage from a certified pre-natal masseuse.

Matthew Izzo, 151 N. 3rd St.| June 18 | 6pm -9pm
Enjoy cocktails at trunk show featuring Deviant Jeans and Duke and Winston. Also on site is the Matthew Izzo + Duke & Winston + Philadelphia Fashion Week press conference to announce dates of the show, the schools involved in the student show October 6, and ticket sales starting June 18th.

SA VA Fashion Show in Love Park | June 19 | 6pm- 8pm
Celebrate summer and sustainability with us at the SA VA LOVE fashion show. The event will be a socially conscious & sustainable fashion show presented by SA VA featuring summer collections.  In addition to showcasing locally made apparel the event will bring awareness and support to the sustainable economy and culture of Philadelphia.   Proceeds will benefit Arts & Culture at Fairmount Park.

For a full list of retailers and events, go to http://nolcha.com/independent-retail-week/philadelphia

References links:

Andrew Huynh Photography

Showroom 77

Bel Esprit

Elena Lecce

NYC Sample Sale: L.A.M.B Harajuku Lovers Handbags

All this week, shopping event company Savvy & Co. hosts a sample sale featuring L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers Handbags!!

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All merchandise will be up to 70% off! Get there early for sensational savings.

Prices starting as low as $5!

Where: 307 West 38th Street, Storefront
Between 8th & 9th Avenues

June 8th – 11th

Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Shop NYC Boutiques at Independent Retail Week!

Some of the best places to find the most unique and stylish fashion finds are boutiques and independent retailers. Starting today, Nolcha and NYCDress.com Local Boutique are celebrating the small businesses of fashion with Independent Retail Week (IRW).

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IRW will be week full of great fashion and shopping events for all the fashionistas and stylish gents to enjoy!

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Date: June 7th – 13th 2010

Visit the selected NYC retailers to collect your Independent Retail Week tote bag full of goodies including a shopping guide and city map:

Mini Centro: 59 Nassau Street
Mandee: 48 W. 14th Street

Show Off Your Fashion
Share your outfit before you attend an Independent Retail Week or post your Independent Retail Week purchase at www.iswearing.com and hear what people think of your style

Give Back – Umbrella Drive

Support a green New York and drop off your broken umbrellas to be transformed into fashion items. The proceeds of the created items will be donated to Haiti relief efforts.Each customer who brings an umbrella is given a chance to win an ethical prize package worth at least $250.  Prizes are donated by the international ethical designers of the Bel Esprit showroom. A list of participating retailers and their details will be posted shortly

Check out Stylemom.com’s top 3 IRW NYC in-store events not to miss:

1. Get Beach Ready at Eidolon, 233 Fifth Avenue | All Week
Is offering 15% off all custom bathing suit orders all week!  Eidolon personally hand-makes retro style swimwear in a huge selection of great prints. The customer can come in during IRW for a personal fitting and choose from the different styles offered.

2. Meet Celebrity Stylist and Stylemom friend, Robert Verdi at Mandee, 48 West 14th Street | June 8th | 5pm- 9pm
Come hang out with Robert Verdi, celebrity stylist and TV personality, as you shop at Mandee for your perfect new look while KTU’s DJ Chris Bachman spins the hottest new beats LIVE!  Free photos taken by iswearing.com!  We will take your best pose in your Mandee outfit and upload it on our iswearing.com website for others to rate your fashionable look!  Mandee will give you a discount up to 25% off that purchase and refreshments will be provided by FUZE.

3. Early Father’s Day Treat for the Boys at Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, 67 East 11 Street | June 9th | 7 pm- 9pm
Now the boys will want to be out shopping with you! Take them to Bergino Baseball Clubhouse!  We’re having an event celebrating Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero with authors Danny Peary & Tom Clavin!  This event will feature a live podcast hosted by legendary New York sportscaster Rich Ackerman.

For a full list of events and participating boutiques and retailers, please visit http://nolcha.com/independent-retail-week/new-york

If you don’t live in the NYC Metro, never fear, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco will also host Independent Retail Week this year!

June 14 – 20: Philadelphia
October 18 – 24:
Chicago
October 20 – 27:
San Francisco

Check back for updates for your city! Happy Shopping!!

Stylemom.com is a proud supporter and media sponsor of Independent Retail Week.

NYC: DVF Sample Sale June 8th – 11th

This Season’s DVF Sample Sale has arrived!

Up to 75% Off

Tuesday, June 8th – 9am to 6:30pm
Wednesday, June 9th – 10am to 8pm
Thursday, June 10th – 10am to 7pm
Friday, June 11th – 9am to 3pm

New Merchandise arriving throughout the week!

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Rachel Roy Friends and Family Sale!

Shop 30% off all this weekend for the Rachel Roy Friends and Family Sale! Here’s some of our favorite items we’ve put together with Polyvore:

All the picks shown above are 30% off the listed price! Click below and shop the sale!!

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SALE Alert: COACH Factory Store 20-30% OFF!

Ok Stylemoms and fashionistas, here’s another shopping deal hot off the press. Coach has a new coupon for 20-30% off — click below to download. (Ends April 5th, 2010).

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See the FULL list of Coach Factory Outlet Stores in the U.S below

Coach Outlet Stores – AL-MS Coach Outlet Stores – NC-WA
Tanger Center Foley, AL Tanger Center Nags Head, NC
Tanger Center Barstow, CA Carolina Premium  Smithfield, NC
Gilroy Premium  Gilroy, CA Tanger Shoppes on the Parkway Blowing Rock, NC
St. Helena Premier  St. Helena, CA Tanger Center Tilton, NH
Carlsbad Premium  Carlsbad, CA Atlantic City , The Walk Atlantic City, NJ
Desert Hills Premium  Cabazon, CA Santa Fe  Santa Fe, NM
Mammoth Luxury  Mammoth Lakes, CA Las Vegas Premium  Las Vegas, NV
Vacaville Premium  Vacaville, CA Fashion  of Las Vegas Primm, NV
Lake Arrowhead Village Lake Arrowhead, CA Woodbury Common Premium  Central Valley, NY
Camarillo Premium  Camarillo, CA The  at Niagara Falls USA Niagara Falls, NY
Petaluma Village Premium  Petaluma, CA Waterloo Premium  Waterloo, NY
The  at Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO Tanger Center I & II Riverhead, NY
Silverthorne Factory Stores Silverthorne, CO Lake George Plaza Center Lake George, NY
Dillon Factory Stores Dillon, CO Prime  at Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, OH
Clinton Crossing Premium  Clinton, CT Aurora Farms Premium  Aurora, OH
Tanger Center Rehoboth Beach, DE Tanger Center Lincoln City, OR
Miromar  Estero, FL Penn’s Purchase Factory Village Lahaska, PA
Belz Designer Centre Orlando, FL Tanger Center Lancaster, PA
Prime  at Ellenton Ellenton, FL VF Village Reading, PA
St. Augustine Premium  St Augustine, FL Prime  at Grove City Grove City, PA
Orlando Premium  Orlando, FL The Crossings Premium  Tannersville, PA
Prime  at Naples Naples, FL Tanger Center Myrtle Beach, SC
Tanger Factory Stores Sanibel Ft. Myers, FL Tanger Center Myrtle Beach, SC
Silver Sands Factory Stores Destin, FL Prime  at Gaffney Gaffney, SC
North Georgia Premium  Dawsonville, GA Tanger Center Bluffton – Hilton He, SC
Georgia Islands Factory Shoppes Darien, GA Prime  at Lebanon Lebanon, TN
Waikele Premium  Waipahu, Oahu, HI Tanger at Five Oaks Sevierville, TN
Tanger Center Williamsburg, IA Warehouse Row Chattanooga, TN
Chicago Premium  Aurora, IL Prime  at San Marcos San Marcos, TX
Tanger Center at Tuscola Tuscola, IL Tanger Center Park City, UT
Edinburgh Premium  Edinburgh, IN Prime  at Williamsburg Williamsburg, VA
Prime  at Fremont Fremont, IN Manchester Designer  Manchester Center, VT
Lighthouse Place Premium  Michigan City, IN Seattle Premium  Tulalip, WA
Prime  at Lee Lee, MA Prime  at Burlington Burlington, WA
Wrentham Village Premium  Wrentham, MA
Prime  at Hagerstown Hagerstown, MD
Kittery Premium  Kittery, ME
Freeport  Freeport, ME
Tanger Center West Branch, MI
Prime  at Birch Run Birch Run, MI
Albertville Premium  Albertville, MN
Tanger Center Branson, MO
Factory Merchants Branson Branson, MO
Osage Beach Premium  Osage Beach, MO
Prime  at Gulfport Gulfport, MS

Gap Give & Get 30% OFF Coupon!!

It pays to give! Get %30 OFF at Gap, Old Navy, or Banana Republic all this weekend!!

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Download the Gap Give and Get %30 Coupon!!

Valid March 18th – March 21st  IN-STORE ONLY

Shop the Runway Online With Polo Ralph Lauren

Polo Ralph Lauren has launched the first-ever Lauren by Ralph Lauren interactive online fashion show with live commentary from Hearst Magazines editors, giving customers a virtual front-row experience to view the Spring 2010 Collection.

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Take a front row seat among the industry’s most seasoned professionals with commentary from Hearst Magazines fashion editors including Marie Claire’s fashion director Nina Garcia, Harper’s Bazaar’s executive fashion and beauty editor Avril Graham, Cosmopolitan’s fashion director Michelle McCool and O, The Oprah Magazine’s creative director Adam Glassman. As the models walk the runway, you will have the option to hear either all of the editors’ remarks at once or one editor’s comments on a single look, simulating the whispers heard from the front row of the world’s most exclusive runways. Cool!!

The best part of the  Lauren by Ralph Lauren online fashion show is the ‘buy-now’ capability. You no longer have to wait for runway fashions to hit the stores – now you  can shop your favorite looks instantly by selecting any of the styles and purchasing directly from RalphLauren.com, Bloomingdales.com, and globally through select European retail partners. Doubly-cool!!! ;)

Still want more insight? After the show concludes, you can immediately seek style advice and tips directly from the editors by utilizing a unique Q+A capability.

“This is a dynamic way of bringing the runway to reality and providing our customers a unique experience to personally connect with the brand,” said David Lauren, Senior Vice President of Advertising, Marketing and Corporate Communications. “It’s now about immediacy in fashion – we’re giving our customers the styles they want when they want them.”

Twenty-one standout looks walk the runway highlighting the hottest Spring 2010 trends; from chic safari to quintessential chambray denim these are the must-have items for any wardrobe. Figure flattering dresses ranging from silk to matte jersey are glamorous yet versatile for any occasion. Check it out now and update your wardrobe for spring at www.ralphlauren.com/Lauren.