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    Fashion Week Trends Spring ’17: Florescent Colors

    We are just a few days into fashion week and it doesn’t take long for trends to emerge. We are rounding out the top trends. Expect to see these looks on the street and in pages of your favorite fashion magazines next Spring. Yesterday, we highlighted how sleeves are taking the spotlight. Today, we take a closer look at how designers are attracting customers with bright florescent colors.

    Cynthia Rowely, Zac Posen, Libertine, Sies Marjan, Jeremy Scott, Thom Browne

    A broad spectrum of bright colors lit up the runway and came in a variety of textures including lightweight silks to heavier sweaters. The trend is not exactly targeted to fashion risk takers but broad enough to attract those who normally wear more conservative colors. Get on board and find the hue that will make you glow.

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    Fashion Week Trends Spring ’17: Dramatic Arms

    We are just a few days into fashion week and it doesn’t take long for trends to emerge. We are rounding out the top trends. Expect to see these looks on the street and in pages of your favorite fashion magazines next Spring.

    From left to right: Monse, Prabal Gurung, Hood by Air, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jenny Packham, Cinq à Sept 

    This past summer, drama was created with ruffles around the neck and shoulders. Heading into next Spring, fashion spotters should direct their attention towards dramatic sleeves. Many designers have devoted a segment of their collections to showcasing the arms with dramatic draping, pleating and ruffles.

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    A Very Special BabyCZ Trunk Show

    Once the weather gets chilly, there is nothing better than wrapping your baby (or yourself) in cashmere. Jackets are too bulky and babies easily get overheated in their buntings. Cashmere is soft, light and warm and it doesn’t get more luxurious than BabyCZ by Carolina Zapf.

    Tuesday and Wednesday you can shop fall styles and pre-order spring merchandise. There will also be a special selection of cashmere on sale. Yay, we always love that!

    BabyCZ by Carolina Zapf
    Tuesday, September 13 and Wednesday, September 14
    9am to 6pm
    Surrey Hotel, 20 East 76th Street
    Questions: nl@babycz.com or 212-590-5190

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    The Best Fall Beauty Gift Bags

    Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who has the best Fall beauty gift bag of them all?

    Both Barneys and Neiman Marcus are hosting a beauty incentive promotion where you can receive a bounty of extra products and samples if you spend a set amount of money. Over at Barneys the threshold is $200 but Neiman Marcus only requires a $125 purchase.

    The Barneys ‘Love Yourself’ gift promotion comes in a dopp kit-size travel pouch that is customized for men or women. The women’s option contains 26 products, including fragrance samples from Byredo, Loewe, Dyptique and Rodin. There is a mini La Mer, Deborah Lippman polish, 3 Lab eye cream, Hourglass primer, Oribe Gold Lust, Shu Uemura Color Luster, Malin + Goetz recovery treatment, Lilah B eye guard, a Givenchy lipstick, Marvis Toothpaste and Chantecaille cream. Barneys gift bags are available through September 11.

    Neiman Marcus beauty and fragrance customers can choose a full size tote in bronze or black. Goodies inside  include, Oribe shampoo, conditioner and hair Masque, Lancôme Paris cream, Bulgari and Starck Paris perfume, an Oshibori scented towel and a Smith & Cult nail file. If you spend $500, Neiman Marcus adds a beauty pouch with several deluxe size samples including, a RéVive clay mask, Supersmile toothpaste, Sisley-Paris lotion, Natura Bissé eye cream and Tata Harper eye mask.

    Clearly, Barneys offers a better array of products but the tote bag offered by Neiman Marcus seems like a better bang for your buck. We also like that Neiman requires you to spend a lot less to participate. After all, we shouldn’t be shopping only to receive the the gift.

    Now that we’ve weighed the merits of each bag, it would be most appropriate to highlight interesting and new beauty and fragrance products. We suggest, taking a sniff at Christian Louboutin’s newest fragrance offerings. There are three separate scents and we hear they are spectacular. We recently fell in love with Serge Lutens concealer palette, which comes with four different shades of concealer. Also, don’t miss the new Tom Ford duos, which are ‘only’ $60.

    Now the choice is all yours…

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    Neiman Marcus Blowout Clearance Sale

    While everyone has their attention directed towards new runway fashions, pop-up stores and glittery launches we were discreetly tipped off to a blowout clearance sale. Neiman Marcus is hosting a one day online sale where aged-out merchandise is reduced 75% off.

    The sale officially runs September 8th but we found an early access link that can be used right now. Among the reduced fashion, we found lots of CoSTUME National shoes, including these pointed-toe wedge booties that are reduced to $280 from almost $900. They happen to look a lot like the popular Celine shoes, just nicer. This striking Yigal Azrouel lace blouse is $200 from $850 and this J. Mendel dress is perfect for a luncheon.

    Understandably, the selection isn’t entirely steller but a bit of sorting can provide some great deals even on inexpensive items like sweaters, jeans and pajamas. Better to browse sale selections than be tempted by full price fashions– well we try.

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    Barneys Warehouse Sale Runs in Brooklyn

    For decades the Barneys Warehouse sale was a shopping tradition. It was the subject of urban legend and lustful truths. In an era of online sales, markdowns and ubiquitous sample sales, nostalgia still draws customers towards the warehouse sale no matter where it travels.

    Right now, the famous sale is set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (ironically). Our spies scoped out the site over the holiday weekend and the report was about as cheery as L-Train construction. “The sale was a cramped, tiny space, much more hipster than it ever was,” says our roving reporter.

    Right now, the sale is an additional 20% off everything and we are told it will even dip lower. Bags are an additional 60% off the already reduced price but the selection is “sad”. Among the shoes, our spy spotted Prabal Gurung, Kirkwood, Marni and some random Manolos in a size 40. You can click here to see pictures from inside the sale.

    Sale highlights include Public School shearling bombers for men, a small selection of kids stuff, a few lacquer boxes for the home and vests for pups. Not exactly stellar by any account. If you’re looking for a better selection, we suggest you go to the online Barneys Warehouse Sale.

    Check out this emerald green, fur trimmed Alberta Ferretti coat that’s reduced to $2000 (with a Labor Day extra promotion) from $7110, a Proenza Schouler black and white macrame sweater that’s reduced to $370 from $1150 and a Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini multicolored abstract-print dress is $280 from $750. Take note, the above prices include an extra 30% off promotion that ends September 7th.

    Barneys Warehouse Sale
    Through September 14
    10am to 8pm daily
    280 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn

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    Versace Blowout Sale

    Bold prints and structured design have defined Versace for decades. The iconic Medusa logo is one of the most recognizable labels in the world. As a matter of fact, the image is that of the goddess Athena whose beautiful hair was transformed into snakes for allowing Poseidon to seduce her in the temple of the goddess Aphrodite.

    The seduction of Versace is undeniable and has never been more irresistible. Starting Tuesday, the mid-town discount store, Luxury 9 is hosting a unbelievable Versace blowout sale. Merchandise is priced starting at just $25 and a large bulk of the inventory ranges between $50 and $100.

    The selection comprises an assortment of inventory for men and children, which includes runway pieces, outerwear, gowns and accessories. A tunic with an abstract cloud print and a Madusa logo is $150, a dip-died coat with lace-up sleeves is $200 and a classic Versace print silk blouse is $100. A salmon color blazer is $50 as is a racer-back silk Summer dress. Among the children’s items there is a red and black Versace leather jacket for $200 and a gingham trench coat for $100. (Click here for pictures.)

    While you’re shopping through the Versace selection be sure to scope out the assortment from Off White, Marcelo Burlon, Hood by Air and Palm Angels. Off White hoodies are $250 from about $1000, a Palm Angels shirt is $140 from about $315 and a leather jacket also from Palm Angels with an embroidered cannabis leaf on the back is $1000 from $1400. (Click here for pictures.)

    We suggest you stop by the sale soon and continue to check back. We are told there will be restocking and other luxury brands may be added to the selection.

    Luxury 9
    375 Lexington Avenue @ 41st Street
    Monday to Thursday 10am to 7pm
    Friday 10am to 6pm
    Closed Saturday
    Sunday 11am to 6pm
    212-557-0111
    luxury9pop@gmail.com

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    Saks Fifth Avenue: Spend & Save Now

    We have become all too familiar with department stores’ gift card shopping incentives. You spend as much as you can for the opportunity to receive a gift card for a later purchase. More often than not, you get your gift card and think that you’re going to save it to buy something special. By the time you commit to the purchase, the gift card is expired. It’s all very disappointing.

    Good thing, Saks Fifth Avenue is offering a promotion that doesn’t require to use a gift card at a future date. Depending on how much money you spend, you can save money off your purchase right now. For instance, if you spend $250 you can save $50, spend $450 and save $100 or an expenditure of $700 will earn you a savings of $175. The promotion is only online use the code AUGSPEND at checkout.

    There are designer exclusions and the list has grown vastly from last year. The discount can’t be used on Chanel, Louboutin or Valentino but there are still some top designers to which you can apply the code. We were able to use the discount on these eligible embellished shoes we’ve been eyeing and eligible Rossi nude heels. This Alice & Olivia denim jacket with patches and this Mary Katrantzou shirt dress is perfect for post-Labor Day. The discount can even be used on Les Petits Joureurs bags. Take note, sale merchandise is eligible for the discount too.

    Don’t hesitate, the discount only runs through Thursday. Next time Saks is offering a promotion it could be one of those tricky gift cards.

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