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    Fashion Trends: Long Hanging Sleeves

    Fashion week is just about wrapped up. We are serving up all the smoking hot trends. These top trends are what you can expect to see on the street and in the pages of your favorite fashion magazines next fall.

    Do your sleeves hang low, do the sway to and throw? Can you tie em in a knot, can you tie them in a bow? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you must be sporting one of Fall 2016’s biggest trends: Oversized sleeves.

    Designers like Proenza Schouler, Marc Jacobs and Nicopanda captured a oversized and relaxed silhouette by adding extra length to sleeves. If you’re going to give this look a try, we suggest making sure that the sleeves are the only exaggerated element of your ensemble. Otherwise you may end up just looking like an elephant.

    Fashion Trends: Caressed Thighs

    Fashion week is heating up. We are serving up all the smoking hot trends while we get through a marathon of shows. These top trends are what you can expect to see on the street and in the pages of your favorite fashion magazines next fall.

    Fashion has a knack for focusing on women’s erogenous zones. This season, the targeted lust point is the upper thigh. Thighs took the spotlight on the catwalk from Alexander Wang’s printed stockings to Pamella Roland’s mini skirts with thigh bands. Thighs peered through slivers cut out in trousers and thigh high boots paired with an ultra-mini sweater brought the eye and imagination torturously close to the nether regions.

    Taking the trend one stop further, there was an entire set of front row bloggers that opted out of wearing pants. Although we wouldn’t suggest casting your pants aside, we are eagerly looking forward to seeing how this trend translates to the European runways. We wouldn’t be surprised to spot a Merry Widow or two framing luscious thighs.

    Fashion Week Trends: Shearling

    Fashion week is heating up. We are serving up all the smoking hot trends while we get through a marathon of shows. These top trends are what you can expect to see on the street and in the pages of your favorite fashion magazines next fall.

    BLK DNM, Coach, Rodarte

    Fur has been the luxury item of choice for designers since before the last big recession. Coming next winter, luxe outerwear is going to get a bit more rugged. We’ve seen a proliferation of shearling making a turn on the runway.

    Shearling jackets and coats can be seen as the lovechild between the rough and edgy moto jacket and a luxe and glamours fur. Coach, BLK DNM and Rodarte are just some of the labels that showcased lambskin outerwear on their runways. Streetwear has become a ordinary part of our fashion vocabulary. It’s not wonder that the grungy lambskin is the next big layer to add to our wardrobes.

    Fashion Week Trends: Summer Whites

    Fashion week is heating up. We are serving up all smoking hot trends while we get through a marathon of shows. These top trends are what you can expect to see on the street and in the pages of your favorite fashion magazines, next fall.

    Edun, Tibi Brock

    Once upon a time it was a fashion faux pas to wear white after Labor Day. Those rules have long passed and designers are even taking winter white to the extreme. The whites being shown on the runway are as bright and sunny as the July sun.

    Edun, Tibi and Brock are some of the designers whose collections showcased flat white. The fabrics are soft knits and stiff heavy wool. We find this bright contrast looks best when paired with a just-back-from-St-Barths tan.

    Giuliana Teso Sample Sale

    We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again– this is the year to stock up on coats. Mild weather has left fashion designers with an abundance of overstock inventory and furriers are perhaps the biggest victims.

    When we heard there was a Giuliana Teso sample sale, we knew we had to get on it. Starting Monday, you can save up to 70% off on a variety of fine furs. Among the inventory will be mink, fox, sable, chinchilla, raccoon, beaver and rex.

    Giuliana Teso has been a trendsetter in the fur industry for almost 40 years and has a loyal following throughout Europe, the United States and beyond. Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus have carried her exclusive furs for decades.

    We are told that prices will start at $75 and go up to $8000. Regardless of what you buy, you can be sure it will be a rare shopping opportunity.

    Giuliana Teso Sample Sale
    Monday, February 15 through Wednesday, February 17
    10am-6pm daily
    224 West 30th Street, suite 808 (between 7th & 8th Ave)

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    The Best President’s Day Sales

    Hurray! It’s a happy holiday Monday. That means there is more time to rest, stalk fashion shows and, of course, shop. Taking arctic temperatures into account it my be safe to say that the best shopping is at your fingertips.


    Here are some of our favorite online sales for post-Valentines Day and past Presidents:


    ASOS– Save an extra 20%
    Code: LINCLON
    Favorite item: Maison Scotch Varsity Cardigan
    Note: Sale runs till February 16 at midnight

    Athleta-Extra 20% off Sale
    Favorite item: Derek Lam cashmere sweaters
    Code: Extra20
    Note: Sale ends February 15

    Bloomingales– Get a $25 reward card for every $100 you spend
    Favorite item: Vince color blocked sweater
    Note: Through February 15

    Forzieri– 20% off sale merchandise
    Favorite Item: Pucci shoulder bag
    Code: EXTRA20
    Note: Sale ends February 15

    Neiman Marcus Last Call– Extra 30% to 60% off everything
    Favorite item: Fausto Puglisi cocktail dress
    Note: Sale ends February 15

    Scoop– Take an extra 60% off
    Favorite item: BLK DNM leather moto
    Note: Sale merchandise is final

    Century 21: Valentino Gowns at 90% Off

    We’ve spent the last week spying the final markdowns at all of our local department stores but couldn’t help but wondering about our local discount stores. So we set out to gather intelligence on Century 21, in the Financial District.

    Most all of the designer selections from this past Winter are now reduced to 90% off retail prices. We were thrilled by the markdowns but after two hours of sorting through racks and several runs to the fitting room we felt defeated. Most of the remaining merchandise was either highly undesirable, misfitting or damaged.

    But then we noticed the gowns…

    Towards the back wall of the third floor, there are two racks of sensational evening gowns reduced 90% off retail. Among the selection is an amazing assortment of off-the-runway Valentino gowns. For example, a Valentino beaded dress is reduced to $1047 from $14,125, a white gown that is bridal acceptable is $474 from $6200, a v-neck lace jumpsuit is $349 from $4370 and a breathtaking, dusty rose, lace and satin gown is $1033 from $13,140. Not to be missed is the perfect red gown with a leather halter and silk bottom that’s $1047 from $1322. The formal evening wear assortment also includes a few dresses from Rochas and Oscar de la Renta. You can click here to see pictures of our favorites.

    This is a shopping trip you need to take if you anticipate needing a gown any time in the near or distant future. If you can’t make it to the downtown Century 21, we suggest you take advantage of their personal shoppers that will pull clothing and ship anywhere You can click here to make a styling appointment or contact a personal shopper by phone.

    The IT-it: Net-A-Porter Launches Mansur Gavriel Shoes

    Mansur Gavriel took the fashion world by storm with their modestly priced utilitarian bags. The key to the company’s success was partly the price point but also reacting quickly to fashions aversion to logos.

    The minimal design, functionality and moderate price point propelled the brand to the top of the fashion blogosphere. It also didn’t hurt that production was limited and wait lists were endless. Now, Mansur Gavriel is entering the world of footwear.

    Net-A-Porter is the exclusive online retailer for shoes, which were just put live today. You know it won’t be long until this shipment is gone. After all, shoes are made for walking.