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Accessories, Designer Fashions, Footwear, High End Department Stores, Sales and Specials
By Andrea Thatcher on November 28th, 2007
Net-a-Porter has a sale going on with up to 60% off, which actually makes some of their designer duds affordable to those of us who can’t shop the runway. Plus, their new $12 ground shipping makes it easier, too. Whenever we hear of a Net-a-Porter sale, or pretty much any sale really, the first place we look is at the shoes. So here’s our top five picks from the sale.
We’ve been known to already have the holiday music station playing in our car, so we’re irresistibly drawn to anything that plays into our festive mood like these cherry red Alexander McQueen round-toe pumps. A hidden platform and seam down the back give these an old Hollywood feel. The $540 shoes are on sale for $324.
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Tags: Alexander McQueen, Alexander McQueen round-toe pump, boots, Christian Louboutin, Christian Louboutin Gabine peep-toe slingbacks, flats, Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs triple buckle flat shoes, miu miu, Miu Miu leather buckle detail boots, Net-a-Porter, Net-a-Porter sale, pumps, shoe sale, slingbacks, Stella McCartney, Stella McCartney patent flock ankle boots
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Accessories, Department Stores, Handbags, High End Department Stores, New Fashions
By Andrea Thatcher on November 27th, 2007
There’s a fine line between casual and sloppy, and this bag mich just fall upon it. First Juicy Couture created the velour tracksuit and now the bag? I am not sure this is a necessary progression and it’s one that’s sure to leave a sour taste in the mouthes of fashionista’s across the world. If I think really hard then maybe I can see the benefits of a velour tracksuit, I guess it’s comfortable at least. But do handbags require comfort? If you happen to think the idea is fab, then check out Neiman Marcus where the bag is available in pink and cocoa for $123.
[source: Gizmodiva]
For more great handbags check out our British sister site The Bag Lady!
Tags: handbag, Juicy Couture handbag, Juicy Couture velour, velour handbag, velour track suit
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Accessories, Department Stores, Designer Fashions, Footwear, Handbags, High End Department Stores, Retail News, Sale Roundup, Sales and Specials
By Andrea Thatcher on November 26th, 2007
We usually round up the week’s best sales on Friday, but today is a special shopping holiday – Cyber Monday! One of the biggest online shopping days of the year, retailers are trying to boost their Thanksgiving weekend numbers with online sales and special offers to reel you in while you’re sitting in your cube contemplating your leftover turkey lunch. Because of a low increase over last year’s numbers and grim predictions for holiday spending, you can bet plenty of E-tailers will be pulling out all the stops from now until the big day. And one of their most popular temptations – free shipping! Check out the following sites who will get your presents and packages to your doorstep for free.
High-end department stores like Nieman Marcus are offering free shipping with one rare distinction: you get it at any price, you don’t have to spend a minimum amount. So peruse Neiman’s Big 100 gifts, like the Juicy Couture layered charm necklace above, and get them wrapped and shipped for free! Enter the code winter at checkout. For a similar shipping deal at Saks Fifth Avenue, use code holiday7.
Get free shipping and free returns at Piperlime.
We’ll talk more about the Banana Republic sale later, but if you spend $150 you get free shipping today only with the code shipfree.
Today only, free shipping again with a $150 purchase at Lord and Taylor. With 50% off most coats, 20% off knit dresses, and 15% off most accessories, it shouldn’t be hard to rack up the appropriate dollar amount.
Free shipping on all orders at Steve Madden through tomorrow.This might be the time to customize those pumps.
Enter code cybergirl at checkout at Intermix for free shipping today only.
Free shipping on all orders at ShopBop placed in all states but Hawaii and Alaska. (We’re sorry Hawaii and Alaska – we might boycott if we were you.)
Get free shipping on that monogram tote for Mom at Land’s End by going to the Billing Information page and the section labled “Source Code” and enter Thanks and the PIN 529452945 in the space provided.
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Tags: Cyber Monday sales, free shipping, Thanksgiving sales
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Accessories, Department Stores, Designer Fashions, Handbags, High End Department Stores
By Andrea Thatcher on November 21st, 2007
It’s almost December and you know what that means–time for tons of holiday parties. We’ve featured a variety of sophisticated holiday apparel, and now we’ve found the most glamorous clutches to complete your look for less than $15 to more than $450. One of the major trends this season is sequins. Get the sparkling silver Chainmail Sequin Clutch (center) from Forever 21 for just $14.80. Wear it with dark, bold colors such as black, red, green, blue or plum to complement just about any holiday ensemble. Box clutches are also big this winter. The shimmering gold
Alexis Convertible Clutch (lower left) from Urban Outfitters is just $38. Look like the perfect little package with the black satin Steve Madden Juliette Clutch with bow detail (top left) from Macy’s also for $38. Or add a little spice to any get-up with the sassy
Jessica McClintock Sequined Zebra Frame Clutch (top right) from Nordstrom for $42. What holiday outfit could be complete without the oh-so-shiny patent leather Steve Madden Fiona Clutch (bottom right) from Macy’s for $48. Or if it’s a more metallic look you wish for, this bag’s also available in quilted Gold Foil. Check out more hot holiday clutches for over $50 after the jump.
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Tags: betsey johnson, Elliott Lucca, Forever 21, Franchi, Handbags, holiday clutch, Jessica McClintock, Macy's, Nordstrom, Steve Madden, Stuart Weitzman, Urban Outfitters
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Designer Fashions, High End Department Stores, Sales and Specials
By Andrea Thatcher on November 14th, 2007
There are some fabulous designer dresses on sale now, as we approach the dressiest season of them all. True, they’re mostly spring frocks, but we know you’re just creative enough to pull them off (or savvy enough to save them for next summer). From left to right, Nordstrom has a Diane Von Furstenberg Alejandra sheath, $128 (originally $425), a Michael Kors Asymmetrical dress, $43.90 (originally $149.50), and the killer, a MARC by Marc Jacobs print dress, only $103.90 (originally $348). And while you’re on their site check out their sale tops, too!
Tags: Diane Von Furstenberg dress on sale, MARC by Marc Jacobs on sale, Marc by Marc Jacobs print dress, Michael Kors dress on sale, Nordstrom sale, sale dresses
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Designer Fashions, Footwear, Handbags, High End Department Stores, How to Wear, Models, New Fashions, New York Fashion Week - Gossip, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on November 9th, 2007
Net-a-Porter has a new feature called Runway by Designer that’s basically like being able to click and shop on Style.com. You pick a designer’s runway, like Burberry Prorsum above, and Net-a-Porter gives you pictures of the looks they have for sale. Not only can you just click to get the shoes or outfit you want, but you also get a nice little rundown on the designer’s trends of the season. For instance you can read about Christopher Bailey’s tough-chic collection and advice to accessories with hard-edged extras when you buy the patent leather coat, $5,225, at far left and register for an update when the sandals come in stock. If you’ve got the budget, this could revolutionize how you shop the runway.
Tags: Burberry Prorsum, Christopher Bailey, Net-a-Porter, patent leather coat, Runway by Designer, runway looks, sandals, shop the runway, style.com
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Accessories, Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Footwear, High End Department Stores, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on November 7th, 2007
Simon Doonan’s Barney’s Babble is getting better and better. And he knows how to grab readers with a headline: “Manolo Blahnik: Shocking Secrets Revealed.” Well, the secrets may not be totally shocking, but they’re definitely entertaining. Among them is a story of how Manolo got his name from a canary with a deformed beak, a legend that Manolo takes every shoe he designs to the family priest for blessing – and that when he skipped this ritual all the heels fell off the unblessed shoe, and a beauty secret involving figs. We might have to take some of Simon’s chatter with a grain of salt, but you’ll definitely feel like you know Manolo better after reading the column.
Tags: Barneys Babble, fashion gossip, Manolo Blahnik, Simon Doonan
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Designer Fashions, High End Department Stores, How to Wear
By Andrea Thatcher on November 6th, 2007
This week, one of Shiny Style’s favorite fashion bloggers, The Budget Fashionista, and Streetpeeper.com teamed up to dissect the look of one very fashionable Londoner. The girl wore a stand-out red plaid cape, with a simple gray jumpsuit underneath. The Budget Fashionista suggests, “that it’s good to have a really interesting, fun staple item that says something about you, and adds some personality to your wardrobe at the same time.”
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Tags: "budget fashonista", "kimchi & blue", Gareth Pugh, Proenza Schouler, streetpeeper
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Designer Fashions, Fashion News, High End Department Stores, Models, New Fashions
By Andrea Thatcher on November 1st, 2007
The fashionable feted designer Olivier Theyskens at Bergdorf Goodman Tuesday night after his Nina Ricci trunk show. The designer, seen here at the Oct. 23 Couture Cares: A Benefit for Breast Cancer event, was toasted at Bergdorf’s by New York style elite like Marina Rust and Marjorie Gubelmann who admired their Nina Ricci designs for WWD.
Tags: Bergdorf Goodman, Nina Ricci, Olivier Theyskens, trunk show
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News, High End Department Stores, New Fashions
By Andrea Thatcher on October 31st, 2007
The excitement surrounding their first collection ‘The Row’ has barely even settled and yet the hardest working twins in Tinsel town, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, are busy unveiling their latest fashion line ‘Elizabeth and James’ .
The tiny siblings officially unveiled their newest range in L.A. before heading to Neiman Marcus in New York this week. “It was amazing, because it’s something we worked so hard on, and for the first time, we actually got to see a response,” Ashley told USA Today.
Keep reading for pictures of the line.
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Tags: Ashley Olsen, Barneys New York, Elizabeth and James, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neiman Marcus, Olsen twins, the Row
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Accessories, Fashion News, High End Department Stores, New Fashions, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on October 23rd, 2007
Denim brand Seven For All Mankind is pushing beyond the blue jeans market to conquer shoes, purses, and sportswear. Seven, along with other luxury denim brands like Citizens of Humanity and True Religion, heralded in an age where spending $200 on a pair of jeans wasn’t just accepted, it was expected. But being known for only one product isn’t very lucrative, and so when VF Corp, the world’s largest apparel company, acquired the brand in a $775 million acquisition, they decided to expand. Seven purses, shoes, and clothing are currently being sold in high-end department stores and boutiques and kids and men’s non-denim lines are in the works as well. A Seven flagship is set to open in Hollywood in November. More pictures after the jump!
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Tags: denim, jeans, news, Seven, Seven For All Mankind
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Celebrity Style, Department Stores, Designer Fashions, High End Department Stores, How to Wear, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on October 17th, 2007
Last night a few stars came out in Beverly Hills for the opening of the Elie Tahari boutique in Saks Fifth Avenue – Kristen Bell, Marcia Cross, and Stacy Keibler all walked the red carpet. We think we might have actually preferred Kristen Bell in something a little more fun and flirty, a cute dress perhaps? The high-necked, long top seemed to overwhelm her small frame. Stacy Keibler seemed a bit overly demure and covered-up as well – is there a fall chill in sunny California or what? Marcia Cross, however, was spot on in a sparkly, dressy number. Continue reading for some looks similar to those worn at the event.
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Tags: Elie Tahari, Kristen Bell, Marcia Cross, Red Carpet, Saks Fifth Avenue, Stacy Keibler
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Celebrity Style, Department Stores, Fashion News, High End Department Stores, Models, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on October 15th, 2007
In his latest edition of Barneys Babble, Simon Doonan teases us with the knowledge of whether Kate Moss has a corner office or lowly cubicle at the Topshop head office in London. He never gives us the dirt on that question, but says Kate, shown here at the Kate Moss for Topshop Barneys New York launch, is very popular with Topshop employees (gee, go figure) and that she tries on every design for her line herself. Apparently she comes in weekly for meetings and goes on coffee runs for workers, which is nice since they’re probably chained to their desks working on her stuff while she can flit in and out as she pleases.
[Image: Getty]
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Tags: Barneys Babble, Barneys New York, cropped biker jacket, Kate Moss, Kate Moss for Topshop, Simon Doonan, TopShop
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Celebrity Style, Department Stores, Designer Fashions, Fashion News, High End Department Stores, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on October 12th, 2007
The Daily Mail, a British newspaper, has reported that Barneys is marking up the price of items in Kate Moss’s Topshop collection. Flare jeans that cost £50 ($100) at Topshop cost $158 at Barneys. The Daily Mail predicts American shoppers may begin flying over to the UK for better shopping deals if this trend continues, the way UK shoppers have been hoping over to our side of the pond for years because clothing has traditionally cost less for them in America since the pound is currently stronger than the dollar.
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Tags: Barneys, Kate Moss, news, The Daily Mail, Top Shop, TopShop
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, High End Department Stores, How to Wear, Television
By Andrea Thatcher on October 10th, 2007
This Maggy London print silk twill shift dress was recently seen on Cynthia Nixon while she was filming the Sex and the City movie, and is now available at Nordstrom for $148. That’s not bad for a piece that you can wear long before the movie hits theaters, putting yourself way ahead of Miranda. She wore the dress with a gold metallic belt at her natural waist, and big gold metallic earrings. And keep in mind that if they’re in the Sex and the City movie, metallic accessories are sure to stay around and are a good investment!
Tags: Cynthia Nixon, Maggy London dress, Miranda Hobbs, Nordstrom, Sex and the City fashion, Sex and the City movie
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