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Shop Talk

Style and sample sales, fashion and fun.

Flip flops with a Long Island accent and a bacteria-fighting design

quot;Showaflopsquot; feature an innovate shaped drainage system and

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The topic of feet and fungus is less than pleasant, but since many of us are dealing with sending our kids off to less than pristine communal showers at camp and college, or are, ourselves hanging around pools and gyms that fall into the same category, it’s the right time to consider these sassy flip flops with a Long Island accent: “Showaflops.“

The cushy, comfy flip flops feature innovative...

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Sarah Jessica Parker to launch shoe line with Manolo Blahnik CEO

Sarah Jessica Parker will release a shoe collection

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What do you get when you mix Sarah Jessica Parker with Manolo Blahnik CEO George Maklemus?

A shoe collection made in every "Sex and the City" fan's version of heaven.

Parker will channel her inner Carrie Bradshaw for her first-ever footwear line, to be called SJP, for Nordstrom stores early next year.

Though Parker has talked about damage to her feet from all that time...

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'The Devil Wears Prada' author Lauren Weisberger returns with a sequel, and special GILT sales

quot;The Devil Wears Pradaquot; author Lauren Weisberger celebrates

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If you haven't read Lauren Weisberger's best-selling novel "The Devil Wears Prada," chances are you've seen the movie, where a steely Meryl Streep plays Anna Wintour-type fashion editor Miranda Priestly whose demanding ways (to put it nicely) are a serious wake-up call for her new assistant, post-grad Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway).

Well, the fashion-fueled drama is...

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Thom Browne, Proenza Schouler win big at star-studded CFDA Awards

Designer Riccardo Tisci, left, and actress Jessica Chastain

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Hillary Clinton and Oscar de la Renta wouldn't miss former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's 90th birthday for the world -- or for the CFDA Awards.

Clinton rushed to present de la Renta with his Founder's Award at Lincoln Center on Monday night, swapping with Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Vera Wang for the ceremony's first spot to avoid being late to the politico-filled soiree.

Meanwhile,...

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Find a hat for the Belmont Stakes, Ralph Lauren sample sale

Find a hat for the Belmont Stakes at

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June 5 and 7 Bloomingdale's hosts jewelry trunk shows with latest collections from Marco Bicego, noon-5 p.m. June 5 at Roosevelt Field, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 7 in Huntington. June 6-7 and 7-8 Find that perfect hat for the Belmont Stakes at Christine A. Moore's trunk shows, 2-7 p.m. June 6-7 in the Garden City Hotel lobby (45 Seventh St., Garden City; 516-747-3000)...

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Score a Birkin bag, Rolex watch for $5 at Rue La La's surprise party boutique

This vintage Hermès Potiron Clemence leather Birkin bag,

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Free to join members-only shopping site Rue La La has been bringing us designer deals for five years now, and to celebrate they're taking the word sale to a whole new level.

Dreaming of a vintage Hermès Birkin bag or a Rolex watch? How about a luxurious weekend getaway to Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires or VIP seating for you and 15 friends at the Barclays Center?

All of that and hundreds...

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Beyonce for Rent the Runway: 97 looks that'll make him want to put a ring on it

Rent the Runway unveiled its Beyonce Boutique in

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With a hot summer campaign for H&M and buzzed about designer costumes on the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, Beyoncé's influence on fashion is at an all-time high this season. Rent the Runway has jumped on the Queen Bey bandwagon and launched a Beyoncé Boutique, with 97 looks hand-picked by the star ranging from glittery mini-dresses and sleek black rompers to wild printed frocks and showstopping...

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Free makeup, up to 90 percent off bras

Get advice from Clinque skincare experts on which

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May 27 STOP BY C. WONDER'S summer pop-up stores in the Hamptons for chances to win prizes, including a $250 shopping spree, complimentary candy, balloons and cookies. Plus you'll get a limited-edition "C. Wonder by the Sea" tote bag with any $50 purchase (while supplies last) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stores are at 5 Main St., Southampton (631-287-2645) and 48 Main St., East Hampton (631-324-8513)....

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New in NYC: Sugar Factory, e.l.f. Studio and more

The White Gummi goblet, $36, a candy cocktail

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Manhattan is filled with shopping destinations, from massive department stores to tiny boutiques. Here, some new spots worth checking out this summer.

Sugar Factory

46 Gansevoort St.; 212-414-8700

Hours: Tues.-Weds. 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Thurs. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Fri. 11 a.m.-4 a.m., Sat. 10 a.m.- 4 a.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-1 a.m., Monday closed.

Move over, Dylan's Candy Bar -- a new, sugar-crazed...

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Project Prom: 'Field of Dreams' takes it

Danielle Trotta, 17, wears the winning Project Prom

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It’s official. Some 3,000 Newsday readers voted on four potential dresses that this year’s Project Prom girl, Danielle Trotta, 17, of Seaford, should wear to her prom. More than a third of them chose, “Field of Dreams,” a lively abstract floral number with a bejeweled Empire waist by Alex & Eve from Alight, in Plainview.

Dani, as she’s called by friends and family is satisfied with the...

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