Shoptalk: Meet Heidi Klum, free spa services, more

September 4, 2008

Sept. 9: Heidi Klum signs autographs during a personal appearance to launch the Fall/Winter collection of "Heidi Klum by Jordache," noon-2 p.m., at Bloomingdales, 59th Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan.

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• Shoptalk: Meet Heidi Klum, free spa services, more

  September 4, 2008

  Sept. 9: Heidi Klum signs autographs during a personal appearance to launch the Fall/Winter collection of "Heidi Klum by Jordache," noon-2 p.m., at Bloomingdales, 59th Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan.

• Trunk shows from Lafayette, Citibabes, Rivini, more

  August 14, 2008

  Aug. 20 : A representative from Lafayette will show the new fall line; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Saks Fifth Avenue, Walt Whitman Mall. Also at Saks this week: tomorrow, reps from Elie Tahari, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. and Three Dots (great cotton tees), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Friday, he Piazza Sempione specialist from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Kiehl's new limited edition travel kit, trunk shows, more

  August 7, 2008

  August 8th: Jackie Rogers fall 2008 trunk show, hosted by Debbie Bancroft and Somers Farkas, at Jackie Rogers boutique, 50 Jobs Lane, Southampton, 631-204-0600 from 4pm-7pm

• Make your own jewelry and hair styling workshop for dolls

  July 3, 2008

  July 12 Little dolls American Girl fans (and there are thousands of them) can learn how to create new hairdos for their dolls at an 8 am workshop at the Manhattan store, 609 Fifth Ave. (It will be repeated July 27, August 10 and 27). It's one of a series of special events planned for the summer. For a complete schedule, go to americangirl.com/stores. The hair styling workshop is $30 and girls must be 8 to attend; for reservations, call 877-247-5223.

• Trunk shows

  June 27, 2008

  July 2: Tory Burch representative Felicia Marie Gellar shows the fall line from noon to 2 p.m., Saks Fifth Avenue, Walt Whitman Mall; 631-350-1334.

• Sample sales

  June 24, 2008

  Soundgirl Sample Sale: Funky-chic NYC-based clothing line is offering spring and summer apparel at 50-80 percent off ($5-$60), and Lovely People heels and flats for $30-$60. Don¹t miss it. Wed-Fri 10a.m.-6:30 p.m. 1385 Broadway between 37th and 38th streets, 5th floor, 212-730-0377

• Shopping events

  June 18, 2008

  TOMORROW CONSULTATIONS ON SUMMER SHADES from Estée Lauder's national makeup artist, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Bloomingdale's, Roosevelt Field; 516-873-2817 for appointments.

• Summer sale at Linda's Gifts 2 Go

  June 17, 2008

  Linda's Gifts 2 Go in Port Washington is having a blow-out summer sale with shockingly low prices on some high fashion brands.

• Shopping Events and Discounts

  June 9, 2008

  June 12: Lord & Taylor's Fathers Day shopping event (20 per cent off for the evening in the men's store) and silent auction of sports collectables from Steiner Sports Memorabilia. Auction proceeds benefit Art Start, which helps foster creativity in children and teens. 5-8pm at the Manhattan store, Fifth Avenue and 39th Stsreet.

• Upcoming Events and Sample Sales

  June 9, 2008

  June 5-16 Shop for merchandise inspired by the Golden-Globe® winning hit show and receive the CD "MAD MEN: Music From the Series, Volume 1" with any purchase of $200 or more in Men's Theory (one per customer, while supplies last)at Bloomingdale's, Roosevelt Field Mall, Old Country Road, Garden City.

• Upcoming Sample Sales

  June 4, 2008

  June 3-5 Secrets of Charm Sample Sale savings of up to 70 percent on dresses tops and frocks. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 95 Horatio St., between Washington Street and Westside Highway, Suite 706; 646-414-0052.

• Upcoming Sample Sales

  May 30, 2008

  June 2-7 MAXX NEW YORK HANDBAGS: Designer handbags (fabric and Italian leather) at 40-60 percent off retail. Take an additional 10% off cash purchases over $100. Clutches, satchels and hobos are going for $25-$100. Faux crocodile items start at $70. PVC patent leather items start at $45. New stock daily at Maxx New York Handbags, 385 Fifth Avenue, 10 Floor, (36 Street), 10 a.m.-5 p.m Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 212.679.3220.

• Trunk show for hat designer Christine A. Moore

  May 30, 2008

  So hats aren't as integral to the Belmont Stakes as, say, the Kentucky Derby. But still, plenty of women in the luxe seats will wear one to the big race. If you're still looking, hat designer Christine A. Moore will hold her annual trunk show at the Garden City Hotel gift shop from 2:30 to 8 p.m. June 5 and 6. For a sneak peak, check out her designs at camhats.com. -- Barbara Schuler

• Wardrobe consultations at Loop

  May 30, 2008

  The Haghani brothers, Afshin and David, seem to have another retail hit on their hands in Manhasset. With their third store, Loop, the brothers have gone for the modern mom market -- look for sought-after brands in tees like Three Dots, James Perse and Ella Moss, easy little dresses, and a nicely edited selection of jeans. Today brother Afshin, a superb stylist, will be on hand June 4 to provide wardrobe consultations. For more information call 516-365-5454. -- Anne Bratskeir

• NY Premier Bridal Show & Expo

  May 21, 2008

  Featuring a live fashion show of designer gowns and tuxedos, more than 30 wedding event vendors, and door prizes including a Honeymoon Vacation; free admission.

• High Fashion/Great Cause

  May 21, 2008

  Trust us, worth seeing for anybody who loves fashion is a show by designer Pamela Dennis whose glorious couture designs cost thousands and have graced many a luminary on the red carpet.

• Prom fashion show in Farmingdale

  May 2, 2008

  Yes, there is an Estelle behind Estelle's, the "dressy dress" outpost in Farmingdale (1600 Route 110, 631-420-0890). And on Friday, May 9, at 3:30 p.m., she will be on hand at the store's annual Prom Fashion Show to select the winner of a drawing for a prom dress. Also attending: Sophia Hall of New York, who was crowned Ms. (not Miss!) United States Woman in 2007 by the United States Pageant.

• Lord & Taylor's Benefit Bash

  April 9, 2008

  Shop 'til you drop, rub elbows with celebrities and help your favorite charity at Lord & Taylor's Garden City store this Tuesday. The large retailer in Garden City is hosting its Third Annual Benefit Bash, which helps about 100 charities raise money.

• Meet style guru Nina Garcia

  April 4, 2008

  Meet Nina Garcia, Elle fashion director and style guru for "Project Runway," this Wednesday at Macy's Herald Square. Garcia, author of "The Little Black Book of Style," will be at the Manhattan retailer at 6 p.m. to help celebrate 40 years of American Fashion by Anne Klein. Garcia will oversee a fashion show and field questions afterwards. Fans will be able to get some chit chat time with Garcia if they buy a book and spend $75 in the store. Macy's is at 151 West 34th Street. The event will be on the third floor. -- Tania Padgett

• Fashion dot-com

  March 24, 2008

  Shop till you drop -- or at least until your mouse does. Today (March 24), Saks Fifth Avenue unveils its webLOG, a Web video interface that it describes as "the industry's first-ever dyanamic fashion catalogue." Log on to Saks.com to see 17 top looks of the season, and how they drape, twirl and flutter. There's the requisite runway music and lots of dramatic eye shadow that looks like it might have been left over from Easter-egg dyeing. -- Denise Flaim

• Buyer's bible

  March 23, 2008

  The newest Zagat shopping guide hit bookstores this month, making city shopping easier than ever. Nina Zagat and her rating squad ranked some 2,000 stores--by name, merchandise, neighborhood and clever categories like celeb spotting ( Julia Roberts is a fan of the SoHo yarn shop Purl), cool loos (check out Fendi, on Fifth) and insider secrets (designer suits for less at Gentlemen's Resale, on the Upper East Side; fab stationery in the Village at Greenwich Letterpress).

• Monique Lhuillier doles out free bridal advice at Macy's

  March 17, 2008

  Monique Lhuillier free? Now there are three words that you don't see together. But on March 25 at Macy's Herald Square store that's exactly what fans of the designer will see. Lhuillier, whose bridal couture can cost tens of thousands of dollars, will be on hand to give tips on how to pick the perfect wedding dress and discuss her new line of tableware, stemware and giftware, which debuts at Macy's that day.

• One-of-a-kind stockings available in online auction this week

  December 18, 2007

  These stockings wouldn't be content to just hang by the chimney -- give them center stage. Women's Wear Daily enlisted six major designers and couture houses to create and stuff one-of-a-kind Christmas stockings.

• 7th on Sale shopping event in Manhattan this weekend

  November 14, 2007

  Forget Black Friday. The city's biggest shopping event unfurls this weekend, after a two-year-absence. 7th on Sale, that sprawling sample sale, kicks off Fri. through Sun., Nov. 16 through 18, at the 69th Regiment Armory (68 Lexington Avenue at 26th Street).

• Steve & Barry's opens in Medford's Sunshine Square Center

  July 11, 2007

  Medford shoppers looking for bargains and a little style won't have far to travel. Steve & Barry's just opened a 29,000-quare-foot store in the Sushine Square Shopping Center. The retailer, which has about 200 locations across the country including four on Long Island, sells quality casualwear, such as jackets, footwear, shorts, hats, and chinos -- for cheap prices.

• Libertine's Target line in stores July 15

  July 11, 2007

  Target's about to unleash it's latest limited designer collection, this time focusing on the bicoastal brand Libertine. Designers Cindy Greene of New York City and Johnson Hartig of Los Angeles have formed a unique collaboration--she finds great vintage pieces and he recuts them and gives them edgy twists to create one-of-a-kind pieces for high-end boutiques.

• Lance Armstrong releases sunglasses under LIVESTRONG brand

  July 3, 2007

  Lance Armstrong's taking his LIVESTRONG movement in a new direction. His latest venture is a sight for squinty, unguarded eyes. The seven-time Tour de France champion has created--with the help of California-based Oakley Inc.--two styles of high-end sunglasses. The Radar, $150, and the Flak Jacket, $185, have jet black frames with accents of yellow. The company will donate $20 to the Lance Armstrong Foundation for each pair of sunglasses that it sells. For more info, go to oakley.com.

• Style Barbie for the runway at FAO Schwartz

  June 27, 2007

  Dressing your dolls just got a lot more exciting. FAO Schwarz just opened "Styled by Me Barbie," a new space in its Manhattan flagship where little girls with fashionista aspirations can outfit a doll, then watch as she parades down a runway.

• Golf store catering to women opens in Farmingdale

  June 21, 2007

  Fore! Long Island's first golf store catering exclusively to female golfers is having a grand opening Saturday in Farmingdale. Forward Tee Golf -- named for the position that women golfers usually golf from -- offers a full line of women's golf apparel, including popular women's wear lines by Ashworth, Tail, and Nancy Lopez. The store also will sell golf accessories and equipemnt.

• Cavalli to design H&M collection

  June 20, 2007

  Consider this plenty of notice. H&M, the store that's started near fashion riots with special collections by Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney, has signed another big name. Italian designer Roberto Cavalli, known for some of the sexiest gowns to ever grace the Red Carpet, will do a one-time-only collection for men and women to be sold starting Nov. 8. Mark your calendars.

• Special TVs for 'big box' stores

  June 12, 2007

  To capitalize on the enormous discount retail market, Sony executives said this week that the company will target a specific line of televisions for Target -- as well as Wal-Mart and other "big-box" chains.

• Hampton haunts

  June 10, 2007

  Here are two more to add to your must shop list when you hit the Hamptons. Jill Stuart opened an eponymous new store a few weeks ago at 62 The Circle in the heart of East Hampton village. Stylish clubbing gals (after all la Lohan is the model for the company's new ad campaign) will go for the goods at the airy 1,500 square foot space that houses Stuart's saucy, smart collection of ready to wear, as well as the brands' new lower priced contemporary Jill line and an expanded selection of handbags and shoes.