Shop Talk
Style and sample sales, fashion and fun.
Bridal expos, multiethnic fashion show
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Feb. 17-19 MARCHESA BRIDAL TRUNK SHOW, fall 2012, at The Wedding Salon of Manhasset, 1681 Northern Blvd.; 516-869-8455. By appointment only.
Feb. 17-20 PALOMA BLANCA BRIDAL TRUNK SHOW, by appointment only, at Bridal Reflections, 3 Broadway, Massapequa; 516-795-2222.
Feb. 18 GO ETHNIC Noir La Mode puts on a fashion show with multiethnic designers, 6-11 p.m., at the African American...
Makeover winner gets new look at Lord & Taylor
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Today I met with Marguerite Snider, our Valentine's Day makeover contest winner. After a few hours of shopping and some guidance from personal fashion advisor Dana Amoroso at Lord & Taylor in Garden City, Snider, 79, walked out with a new oufit she can't wait to show off to her husband Bob.
"I'll really feel like a Valentine," Snider said of her new look, a black pleated "Pippy"...
Jason Wu for Target an instant hit
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Bargain hunters were ready for their own kind of kickoff bright and early this Super Bowl Sunday, as they lined up outside of Target stores waiting to sack the racks for designer Jason Wu's new collection for Target.
In Westbury, Target doors opened at 8 a.m., and less than five minutes later everything Wu had been snatched up except a few tops in sizes large and extra large.
Matilda...
See Padma Lakshmi at Lord & Taylor
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Feb. 6 Padma Lakshmi, host of “Top Chef” and spokeswoman for Danskin, talks about how she stays in shape, 5-7 p.m. at Lord & Taylor’s Fifth Avenue store, Manhattan; 212-391-3344. Get a gift with any Danskin purchase; enter to win a $500 shopping spree.
Feb. 7-12 A Pea in the Pod offers personal styling advice on its new maternity workplace line at Destination Maternity stores in Manhasset ...
Missoni flowers up a Fiat
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Teresa Maccapani Missoni laughs—LAUGHS—in her big, sexy, Italian way, at cars that are just one shade, and prefers instead this jazzy orchid pattern, which she designed exclusively for a Fiat 500 POP to be auctioned off tonight during the Smiling Children Foundation Gala at the Geneva Country Club. Yeah, Switzerland.
Missoni, an aspiring designer (and daughter of the House of Missoni’s creative...
New York Islanders all dressed up
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The New York Islanders looked more dapper than usual Wednesday night at the New Hyde Park Inn, where the ice hockey players tried their hand at dealing cards to benefit the Islanders Children's Foundation at their first ever "Pucks & Bucks" casino night. Formal Knight Tuxedos in Deer Park dressed the team in matching black tuxedos with navy blue vests and ties, taking the pressure...
On sale now: Thursday's top five picks
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Love designer clothing but hate paying full price? Me, too.
Searching the Web for sales can be a time-consuming activity, so I've gathered my five favorite discounted items online Thursday.
1. What: Tory Burch limited edition logo rain boot
Was: $150
Now: $99
You save: $51
Why it's a steal: These boots will brighten the rainiest of days, and 15 percent...
David Tutera hosts Romance & Style event on LI
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Do you sit in your white gown and watch WE TV's "My Fair Wedding," wishing David Tutera could transform your special day with his magic touch?
Long Island brides-to-be are in luck, as the style and event planning expert, TV personality and author makes his way to the Tanger Outlets at the Arches in Deer Park on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Tutera will host a Romance & Style Event...
Wu-hoo! Jason Wu’s collection for Target hits the stores Feb. 5
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In late January, hundreds of fashion VIPs gathered at the vast Skylight Soho space in Manhattan for a preview of and chance to buy designer Jason Wu’s new, limited- edition collection of apparel and accessories for Target. And if the line at the cash registers was any indication – easily 500 deep – the crisp, coquettish groupings of Wu-wear are going to sell-out at retail much like many of...
On sale now: Wednesday's top picks
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Love designer clothing but hate paying full price? Me, too.
Searching the Web for sales can be a time-consuming activity, so I've gathered my five favorite discounted items online Wednesday.
In honor of today's unseasonably warm weather here on Long Island, today is dedicated to dresses.
1. What: Alice + Olivia Randi tank dress
Was: $396
Now: $277.20
You...
