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Anne Bratskeir
Anne Bratskeir covers shopping, fashion, beauty and lifestyle trends for Newsday, and is a reality television show addict who reports on everything from Housewives to American Idol.
Diane von Furstenberg opens 'The Accessories Shop'
Feel free to drop in at Diane von Furstenberg’s company headquarters in the heart of the Meatpacking District, just steps from the High Line, starting June 13. While you might not see the Grande Dame of wrap dresses, you’ll get to visit her brand new summer pop-up (and perhaps longer term venture), “The Accessories Shop,” which is selling, natch, DVF accessories.
The shop will operate in the...
Read more »Flip flops with a Long Island accent and a bacteria-fighting design
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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...
Read more »Project Prom: 'Field of Dreams' takes it
Photo credit: Bruce Gilbert
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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