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Gap Design Editions hit stores -- in all its khaki glory
The third annual Gap Design Editions -- a limited-edition collection created exclusively for Gap by this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winners (emerging stars Albertus Swanepoel, Alexander Wang and Vena Cava’s Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai) hits stores June 16.
The challenge? To reinterpret khakis, a Gap classic. Expect mod, graphic-print dresses, a new cropped take on the safari jacket, pants, shorts and big floppy hats to shade you from summer sun.
-- Joe Amodio(Handout Photo)
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Find your diva style
Thursday, May 28
Join In Style magazine and Peg Samuel, author of “How to Be a Social Diva,” for fashion tips and advice on how to modernize and add style to your wardrobe and life.
Gift bags available with $100 purchase (while supplies last), 6 to 8 p.m. at Lord & Taylor, 424 Fifth Ave., Manhattan. To register, e-mail rsvp@lordandtaylor.com and include “Find Your Diva Style” in the subject line.
-- Mary Beth Foley(Handout Photo)
Tags: beauty
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Furs, handbags and, in Theory, free cardigans
Wednesday, May 27- Thursday, May 28
Fendi Trunk Show featuring informal modeling of this fall’s ready-to-wear, furs, handbags and shoes. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Americana Manhasset, 516-627-1900.
Saturday, May 30
Enjoy informal modeling of Theory’s new collection while sipping cocktails and receive a gift of a Theory cardigan with any purchase of $500 or more (one per customer, while supplies last) at Bloomingdale’s in Roosevelt Field; 1 to 4 p.m.; 516-873-2700.
-- Mary Beth Foley(Theory, Handout Photo)
Tags: bargains
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Down the aisle in style
Thursday, May 28 to Sunday, May 31
Israeli Designer Pnina Tornai will make an appearance and present her collection inspired by New York City and the American bride, by appointment only, at Kleinfeld, 110 W. 20th St., Manhattan, 646-633-4300.
Thursday, May 28 to Saturday, May 30
Monique Lhuillier trunk show, by appointment only at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, 110 E. 55th St., eighth floor, Manhattan, 212-319-6778.
Saturday, May 30
The Printery, a printing company established in 1881, will offer its full line of boxed items and take custom orders for invitations and other announcements at The Elegant Setting, 31 Main St., Southampton, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 631-283-4747.
-- Mary Beth Foley(Kleinfeld, Handout Photo)
Tags: bridal
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Designers fight AIDS
Cyndi Lauper, Katy Perry and Yoko Ono, among others, have something in common this week. They’ve all designed pieces for H&M’s second annual Fashion Against AIDS campaign.
Teaming up with Designers Against AIDS for the second straight year, the Swedish retailer has commissioned a collection of tees, dresses, tank tops and bodysuits -- all with an '80s feel that combines white, bright colors and graffiti prints.
Prices run from $12.90 to $24.90, with 25 percent of sales going to HIV / AIDS youth awareness projects; last year’s campaign raised more than $15 million.
Lauper’s tee proclaims “Girls just wanna have safe sex.”
Perry's, right, gives a safe sex message: “What’s on the outside is what counts” and Ono’s design incorporates the words “Imagine Peace” in multiple languages. Other designers include Estelle, gray tank at left, Dita Von Teese, Moby, N.E.R.D. and Katharine Hamnett. Look for them in H&M stores starting Thursday, May 28.
— Barbara Schuler(Handout Photos)
Tags: cyndi lauper, katy perry, yoko ono, h&m, fashion
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Michelle Obama, first lady of style
She can’t make a move without pundits weighing in on her wardrobe (was she or wasn’t she wearing false eyelashes during a visit to a D.C. classroom?) and designers go absolutely giddy when she shows up in one of their outfits.
Michelle Obama is clearly making her presence known in the style world. Already, there’s been a bookd, and now the people at IMG publishing (producers of The Daily Front Row and the Fashion Mini) have put out “Michelle Obama, 100 days of Style.”
The photo-heavy, 116-page glossy covers Inauguration Day, the European tour and low-key events like the planting of the vegetable garden.
First lady fans will gobble it up; it’s $6.50 at bookstores or order online. (Click here to connect.)
– Barbara Schuler(Handout Photo)
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Get the "Terminator" look
Feeling aggressive today? Channel a little “Terminator: We Fight Back” action with Oakley’s S.I. Assault Boot, the very style worn by Christian Bale, left, in the movie.
The leather boot is $185 online, (Click here to connect.) and is a street version of gear developed for the elite U.S. Special Forces.
Features like a moisture-wicking liner, shock absorption and a heavy-duty tread make them suitable for all kinds of tough situations and difficult terrain.
Perhaps we’ll order a pair for Fashion Week.
— Barbara Schuler(Handout Photos)
Tags: christian bale, oakley, terminator
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Special events: Trunk shows
Wednesday, May 20, to Thursday, May 21
Trunk shows at Hirshleifer's, Mark Davis fine jewelry, Wednesday, May 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a personal appearance by designer. On Wednesday and Thursday, May 20 and 21, view Badgley Mischka Fall 2009 collection, informal modeling, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hirshleifer's Americana Manhasset; 516-627-3566.
Wednesday, May 20
Jason Wu Fall trunk show collection at Julianne, 274 Main St., Port Washington; 516-883-0678.
Friday, May 22, to Sunday, May 24
Claire Pettibone bridal trunk show, by appointment only at Kleinfeld, 110 W. 20th St., Manhattan; 646-633-4300.
-- Virginia Dunleavy(Badgley Mischka dress, Handout Photo)
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Wedding dresses
Friday, May 22, to Sunday, May 24
Claire Pettibone bridal trunk show, by appointment only at Kleinfeld, 110 W. 20th St, Manhattan; 646-633-4300.
Tuesday, May 26, to Thursday, May 28
N.Y. Premier Bridal & Expo: More than 30 wedding exhibitors, a band and DJ showcase with a fashion show at three venues: Tuesday, May 26, Marriott Uniondale, 101 James Doolittle Blvd.; Wednesday, May 27, Huntington Hilton, 598 Broad Hollow Rd., Melville; Thursday, May 28, Marriott Islandia, 3635 Express Dr. North. No admission charge; doors open at 6:30 p.m.; 631-563-6280.
-- Virginia DunleavyTags: bargains
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Deals on T-shirts to prom gowns
Thursday, May 21
Look over this summer’s fashions as you listen to the beat of a live DJ, 6 to 8 p.m. and get a Lauren Moshi towel with your $200 Y.E.S department purchase (one per customer, while supplies last) at all Bloomingdale’s stores, including those in Walt Whitman Mall, 631-425-6889, and Roosevelt Field, 516-873-2700.
Thursday, May 21, to Monday, May 25
Buy any two regular-priced T-shirts from Lyric Culture (those vintage shirts designed with song lyrics by music legends) and receive a free tank valued at $70. One per customer, while supplies last, at Y.E.S.at Bloomingdale's in Roosevelt Field; 516-873-2700.
Now through June
Prom gowns anyone? More than 7,000 gowns, sizes 2 to 24, are up to 70 percent off regular retail prices ($300 gowns for $89.99), at Payless Dressy Dresses, 55-57 59th St. (near 56th Avenue), Maspeth; 718-326-1016.
-- Virginia DunleavyTags: bargains
