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Pre-Fashion Week Mad-Libs: Porter Grey

Tuesday, Aug 31, 2010 / 7:00 PM

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Alice & Trixie
Deal: Up to 80% off silk dresses, tops, and skirts
When/Where: Tuesday, August 31 through Thursday, September 2. Daily 10am—7pm. 265 W. 37th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, eleventh floor (no phone)

Castor & Pollux
Deal: 50% off summer clothing from the likes of Vena Cava, Acne, and Tucker
When/Where: Ongoing. Sun—Mon closed, Tues noon—7pm, Weds 3pm—9pm, Thurs—Sat noon—7pm. 238 W. 10th St between Bleecker and Hudson Sts (212-645-6572)

Edon Manor
Deal: Up to 60% off shoes and bags from labels like Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, and Isabel Marant
When/Where: Ongoing. Mon—Sat noon—7pm, Sun noon—6pm. 391 Greenwich St between Hubert and N. Moore Sts (212-431-3890)

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fashionweek-foodies

So, despite what you’ve seen and heard, fashion people loooovvve to eat. And they love to eat really, really good food.

The Fashionista staff is not immune to this. In fact, we embrace it wholeheartedly. But there’s not much time to dig-in during New York Fashion Week. So we’ve rounded up our favorite spots, events, and parties that might end up being more about the food than the scene. And maybe even the clothes.

Bird‘s Fashion’s Night Out event takes the cake though (and we do hope there will be cake). Owner Jen Mankins has some serious foodie clout in addition to her discerning fashion eye. After the jump, she dishes on she how she wrangled the Brooklyn foodie elite and her favorite meals at Frankie’s and Prime Meats.

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Back in the day, designers would visit each stockist, each season and present the latest collection to the shop’s salespeople. Some designers, like Michael Kors, still take this approach.

But it has mostly fallen by the wayside. Not so at Chris Benz, where the man himself and his vice president of sales, Kelly Stinnett, spent a good chunk of the summer trekking across the US to get salespeople at boutiques and department stores excited about the Fall 2010 collection.

Benz and Stinnett were also promoting their special capsule collection with Saks Fifth Avenue, which launched at the beginning of August. The duo presented each collection to the Saks sales teams from Phoenix to New York.

Now that they’re back, I “sat down with” (aka “emailed with” because we’re all too busy to meet up) Chris to discuss why this approach is so important to the success of a brand, big or small.

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NYFW invites have started pouring in and so far, one stands out above the rest in terms of scale, style, and sheer adorable-ness: Mulberry’s show and party invites (they came as a set). The invite to the show is an adorable line drawing of a pug with a Mulberry dog collar. His owner? A beautiful silhouetted line drawing of a girl in a flirty ruffled dress, her braided hair in a ponytail and cinched with a hot pink bow. She’s the party invite, and she stands about two feet tall when all of her adjustable limbs are lined up.

We thought the drawings looked a little Garance-like, but Garance is more minimalist with her line figures. The charming invites are the handy work of artist Natasha Law, Jude’s big sis. Law is known for her sexy fashion-y line figure and clothing drawings. Her works are often color-blocked and focus in on sections of the female figure. We’re big fans.

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Name: Ashley

Age: 30

Occupation:
Interior Designer

How would you describe your style? Eclectic, classic and comfortable.

Where are you from originally?
Portland, Oregon

What is your favorite part of New York? I love Brooklyn

What have you been listening to lately? Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

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The multi-billion dollar beauty industry seems to thrive on the next new thing. Yes, there are the old classics that will hopefully never leave us: that iconic pink and green Maybelline Great Lash mascara, the tingle of Noxzema, and perfectly pretty Essie Ballet Slippers. But pick up the Friday WWD or take a quick cruise through your local beauty emporium, and you’ll see all sorts of glamorous (and often confusing) new offerings.

Read on for some of the new things you can expect to see this season.

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No you’re not seeing double. Modeling’s current stars are twins Ann and Kirby Kenny.

Even though AW10 was their first season doing shows, combined they walked for such industry bigwigs as Prada, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Celine, Proenza Schouler, and Burberry, just to name a few. Now they’re gearing up for SS11, which is sure to be another hit.

Click through for an interview with Ann and Kirby about their already-incredible careers, and what’s next.

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India Pearl Chapman Arrives: It’s a girl for 34-year-old Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman and husband Harvey Weinstein. Her name is India Pearl Chapman and she’s Chapman’s first child (Weinstein has three girls from a previous marriage). The NY Post cites one anonymous “pal” as saying, “”Let’s all hope she looks like Georgina.” Thanks for saying what we were all thinking, “pal.” {NY Post}

Lohan’s First Post-Prison Cover: Lindsay Lohan graces the cover of Vanity Fair, giving the mag her first in depth post-jail interview. The shoot was Grace Kelley-inspired, and we’ve got to give it to Lilo, she looks the part. {Vanity Fair}

Lion Cubs and Handbags Are Inappropriate Cover-Ups in Venice: Julianne Moore’s campaign for Bulgari, in which the actress reclines naked covered only by lion cubs and a large Bulgari handbag, has been banned in Venice. “An advertisement showing a nude woman on a divan is not appropriate for St Mark’s Square,” Venice’s mayor Giorgio Orsoni told the Italian press. {The Telegraph}

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Webvertorial

Buzzy shoe designer and Rachel Zoe-favorite Brian Atwood recently resigned from his post as creative director at Bally, so it’s no surprise that he’s getting into something else.

Jones Apparel Group has inked a deal with the designer to launch a contemporary footwear and accessories collection. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

In the past few years, Jones has attempted to revive its fuddy-duddy image through partnerships with the likes of Stuart Weitzman and Rachel Roy.

The line, tentatively named B Brian Atwood, will feature shoes priced between $200 and $400, as well as boots around $600.

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Everyone’s favorite Rick-Owens-clad fashion assistant, Andrew Mukamal, has got himself a fashion week styling gig. The Kell on Earth scene stealer will style Kimberly Taylor’s Spring/Summer 2011 Presentation at the Plaza on Wednesday, September 8th.

It’s a partnership that makes sense. Both Taylor and Mukamal are young, social media savvy up-and-comers in the industry, and Mukamal’s name should bring (even more) attention to Taylor’s line. No word yet on whether Bravo has decided to give season two of Kell on Earth the green light (we’re hoping they do), so if Mukamal’s stint as fashion reality tv’s darling is over, it makes sense that he’s focusing on his styling/consulting career.

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