Posts with tag manhattan

Burberry - The Final Countdown

Email thisPosted May 27th 2009 at 4:05PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Stores We Love, Style in the News

Get your calendars ready, tomorrow (Thursday, May 28 ) has been declared "Burberry Day" by New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (Yes, you still have to work and no, you don't have to wear plaid!) The New York skyline is about to be changed forever -- check out the time lapse video of the Burberry sign above to get your own countdown started!

In addition to opening its new Madison Avenue headquarters, the brand intends to use its new Burberry Foundation to contribute half a million dollars to local youth projects that help kids realize their potential through creative outlets.

Additionally, according to WWD, our favorite British purveyor of plaid will announce plans to double its NYC retail presence. If all of that isn't reason to break out the good champers, we don't know what is.

Of course, we're not the only ones who think a party is in order. Tomorrow evening, a 50-foot-long Burberry logo at the top of the brand's building will light up, while the 54th floor of the Palace Hotel will serve as the location of a super stylish soiree for 300 fashionable guests.

Celebrities from both the States and across the pond will be in attendance, including the Olsen twins, Blake Lively, Peaches Geldof, Sean Lennon, Helena Christensen, Nicky Hilton and more.

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Tags: burberry, burberry-foundation, headquarters, manhattan, new-york, party, store

Real Housewives Event at Sephora in NYC

Email thisPosted Feb 10th 2009 at 12:00PM by Annie Scott

Filed under: Events: On the Scene, Cosmetics, Fragrance, Skin Care, Celebrities with Style

See that? That's the Sephora at 5th Avenue and 48th Street in Manhattan. If you'll be in New York City on February 17th, this is where you should be. Why? We have two words for you: Gift. Bags.

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Tags: events, housewives, manhattan, new york, ny, nyc, real housewives, real housewives of NYC, real housewives of orange county, RealHousewives, RealHousewivesOfNyc, RealHousewivesOfOrangeCounty, sephora

Reebok Launches a Pop Up Store in NYC - For a Limited Time Only

Email thisPosted Nov 18th 2008 at 2:00PM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Shoes

As part of their attempt to launch themselves back out of their longtime fashion irrelevance, Reebok has opened a temporary 'pop-up store' in Manhattan named "Flash" -- how appropriate. The insta-store, only open for one month, is located at 169 Bowery and will be Reebok's outlet for top secret, limited edition styles that not even the savviest of sneaker insider has ever laid eyes on. Is Reebok actually onto something here?

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Tags: 169 Bowery, 169Bowery, Bowery, flash store, FlashStore, kicks, limited edition, LimitedEdition, Manhattan, New York City, NewYorkCity, NYC, Reebok, sneaker heaven, SneakerHeaven, sneakers, temporary stores, TemporaryStores

Hermes opens a men's store

Email thisPosted May 31st 2008 at 11:15AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Men

If you like paying $125 for a pocket square, or $360 for a ball cap, you'll be glad to know that French boutique brand Hermes is opening a men's store across the street from the Madison Ave flagship next fall. Like most all of the boutique's shops around the world, the new 6,000 square foot space will be decked out by legendary interior designer Rena Dumas and her RDAI architectural firm from Paris.

Many of their stores carry a limited selection of men's ties and silk accessories, but this one's going all-out with custom and made-to-measure menswear. It'll be the first men's specific store for the company. We always thought of Hermes as brand that mostly sold to women, but supposedly 45% of Hermes' sales come from the men's department. Guess they sell a lot of ties.

[via HauteConcept]

Tags: financial district, FinancialDistrict, Hermes, Madison Avenue, MadisonAvenue, Manhattan, mens store, MensStore, NYC, RDAI, Rena Dumas, RenaDumas

Tony Soprano is having a garage sale at Christie's

Email thisPosted May 29th 2008 at 9:30AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Celebrities with Style

For those of you who still find yourself grieving over the loss of the Sopranos series, here's a great chance to get your hands on a first rate memorabilia -- but it probably won't come cheap. James Gandolfini has decided to auction off his former character's costume pieces on June 25th at Christie's in Manhattan. The proceeds from the auction will go the the Wounded Warrior Project -- a Florida-based charity for wounded veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The auction will sell 24 complete outfits from the show. That's everything from his trademark salami-stained wife-beater, to the bloody shirt and pants that Tony wore when Uncle Junior shot him. They're even hocking the black striped bathrobe and boxers he wore to go out and get the paper every morning -- which actually look pretty comfy if you happen to share the mobster's measurements. Some outfits are expected to sell as low as $500.

[via PopCruch]

Tags: Afghanistan, auction, Christies, Iraq, James Gandolfini, JamesGandolfini, Manhattan, The Sopranos, TheSopranos, Uncle Junior, UncleJunior, veterans, wardrobe, Wounded Warrior Project, WoundedWarriorProject

Designers come out to watch Madonna

Email thisPosted May 7th 2008 at 1:31PM by Tiffany Neal

Filed under: Celebrities with Style

Last week, Madonna finally dropped her album Hard Candy and every able-bodied New Yorker came out to the Roseland in Manhattan to watch the diva perform her hot new dance tracks.

Decked out in head-to-toe Dolce & Gabbana athletic gear, Madge performed her hit "4 minutes on stage with Justin Timberlake" while a slew of CFDA babes like Donna Karan, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler, Harvey Weinstein, Lyor Cohen, Tory Burch and Rosie O'Donnell danced along.

Meanwhile, right after her live performance, Madonna slipped on a Ralph Lauren frock and headed over to friend/photographer Steven Klein's birthday party at The Box where waiters walked around in Dolce & Gabbana underwear all night.

And who said you were suppose to start slowing down at 50?

[via WWD]

Tags: 4 minutes, 4Minutes, dolce and gabbana, DolceAndGabbana, justin timberlake, JustinTimberlake, madonna, manhattan, ralph lauren, RalphLauren, roseland, steven klein, StevenKlein, the box, TheBox

Ralph Lauren has a new home

Email thisPosted Mar 18th 2008 at 8:10AM by Tiffany Neal

Filed under: Clothing

Need some more oxford shirts, chinos, and rugbys?

Ralph Lauren is planning to build a second flagship store in Manhattan. The new palace of all things preppy will be located at 888 Madison Avenue on the corner of East 72nd Street and across the street from his store at the Rhinelander mansion.

According to WWD, the store will house Ralph Lauren's women's and home collections. It will occupy the space once dedicated to Polo Sport , which has become a lifestyle boutique in recent years -- offering a mix of merchandise from RLX, Blue Label, and men's and women's Collection.

As for the current space, the company plans to completely gut and rebuild it, as it is replacing the two-story structure with a four-story building.

The new flagship will take inspirations from the Rhinelander mansion as well as The Duke and Frick mansions.

Tags: blue label, BlueLabel, manhattan, polo sport, PoloSport, ralph lauren, RalphLauren, rlx

PETA pulls a sneak attack on DK

Email thisPosted Feb 11th 2008 at 9:00AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Style in the News, Celebrities with Style

It may seem painfully obvious to most of us, but often times misguided animal rights crusaders fail to recognize the boundaries of decency or taste. While nearly all normal, well-adjusted human beings understand that it's extremely rude to sneak into someone's home and force them to watch a gruesome DVD of animals being slaughtered -- apparently, the folks at PETA do not. And you thought that door-to-door vacuum salesman was pushy.

Last Wednesday, PETA sent a "fashionably dressed" young woman to Donna Karan's Manhattan apartment armed with a tray of lattes and a portable DVD player. Some poor, formerly employed doorman was fooled by the guise and let the PETA agent into the residence, thinking she was making a delivery. She hovered around waiting for Karan to return, shoving the DVD player in DK's face when she arrived and showing her images of animals being skinned and butchered for their pelts.

Taken aback, DK let the infiltrator know that she needed to leave and told her that "I've seen all these [videos], but for me it's just purses and accessories." Then she released the hounds, who quickly mauled and ate the intrude all up. Just kidding. Way to go DK, way to take a stand for fur!

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Tags: DK, Donna Karen, DonnaKaren, fur, Manhattan, NY Fashion Week, NyFashionWeek, pelts, PETA, surprise attack, SurpriseAttack

Nordstrom inches closer to Manhattan

Email thisPosted May 31st 2007 at 12:33PM by Deidre Woollard

Filed under: Stores We Love

It seems there is a new trend afoot, department stores seems to be migrating to Manhattan. First we saw J.C. Penney on the move and now WWD reports that Nordstrom has moved one step closer to finding a Manhattan location by hiring the Madison Retail Group, a real estate consulting firm. The hiring of the firm means that Nordstrom just won't be moving into any old space but are on the quest for a monumental Manhattan flagship. Pete Nordstrom, president of merchandising for the Seattle-based Nordstrom chain recently said that Manhattan has always been a goal for the store. The company has been looking in different places including the Penn Station area by West 34th Street, Madison Avenue in the Fifties, lower Manhattan and the Columbus Circle vicinity.

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Tags: department store, manhattan, nordstrom

J.C. Penney comes to Manhattan

Email thisPosted Apr 20th 2007 at 2:46PM by Deidre Woollard

Filed under: Stores We Love

Did you know there is no J.C Penney in Manhattan? That's set to change as the department store which is in just about every mall in America will open a 150,000 sq ft flagship store in the Manhattan Mall, a development near the Macy's department store on Herald Square. The area is already home to other mainstream retailers such as Victoria's Secret, Zara and H&M. There is a JC Penney in Queens but this is the first ever Manhattan store. The retailer did open up a pop-up store in Times Square last year.

JC Penney has been raising the profile of their store with a variety of partnerships. Designer Nicole Miller sells an exclusive line at the store and Sephora now has opened mini stores inside the JC Penney stores. Polo Ralph Lauren will also sell exclusive private label apparel and home goods in 2008 under the name American Living.

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Tags: department store, jc pnney, JcPnney, manhattan, new york, style

Return of the jumper

Email thisPosted Sep 24th 2006 at 11:14AM by Anne Metz

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing

I usually think of jumpers as those things I was forced to wear until I was old enough to tell my mom to go away because I was picking out my own clothes (in other words, age 3).

But apparently the jumper is not just for kids. As Bill Cunningham notes in Sunday's New York Times style section, the cooler weather suddenly means that ladies of all ages are eschewing the undersized top for a jumper ... on the streets of Manhattan, anyway.

While I'm willing to allow the return of the jumper, I shudder to think what this might lead to. I mean, what's next? The security blanket as this fall's hottest accessory?

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Tags: accessory, Bill Cunningham, BillCunningham, jumper, Manhattan, new york, New York Times, NewYork, NewYorkTimes

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Curly or Straight?
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Offensive or artistic?
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Strapless dresses on 13-year-olds
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Is Megan the new Angelina?
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Did Calvin Klein respond to public's outcry?
The controversial "threesome" billboard in Soho has been replaced with this one, but 51% of you believe it was just to keep people talking about the brand, not because CK caved. Get the full story here.

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Calvin Klein's Racy Ad
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Palin's Pedi
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