Posts with tag nyc

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?

It has been said that if our country were to be hit by some huge asteroid everything would be destroyed -- plants, animals, humans -- except for those nasty little cock roaches. Some how, they would end up on the top of the food chain.

Braccialini can be counted on for exciting, whimsical designs. Always made from the best materials in Florence, their handbags make excellent gifts for those friends who have everything (and for their children).

The beautiful owl purse from the new TEMI Collection (above) is one such perfect gift; owls have been all over jewelry this year. Unfortunately, it is not available online, but you can visit their shop in Soho, New York City, or click here for where we've been able to find them online.

Read on for a gallery of more new, fanciful handbags by Braccialini!

For whatever reason, GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has earned the animosity of many of the entertainment industry's "tough girls." A month ago, tattooed bombshell Pamela Anderson gave the bespectacled governor some verbal harassment, telling E! reporters that Palin "can suck it." Now, at a stop on Madonna's tour in NYC, the pop diva promises the crowd "I will kick her ass." That brings up an important question for this years election -- please cast your vote below.

Who would win in a battle royale: Madonna or Sarah Palin?

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I recently had the opportunity to get made up by Catalina Ceballos, a makeup artist and teacher at DEX New York, a salon frequented by Tyra Banks and Posh (Victoria Beckham). This is me before, rockin' my pink hair for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Catalina took off all my makeup except my eyeliner, which she liked (it's a dark brown Lancome shadow applied with water). She trimmed my eyebrows, and brushed on a special shade of Tinted Hydrator, SPF 20, which she created for me by blending two shades. DEX New York's Tinted Hydrator has ginkgo biloba and ginseng to increase circulation.

Catalina then applied loose and pressed powder, again using two shades blended with a kabuki brush. She used a mineral illuminator auto-pen on my undereye circles over the powder.

Then came the color. Read on to see the "after" picture and see what she used on me! Also note: Most of the products she used are available on the DEX New York website.

That's me! I went to DEX New York, a salon and studio in NYC frequented by Tyra Banks, to get a $10 hot pink hair extension. 100% of the proceeds go to The National Breast Cancer Foundation. You should get one, too! It was totally painless, took about five minutes once I was in the chair, and they gave me a pink cupcake. If you're in NYC, this is a great way to participate in Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Read on to see how it looks!

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

Today's featured indie designer is Fotini, a native New Yorker who draws inspiration for her original jewelry from the sights and sounds that surround her in NYC as well as long summers spent in Greece.

In a former life, I must have been really, really good, because I just had an amazing experience -- I was a model for the Spiegel Spring 2009 Reality Dressing feature!

Lots of companies claim to be all natural, but when you read the labels (which you must do) the list of scary, crazy chemical ingredients is enough to turn you green - literally and figuratively.

Julianne Moore and Burt's Bees are partnering up to eliminate the need for all that fine print reading and make it easier for us to figure out when products are really all natural.

Along with some like-minded brands, Burt's Bees worked closely with the Natural Products Association to develop a The Natural Seal. When you see the seal you know that the ingredients are at least 95% natural.

Julianne Moore comes into the picture as part of the activity to raise awareness of this seal. With her glowing, translucent skin and natural beauty, she is the perfect spokesperson for this movement.

We're watching: The runway
We're wearing: Black of course, like spies
We're eating: NYC hot dogs and pretzels
We're drinking: Champagne and Evian
We're thinking: Where do they keep the gift bags?
Not over it: Angelina Jolie's tiny likeness

New York's Garment District is shrinking, and designer Anna Sui is looking to save it in the best way she knows how -- through fashion. She, along with myriad other major names in the fashion industry, have banded together to raise awareness of the problem through a black t-shirt with a simple message: Save the Garment Center.

Zoning laws have changed the way the buildings in this area are viewed, and many landlords are hoping to turn what have been factories into luxury lofts and hotels, leaving many contractors in the industry with nowhere to go.

Nexxus Salon Hair Care is sponsoring a contest for all of you armchair stylists and fans of Bravo's Shear Genius. Got a killer hairdo you can distill into four easy steps? Record it and upload it, and you might be taking your best friend to New York to attend the Shear Genius wrap party. Plus, you'll be featured on Nexxus.com. Fame and fortune could be as simple as one-two-three...four!

Your style can be for long or short, curly or straight hair. We don't think you're not required to use 360° Volume or Sea Swell Texture Mist, but you know, it couldn't hurt.

In addition to the grand prize trip to NYC, you could also win:

• Highest Score: One winner, selected by Nexxus experts from the top 100 entries with the highest score, will win a Nexxus prize package including products and brushes, worth $100.
• Most Viral: One winner, selected by Nexxus experts from the top 100 entries that get the most attention across the Internet, will win a Nexxus prize package including products and brushes worth $100. Learn about Most Viral.
• Weekly Sweepstakes: One winner, who signs up to receive exciting news from Nexxus® and Shear Genius, will be selected at random each week to receive a Nexxus prize package worth $50.

If you're the one your friends always ask to do their hair, then maybe it's time you got some recognition and credit. It's free to enter, and you might be the one to win!

The Dark Knight is receiving a huge amount of buzz, largely due to the astounding performance of the late Heath Ledger as The Joker. Apparently he is riveting, and this "sequel" maintains the high standards of excitement and action set by director Chris Nolan's 2005 Batman Begins.

We love us some Christian Bale around here, especially when he's dressed up, like at the film's New York premiere on July 14th. Naturally he looked devastating, and even better, everyone at the screening looked goth. They were all dressed in black, as if for a funeral, or a wake. Which in a way, they sort of were.

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]

We told you that Ugly Betty was packing it up and heading off to NYC. Now it looks like they might try to branch out into some kind of all-singing, all-dancing Broadway musical when they get there. According to cast member Michael Urie -- who plays assistant Marc St. James on the show -- a project that started with the idea to turn one episode into a musical is now being spun off into an actual stage production. Here's what he told Britain's Heart FM:

"They do want to do an "Ugly Betty" musical, a full-on Broadway musical, but it's all hush-hush. I think it would be great, and they should use the cast from the show. I think we would all do it, although we maybe don't dance and sing as well as professional singers and dancers. I think it would be fun for us to do it for a while, and then they could get real people in. They definitely want to do an episode that is a musical one, but then they want to do a full stage show. I think it's a great idea. It would definitely work."

[via Perez]