Vivienne Westwood
Spring 2007 Fashion Week Day 5: Vivienne Westwood + Nine West = Not So Cheap Fashion
I love Vivienne Westwood, so when I heard that the women who some credit with inventing punk was teaming up with Nine West to premiere a line of lower priced (but certainly not cheap) shoes I was thrilled. The shoes, ranging in price from $160 to $350 a pair, will be available at selection Nine West stores. It’s an effort by Nine West to pump up it’s sales and image after years of dismal sales. Unfortunately, the collection will only be available for four weeks.
Viv will be in NYC today, at Macy’s Herald Square, chatting up the line. It’s suppose to be a consumer event, but of course, only the folks at Vogue, Elle and other people who would normal never set foot in a Macy’s store will be invited.
From Fashion Week Daily
Vivienne Westwood will be making a personal appearance at Macy’s Herald Square on September 12 to promote her new line of shoes designed in collaboration with Nine West. Vogue and Macy’s have sent out invitations to attend what is being billed as a primarily consumer-driven event, but look for a healthy sprinkling of the industry to be on hand for the Q&A session that will be led by Mary Alice Stephenson.
I will definitely be in attendance.
Billion Dollar Babes One Day Designer Sample Sale
THIS SALE IS OVER
Billion Dollars Babes is throwing another NYC sample sale this Saturday at the Altman Building. The sale features over two floors of deeply-discounted (up to 80% off) designer garments, shoes and accessories from top international designers like Georgina Goodman, Jenny Packham, Alvin Valley, Vivienne Westwood, Tocca, Grey Ant, Johnson, William B, Michelle Mason, and Project Runway alum Nick Verreos of Nikolaki.
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Don’t Sleep on Jersey Garden Outlet Mall
Yesterday, I spent the day at the Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall near the Newark airport in Elizabeth, NJ—an outlet mall that puts the “g” in ghetto (before you leave angry comments, visit the outlet mall. The kiosks sell gold fronts (aka teeth) that would make Flavor Flav proud and there’s a shop in the mall that sells rims).
Despite the quality of 90% of the stores, you can actually find some pretty solid deals on designers that your favorite rap stars have yet to discover, like the Vivienne Westwood khaki canvas jacket with black stripes that I found on the clearance rack at Marshalls (full disclosure: Marshalls is sponsoring my book tour) for $16.00. At the same Marshalls, I found a House of Deron, Beyonce and her mama’s new clothing line, cropped cream brocade jacket for $29.99 (not on sale). The jacket was constructed nicely, but the wrists of the jacket were lined with what looked like fur from a dead cat.
Dead animals and 20 inch spinners aside, the mall is a great diversion if you have sometime to kill before a flight or need a little apparel therapy before hitting IKEA (historical note: The Elizabeth IKEA was one of the first IKEA in North America, Plymouth Meeting, PA was the first). Plus it’s a bit closer than Woodbury.
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