Fresh Style
Spring Before Fall Heading into New York Fashion Week
It finally feels like summer 2011 in the Bay Area, but for the fashion world, it’s Spring 2012. The runway shows of New York Fashion Week start just after Labor Day and the fashion flock will be considering warm-weather clothes for NEXT summer, even before THIS summer is done. For us Northern Californians, watching what [...]
Giambattista Valli is Macy’s Next Designer in Collaboration Series
Giambattista Valli, a favorite of Victoria Beckham, will be the fourth in Macy’s series of collaborations with top name designers. The Italian designer, whose dresses and gowns are favored by starlets as well as the quietly fashion-obsessed, brings some of his signature touches to the affordable collection. The Macy’s collection launches on Oct. 26 in [...]
Former Shopaholic Says She Stopped and So Can You
Not me, not any of my friends have ever said: “I need to spend more money shopping for clothes.” Instead, we’re all very good at justifying why we need (never, ever “want”) to buy another pair of shoes, jeans, sweaters, even jewelry. Jill Chivers, then, is just one more killjoy who tells us we should [...]
Missoni for the Masses, From Target,
Of Course
I coveted Missoni for decades but price tags well over $1,000 for a cardigan or skirt, wasn’t in a newspaper reporter’s budget. When M Missoni was introduced in 1998, there sweaters in the $500 range, I still had to wait for a sale (a really BIG sale) to afford to splurge once in awhile. Now [...]
Henri Bendel opening in Valley Fair
New York is coming to San Jose, dressed in brown and white stripes. The legendary Manhattan retailer is opening its first Bay Area store in Valley Fair this fall. Bendel’s, of course, is one of the iconic New York “B” stops for style-izers, along with Barney’s and Bloomingdale’s…
Santana Row’s stylish September includes fashion’s night out, runway shows and celebrities
Vogue’s Anna Wintour was the famously fashionable face behind Fashion’s Night Out when it started in New York three years ago. Now it’s a global event that’s celebrated in more than 100 cities to help boost sales in a bad economy…
Accolades for Atelier Aveda in Santana Row
Atelier Aveda and stylist/owner Karie Bennett were winners of the prestigious Salon Master of Business Award (MBA) at the annual North American Hairstyling Awards held recently in Las Vegas. Bennett and her team from the Santana Row salon are frequent contributors to the Scene magazine editorial photo shoots, doing the hair and makeup for the [...]
