Limelight is Lounge

I wasn't aware of this, but it doesn't sound good. Especially in the space where Michael Alig reigned and I saw Fear play in the 90s.

http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/02/limelight_space_will_reopen_as.html

DSW SUCKS

Yes, I am on a tear today. I went to DSW this weekend, and perhaps it's down to a weird fashion time of year, but the inventory SUCKED. But the last time I went there I thought it sucked too. So I am wondering if they have turned into DSucksW. Half the shoes are Blowfish...Blowfish? What the hell kind of shoes are those? Well just go look at them, and you will see they are crap. What happened to the Cole Haans and Kenneth Coles? Not that they are the height of shoe fashion, but at least they are in the ball park. OH! And even better, I did spy a pair of Frye boots in black and brown and the price was NOT MARKED DOWN AT ALL. They cost $345 -- Retail! And their sneaker selection stinks too. I will go back one more time in the new season, and if they don't impress me, I think I will have to banish them to Marty's Shoe Warehouse land.

Gilt Groupe & InStyle Join Forces

This is so not interesting, but since I'm trying to entertain myself...here you go:

Gilt Groupe*, Inc. and InStyle today launched a partnership offering millions of savvy consumers exclusive access to Gilt.com sales previews - an online first, available only at InStyle.com. This is the first fashion magazine partnership for Gilt.

InStyle.com now features a Designer Sales shopping area, powered by Gilt Groupe. Exclusive previews of future sales are now available up to a week in advance on InStyle.com. InStyle.com will offer Gilt Groupe members real-time links to sales as well as weekly special offers, which could include monies off, percentage off purchase or free shipping.

*Gilt Groupe (www.gilt.com) provides access, by invitation only, to Men’s, Women’s and Children’s coveted fashion and luxury brands at prices up to 70% off retail. Each sale lasts 36 hours and features hand selected styles from a single designer.

Recession? Not at Housing Works...

While retailers across America are going out of business or closing hundreds of locations, NYC's very own Housing Works is opening NEW locations and adding new events regularly. Perhaps it is good karma? Two exciting events:

1. Housing Works Opening in Tribeca

Housing Works Thrift Shops will open a new location in Tribeca at 72 Warren St. (between West Broadway and Greenwich St.). The Tribeca location will be open for business starting Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Store hours are 11am to 7pm, Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5pm on Sundays.

The store will offer the same selection of secondhand furniture, artwork, clothing, housewares, accessories and books for which Housing Works Thrift Shops are famous. The store will also serve as a donations point for area residents.

A party featuring celebrity auction items and first peek at the store’s sought-after Spring Preview merchandise will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2009 from 1pm to 4pm.

2. Racked.com editor Leslie Price hosts a sale of the coolest party clothes

Once a month, a prominent fashion editor will choose a fashion theme and serve as the host of a party and sale dedicated to that theme. And it’s all for a good cause: All Housing Works profits go toward Housing Works’ services for homeless and low-income people living with AIDS.

The new series will launch on Thursday, February 19, with a party and sale at our 17th St. store (143 17th St) from 6 to 9pm dedicated to chic party clothes and hosted by Racked.com Senior Editor Leslie Price. (Housing Works members get in an hour early! Join today.) One of the featured items includes a vintage chiffon shell with gold sparkles, $20, and gold Lurex mock turtleneck dress by Alexia Admor, $50 (pictured above)

Leslie Price was part of the team that created Racked.com in 2007. The site has become one of the best online fashion and shopping destinations (and more importantly, it links to GSNYC!).

ABOUT HOUSING WORKS: Housing Works is the largest community-based AIDS service organization in the United States, as well as the nation’s largest minority-controlled AIDS service organization. Since 1990, they have provided lifesaving services, such as housing, medical and mental health care, meals, job training, drug treatment and HIV prevention education, to more than 20,000 homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS.

Another President's Day Sale I Can't Go To

OK, I am being so dramatic. Maybe I can't go to this or other sales ON President's Day, but I can certainly go the weekend before. I guess I'm projecting.

So they tell me that there's a HUGE sale at Neiman Marcus Last Call stores, now through March 2nd, featuring:

***20% off women's contemporary and career apparel

**Most women's shoes 20% off, 30% to 50% OFF selected brands of women's shoes

**20% to 40% off selected handbags

**20% off selected Men's Sportswear and Furnishings

**40% OFF selected luggage

**30% off Children's Department

**20% to 50% off furniture

One of Several Presidents' Day Sales: Club Monaco

Yes, while I'm working at my day job on Monday, I hope that you all enjoy yourselves shopping! :(

Private Sale: Calypso St. Barth, Feb. 13-16

I can't keep a secret....There's a private sale at Calypso Upstairs (815 Madison Avenue @68th st., 5th Fl.) February 13-16, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Special discounts on selected fall & cruise merchandise.

ANNA: 20-50% Off Sale, Feb. 12-22

The sale at ANNA starts TODAY. Get down there girls and buy things! (150 E. 3rd St. near Ave. A.)

M.A.C Hello Kitty Couture Auction Thru Feb. 19

I have just leaned that we should rejoice in the name of kitties. Why? Because we have all been granted the chance to bid on a one-of-a-kind Kitty Creation, designed exclusively for M.A.C by Catherine Malandrino, Zac Posen, Charlotte Ronson, Hervé Léger, Kai Kuhne, Rosa Cha, Tadashi Shoji, The Blonds, threeasFOUR, Vicente Villarin, Giles, Dress 33, Elie Saab, Emmanuel Ungaro, Manish Arora, Qiu Hao, Zimmerman, Kate Sylvester, Shu Chi Huang and more.

The above images reveal just two of the designs that so brilliantly capture the essence of Hello Kitty - do I foresee a Project Runway challenge (if it ever gets back on the air)??

All proceeds benefit the Acquisition Fund for The Museum at FIT, the Fashion Institute of Technology. The M.A.C Hello Kitty Couture Auction ends on February 19 at 10:00pm EST/7:00pm PST.

And while you're at it, check out the new M.A.C Hello Kitty video on the M.A.C Cosmetics YouTube channel - it's like a veritable Hello Kitty in Wonderland! I now think I need to git me some Hello Kitty M.A.C!

By the way, how great is M.A.C's marketing? And products? Brilliant to join with the enigma that is Hello Kitty. Someone give those people a blue bow (for their hair of course!).

Eco Friendly Nike Zoom MVP Trash Talk All Star Game

I got kind of the oddest email I've gotten in a while from http://www.osneaker.com/. It's about some new sneakers that I guess they are selling online. So here it is, unedited:

Nike Zoom MVP Trash Talk All Star Game Player Exclusive.
This pair was made especially for Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns. One of its strong features is the usage of environmentally friendly material. It was created using recycled Nike materials from left over sneaker scraps. Nike shoes have carried a very strong emphasis on eco awareness, and this awareness has lead to a sneaker collection in honor of Steve Nash. The Nike Zoom MYP Trash Talk All Star Game Player Exclusive is limited to 72 pairs and was released in honor of the 2009 NBA All-Star Game set to take place in Phoenix, Arizona.