Eccentric Glamour: Pick up your copy and meet Simon Doonan in person!

Pick up a signed copy of Simon Doonan's (Barneys resident style guru) new style manual and meet him in person this Sat at Barneys NYC location; 2-5pm!

Shop With a Conscience at "Samples for (eco)mpassion"

Samples for (eco)mpassion invite you to experience a sample sale that promotes conscious consumerism. Samples for (eco)mpassion is a carbon neutral sample sale where you will find merchandise marked at up to 90% off retail prices from such name brands as Citizens of Humanity, Del Forte Organic Denim, Lauren Moffatt, Seven Jeans, C&C California, QI Cashmere, Philosopher Garden, Alice and Trixie, Raven Denim, Big Drop, Julie Brown, Caravan, Rebecca Taylor, Young Fabulous and Broke, and many others.

Shopping bags provided by Bio Bag are 100% biodegradable and compostable made from corn starch. Five percent of of total sales will go to support Trees for The Future.

2/22-2/24
Fri-Sun 11am-8pm
201 Mulberry St. (between Kenmare & Spring Sts. in Soho)
Cash/ Charge - No Checks

Antique Week in NYC!

It's Antiques Week in NYC and there are shows and auctions all over town!

None more varied than Antiques at the Armory downtown at the Armory on Lexington @ 26th Street.
100 dealers bring their best and although Americana and Folk Art are WELL represented they
are by no means the only categories in abundance. There will be garden antiques, fabulous jewelry,
silver, 20th century furnishings, African art, majolica, ceramics, paintings, prints,
decorative arts and more.

Plus - it is THE HUB of ANTIQUES WEEK!
Free shuttles to and from the venerable Winter Antiques Show uptown and The American Antiques
Show on 18th Street. Then from those shows you can shuttle walk or cab to and from
other events and then back to the hub - The Armory on Lexington & 26th.

Download or view a show program here. You can view the list of exhibitors, floor plan,
all Antiques Week events at a glance, a shuttle schedule and even a few local
restaurant recommendations.

Show info at www.stellashows.com or call 212-255-0020
Phone during show hours 212-532-0490

Show Hours: Friday & Saturday 11-8, Sunday 11-5
Admission: $15
Location: The Armory on Lexington Avenue @ 26th Street, NYC

Great Shoe Sample Sale

Now this sale is always majorly crowded and there are plenty of duds amongst the hidden gems, but it is most worth it for the great staple boots and shoes you can find, especially boots. I frequent this sale every year and always manage to find fantastic Italian boots and heels at crazy cheap prices. The trick is that as the sale peters out (the last 2 days) the prices drop. So by the last day you can find incredible Italian boots and Frye's and Ugg's for less than 50$ a pair. They also usually have a great selection of Marc Jacobs styles which we all love! Happy Hunting! Shoe-Inn 11th Annual Warehouse Sale Shoe-Inn's 11th Annual Warehouse Sale features over 10,000 pairs of women's designer shoe and boot collections by Stuart Weitzman, Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, Burberry, Pedro Garcia, Robert Clergerie, Zalo, Miss Trish, Roberto del Carlo, Acqua Italia, Chloe, Celine, Michael Kors, Pucci, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Anne Klein, Puma, Cynthia Rowley, Donald J. Pliner, Calvin Klein, Beverly Feldman, Miss Sixty, Converse, Frye, Technica, Lilly Pulitzer, D&G, Castraner, Charles David, Moschino, Steve Madden, Kenzo, Isabelle Fiore, Betsy Johnson, New Balance, Uggs, Fieramosca, Minnetonka, and many others. All shoes are $19-$149. All boots are $50-$199 (valued up to $1250). New merchandise is added daily. "The Ultimate Shoe Sale" -- FOX News 2006. Please note Shoe-Inn's new location for this sale.
Event Begins:	1/7/2008
Event Ends:	1/11/2008
Event Times:	Mon-Fri 9am-7pm
Location:	311 West 34th St. Manhattan Center Studios (Btwn 8th & 9th Ave.) Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY 10018
Payment Types:	Cash/VISA/AMEX/MC

Welcome Back!

Welcome back from the holiday bliss and chaos!

The holiday had lulled us into a eggnog and shopping coma but we have returned.

The weather here in the city has turned wonderfully warm for the next few days which is putting us all in good mood.

I hope your holidays were wonderful and 2008 is even better.

xo,
BG

Hanky Panky Sample Sale: Get Your Thong On!

Everyone's favourite everyday lingerie Hanky Panky (or at least all the girls in the know!) is having a sample sale. Apologies for the late notice, I was too busy fighting in with the masses for my share :)!

You've still got 2 days to pick up some new pieces.

All bottoms are 10$ each including their low-rise thong, a perpetual favorite for good reason (it allows us to still wear underwear with the impossibly low-er trend of jeans...) and they have cami's for 15-20$ as well as an assortment of other accoutrement's.

Be careful girls, its wild in there!

Gossip Girl Back on Track.

Ok, for a while there, my interest had been waning, but last nights episode was gooooooood. I'm back in.

We all love a little old-fashioned class war drama.

And how hot were those final scenes between Nate and Blair????

XOXO,
BG

French Fashion Focus

I have been meaning to mention that FIAF is focusing on fashion this month (other than the fashionable crowd that routinely attends their functions). Besides featuring wonderful french films of Fashion Icons at their Tuesday Cinema screenings they also have three fashion talks with: Véronique Nichanian of Hermès, Bruno Frisoni of Roger Vivier, and Olivier Theyskens of Nina Ricci. I attended the Hermes talk and it was great, get your tickets now.

I highly recommend!

I recently saw:

And God Created Woman (Et Dieu créa la femme)

Roger Vadim, 1957.
With Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Color. 100 min. In French with English subtitles.

and it was so so wonderful. If you haven't yet seen it, do!

Go.

Gossip Girl Update

To see where in the city GG will be filming, check out the interactive map of the shooting locations.

Gossip Girl Premiere

Soooooooooooo?

What did you all think?

Was there enough drama and cattiness for you? Do you love that a gossip blog is the main fodder of a hot T.V. show? How great is the styling?

What about the cameos? Bendel's much? Love that this is filmed here in NYC!

Love it!!!

P.S. How hot did S look in that gold dress. Very Sienna.

P.P.S. To see a good portion of the show, check in here.

XO,
BG

NY Fashion Week and the High Holiday Debate. G-D Wins!

Oh and speaking of NY Fashion week, I had been meaning to post this, one of the myriad reasons I love NY. Came across this upon my return from vay-cay, yay for being back in town!

In case you missed the raging scheduling debate that occurred after last years fiasco with Paris Fashion Week being scheduled on top of the High Holidays (only the most religious holy days for Jews), here's a little primer.

Now, the biggest question remains? What am I going to do for the High Holidays??

Ciao, Dahlings.
XO, BG

Don't Miss Intermix's Bi-Annual Sample Sale!

Running until Sunday August 26th!

The wonderful twice-yearly Intermix sample sale!!!!

You can't miss this great opportunity to score fantastic designer (Stella McCartney, Chloe, Geren Ford, Matthew Williamson) pieces at steal-worthy prices (expect cuts of up to 70% off!!).

Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St., nr. Sixth Ave. (212-741-5075, ext. 218);
8/23–8/25 (9–8); 8/26 (10–6).

P.S. Be prepared for loooong lines.

P.P.S. Apparently Hermes also has a sample sale going on, same dates, same location but on the 4th floor. There will be accessories and Ready-to Wear for both men and women available.

Enjoy!

Gossip Girl: Can't Wait!!

OMG, I just saw the TV trailer for Gossip Girl with the scenes set to Fergies 'Glamorous'. It looks sooooooooooooo good. Can't wait!!!

Breaking News: Jane Magazine is Being Scrapped.

Jane will publish its last issue this August at which point the website will also be shut-down.

Staff returned to the office this morning after the 4th of July long weekend to the news.

Another one bites the dust.

Get the scoop at Fashion Week Daily.

Other commentary at Gawker.

Cool Opening Tonight at Clarabella on the LES!

BUILDINGS by SHAUN KARDINAL

New to the Lower East Side art scene, boutique/gallery CLARABELLA is pleased to present BUILDINGS, the inaugural New York City exhibit from Seattle based photographer, Shaun Kardinal. Photographing rooftops has been a hobby of the artist's for many years. Though an avid digital artist in his teens, it was not until his twenty-third year with an antique medium-format camera in hand that Kardinal developed an absolute passion for the subject. It was the way the buildings looked as he gazed through the viewfinder, playing with the vibrancy of Seattle's sunsets, the richness of her summers, the austere dullness of her grey winters. It was a love affair with a new city encouraging familiarity, ushering these monoliths in as kin, good friends, integral parts of Kardinal's daily walks to and from work. In this way, his photographs are meant to be seen as intimate portraits.

These buildings, at once solitary and full of life, seem to play with and against each other: three skyscrapers playfully fall against one another; an isolated wall dares to stand alone; a telephone pole bisects a brick building, while sagging lines tease its rooftop; four more in four corners, never to embrace; another still, reflects on the day as the sun plays its final notes on a bright pink sky.

Clarabella, 279 E. Houston Street (between Clinton and Suffolk) NY, NY 10002

Showing from June 1 – July 31

Reception: June 28, 2007 from 7 – 9pm

Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat 12-8pm, Sun 12-7pm

P.S.
Hope to see you there! I am juggling a few events tonight...but I'm hoping to make it!

TaTa, BG

Catherine Malandrino Summer Sample Sale

FYI.

Mark your calendars.

Ummmm Catherine Malandrino. Love it.

And Speaking of Celebrity Fashion Lines...Kate Moss's Topshop Barneys Collection is Re-stocked and New Items are Added.

By the way, meant to tell you about this days ago...apologies, this vacation is slowing me down! So if you care, the Kate Moss collection for Topshop at Barneys has been replenished and new pieces are in as well.

Get it here.

Yawn.

Georgia Rule? Well...Lindsay Lohans wardrobe certainly rocks!

P.S.

I watched Georgia Rule today. What else to do in the Montreal rain? (Have I mentioned its been raining ALL week?) Anyway: unlike some who have dissed LaLohan and the movie, I loved it. Besides Lindsay's wonderfully covetable wardrobe (amazing skinny jeans, flow-y white tops, great wedges, to die-for sunglasses, etc)...I was drooling half the movie...I think it was a good performance....and a good movie. I really enjoyed it. Judge for yourself. The perfect opportunity? Well, the 93 degree weather I left behind in NYC or the cold dreary rain of Montreal!

Escape to the movies. Covet Lindsay's clothes.

Barneys Summer Sale

Umm, it's hard to write about this, since I am in Montreal and its rainy and cold-ish. Not summer at all. I totally mis-packed and neeeeeeed Barneys. Anyway. Hello: wardrobe change!