WHERE ARE YOU HEADED ON ‘FASHION’S NIGHT OUT’?
By: Hope Wilkos, Writer/Blogger Photographer: George Whylie Videographer: Maxine Nolan
The countdown is underway as we approach one of the most exciting and fashionable evenings of the year.
‘Fashion’s Night Out’ is arriving on Thursday, September 6, 2012. This is a global initiative sponsored by Vogue and CFDA. It originated in 2009 in New York City and overtook the fashion world by storm. This is an innovative way to promote local retailers while celebrating the fashion industry as a whole. Countries such as Brazil, China, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Greece, Australia, England, France, Germany, India, Spain, South Korea and Turkey have all gotten in on the action. The list of countries and events continues to grow every year.
The commemorative t-shirt is available online at ‘Fashion’s Night Out’ with the proceeds going to support a very worthy cause, the New York City AIDS FUND. QVC will give you a special preview of the sassy Vogue-designed tote bag. Net proceeds will benefit FASHION TARGETS BREAST CANCER, the charitable initiative of the CFDA Foundation, Inc.
The Empire State Building will be in an ‘FNO State of Mind’ as it glows all decked out in red to celebrate this special 4th anniversary of the event.
Maybelline New York is the official makeup sponsor and their Mobile Color Studio Makeover Truck will be making stops throughout New York City neighborhoods so get ready to look marvelous and get all your beauty questions answered.
Lord & Taylor in New York City will be introducing you to the family behind the timeless brand of BCBG-BCBGMAXAZRIA (Max, Lubov and Joyce Azria).
Artists & Fleas, Brooklyn’s weekly market, will set up shop at Chelsea Market featuring 30 designers all of whom will debut their new collections and give the public a first-hand look into their world.
DKNY will be throwing a party in the city to celebrate the New York City Fire Department who greatly deserve recognition for their good deeds that take place on a daily basis.
Girls have some fun with Rebecca Minkoff at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York City Flagship Store. Get pampered and primed for a night out on the town.
The designer who has gone to the top of his ranks, Christian Siriano, will be hosting a meet and greet at his first flagship store in Soho. Shoppers will be entered to win 2 tickets to his Spring 2013 Fashion Show. Good luck!
The party gets going in Los Angeles as the Citadel Outlet Mall hosts a freeze runway show and red carpet arrivals with “celebrities” from Madame Tussaud’s Hollywood.
Alexandria, Virginia will make it a night to remember by throwing an FNO block party with live music, performance art and a doggie fashion show.
Chic Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida treats its guests to a Cake Couture Contest while The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida brings in the shoppers with appetizers, champagne, shopping surprises, wellness treatments and all kinds of other beauty treatments. Hang with celebrity look-a-likes at International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa, Florida. The likes of Katy Perry, Marilyn Monroe and Joan Rivers are all there to entertain you.
Galleria Dallas might just make history with a Texas-size fashion show on the longest runway in the United States.
Award-winning costume designer, Patricia Field, is making her way to Crystals at CityCenter in Las Vegas for an exclusive fashion presentation.
There will be block parties, mall parties, social extravaganzas and a whole lot more. This is a night for designers, editors, stars, models and all kinds of fashionistas to bond together and simply enjoy fashion in a huge and iconic way.
Go to the ‘Fashion’s Night Out’ website to see the events taking place in your area. Where are you headed to celebrate a shopping event like none other on Thursday, September 6, 2012?
PHOTO CREDITS: ‘FASHION’S NIGHT OUT’ Facebook Page
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