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Sunday, August 22, 2010

St Louis Fashion Week Sept 7th to 11th


     St Louis Fashion Week runs from September 7th-11th, but unlike past years where one venue supported each night, this year every night features a different location. The event will cost $10 - $30 for individual tickets and $75 for a week long pass. Tickets can be purchased online at saintlouisfashionweek.com or at the door on event night. Best of all the fashion faithful will get happy hour, as well as opportunities to shop the collections early and perhaps with discounts. Event details below:
Tuesday, September 7
Project:Design!
See the top 6 Brown Shoe Project:Design! finalists, Blue Bird Denim, Cavortress, Jezebel, Kristin Archibald, Roberto Mendes and ssonn, compete on the runway to claim the title of Brown Shoe Project:Design! Winner. Hair by The Salon Professional Academy. Makeup by Kelly K.
Location: Third Degree Glass Factory (5200 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108)
Time: 6pm-10pm
Ticket cost: $10 online pre-sale; $10 at the door.

Wednesday, September 8
Rock'n the Runway at Saks Fifth Avenue
Celebrate Fashion Week with a Rock n' Roll themed runway show featuring men's and women's contemporary fashions presented by Saks Fifth Avenue. Shop till 9 pm as 10% of your total purchases, on a Saks Fifth Avenue store card, will be donated to St. Louis Children's Hospital. Fashions from Rebecca Taylor, Alice and Olivia, Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Theory, Vince, Tibi, Nanette Lepore, Joie, True Religion, BCBG, Milly, Rock & Republic, Versace Men, Scotch & Soda, Robert Graham. Makeup by Laura Mercier.
Location: Saks Fifth Avenue at Plaza Frontenac (1 Plaza Frontenac, St Louis, MO 63131)
Time: 6pm Select Pre-Party with live musical entertainment, 7pm Fashion Show, 8pm Shopping and live musical entertainment
Ticket cost: $15 online pre-sale; $20 at the door. 100% of ticket proceeds will go to St. Louis Children's Hospital.
*Ticket includes admittance to Rock’n the Runway (non-reserved seating), gift bag (first-come basis), complimentary appetizers from Eclipse Restaurant & Budweiser Select Happy Hour. 

Thursday, September 9
The Magic of Macy's
Join Macy’s as we showcase the Fall 2010 woman’s trends on the runway. Fashions from INC International Concepts, Alfani, Rachel Rachel Roy, Michael Michael Kors, Kensie, Calvin Klein, Miss Me, Buffalo David Bitton,Jessica Simpson, Coach and many more. Hair by Salon Papillon. Makeup by MAC Cosmetics. Guest will also receive 20% off any purchase from the Impulse and INC International Concept Departments during the event. Plus, be one of the first 200 guest to check in and get a FREE gift bag!
Location: Macy's St. Louis Galleria (1550 St. Louis Galleria, St. Louis, MO 63117)
Time: 6pm Select Pre-Party, 7pm Fashion Show, 8pm Shopping.
Ticket cost: $15 online pre-sale; $20 at the door. 100% of ticket proceeds will go to HavenHouse St. Louis.
*Ticket includes admittance to The Magic of Macy’s (non-reserved seating), gift bag (first-come basis), complimentary appetizers from JVincent's FoodEdge and Vito's Sicilian Pizzeria & Ristorante & Budweiser Select Happy Hour.

Friday, September 10
Indulge at Plaza Frontenac
Fashions by AK Anne Klein New York, Banana Republic, BCBG Max Azria, Chico’s, The Coach Store, Cole Haan, Eileen Fisher, Graphic Traffic, J.Jill, Kate Spade New York, Lucky Brand Jeans, lululemon athletica, Passport Luggage, Talbots, Tiffany & Co., Town & Country Bridal Boutique and Ylang -Ylang Fine Jewelry. Hair by Stonewater Spa. Makeup by MAC Cosmetics.
Location: Plaza Frontenac (1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63131)
Time: 6pm Select Pre-Party, 7pm Fashion Show, 8pm Shopping.
Ticket cost: $15 online pre-sale; $20 at the door. 100% of ticket proceeds will go to Fashion Group International Inc. Saint Louis.
*Ticket includes admittance to Indulge (non-reserved seating), gift bag (first-come basis), complimentary appetizers from Brio Tuscan Grille & Budweiser Select Happy Hour.



Saturday September 11
Bud Select Presents Liquid Style
Budweiser Select presents Liquid Style: An outdoor event featuring local STL boutique fashions from Eye Bar, Klutch Boutique, N V Showroom Boutique, Rung, Sole and Blues and footwear by Brown Shoe.
Location: Old Post Office Plaza (9th & Locust, St. Louis, MO 63101)
Time: 7pm Select Pre-Party, 8pm Fashion Show, 11pm Fashion Week Wrap-up at Pepper Lounge.
Ticket cost: $25 online pre-sale; $30 at the door.
*Ticket includes admittance to Liquid Style (non-reserved seating), gift bag (first-come basis), complimentary appetizers from Jade Lounge & Budweiser Select Happy Hour.


Saturday, August 14, 2010

Vanity vs Insanity

When I use the word vanity, I realize it is subjective. What one person considers vain, another considers essential. Webster defines vanity as something valueless or empty. As an image consultant I see the value of taking pride in ones appearance, mostly because I understand that society and human nature dictates that how we look has a direct impact on the people and opportunities we draw to us. There is a fine line between taking pride in ones appearance and vanity. In turn, an even finer line between vanity and insanity. Like a disease, society's expectations of beauty are eating away at our very identity. Hollywood and the media dictate what you should look like, and for some reason, it is causing perfectly logical and sane people to abandon who they are and conform to some ideal. An unachievable one at that!  Were an unproportionately high number on Southern Californian women born with breasts too large for their emaciated frames and frozen faces? Every woman wants to be valued as an individual, and yet the growing trend is to purposely rid ourselves of what makes us a wonderfully unique individual. We grumble that we, as women, aren't taken seriously, respected or valued. But are we telling our children, mates, friends and colleagues that we take ourselves seriously, respect and value ourselves? Not when we dislike our appearance, our very identity, so much that we are willing to surgically alter our appearance, inject toxins into our face, and eat barely enough to sustain our bodies? If you don't like a personality trait you have, you may work to change that trait because you deem that part of you to be undesirable and worthy of changing. So, my stand is that when you change your appearance in such high risk ways, you're telling yourself and others, that there is something so wrong with you that not only needs fixing, but it is so undesirable that it's worth risking your health, even your life to fix it.  Webster Dictionary defines insanity as something utterly foolish or unreasonable. I rest my case!