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Tomorrow night, Thursday March 4th, Fashionrules is part of the whole Neiman Marcus introduction of their spring 2010 collections. Fashionrules will be selling limited edition t shirts and totes at NM’s across the country, as the stores stay open late tomorrow night to show off the new looks of sportswear pieces, military themes and safari – the hot trends of 2010. In the Beverly Hills store, there will be several fun things going on, open to the public: NM Fashion Director Ken Downing, who’s at Paris fashion week, will do a satellite video from Europe, with an update on fall 2010 trends – hot! (Our favorite so far was Dolce in Milan.) Famed iconic fashion photographer Melvin Sokolsky will be in the store, signing books – and that man is just a lesson. Then a number of major Neimans execs will be in from Dallas to show off Neiman’s new “Art of Fashion” – it’s spring campaign of 16 looks of major designer outfits, all different, with photos shot by Matthew Rolston – they’re in the windows of the Beverly Hills store this week, check them out. Rolston had a major presentation at Art College of Pasadena this fall, and is certainly having a major moment of recognition and artistry. This reporter/editor from Fashionrules will be asking him questions about the shoot, and what it was like to collaborate with the grand Neiman Marcus on windows, an ad campaign, a huge meta project. The events start on Wilshire in BH at 6:30, and go till 8:30 or 9pm – and it’s free and open to the public. The Rolston part will be at 8pm on the second floor. – Merle Ginsberg

On Tuesday night, Oct 27, Jason Wu will be doing a spring 2010 trunk show at Neiman Marcus, and feted by some editors, writers, bloggers, and major shoppers. And why not? His spring 2010 collection shown in NY in September was memorable for its cascading ruffles, beautiful jeweled purples and mustards, and his corset dresses with little bell-shaped skirts. That is from 6:30 to 8:30, and FashionRules will be chatting with The Fantastic Mr. Wu and report back to you. Maybe he’ll even let us in on what he’s thinking about fall 2010.
After that, L.A. designer Corey Lynn Calter will be showing her spring 2010 at a dinner and show to be held on Melrose Place in a private space. We can’t remember a designer who’s sprung for dinner in forever!!! That harkens back to the days before Sept 08. But as her collections continue to thrive at Anthropologie and Hilary Rush, we applaud her great price points and cute dresses, and will show you photos of her easy on the eyes and purse spring clothes on Wednesday.

Master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian was in L.A. from Paris several weeks ago, where he was feted by Libertine designer Johnson Hartig at his Larchmont Home. Kurkdjian did all the private label fragrances for Gaultier, has created fragrances for Dior and Narciso Rodriguez – he is what the Parisians and perfume conoisseurs call “A Nose.” Recently, he opened “Maison Kurdkjian” in Paris, with a full line of scents, incense papers, candles, and even – this rocks! – scented detergent and scented fabric softener (they are $45 a piece at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills.)

Here’s a round up of where there’s some good old American ca-ching fireworks around town this weekend:

 

-Saks is down to 60% off everything.

-Barney’s is 60% off, but on Thursday, July 9, goes to final markdowns – 75% off. This is when it’s extremely wise to buy up anything that resembles the styles of the fall – anything black or eighties looking, any blazer-style jackets, anything metallic or lavender.

-Vince has 40% off everything now – sweaters, sleek stretchy pants. These are basics and can be worn forever, and small stores don’t go to markdowns as frequently.

And have you noticed the fall 09/10 clothes are creeping into the stores windows already? Barney’s Beverly Hills has fall Lanvin in their windows now (an amazing collection, check the pic here, and Neiman Marcus on Wilshire has a full on red display of red dresses from fall.

Our hint: buy the summer clothes on sale that look like the fall clothes on sale.

You may have read that Anna Wintour of Vogue, along with NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Vera Wang, and Terry Lundgren of Macy’s have created what they call “A Fashion Stimulus Package” – since we all know stores are having a terrible time right now. Wintour has set up something called “Fashion’s Night Out” for September tenth – not just in NY, but in Europe, and all over America – including Los Angeles. This means that stores in NY and across the country will be open till 11 pm that night (which is technically the first night of NY Fashion week spring 2010), and as you can see in our picture, Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta are also on board. Stores will have amazing events, celebs, models, champagne, musical performances – it’s going to be really fun, and of course, the fall clothes will be in the stores by then. We know Neiman Marcus in LA and Topanga will BOTH have great events, and Bergdorf Goodman in NY will have a giant Vogue event, hosted by Vogue’s Andre Leon Talley.
AND – look for Fashionrules to show up at some of these major events. More details forthcoming later on, but save the date NOW – September 10, 2009. You’ll want to be shopping that night, even if it means just buying a lipstick. –

Merle Ginsberg

You bet your sweet bootie it is! And they are NOT second hand! Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman have commissioned Monsieur Blahnik – whose shoes usually start at $800 a pair – to create $395 dollar Manolo flats for fall for their specific stores. They will be ballerina flats, in grey, burgundy and leopard suede – and be bet they sell out FAST.

We’re excited. Low priced low heeled Manolo’s? Is it Christmas in September?

Franco make fantastic clothing that’s very body conscious and detail oriented, high tailored and feminine at the same time. Now that they’ve hired Bluprint pr in LA to represent them, they are turning up on many celebs and socialites. If you’re a stylist or just an LA fashionista, stop by the KF fall 09 trunk show at Neiman’s next week, Tuesday and Wednesday April 28 and 29, from 11 am at 4 pm, 9700 Wilshire. There’s no RSVP necessary – just beautiful fall clothes on display that you can order, try on, or just get very familiar with. We always like to see the clothes close up. Call if Clothes Encounters, if you will.

Akiki is the L.A. based designer of lovely romantic blouses, tops and dresses, sold at Neiman Marcus and other stores. She’s well-known for her spaghetti strap detailing design she often folds into tops. This weekend, she hosts her bi-annual sample sale, and the prices will be fab – at The Brewery Artwalk in downtown L.A., 2100 North Main St – off the I-5 freeway at Main Street. It will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19 – and for hours, go to Breweryartwalk.com, and to check out the clothes, akikoonline.com or look at them on NeimanMarcus.com. Oh, and the prices are REALLY good – 80 to 90 percent off!

Rene Caovilla shoes may not be quite as high profile as Manolo’s, Jimmy Choo’s or Louboutin’s – but they are delicate, sculpted, spikey and sexy – and often cost $700.00 and up, and are sold at Saks and Neiman Marcus. This week, they will have an appointment only sample sale on fall and spring sample shoes – but don’t get TOO excited – they will STILL be $300.00 and up. So there’s so seventy five percent off here – but more like sixty percent off – which still isn’t terrible.

To make an appointment, contact Wetherly Fashion Group, (310) 858-1807. The hours are from 10AM to 6PM, and they will give you the locale.