BCBG Max Azria

November 27, 2013

The Best of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!

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[Image via www.samuelscottfg.com]

[Image via www.samuelscottfg.com]

The biggest shopping days of the year are almost here! One good way to help take the stress out of trying to get everything for everyone on your holiday list is to know, in advance, exactly where the best deals are to be found.  In order to help you get the most for your money, we’ve taken the guesswork out of it by creating a list with some of the best sales that will be happening this week. So plan ahead, get your wallets ready and happy shopping to all!
   The Deals: Target knows the way to a girl’s heart with amazing sales such as 40% off dresses, sweaters and jeans and buy one, get 50% off boots, handbags and wallets.  Sales start Thursday November 28th and end Saturday November 30th.
  The Deals: The online destination for everything you can possibly buy continues to impress with up to 60% off apparel, 50% off jewelry and 25% off fragrances. Sales are going on this whole week, so you can get an early start on checking off your holiday wishlist.
The Deals: To celebrate the fan favorite eyeshadow Pewter from LORAC’s PRO palette, LORAC has created an exclusive set for sephora.com and JC Penney. This hue will retail for $10 (normal price is $39) and will include a complimentary 3-in-1 waterproof Eye Liner in Ultra Black. This offer is only available on Black Friday. Bonus Sale: HauteLook, Nordstrom Rack and Ulta.com will offer The Stylist Palette on Black Friday (in Platinum and Gold) for $15.
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The Deals: Starting November 26th, snag the designer pieces that have been on your wish list for months for 15% off when you spend $250, 20% off when you spend $500, and 25% off when you spend $1,000.

September 16, 2011

NYFW: Our Favorite Uses of Color on the Spring 2012 Runway

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It was hard to narrow it down to just a few, as throughout the week there were a lot of amazing color combination, delivered largely through color-blocking and prints. Here are the ones that stuck out in my mind, days after the show had ended.

[Images by Julia DiNardo]

Mara Hoffman

The engineered prints, shoes, and hair at the presentation transported all viewers to an amazingly stylish, far off civilization. Hoffman once again dolled out a strong, print-heavy collection that keeps her in the top ranking of our must-sees every season.

Chris Benz

Somehow, Benz managed to make acid yellow sequins look downtown cool, paired with hi-top sneakers (footwear by Alejandro Ingelmo)  and “I just woke up” hair.  Not afraid to use color, Benz is more and more moving into the ranks as a solid American designer, and fashion week favorite.


[All proceeding images courtesy of ELLE.com]
Tracy Reese

It’s easy to see why Tracy Reese has been such a popular choice of go-to femininity, celebrating the brand’s 10 year anniversary, down to the very day, this fashion week. She showed a well done, beautiful collection of softer pastels and prints, complete with a turn of the century rustic, ladylike vibe, due to the hair style and parasol accents.


Milly by Michelle Smith
Inspired by Sonia Delaunay and focusing on a Milly girl who is “more interested in her books than boys this season”, Michelle Smith used graphic zig-zag, geometric, and color patterns that reminded us how poppy and strong primary colors can be.

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Azria tells us that a story of mixed prints and color blocking will continue into spring 2012, adding in a mix of off the shoulder details and interesting slits and cut-aways.

–Julia DiNardo

September 6, 2008

Fashion Week Report: Day 1

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Fashion Pulse spent a long first day at the tents, and took a day to digest everything we saw!
Our initial thoughts on the shows:

  • BCBG MAXAZRIA: There was a noticeable refined sophistication to the collection, taking on the appearance more so of the signature line than a lower-priced sister collection. The use of color was done well, particularly in greens, blues, and reds, and we loved the spiked heels that teetered down the runway.
  • TSE: Tse didn’t let us down with a luscious array of silky, filmy cashmere — just how cashmere should be for spring/summer! The garments resembled linen more so than cashmere, and the color palette was largely solid and neutral, with the occasional printed. piecey fabrics
  • Perry Ellis: We would be content dating a guy who dressed in this collection — it definitely had a ’60s feel to it, a certain Penguin by Munsingwear vibe, that just felt practical and well-needed to menswear design. The hilights for us were definitely the vest, which ranged from a full button-up to crew neck pullovers with a geometric design. A variety of short lengths marched down the runway, and the color palette was primarily safe, with loads of blues interspersed.
  • Duckie Brown: it was interesting to compare these two mens shows by seeing them back to back; we anticipate that Duckie Brown will always push the envelope, but we’re not sure how receptive the fashion crowd may be to items this season that make you say “huh” opposed to “I’d buy that in a hearbeat.” Gigantic sweaters and skinny pants were the theme du jour for Duckie, which looked fun on the runway, but we hope there’s a more tame, salable version coming out for S/S 09.