P.S. I also stopped by BCBGMaxAzria earlier this week and they are showing a great red with great neutral pieces and devine, buttery bags that are on sale too. Also long sweater "wraps-with-sleeves" and Missoni-inspired tops - all on sale.
Zara is also showing seersucker jackets (a la Coldwater Creek below) in both grey/white and beige/white combos. Great 80's inspired Hermes-printy tailored shirts and Repetto-like flats. LOVE Zara!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Good, The Bad and the Really Bad - Guest Blogger The Glam Guru
The Glam Guru is guest-blogging for The Heights Eye this month. The Eye wants you to know that she is loving summer and agrees with a tequila bar owner's recommendation of Costco's pre-mixed margaritas in a bottle - delicious!
The Glam Guru surveyed the summer goods at many price points at her mega-mall stores and here is the scoop:
I can personally report that the guys selling the creams made from the Dead Sea in Israel really work - my crow's feet disappear when I use their eye cream.
Forever 21's windows were a sea of pink - the right pink, that pops on everybody and not the wrong pink.
Sears' Lands End department was filled with boring basics. The Juniors department had some interesting neutrals, but, still that bad peach/pink abounds - stay away!
LUSH always has the best in neck-down skincare and their Flying Fox line is my personal favorite. I prefer their lotions to Kiehl's, although Kiehl's Creme de la Corps (also available at most Nordstrom's) is a favorite of all New Yorkers and fashionistas from coast to coast. Both stores are great for gift shopping.
JC Penny buyers continue to surprise as their ana and Worthington lines were on-trend. Always swing buy their jewelry counters as they have often have great sales on very good costume and silver jewelry.
JCrew disappointed with lots of ruffles and sherbet ice cream colors. Weird colors, in general. The tie-dye merchandise was OK and mettalics had their day too.
Ann Taylor was better than JCrew, in the Guru's opinion, but still had slightl 'off' greens and teals.
Note to manufacturers and buyers regarding color: different isn't always better.
Abercrombie makes my nose itch.
Nordstrom had the best florals and neutrals. The Guru bought this cashmere scarf during their anniversary sale in a great red-orange (although the link only shows it available online in black?)
Macy's - lots of flowered prints. More bad, green ruffles (see JCrew). Juniors was overrun with pink (see Forever 21). The bridge lines: DKNY, C Klein, were good. Their INC line and the Jones NY lines were boring/bad (except INC does have a blue collection that was good). They are still loving Ralph Lauren and it was a sea of pink too.
Coldwater Creek has a winner in this jacket. (And it's on sale now!) Defined waist, great color combo and if you are a style maven, you will love the seersucker fabric (and cut off the rope belt). In fact most of their jackets give you a waist/define the waist you have.
The Guru asks that you stay strong (ie. stay away from the bad colors/cuts that overrun the racks) and I hope that this store report gives you some ideas of where to shop (in the malls) if you are adding to your wardrobe this summer!
PS. Mulberry is the next designer line for Target - comes out in October.
The Glam Guru surveyed the summer goods at many price points at her mega-mall stores and here is the scoop:
I can personally report that the guys selling the creams made from the Dead Sea in Israel really work - my crow's feet disappear when I use their eye cream.
Forever 21's windows were a sea of pink - the right pink, that pops on everybody and not the wrong pink.
Sears' Lands End department was filled with boring basics. The Juniors department had some interesting neutrals, but, still that bad peach/pink abounds - stay away!
LUSH always has the best in neck-down skincare and their Flying Fox line is my personal favorite. I prefer their lotions to Kiehl's, although Kiehl's Creme de la Corps (also available at most Nordstrom's) is a favorite of all New Yorkers and fashionistas from coast to coast. Both stores are great for gift shopping.
JC Penny buyers continue to surprise as their ana and Worthington lines were on-trend. Always swing buy their jewelry counters as they have often have great sales on very good costume and silver jewelry.
JCrew disappointed with lots of ruffles and sherbet ice cream colors. Weird colors, in general. The tie-dye merchandise was OK and mettalics had their day too.
Ann Taylor was better than JCrew, in the Guru's opinion, but still had slightl 'off' greens and teals.
Note to manufacturers and buyers regarding color: different isn't always better.
Abercrombie makes my nose itch.
Nordstrom had the best florals and neutrals. The Guru bought this cashmere scarf during their anniversary sale in a great red-orange (although the link only shows it available online in black?)
Macy's - lots of flowered prints. More bad, green ruffles (see JCrew). Juniors was overrun with pink (see Forever 21). The bridge lines: DKNY, C Klein, were good. Their INC line and the Jones NY lines were boring/bad (except INC does have a blue collection that was good). They are still loving Ralph Lauren and it was a sea of pink too.
Coldwater Creek has a winner in this jacket. (And it's on sale now!) Defined waist, great color combo and if you are a style maven, you will love the seersucker fabric (and cut off the rope belt). In fact most of their jackets give you a waist/define the waist you have.
The Guru asks that you stay strong (ie. stay away from the bad colors/cuts that overrun the racks) and I hope that this store report gives you some ideas of where to shop (in the malls) if you are adding to your wardrobe this summer!
PS. Mulberry is the next designer line for Target - comes out in October.
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