Yesterday was the official start of Fashion Week in New York City and like recent traditions passed, the entire island was buzzing. For one night, fashion seemed to be on the top everyone's priority list.
"Where are we going tonight?"
"Which store do we meet you at?'
"Who did you say is going to be there?"
These were the top questions being asked around the city just hours before the big events.
For those who don't know, Fashion's Night Out began in 2009 and features many retail stores banding together and staying open late in hopes of increasing their sales, thus stimulating the fashion economy. Now on its third year running, the event has transformed itself into a global phenomenon. FNO is celebrated from Los Angeles to Milan to Paris... but it still all began in New York City!
This year, celebrities and fashion's biggest names were literally littered all around the city. Dakota Fanning in Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger and Kelly Rowland at Macy's in Herald Square, Oscar de la Renta and Narciso Rodriguez at Bergdorf, and the list goes on.
As a fashion-lover and self-diagnosed incurable shopaholic, I felt that it was my duty to contribute my own part in the night's festivities. And so here are pictures of the city's epic night:
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Lines, lines, and lines. The scene in every store throughout the city!
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| The fabulous Rachel Zoe at Bloomingdale's! |
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A giant high heel shoe loose in the street. No, wait, an edible high heel shoe made out of candy and gum balls!
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| A carnival at Alice and Olivia, complete with cotton candy and face painting! |
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| Karaoke at Kate Spade in SoHo. |
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| Free champagne and hors d'oeuvre in every store ensure a large crowd. |
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| Guests at the Upper East Side Dolce and Gabanna (above) were far more interested in the open bar and party scene than the fashions for sale. |
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| After receiving confirmed rumors of Justin Bieber in Dolce and Gabanna, we decided to make it our next destination. While Bieber may have left the building by the time we arrived, Tyson Beckford wasn't a bad alternative! |
For those who don't know, Fashion's Night Out began in 2009 and features many retail stores banding together and staying open late in hopes of increasing their sales, thus stimulating the fashion economy. Now on its third year running, the event has transformed itself into a global phenomenon. FNO is celebrated from Los Angeles to Milan to Paris... but it still all began in New York City!
BANANAS!! haha fun night Laurie :)
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