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Sick and tired of looking elegant, feminine and human? Let Neiman Marcus help! The retailer’s Photoshop team will transform your beautiful form to Gumby-like proportions. You can even look like shit in Valentino, something I never thought was possible. See more…
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WWD recently asked some fashion heavyweights to give their definitions of “cheap finds”. While everyone provided actual tips like Margiela inspired looks at Costco (Vena Cava) or $35 Ninja Pants from Chinatown (Philip Lim), Ken Downing SVP/Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus had this to say…
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Bryna Howes of Mama’s a Rolling Stone notices one thing missing from The Zoe Report. These phenomenal boots Little Miss Vertigo made in collaboration with Brian Atwood, which are now available at Neiman Marcus and NeimanMarcus.com.
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As promised, here are the photos, swatches and reviews of one the best fall 2010 releases, Le Metier de Beaute Le Cirque Kaleidoscope Eye Kit. Is it the color combination? the finish? the way they all blend together to create a flattering and elegant look? It's all of the above, really, combined with high quality and Le Metier's way of creating pigments that are almost sheer but very visible and identifiable.
As always, the eye shadows can be used separately. However, applying them layered in the order they come (top to bottom), using smaller amounts of the darkest color while getting closer to the lash line and blending is what gives the prettiest and most polished results: no color screams at you, but there’s a lot of depth and definition.
Flamboyantes, the shimmering stone color, is great for highlighting and dabbing in the inner corner of the eye. But I often skip it when going for a casual daytime look in favor of a simple nude eye shadow that opens up the eye area with less drama. The way to apply the other shades depends on the shape of your eye, crease and lid. It's impossible to give one-size-fits-all directions, because we all have different needs. My eyes are big, deep-set with a very visible upper lid. I apply Spectacle from the lashes up to just above the crease (in a half circle shape) and blend it upwards, then Enrichssant in the crease and Dynamique just above the lash line and wing it a outwards. Because Spectacle and Enrichssant aren't too dark, the look is especially flattering for my eye shape. Those who need to darken things in the crease would blend more Dynamique into the other colors. That's exactly what makes Le Metier de Beaute's Kaleidoscopes so great- they work with minor adjustments for just about anyone.
Over an eye primer, the eye shadows hold without fading or losing vibrancy from morning to night. While the texture is very soft and tends to disintegrates a little in the pan (as you can see in the photos taken after some use), there’s no fallout on the face and application is very clean.
Le Metier de Beaute Le Cirque Kaleidoscope Eye Kit ($95) should already be available at Bergdorf Goodman and some Neiman Marcus locations, though not online yet. I’d suggest calling your nearest counter to inquire (Bergdorf also takes phone orders). I received the press sample from the company.
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The world of luxury retail changed forever last night when Neiman Marcus announced group CEO Burt Tansky would retire in October 2010.
Tansky, at the helm since 2001, is 72 and has been with the company since 1989. He’ll be succeeded by Karen W. Katz, who is currently president and CEO of Neiman Marcus.
A little explanation of the company’s structure: The group consists of both Neiman’s and Bergdorf Goodman, which is currently run by James J. Gold, who has been promoted to President of Specialty Retail, a new position. Gold will be responsible for merchandising and operations for the 41 Neiman Marcus stores as well as Bergdorf’s.
While Tansky’s retirement is anything but shocking, in some ways it still marks “an end of an era.”
The company, owned by private equity firms Warburg Pincus and TPG Capital (formerly known as Texas Pacific Group) since 2005, has proved stable in a sea of unstable department stores, much to the credit of Tansky. There’s no doubting these firms want to eventually take Neiman’s public, and Katz, whose worked for the company since 1985, is most likely the best person to lead it through an IPO.
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Up to 75 dresses from Victoria Beckham’s S/S 2010 collection were stolen at knife-point from a delivery van en route to Neiman Marcus.
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Lindsay Lohan is apparently ‘sucking the life‘ out of Ungaro. The label has been dropped from two major retailers for Spring 2010; neither Neiman Marcus or Net-a-Porter want to carry the next Ungaro collection.
