Before I even get into this, I want to inform you that I am only posting this due to prior “conversations” with the illustrious Daniel Saynt and a certain feisty Saks accessories buyer friend. It was a few weeks ago in LA when Mr. Saynt hastily brought up the idea of watches being a failing technology over a (disproportionately) shared bottle of vodka. As lines where drawn in the virus infested hotel carpet, Daniel took the side of watches turning into wrist equipped smart watches (ie image above) and our Mighty Mouse-esque Saks companion, Daniel’s loving wife Rebecca, and myself defended our classic “tick and tock” type watches.

While Daniel may be right that the watch is evolving, I stand my ground with my opinions. This watch is rediculous and doesn’t look very cool either. So shall we hold a vote? This Blackberry watch or a Cartier? You tell me, I’m with the old school!

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READ MORE ABOUT: blackberry, cartier, InPulse Blackberry, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sinners & Saynt

Well respected designer Robert Danes is looking for new interns, and we think you indies deserve the first crack at the job! This CFDA certified designer is looking for new interns to start ASAP! There are multiple positions available, and the designer is looking for a specific person for each position. Check out the job details:

1. Pattern Assistant Intern:

-Strong interest in drafting patterns.

-Understands patterns, very neat & clean work, organized and is a good team member.

-Self motivated, naturally wants to help.

-Preferably a 3rd or 4th year student or a student with many years experience in making clothing.

2. Fabric Assistant Intern -also- Notions/Supplies

-organizing & up-keeping all fabrics notions & trims

-Will visit all of our vendors in the garment district and will learn about many types of fabrics; as well as the organization and        purchasing of such…

3. Marketing/PR

-Sales, public relations assistant will visit couture departments of Bergdorf’s and Saks assist with all sales marketing and public relations.

-swatches for sales/ photos for sales/ presskits / phone assistance / fitting assistance

-showroom assistance

Still interested? All you have to do is send me your resume!

corey@fashionindie.com is the e-mail address (serious inquiries only, must live in NYC)

www.robertdanes.com

READ MORE ABOUT: bergdorf goodman, cfda, Robert Danes, Robert Danes Dresses, Saks Fifth Avenue

Forget the Yves Saint Laurent cage heels and the Chanel bow-tie heels, the next shoe to covet is undoubtedly Christian Louboutin’s studded Rollerball Loafers. In light of the androgynous trend, Louboutin has combined the transition from heels to flats as well as the stud obsession into the ultimate casual gone glamorous shoe. Prepare to suffer the wrath of backorder, because these $995 puppies, despite the recession, are sure to sell out during pre-order! 

Pre-order your Christian Louboutin Rollerball Loafers at Saks Fifth Avenue here! 

Thanks for the tip IS MENTAL!

READ MORE ABOUT: androgynous, Christian Louboutin, Christian Louboutin Rollerball Loafers, Rollerball Loafers, Saks Fifth Avenue, yves saint laurent, Yves Saint Laurent cage heels

I honestly wouldn’t be caught dead wearing rubber boots, rain or not, but these Givenchy ones are making me think twice. You?

Available at Saks

Thanks Highsnobette for finding these

READ MORE ABOUT: givenchy, rubber boots, Saks Fifth Avenue

When I visited Harrods in London I was overwhelmed by the number of beautiful women wearing plain black abayas with multiple shopping bags in their hands. Looking like Cher from Clueless after shopping on daddies credit card, I couldn’t help but wonder why they were buying all these beautiful expensive clothes if they must wear abayas over them in public anyway. Thankfully, designers are posing this same question and answering it with a beautiful bang: John Galliano, Nina Ricci, Blumarine and Alberta Feretti have all designed couture Abayas. Ready-to-wear versions of the abaya’s will be on sale at the Saudi Arabian location of SAKS, making life a little more fashionable.

SOURCE: Cut Blog via Telegraph UK

READ MORE ABOUT: abaya, saks, Saks Fifth Avenue

Bond No. 9 and Swarovski have teamed up to create three shiny, sparkling crystal encrusted bottles.

I want one, not for the perfume, but to wear it around my neck like a true ODB, phrase to your motha.

It’ll be available on Mother’s Day in the three scents, Nuits de Noho (vivid sapphire), The Scent of Peace (rich amethyst) and Chelsea Flowers (golden topaz) at Saks.

LINKAGE: Bond No. 9 Sparkles

READ MORE ABOUT: Bond no 9, Saks Fifth Avenue, swarovski

We all love a good sale. Helmut Lang blazers marked down from $600 to $135 couldn’t make college student happier, but believe it or not, sales complicate the fashion world to nauseam. When large department stores, like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales, have sales, it causes designers and boutiques who carry the same products to consequently lower their prices. Consumers who are given 20% off a Saks expect the same 20% off price at small shops and boutiques. Sales might have helped your pocket book in the fall, but this spring, don’t expect much of a discount. Last season, small shops backlashed against department store sales, for the sake of saving their business, causing some big retailers to fear their wrath if a sale sign goes up. While some department stores are trying to get around this (Saks’ recent friends and family sale), small businesses have recognized and voiced their discontent. 

All in all, don’t get your hopes high for too many sales this spring. Now that you’ve had your economics lesson for the day, go home and count your money for this weekend’s shopping spree. Start saying goodbye now. 

Thanks NY Mag!

READ MORE ABOUT: bloomingdales, helmut lang, Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Spring Friends and Family Event is here, and if you have a friend of family member that works at Saks, you’re in luck cuz from April 14 to April 19, you’ll receive 25% off all merchandise at Saks, 20% off jewelry, 15% off cosmetics/fragrance. And if you don’t, you’re in luck, we do!!!

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It’s only been one year since Christian won Project Runway, but the tiny mogul has been quite busy. Saks Fifth Avenue just picked up his collection and will sell the fall line in its new in-store boutique for up-and-coming designers.

LINKAGE: NY Mag

READ MORE ABOUT: christian siriano, Saks Fifth Avenue

Alexandra and I are fond of saying that New York events are always “hit or miss.” A hit usually comprises complimentary champagne, a few photographers and at least one or two B-list celebrities (though I’ll often settle for a Tinsley or Fabiola). A miss lacks one or more of these things and are especially disappointing considering the time and effort required to look fabulous: usually at least an hour of preparation and don’t forget that the outfit you wear can never be worn again; it’s finished—you might as well throw it in the trash since the only other place you might get away with wearing it is a cousin’s sweet sixteen in New Jersey. This week could generally be placed in the “miss” category.

Once again, my week began early as Alexandra coaxed me out of my family visit in the boondocks to come back to the city on Sunday under the pretext of finding a suitor. Alexandra’s friend “Chicago” was performing at the Ritz. “It’ll be fun!” she said in her reassuring, sweet voice. “It’ll be good for you go to out and meet new people.” Bah humbug, she hit me at my Achilles Heel and so I agreed. I tried to convince a few more of my friends to come out with us but they lost interest as soon as a specified that I meant “The Ritz”—as in the gay club, not the hotel.

I had never been to The Ritz but I heard that Madonna and Jesus had stopped by during the previous week to dance. “How bad can it be?” I thought. Well, I was in for a surprise. It goes without saying that there was no open bar and I refused to pay for drinks so I sat on the banquette and watched the performances—clearly not meant to be done in a sober state. The show ended when the fat lady sang, literally. Said fat lady stripped off her dress and belted “Don’t Stop Believing” to an audience that had mostly paired off for the night. It seemed to me that the crowd had stopped believing in the performances somewhere after the man singing an opera ballad threw off his trench coat to reveal a pale body suit and ran around the room screaming, “I’ve got no privates.”

Because we refused to end the night on that note, we made our way to the Greenhouse for Vandam Sundays, the weekly blowout gay party hosted by Kenny Kenny that’s reminiscent of an acid-trip. Besides the usual drag suspects in eye-popping makeup, there was also a girl on five-foot stilts swinging her purse around as she stomped to the music. Mary-Kate Olson was inexplicably downstairs dancing but had left before we could catch a glimpse of the mythical creature.

The next day was comparably more staid: the 25th Anniversary of the Wellington Hair Spa. Organized by PR Noir diva Danita King, the event featured complimentary wine by Bouké but most importantly there were enough hors d’oeuvres to get one’s fill for dinner. Hey, it’s a recession.

If I hadn’t been invited to any parties, I might have missed the fact that Tuesday was Saint Patrick’s Day all together. I was greatly looking forward to that night’s ACRIA benefit at the chic Soho House thrown by promoter-legend Patrick Duffy. The party was a late starter (all the bold-faced names were at the Valentino Film premiere) and there was no open-bar. Alexandra put it best when she said, “I feel like we’ve been duped.” Well, technically we had been Duffy-ed. Most exciting for me, I spoke with Ken Doll incarnation Leif Stacey who walked the Barbie Show during New York Fashion Week.

As no Saint Patrick’s Day is complete without society saint Patrick McMullan, we attempted to head over to PMc’s annual party, appropriately held this year at Greenhouse. By the time we had arrived, which was about an hour after the start time, the place was over-capacity and we were told we’d have to wait in line. Madonna doesn’t do lines and neither do we so we skedaddled like two Leprechauns.

I wasn’t in the mood to make another trip back to Greenhouse the next day for Wednesday’s Nylon/Bodhi Bags party so I didn’t resurface until Thursday for the Saks/FIT Gala. Held at the glamorous Cipriani’s Midtown, I knew I had to take it up a notch for the step and repeat so I stopped by Versani to borrow some bling. Guests included Teen Vogue’s Amy Astley, IMG’s Fern Mallis and other industry heavy-weights. The event, which included champagne, lavish hors d’oeuvres and photographers would have definitely been categorized as a “hit” had we actually had a seat for the sit-down dinner. In my quasi-press capacity, we were only invited for the cocktail hour. As such, I technically can’t report on how Mayor Bloomberg supposedly presented an award since I was not there to witness.

Alexandra and I were dressed to the nines and we refused to go home before 9PM and cry into a bowl of Lucky Charms so instead we dropped in on the Bowery Hotel for the Festa Brasileira event hosted by the Nature Conservancy Young Professionals Group. Lucky for us, the champagne and hors d’oeuvres continued there and we even managed to get photographed. It was a perfect and classy way to end the evening.

It was back to the Bowery on Friday night for the Layla Love benefit, which was raising money for blindness treatment of the photojournalist. If the Bowery Hotel represents the new glossy Manhattan, then the Collective Hardware space at 169 Bowery represents the vestigial, gritty Bowery of yore. I thought we might be mugged at any moment or at least see the ghost of Sid Vicious as we mulled around the industrial space, though neither incident occurred. Instead, we waited around for something to happen but left before the scheduled runway show at 10PM.

Even during a week of misses, it’s impossible not to reflect on how lucky we are to attend all these glamorous functions. It’s easy to forget that there are people who actually pay for alcohol—now that’s a crazy concept.

Adrien Field

READ MORE ABOUT: ACRIA, amy astley, bowery hotel, danita king, fern mallis, jesus luz, leif stacey, Madonna, mary-kate olsen, Nylon, patrick mcmullan, PR Noir, Saks Fifth Avenue, soho house, the ritz, valentino, wellington hair spa

Poor Posh!

First Henri Bendel and Kitson dropped Victoria Beckham’s designs because sales didn’t live up to expectations. Now Saks has dropped her dVb denim line.

Reportedly Saks felt “offended when she sold her dress line to Bergdorf’s and not to Saks, even though Saks launched her denim line in their New York store.”

I can’t imagine the $300 price from a celebrity designer was a good incentive either!

From NY Post.

Photo from Denim is Cool.

READ MORE ABOUT: Henri Bendel, Kitson, Saks Fifth Avenue, victoria beckham

If you’re not familiar with this 28 year old whimsical yet highly feminine designer Ashleigh Verrier, you should be. She graduated from Parsons School of Designs three years ago, and Saks Fifth Avenue bought her entire collection, plus a limited production run.

Designer Ashleigh Verrier was one of the designers that brought out the pink lips on the runway for her Spring 2009 collection. Makeup Artist Gregory Alt really focused on the models lips by using bright pink lips and pearl eye shadow…Seedy Pearl from M.A.C. Cosmetics on the lids and a small amount of teal in the center of the lid. I like Verrier’s style and most of her collection and I also really like this look for spring…check it out.

READ MORE ABOUT: Ashleigh Verrier, gregory alt, mac, parsons school of design, Saks Fifth Avenue

Are quilted leather jackets cool?

They are now!

Mary-Kate Olsen looked warm and stylish Thursday at Saks in NYC.  The store was celebrating the opening of its new fifth floor.

That bag has been pictured with her everywhere lately; it’s Alexander Wang Fall 2009, and, no, you can’t even buy it yet.

Photo from MKAshley.

READ MORE ABOUT: alexander wang, mary-kate olsen, Saks Fifth Avenue

One of the nations largest luxury retailer is getting ready to give the boot to 1,100 corporate and store employees. It’s a necessary cut considering their stagnant sales and the economy’s growing ability to thoroughly kick everyones ass.

READ MORE ABOUT: saks, Saks Fifth Avenue, the recession

Saks is shutting down Bridal in nearly all their stores with the exception of Manhattan and shops in Beverly Hills according to Bloomberg.

Guess pricey gowns are the next thing to head out in this shitty economy.

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20LTD Print Clutch.

I stumbled upon this adorable mesh clutch, and I simply had to find out who made it! Back in 2001, friends Lily Rafii and Sulaika Zarrouk decided to design affordable luxury accessories to compliment the stylish outfits of city-slicking New York women. Mostly inspired by vintage flea-market finds, Felix Rey accessories are modern enough to accommodate the 21st century woman while providing quaint epochal style. Despite their main focus on couture handbags, Felix Rey, named after a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, also designs belts, chic umbrellas and other accessories. 

Felix Rey handbags and other accessories are available at Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and other boutiques across the globe. 

The for the photo Highsnobette !

READ MORE ABOUT: bergdorf goodman, felix rey, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue

A chunky scarf is a great accessory for the Fall. Not only does it look great with anything, it will keep really warm too! (Double Cable Knit Scarf via Urban Outfitters $28)

With the slush and wet around the corner, a pair of comfortable, trendy lather boots are a must! (Zippered Combat Boot via Oak $249)

Leather is one of the trendiest materials for this Fall, so be sure to on top of your game with a trendy jacket. (Tugboat Jacket via Oak $1190)

A trench coat is an easy way to tay dry in the rainy Fall time. (Diesel Juru Trench via 80's Purple $290)

Fingerless Gloves are an amazing little accessory to have. Another option below. (Fingerless Cashmere Cuffs via Club Monaco $39)

Dunderdon Fingerless Glove via Oak $(restocking)

Wool ties are a great way to switch up a typical suit. No shine and a heavier material, it's a great look for the Fall. (J. Lindeberg Wool Tie via Revolve Clothing $119)

A good beanie is a must for the Fall. I'd prefer cashmere, but a wool one could save you some cash. (Dunderdon Striped Hat via Oak $38)

Last season was live flowers in the pocket of your sport coat. This season I say go with a lapel pin or a brooch to spice up your coat. (Alex+Chloe Zero Carat Brooch via Alex+Chloe $58)

Fedoras are for Summer, so sub one out for a Beaver Skin or wool winter cap. These will not only keep you dry and warm, they will have you looking sophisticated chic. (Brixton Felt Gain via Revolve Clothing $55)

Umbrellas are key. This one's a bit expensive, but if you have to stay dry why not look good. Any umbrella will do though. (Burberry Umbrella via Saks Fifth Ave. $275)

Thanks to Oak, Saks Fifth Avenue, Revolve Clothing, Alex+Chloe, Club Monaco, 80’s Purple and Urban Outfitters.

READ MORE ABOUT: alex and chloe, burberry, Club monaco, Diesel, Dunderdon, J. Lindeberg, oak nyc, Saks Fifth Avenue, urban outfitters