DSW Shoe of the Week: The Derek Lams

Must have both. 

Find them on 34th Street at DSW. I mean, that heel below and that suede above? We need both.

DSW

213 West 34th Street just west of Seventh Avenue

Love Lane Bryant: Teachers Get 30% Off

Big kudos to Lane Bryant for supporting our teachers. From now through August 10th, teachers get 30% off their entire purchase at Lane Bryant:

Please click the flier and see the store for more details.

This offer is for in-stores only, so teachers, when shopping the 34th Street Lane Bryant, simply present a valid school ID or paystub at the register and enjoy saving 30% on your entire purchase. PLUS: round up your purchase at the register, and Lane Bryant will contribute the difference to AdoptAClassroom.org.

Not a teacher? Lane Bryant is celebrating education with a contest for all. Enter their Chalk it up to Style Talent Show, and you could win $5,000 for your school and a $1,000 Lane Bryant gift card for you. Visit their facebook page for all the details.

Thanks, Lane Bryant, for giving back during this year's Back-to-School season.

Lane Bryant

225 West 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues

Unicorns, Kittens, and Crop Tops

Forever 21, of course, is filled with crop tops these days. I like their range of crop, as not everyone wants the sports bra version but still wants to bare some belly. 

Best is when you can wear unicorns and kittens on your crop top.

Galaxy unicorn muscle t-shirt. I know, it's got it all.

Kitty print cropped muscle t-shirt. Both of these shirts made my 4yo go crazy. A hit with multiple generations.

Here's how I wear my crop top these days: layered over a non-crop top. But I am no crop-top prude: PLEASE, if you so desire, WEAR CROP TOPS EVERY DAY. Take advantage of your crop-top years. Also see: short-short years. You will feel enormous satisfaction when, upon seeing adorable examples of crop tops walking down the street, your partner says "You always wore those when I met you." Yes, that means you grabbed your crop top years by the horns and wrestled them to the ground. Now go to Forever 21 on 34th Street and stock up for some crop top carpe diem.

Forever 21

50 West 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

34th Street Weekend Picks: Zara, WHO.A.U, Strawberry, and More

Zara

The sale is now up to 70% off, and the 34th Street store has a great selection. 39 West 34th Street

This jacket. $39.99.

WHO.A.U

The entire store is 50% off (with some exclusions). 22 West 34th Street

Strawberry

I adore browsing a Strawberry accessories section. Spring scarves are $2 off (which puts most around $6.99), and Totes umbrellas are 25% off. 14 West 34th Street and Manhattan Mall, levels one & two

Aldo

Last Call sale: Take another 50% off select sale items. 27 West 34th Street 

Desigual

Up to 70% off sale items. 358 Fifth Avenue and 958 Avenue of the Americas

Stranded Island Fashion Games: The Mango Edition

Let's say you're stranded on a not-so-deserted island, like Manhattan, and you can only wear one single line of clothing (and look fabulous in all of it, of course). Well, I've got the line for you, and it's now on 34th Street.

Mango's Premium collection. It's flawless. It's island-ready (if that island is Manhattan) and it won't break your bank.  
                 

Kimono $129.99, palazzo trouser and kimono-style gilet $69.99.

Cropped top $49.99, boxy sweatshirt $59.99.

Kimono-belt trousers $79.99.

And there's more: great cropped sweaters and trousers and a perfect chunky knit sweater, among several other perfect items. Can you tell I adore this collection? I tried on several pieces last week and I want it all for fall. Yes, I could joyfully get by this autumn in New York with just this collection!

Mango

7 West 34th Street just west of Fifth Avenue

34th Street Weekend Picks: Banana Republic, Fossil, Zumiez, Mango

Banana Republic

Take 40% off sale items for a limited time. Look for maxi dresses in the back of the second floor, and wide-leg denim in the middle of the store. Men's, too, has a huge selection of sale items. 17 West 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Got this denim for under $35. The perfect black sweater is also on sale.

Fossil

Pretty, happy summer bags on sale! It's their semi-annual sale, with up to 30% off all new markdowns.  38 West 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Zumiez

Select items are buy one get one 50% off. Look for beanies, fun tees, and other select accessories. 15 West 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Mango

Up to 70% off select items! There are a lot of racks on sale at Mango, with a lot of adorable merchandise, including these cute shorts and totally whack (in a great way) lightweight jackets. 7 West 34th Street just west of Fifth Avenue

H&M Herald Square: Skirts to Die For

Spotted during another foray into the trend section of H&M Herald Square: a great black skirt. 

While there, you might want to check out that green jacket, too.

Find them on the ground floor, just to the right of the entrance!


H&M Herald Square
47 West 34th Street at Broadway

Urban Outfitters Pick of the Week: Fujifilm Instant Cameras

Just in case you need another very chic camera, Urban Outfitters Herald Square has the cutest collection of Fujifilm instant cameras on the block.

Pink, yellow, blue, black and white, UO has them all. Look for them on the first floor of the new store in Herald Square, along with a huge selection of other cameras and camera accessories. Also, did you know you can print your Instagram photos at UO? The printing station is just to the right of this photo.

Urban Outfitters Herald Square

1333 Broadway at 35th Street

34th Street Weekend Picks: Pandora, Vince Camuto, Gap, and H&M

Pandora

Welcome the new Pandora concept store to Herald Square with a little shopping spree, and you'll get a bracelet free with a $100 purchase. Good through July 20th, please see store for details. 1284 Broadway just south of 34th Street

Vince Camuto

Hot summer sale with up to 60% off! New styles have been added to the sale, so stop by the 34th Street boutique soon and shop! 30 West 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Gap Herald Square

The summer sale at Gap features select items for up to 75% off, including their perfect essential tees for $10. 60 West 34th Street at Broadway

H&M Herald Square

Select sale items are buy two get one free, and there are racks of sales items with the red sign, below, on the second floor. Shop pants, dresses, tops, and more. Also see: accessories and shoe sale. 47 West 34th Street at Broadway

Tomorrow at Macy's Herald Square: Anastasia Beverly Hills

A friend just tagged me in this post on Instagram:

Thanks to my girl Allie for the heads up! Someone commented that they "just made an appointment," so call Macy's Herald Square first thing in the morning and try to book some brow time!

Macy's Herald Square

151 West 34th Street 

(212) 695-4400

Now Open: Pandora Herald Square

Congratulations to Adam Gindi of Diamonds & Dials, who just opened a new Pandora concept store in Herald Square. It's a gorgeous new addition to this block just south of 34th Street on Broadway, next door to Gap Herald Square.

Adam is one of the last independent owner/operators on 34th Street. He recently closed Diamonds & Dials Herald Square, but is still entrenched in the 34th Street district with Diamonds & Dials Greeley Square and this new Pandora store. I highly recommend visiting Adam in one of his locations (they are practically in shouting distance from each other), as his ebullient personality and flawless customer service will keep you coming back for more.

Updated to add: We visited Adam Gindi today in Pandora, and the boutique is looking great!

Pandora Herald Square
Now open at 1284 Broadway just south of 34th Street

Kate Upton: the New Face of #ExpressJeans

Looking gorgeous representing the new collection of Express jeans? Kate Upton. A brand ambassador match made in heaven, Kate is adorable in this video. While all new brand ambassadors talk about how they have always loved the brand, I totally see a pre-fame Kate Upton regularly shopping Express.

Follow @expressrunway on Instagram for some behind-the-scenes shots of Kate (below), and RSVP here for tomorrow evening's Express and Vogue event, "A Date with Denim and Kate with Kate."

Don't forget, 34th Street shoppers: we've got two Express stores in the 34th Street District. So if you can't make tomorrow night's Times Square event, look for Express's new denim collection in one of the 34th Street stores.

Express 

7 West 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Manhattan Mall, level one, 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue

34th Street 4th of July Weekend Picks

Urban Outfitters

Have you been to the new Herald Square location? You're going to love it. Check out Style It's review of the store's beauty department here, and shop their "summer's last sale" this weekend and take 50% off all sale items. 1333 Broadway at 35th Street

Express
All women's shorts, tees and tanks,  are 50% off, and men's polos, tees, and jeans are on sale. Seven West 34th Street just west of Fifth Avenue

bebe
The Semi-Annual sale has begun! Get up to 70% off select styles. One West 34th Street at Fifth Avenue

Joe Fresh
Take an additional 60% off already reduced merchandise. 215 West 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues

Have a great Fourth of July weekend!

David Beckham Bodywear: New H&M Ads

If you like your guys scruffy, you're going to love the new David Beckham for H&M ads. He's perfected the "just rolled out of bed" style and his hair looks a lot more brunette than blonde. Which means he's right up my alley: scruffy brunettes are my thing.

 The scruffy brunette I buy underwear for is not a fan of snug briefs or boxers, but loves the Beckham longer shorts and long underwear options, so we'll be shopping a lot of this new collection. It launches online and in stores on August 21, 2014, and includes new patterns such as classic blue check.

H&M

435 Seventh Avenue at 34th Street

47 West 34th Street at Sixth Avenue

Patriotic Flip-Flops at Payless

While the #USA vs #BEL game goes into extra-time, we are here to post some patriotic flip-flops from Payless to give us USA fans the edge. And the 4th of July is right around the corner, too.

Or perhaps you prefer slip-ons?

Unfortunately, Belgium just scored, so the flip flops aren't working, dammit. Go, USA!

Payless
110 West 34th Street just west of Broadway