34th Street Weekend Picks: Shoes, Shorts, Camis, and More

Banana Republic

Find shoes on sale (above), and lots of lovely dresses on the sale racks! Also, through May 22nd get 40% off full-priced shorts, T's, tanks, flip flops and more, see store for details. This one's in-store only so be sure to stop by BR on 34th Street when shopping this weekend.  17 West 34th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues

Macy's Herald Square

Look for the RACHEL Rachel Roy and MADE Fashion Week for Impulse on sale, 40%-60% off, on the third floor by the Broadway escalators.  151 West 34th Street between Broadway & Seventh Avenue

Victoria's Secret Herald Square

It's Annual Swim Sale time: get 40% - 60% off swim styles. Spend $75 and up and you get a free beach towel (limited time only, while supplies last, see store for details).  1328 Broadway at Sixth Avenue

Express

If it's a polka-dot cami, it's totally my best-loved cami. Pick up a couple at Express this weekend and they're B1G1 for $9.90. There are also sales on tanks, tops and T's, shorts, and dresses. Manhattan Mall level 1, Sixth Avenue & 33rd Street, and 7 West 34th Street just west of Fifth Avenue

Window Spotting: Get Your Wings!

Spotted in Victoria's Secret Herald Square: Ever wonder what you would like in Angel wings? Well, there's an app for that.

Visit VictoriasSecret.com/GetYourWings, download the app, and you're on your way to picking out your very own wings. Happy flying, Angels!

The New Victoria's Secret Herald Square

The Victoria's Secret Herald Square flagship officially re-opened today, and it's beautiful. Welcome back to Herald Square, Victoria's Secret. Your makeover is a gorgeous retail homage to lingerie.

Perhaps the biggest story here, besides the obvious lingerie-mecca angle, is in the beauty departments. Each floor has a beauty boutique (first floor cosmetics, body on lower level, and more on two), and the real estate at the entrance on the main floor is all about fragrance. But let's take a little tour:

Pink has its own entrance on 34th Street (above, right). Go to the lower level and enter the Pink world of merchandise. You'll also find the Sport collection and Body by Victoria beauty products.

The main floor is fragrance, cosmetics, and what looks to be more of the collection and high-end lingerie. Here you'll also find the Angel costume displays.

Upstairs is bra and panty land, with a floor full of basics and more. There's also a display of New York City-branded Victoria's Secret merchandise.

On your way up and down the escalators from one to two, you'll view photos of Angels, and at the bottom of the escalators is a huge video screen. Videos are displayed throughout the store, but this one is truly impressive. You're going to see a lot of the Angels at Herald Square.

The store was packed today with shoppers, staff, and tourists taking photos in front of VS displays. Yes, I think Herald Square has another retail tourist destination! With the new Gap, the renovation of Macy's Herald Square, and the new Victoria's Secret, almost all four corners of Herald Square will be shiny new. Perhaps Herald Center on the southwest corner will be next? Hmmm...


Victoria's Secret Herald Square
Re-opened today at 1328 Broadway

It's Lingerie Time

This morning I was walking up the subway steps right behind a young woman whose thong was hanging out well above her jeans. It was a little shocking: not the fact that I was face to face with a stranger's thong, but that this style of wearing one's underwear was still in existence. I tried to remember how long ago I had owned a plaid thong bodysuit (Lip Service, it straddled the punk rock and metal worlds), which then brought my thoughts round to the current state of my underpinnings. And I realized that one of my dresser drawers is still full of nursing bras. No, I'm no longer nursing.I was long overdue for a Victoria's Secret Herald Square visit.

I like these animal print thongs. And no, they don't look like they are going to be adorning my upper torso.

I've learned to love these hiphugger styles. They don't give bad panty lines, depending on what you're wearing, they're comfortable, and they're insta-sexy. More, even, than having your thong hanging a foot out of your pants.


These are cute but a little too uniform-like for me. I need basics right now. I can delve into more fun stuff later.


I don't like an embellished or shiny bra, but I love the panties.If you're in need of something special to knock all those nursing bras out of your drawers, or just to add to your fabulous undie collection, walk into the first floor of Victoria's Secret on 34th Street and veer right towards the Pretty Little Things section. The pretty little bridal things are here too, but let's tackle that behemoth another day.

Victoria's Secret Herald Square 34th Street and Sixth Avenue

Victoria's Secret on 34th Street for Spring

Today, Lindsey visits Victoria's Secret on 34th & 6th to do a little guest post for me. Thanks, Lindsey!

Capitalizing on a weekend of good weather, I decided to head to Victoria’s Secret for a few little somethings to wear outside this spring. Boy did I find some fun fluorescents to layer!


This funky yet timeless combination is something I plan on wearing throughout the season. A versatile gray jersey skirt ($16.50), with handy pockets, a pale pink tank ($19.50) with color lines underneath a pastel colored hoodie ($39.50). Put it together and you’ve got a bit of elegance and comfort at the same time.














And the pink tank looks cute to throw on over your swim suit allowing just a bit of the print to show through…


Talk about swim suits! Bright colors and prints abound….It is almost more fun to mix them than to match these charming prints! Maybe I’ll try to set that trend this summer (suits run from $40-$70).














After a good swim, a nice run, or just a jaunt around town, I’ll be ready to throw on this cute little top ($26.50) and full length hoodie and relax (hoodie $39.50, also available in black).

Victoria's Secret Herald Square, 34th Street & 6th Ave.

Pink Shaving Cream

I'm sure you guys aren't ever like me, stuck in the shower desperate for a shave and no shaving cream in sight. I can never bring myself to buy it. I've got so much crap in my bathroom (lotions, soaps, creams, hair care) that I've never made shaving cream a priority. I usually just grab the hair conditioner. Which means I always run out of conditioner before the shampoo. Annoying.

And doesn't shaving cream seem like a guy thing? Nothing manly, however, about Victoria's Secret. And that's where, last week, I caved and bought shave cream. What's with me these days, carrying a wallet and buying shaving lotion? Does this mean I've finally grown up?


From the new Pink organic and 100% vegan body care line: sulfate and paraben-free shaving cream, which is what I want from all my skin products these days. And no animal testing, so ditto. I'm sure a lot of you have figured out that once you go all natural, you can't go back, so I'm relieved the big chains are finally jumping on board.

Pros: no stinging after shaving underarms and immediately applying my all-natural Arm and Hammer deodorant.

Cons: although none of the products have a heavy fragrance, a couple don't smell so natural to me. Too sweet and fake.

Victoria's Secret Herald Square, 34th & 6th Avenue

Skivvies Day

More Victoria's Secret skivvies, prepping for ye olde Valentine's Day. All are from the Sexy Little Things VS line, a reasonably priced and very fun little collection.

The double bow whammy, a little bow on top and a little bow on the backside ($42 for the set).













Note cute retro styling (top $42, boy shorts $26).

















For your sports fan. I call this the baseball set because of the pinstripes. There's the bra ($38), matching robe ($58), and boy shorts with garters attached ($24). Garters win every time.














But instead of calling it a Hallmark holiday, let's call it what grown up girls really want it to be: Expensive Lingerie Day. Past high school, do we really care about cards and candy? No. I can get a candy bar at my bodega down the street. And if I wanted something botanical in my apartment it would be a fabulous, exotic plant, not roses that will die in a few days.

Speaking of fabulous, did anyone else last night hear NBC announcer Al Michaels yell during the Superbowl, "That was a FABULOUS catch for Holmes!" I almost fell off the couch into my fabulous, homemade chile con queso dip. Oh, how I love Al Michaels and John Madden.

Victoria's Secret Herald Square, 34th @ 6th Avenue

Updating Unmentionables

I had a request for some Valentine's Day posts involving, you know, sexy unmentionables, and I must comply. In fact, I will dive in and cover lingerie on 34th Street.

This is also inspired by the man I'm married to, who, whenever I'm tossing unmentionables around when looking for practical tights, asks "Why don't I ever see those?" Um, because other guys bought them for me, baby! Isn't that bad karma? Besides, it's not like there's La Perla in there. It's time to toss them and start over.

So for those of you who, like me, need a little lingerie updating, I'll start with Victoria's Secret. The store at Herald Square is the flagship and it really shows. There is a great selection of everything unmentionable on the first floor with a varied price range. Naturally Flora Nikrooz has some red nighties in store for this very red holiday:



Woo la la! I like how the first one ($178) has the burlesque-ish hanging ribbons, it feels very saloon Wild West. And the one on the right ($168) is very sheer and romantic.





And there's the black stuff. I'm particularly fond of the ruffle confetti pieces. Short one is $168 and the long one is $198. Sorry about the bad pictures, if you want a big dressing room go upstairs to the second floor. I was in a tiny closet on the first floor.















$168. Flora Nikrooz has beautiful detailing on her pieces.













Next week, I'll show some Sexy Little Things. Really, Sexy Little Things is an impressive and lower-priced line for VS that's got some saucy unmentionables you'll be eager to share this Valentine's Day.

Victoria's Secret Herald Square, 34th Street & 6th Avenue

Victoria's Secret: The Designer's Collection

I have strong associations from my storied Victoria's Secret history, like.....first bra shopping, pink, frills, my flat, tom-boy physique, Judy Blume (a teen girl from my era could not shop for bras without thinking of Judy Blume books), fear of cup sizes & looming clerks with measuring tape, joy of padded push-up bras, high-waisted thongs ....and now, thanks to the Designer Collection available at the Herald Square Victoria's Secret, I've got some lovely new memories to add to my VS memory bank:

Ivory Flora Nikrooz, $160, beautiful neckline and pleats.













Elegant beige silk Kumi Kookoon, $258. This one needs to be tried in person. Click on the bodice for detail.














Pleated, ruffled, Flora Nikrooz, $168. Adorable.













This silk Kumi Kookoon is more grey ($298). Click for gorgeous gathering and beading at the bodice.













The most fun and sexy of them all, I want to wear this tiered fringe with jeans. Flora Nikrooz, $158.













Sweet, romantic, and still somehow sexy, don't you think? These have the look of treasures from a grandmother's hope chest.

Victoria's Secret Herald Square, 34th Street & 6th Avenue