H&M's Metallic Chic

I had the great pleasure of visiting the H&M showroom last week, and I've now got two reasons to look forward to shopping H&M in November.

Have you chosen your favorite metal yet? I have, and it's wrinkly silver. The above is from a new H&M line. It's so new, there's no official name yet, but as you can see this is way up there on the chic scale. So while I'm eagerly anticipating Versace for H&M November 19th, I'm also going to be pounding on those 34th Street doors as soon as all this comes to town.

H&M Herald Square

34th Street and Sixth Avenue 

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H&M 

34th Street and Seventh Avenue

UNIQLO 34th Street Opening Specials

Uniqlo on 34th Street is opening this Friday at noon, and there are lots of special, grand opening day prices to be had. The $9.90 jean that was offered at the Fifth Avenue opening last Friday will also be available at the 34th Street store till supplies last (women's are the skinny fit, men's are the regular fit straight). Scroll through below to check out all the deals, including packable down, cashmere, and heat generated clothing.

Also, there's a special gift for the first 20,000 shoppers at 34th Street: free original tote in one of five Uniqlo designs. Seriously, 20,000. Now that's what I call a dedicated opening day gift.

Uniqlo 34th Street 31 W. 34th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues

34th Street Weekend Sales Picks: The Manhattan Mall Edition

#1.  Express
Because I'm super impressed with Express these days. And all bottoms are BOGO 50% off. And their skinny jean leggings are really awesome (fit and color are fabulous). SERIOUSLY if you want the blue buy them fast, there weren't many left!  33rd Street at Sixth Avenue, level 1

And how adorable is the blue blouse? So cute I hardly mind the matchy-matchy!

#2. Charlotte Russe
Because their faux pleather jackets lured me into the store, but the shoe and jewelry sale kept me browsing. Jewelry is 2 for $10, shoes are BOGO for $15.50, and they do have some killer corsets for Halloween from $20.  33rd Street at Sixth Avenue, level 1

This isn't on sale, but it's so cute I had to post it. 

#3.  JCPenney
Because you can knock out a big chunk of your holiday shopping at their new WRAPT gift boutique in store at Manhattan Mall. And most of the brands like The Smile Shop and X-Treme Geek are BOGO 50% off. Go to town, Santa.  33rd Street at Sixth Avenue, lower levels 1 & 2

Interview With Dylan Candy Bar's Dylan Lauren

WRAPT gift boutique at JCPenney Manhattan Mall.

During the WRAPT holiday preview last week, I got a chance to speak with Dylan Lauren and ask her a few questions about Dylan's Candy Bar and her partnership with JCPenney's new in-store gift boutique, WRAPT.  Featuring six different brands, WRAPT is now open in JCPenney Manhattan Mall and will launch in other JCP's throughout the country on October 21st.

Dylan Lauren of Dylan's Candy Bar at the JCPenney WRAPT holiday preview.

Me: How did this relationship with JCPenney evolve?


DL: We started wholesaling with a lot of different department stores, and this WRAPT idea came up, and I think it's just a hipper concept for the JCPenney customer. If you look at the other brands, they are brands that a lot of Dylan's Candy Bar customers shop, and I myself like a kitschy and cool product.

When we pitched the idea to be one of the WRAPT brands, we thought it was a great way to reach customers we weren't getting on the east side in the 60's [flagship location]. And JCPenney has so many stores that it's a great reach for us.

Me: Where else can a shopper find Dylan's Candy Bar?


DL: Our flagship is in New York City, and we've been in hotels like the W and Four Seasons, and stores like Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdale's. We have stores in other cities like Orlando, Houston, East Hampton, and we're opening Miami and L.A. soon so that'll be exciting. Still, this is a different demographic that's good to reach, and everyone loves candy.

Me: What's your favorite product?


DL: Everything! I think what's exciting is we have a lifestyle brand, it's not just candy, so we have things like stationery and smelly jellies, which are all these different colored pens that smell like candy. I love this stuff, it makes the workday more fun when you have a cupcake notepad!

So I think the non-edible is just as fun as the edible. And there's a lot of color and color makes people happy, and we pay a lot of attention to our packaging. [Dylan points out some cupcake items] There's colorful cupcake cookies, that's for a younger customer, whereas the cupcake truffles make a nice hostess gift, so there's really something for everyone.

Here I interject a random comment about moms having fun opening candy with kids. 

DL: Totally! But also, this is one of my favorites [shows me a boxed gift set]: this is our three-tiered tower box, right now it's exclusive to JCPenney because it's a mini-version, but I like to use these boxes when I'm done with the food that's in it for jewelry and crafty stuff.

Me: Adorable! Thanks so much for your time!


I dropped by JCPenney in Manhattan Mall today and am happy to tell you that several of the brands featured at WRAPT, like The Smile Shop, Maxim, and X-Treme Geek, are buy one get one 50% off. Um, hello holiday bargain! Me, I'm seriously considering the MoMA Design Store owl kitchen timers for all five of my sisters, along with plenty of Dylan's Candy Bar stocking stuffers.


WRAPT Gift Boutique in JCPenney Manhattan Mall 

Lower levels one & two, 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue

You Can Still Get Karl Lagerfeld at Macy's Herald Square

Aren't you glad the Kaiser is still hanging around the second floor of Macy's Herald Square? There are plenty of pleather shorts for 25% off because it's all 25% off. Go shop now before the Giambattista Valli takes over Impulse.

This was shot before Fashion Week. I don't remember seeing that jacket on the floor yesterday.

I'll be honest: I have an old post in my drafts saying not very complimentary things about this collection. It will be filed under the very NOT fashionably correct title "Ranting about Karl Lagerfeld." Today I leave you with this: go get those pleather shorts. Also, I really like the flower print blouse.

Lagerfeld for Macy's at the Herald Square store yesterday.

If you look online, there's not much Lagerfeld left, and almost none of it is on sale. You will, however, note that the sleeveless, hooded, faux-croc vest is on sale. The model looks adorable. But I order you to slowly back away from the vest and DO NOT look back... 

 Does faux croc ever not look like plastic?  

Wouldn't you rather get the pretty floral dress? If this is one of those moments where you say to yourself That Doesn't Look So Bad, email me please and I'll send you the photo I'm too vain to publish. The rest of you can go pick out pretty Lagerfeld for what? 25% off!

Macy's Herald Square 151 W. 34th Street between Broadway & 7th Avenue

Steven Tyler for Andrew Charles At Macy's Herald Square

I first saw the Andrew Charles line when I was trolling Bar III at Macy's Herald Square before Fashion Week. The T-shirts looked very Hard Tail from the '90's meets metal from the '80's. So here is the perfect face for the line, who you can meet this Friday at Macy's Herald Square:

Voila: Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and his daughter Chelsea, who represents Andrew Charles with her dad. I didn't see her fabulous leggings in Herald Square (and I was looking to buy), but they are carrying her T-shirt. Obviously, I need to go to men's and see if I can find Steven's look.

This Friday, October 14th, you can meet Steven Tyler from Aerosmith and get a photo with him, but you've got to hit up Macy's Herald Square on Thursday and be one of the first 300 to buy $100 worth of Andrew Charles clothing. More details and extra special Andrew Charles contest opportunities can be read about here.


Macy's Herald Square 151 W. 34th Street between Broadway & 7th Avenue

34th Street Weekend Sales Picks: H&M's Conscious Collection

Of course, because it's a holiday weekend, sales are everywhere. Aeropostale is having a 70% off sale, Esprit is having a 30% off sale, Gap is having a 50% off sale...it's pretty much battle of the percentage this weekend on 34th Street.

  #1. H&M
Because their new Conscious Collection is in both our 34th Street stores, and you can get 25% off one item through Monday (print coupon here).  34th Street and Broadway, 34th Street and Seventh Avenue

#2. Macy's Herald Square
Because it's their big Columbus Day sale, which means 25%-75% off storewide.  151 West 34th Street

#3. Payless
Because BOGO 1/2 off everything is back! And, well, just look at the Isabel Toledos, Sirianos, et al.  110 West 34th Street

This is a rain boot! Send your love to Isabel Toledo.