Style, Shopping and Fashion in the Queen City
Charlotte Shop Talk 03/11/10Weekend Ahead: March 11-14
WILL YOU BE IN OR OUT - Macy's Fashion Challenge Featuring Jay McCarroll Do you think you can put together an outfit as good as Project Runway Season 1 winner Jay McCarroll? Now is your chance to find out. He'll be picking a few shoppers to put together spring looks that will then march down the runway to be judged by onlookers. The winner will get a $100 gift card to spend in the store on spring must-haves! Saturday at 2 p.m. at Macy's in SouthPark Mall. GOT BEAUTY Q'S? Beauty Experts Event Continues at Jeffre Scott This is the second of four weekend events featuring visiting beauty experts ready and willing to turn you in to your most beautiful self. This weekend Jeffre Scott is hosting Nikoletta Skarlatos from Posted at 12:24 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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03/08/10Charlotte Shop Talk on Charlotte Today!
Today I had the pleasure of being a guest on Charlotte Today on WCNC to talk about some of the best and worst of last night's Oscar gowns. If you missed the show, you can catch it online right here. The WORST of the night: Sarah Jessica Parker in Chanel couture, Zoe Saldana in Givenchy, Charlize Theron in Dior, Diane Kruger, Kate Winslet in Ives st. Laurent (my soul cries) and Amanda Seyfried in Armani Prive. Some of the BEST: Rachel McAdams, Queen Latifah in Badgley Mischka, Vera Farmiga in Marchesa, Kristin Stewart (shocking), Cameron Diaz (even more shocking!) in Oscar de la Renta, J.Lo (a little shocking) in Armani Prive, and Meryl... Read more » Posted at 12:58 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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03/05/10The Weekend Ahead: March 5-8
SET YOUR DVR - Charlotte Shop Talk Presents Oscar's Best and Worst Dressed on Charlotte Today Sunday night, I'll be parked in front of the TV watching stars sashay down the red carpet and judging them harder than I've ever judged before. Why? Because come Monday morning, I'll be heading over to WCNC to talk about who looked hot and who did not on Charlotte Today. Want to chime in and give me your two cents on whose dresses you loved and whose you loathed? Tweet at me (@jenntgrab) during the red carpet broadcast on Sunday and during the show and we'll chat about who wore what! SLEEP CHIC - PJ sale at Cottage Chic Thanks to... Read more » Posted at 10:03 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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03/04/10Neiman Marcus Fashion Rules! Party TONIGHT
(Cue the West Side Story Soundtrack...) Tonight, tonight. It's happening tonight. Tonight we share spring trends with the world. Okay, that's enough singing - even though I am really excited about this. Tonight is the Neiman Marcus Fashion Rules! Party which means I'll be over at Neiman Marcus along with style maven Sarah Crosland (Charlotte Magazine's venerable Style editor) to show off some of the hottest trends for spring. We had a blast raiding the contemporary section of women's fasion at Neiman Marcus on Monday and tonight we get to show you all the outfits we picked along with to-die-for shoes and gimme-that-now bags. Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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03/02/10Love It: SafetyTat Kid Tattoos
I'm not a mom, but I am one of the most paranoid, doomsday, "worst case scenario" worriers you've ever met. (My poor eventual children don't stand a chance against my warped way of thinking. ) However, even non crazy-worrying moms can get behind this positively clever invention: SafetyTat - temporary tattoos bearing In Case of Emergency contact info you put on your kid when you are going to be in environments where they could get lost. A fab mom friend of mine is about to take her wee ones to Disney World in a few weeks - I can think of no better place to tag your kid for a safe return. My little brother once went up into a Fivel Goes West themed climbing playland, got freaked out by the height of the nets and... Read more » Posted at 12:15 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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03/01/10Don't Forget: Spring Fashion Trends Presentation Thursday March 4
I know that the Olympics are over and everyone is about to return to their regularly scheduled DVR programming - but I implore you to set aside your normal schedule for just one night this week. Thursday, to be exact. That is when Sarah Crosland (Charlotte Magazine Style Editor and former Shop Talker herself) and I will be presenting a bevy of fabulous spring fashion trends as part of Neiman Marcus' FASHION RULES! Party. We'll be showing you how to wear trends like the one seen here - dramatic draping. Though, granted, I probably won't pair nude socks with a pair of high heeled sandals. But that is the difference between fashion marketing and fashion reality -... Read more » Posted at 09:21 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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02/26/10The Weekend Ahead: Feb 26-28
Well my dears, this weekend is shaping up to look pretty spectacular (and not just because it includes my birthday on Sunday). There is a ton of fabulous events going on, so don't waste a second of it!
COVET THIS: Christian Louboutin Trunk Show There's no denying it - Louboutin has replaced Manolo as the status shoe of all our dreams. That red sole haunts me like you wouldn't believe. Try on a few from his spring 2010 during this trunk show that goes through Saturday Feb 27 in the Shoe Salon at Neiman Marcus at SouthPark! LOVELY LILLY: Lilly Pulitzer Lilly Loves Green Event We all know how Lilly loves her bold prints. This year those prints have gone wild. Well, endangered actually. The collections for spring 2010 are inspired by... Read more » Posted at 09:51 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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02/25/10Love It? SJP NYC Perfume
In case you missed it, Sarah Jessica Parker has released her third fragrance, this one is called SJP NYC and according to SJP herself, the packaging and the scent are directly inspired by her time spent in the expensive stiletto shoes of Carrie Bradshaw. I assume that she means it evokes some of the wilder, more colorful fashion moments in Carrie's life like this and this and this and Posted at 01:45 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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02/22/10Think Pink! Makeover Event to Benefit Carolina Breast Friends
I personally don't need an excuse to get a cosmetic counter makeover, but it's certainly less awkward for all parties involved if you do have a reason for marching up to the Chanel counter and declaring "Make me pretty, please!" In this case, we've got a great reason for you. On Tuesday, February 23 the Neiman Marcus' Cosmetics department (Level One) is hosting a party to benefit Carolina Breast Friends. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. you can enjoy cocktails and makeovers from all your favorite beauty lines. All they ask in return is a $20 donation to this local cancer support charity so that they can continue to make women feel beautiful no matter what! Read more » Posted at 05:03 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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02/19/10The Weekend Ahead: February 19-21
GET WHAT'S LEFT - STEP By Sloan Dot Sale & The Pink Hanger Clearance Sale Shoe lovin' ladies in Charlotte wait for months for this dot sale to come around, and it finally did this week. Step on over to STEP this weekend to get in on what's left of the amazing sale shoe selection. The sale ends when it ends - so don't be left out. Take it from us, last year Sarah coveted a pair of shoes during the Dot Sale and convinced herself she'd go back for them. She didn't, and she probably laments that decision aloud at least once a week (more often right now, during the sale itself). Don't make Sarah's mistake. Also, the Pink Hanger sale we blogged about last week is still going on, so get in while the getting is still good. While you're in there shopping... Read more » Posted at 08:30 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
Jenn Grabenstetter was born and raised in the Queen City. She spent a year on the West Coast covering celebrities in L.A., and one in chilly Chicago as a fashion writer. Now she's back in the South where she writes for Charlotte magazine and is the editor of Where Charlotte. She loves shoes, bags, bargains, organized closets, her two-year-old Tory Burch wedges, office supplies, finding alternate uses for mason jars, and good hair days.
