GIVING BACK
Fashion
By now everyone knows the shoe. The moment a woman kicks her foot to cross her legs, the crimson sole acts as the dead giveaway. It’s a Christian Louboutin, of course. We can see the designer’s loopy signature and all. But, can we pronounce his name?
Last week we showed you the season’s hottest swimwear. Now that the hard part’s over we give you all the goodies to rock with that suit. From your cover-up to the perfect headgear, here’s all the fun stuff to throw on between splashes on the beach and dips in the pool.
‘IT’ PRODUCT
Achieve one look on two budgets
Who? Lynn Barnes
• Shop-a-thon: Neiman Marcus hosts a Chanel fall trunk show Friday in Couture Salon. Ladies shoes, handbags, accessories and ready-to-wear will all be featured.
Le Doux swimwear isn’t for the gal much interested in swimming. It’s a line intended for the woman who stacks her bangles high, smooths on shimmering tanning oil and walks to her nearest hotel swimming pool in a pair of 4-inch cork wedge sandals. Call her a sun-worshipper, but she’s the one normally being worshipped.
Ah, swimsuit season. Only annual gyno appointments can rival the glee it inspires in women. But, that’s only if you haven’t discovered your swimsuit soulmate. That is, the suit your body was meant to be with for all eternity — or until you can shed those love handles.
She carried you for nine months and pushed you into this world. The least you can do is get her a gift on the one day of the year devoted solely to her role in your life. Before you go the florist route or dare pick up a gift certificate, take into account these suggestions. No matter what kind of mom she is, we’ve got something selected for her.
• Shop-a-thon: Today is the last day to receive a Neiman Marcus tote bag in your choice of blue, white or pink with a $75 or more purchase in fragrances. Bags come with fragrance samples. Neimans also holds an Oscar de la Renta fall trunk show in the couture salon today and Friday. An MCL by Matthew Campbell Laurenza trunk show is Friday.
Henderson local Tiffany Parks has made a habit of taking her friends’ garbage home with her. Not for after-dinner snacks or social security numbers, either. Parks can’t bear to see a bottle go unrecycled. Nor can she stand the thought of wearing sweatshop-produced clothing or buying fast fashion when she knows it will expire within a few wears.