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Get into some Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky’s Annual Sample Sale taking place December 1-4, 2009
250 6th Ave., New York.

** ALL THONGS – BUY 12, GET 1 FREE **

LOW RISE THONG
DESCRIPTION: ZEBRA PRINT SIGNATURE LACE
ORIGINAL PRICE: $22.00SALE PRICE: $10.00

ORIGINAL RISE THONG
DESCRIPTION: SOLID COLOR SIGNATURE LACE
ORIGINAL PRICE: $18.00SALE PRICE: $10.00

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Hale Bob online sample sale

Rue La La, the invitation only sample sale boutique, has a great sale going on right now! Huge discounts on designer clothing.

Use our link for free membership to this exclusive sale site: http://www.ruelala.com/invite/hauteweekly

Winter picks

A few quick picks from our list of fave winter items to have in your closet:



A great cardigan you can throw over a t-shirt for casual, or over long-sleeved blouse for work.
Shearling jackets and faux fur are hot hot hot
Always have a pair of fine fitting jeans. Skinny jeans especially to go with your over-the-knee boots. (Don't' forget to waterproof them!)
For you female sports fans, there is a more chic way to show your spirit with these hand stitched knit caps. Warm and fabulous!

Most of these items will be available for purchase at the Nov. 22nd Haute Market shopping event in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City area). Get tickets to the event now before they are gone and you miss the sales!

Noticed: Haute vendor gets props

I may be biased as the owner is one of my dearest friends, but I do think Urbantique Designs rocks and has some of the best hand crafted, one of a kind items, out there.

Today we have proof that it's just not me singing praises because these fab mittens are featured in

Kansas City SPACES magazine. Each pair of mittens is one of a kind with hand applied appliques and hand stitched finishing touches. Also available are knit caps, cadet caps and a variety of spirit wear. Very popular now are the knit caps and mittens with college colors and letters.

See more at www.urbantique.com or just get your tickets to Haute Market for this Sunday (Overland Park) and check out what is in stock right now. www.hautemarket.com/events.shtml

Gift Guide coming soon!

Our much anticipated gift guide is in the works and will feature some great products and stores so that you can cross a few more names on your holiday gift giving list. Join now to get your guide straight to your Inbox.

Get a head start on your holiday gift shopping AND your holiday party outfit shopping at Haute Market, Nov. 22nd in Overland Park, KS. Forget Black Friday...we're having PINK Sunday! All things fashionable, fun and girly.

Shop at Haute Market from 12-4pm. It's exciting and packed with 100's of the hottest items and latest trends. Tickets are just $10 in advance, $15 at the door, while supplies last. Entry to the hottest event in Kansas City plus access to the Stila beauty bar and Lulu Salon hair station. Fun with the girlfriends and 100's of other fashionistas!

More Falchi - NYC bag signing

On Friday, November 13th from 10 am-5 pm, Bergdorf Goodman in New York welcomes Carlos Falchi, famed handbag and accessories designer. Mr. Falchi will be signing handbags for all who attend (at 58th & 5th).

Carlos Falchi is notorious for his unique exotic skin and fine leather handbags and accessories. For over thirty years he has led the industry in innovative design and unparalleled product quality; in 1980 Women’s Wear Daily declared his Buffalo Satchel, “the most copied bag in the industry.” Mr. Falchi focuses his attention on the lining and compartments to make each handbag beautiful as well as functional, from the inside out.

Today, Mr. Falchi’s world is ever expanding, launching successful lines for Target and the Home Shopping Network, designing runway accessories for designers such as Donna Karan, and Vera Wang and catering to his loyal celebrity clientele including Brooke Shields, Sarah Jessica Parker, Madonna, Sienna Miller and many more. Falchi has also designed handbags for the entertainment industry, seen in Ugly Betty, The Devil Wears Prada, and Sex & the City.

Haute Market finds

These are a few of my favorite things available at the Nov. 22nd Haute Market shopping party in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City metro).

Military Jacket Underground Vogue	Papermill Designs' Notecards	Scarf - My diva Boutique
DeSal Jewelry Designs	Cookies & Chocolates by Best Regards	Quilted Black Handbag Mosaic

Healthy Skin Month-Top Picks

When it's time to talk beauty, I often turn to Beauty.com for their great deals and easy to find top picks.
Here are some top picks for your skin by Beauty.com:


Skin Care Top Sellers

Gifts that give

L’ORÉAL PARIS COLOR OF HOPE COSMETICS BAG
When you give the Color of Hope Cosmetics Bag ($29.95) this holiday season, L’Oréal Paris will donate $5 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, L’Oréal Paris’ 12-year charitable partner in the fight against ovarian cancer.

The silver cosmetics pouch includes an assortment of universally flattering shades of mauve, vibrant teal – the color symbolizing ovarian cancer awareness – and the on-trend accent shade of rich plum. Products include: Infallible LipGloss in Color of Hope, Colour Rich LipColour in Color of Hope and two Wear Infinité Eye Shadow Quads in Bouquet of Strength and Petals of Promise.

THE BODY SHOP
The Body Shop, one of the pioneers of ecologically-sound practices and the use of Community Trade which benefits more than 25,000 people in 20 countries, presents a new range of holiday products which allow one to rejoice with family and friends while at the same time giving back to others.

BATH & BODY: Each of the three bath and body holiday collections from The Body Shop, the NEW Nutmeg & Vanilla Collection, with its hint of home baked treats and deliciously accented with nutmeg, vanilla and sugar, the sweeter, fruitier scented NEW Black Velvet Apricot Collection and the Merry Cranberry Collection, contain products ranging from shimmering lotions to shower gels to lip balms that are sure to be all-around crowd pleasers.

It's National Healthy Skin Month

November is National Healthy Skin Month; try these products from SensiClear and Simple to keep your skin healthy and vibrant!

For acne-prone skin try the 60 day SensiClear™acne kit. With its Purifying Cleanser, Balancing Toner and Blemish-Free Acne Treatment Lotion it’s sure to keep your skin flawless and radiant. ($29.99): http://www.sensiclear.com/ and http://www.duanereade.com/ for store locations.

For sensitive skin try Simple’s “Kind To Skin” Collection. With healthy, conditioning ingredients like Vitamin E and Pro-Vitamin B5, these products will delicately cleanse, tone, and moisturize your face. ($7.99 each): http://www.duanereade.com/ for store locations.

The collection includes:
Moisturizing Foaming Facial Wash
Smoothing Cleansing Scrub
Refreshing Facial Wash Gel
Purifying Cleansing Lotion
Soothing Facial Toner
Eye Make-Up Remover

Only about 24 hours left to get BUY ONE GET ONE FREE admission tickets to the Nov. 22nd Haute Market shopping party in Overland Park, KS.


Shop 100's of the latest trends, hottest deals, plus get pampering service from beauty professionals. Have a cocktail with your girlfriends and enjoy.
You deserve it!

Event info here: http://www.hautemarket.com/events.shtml

Buy tickets here: http://www.hautemarket.com/hautestore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1

buy two, and at checkout enter NOVBOGO to apply the discount.
Buy 6 tickets, pay for 3!

Expires 10-31-09, one use per customer.

Candy Closet

The closet women have been waiting to raid is finally open.

DailyCandy.com, the free lifestyle trend e-mail newsletter and website, is launching its own sample sale e-commerce site, Swirl, Sample Sales by DailyCandy. Featuring the best-of-the-best apparel and accessories handpicked by DailyCandy editors, Swirl, Sample Sales by DailyCandy will be a well-edited sample sale experience, offering remarkable discounts on the stuff DailyCandy loves — from favorite up-and-coming designers to the must-have established brands, it’s everything DailyCandy editors can’t live without.

The new site will soft launch the week of November 16, to a limited number of first-come, first-served DailyCandy subscribers; hard launch will take place in January 2010.

H & M & Choo

H&M is launching Jimmy Choo for H&M on Nov. 14th and huge crowds are expected. It's easy to see why once a sneak peek was posted

My fave pieces so far:

What is the process for making your purchase should you be one of the lucky ones in NYC that day? Read more about it plus see sneak peek videos...

Fashionably warm kids

I have a goal and a challenge for the Kansas City metro.
It's a good one! It's fashionable, good for the community and good for the soul.

The Pajama Program is very near to my heart which is why I became the chapter president for the Kansas City area when the position came open. I quickly got to know some of the fabulous people who manage the area shelters and was shocked by the number of children they serve each month.

About the Pajama Program:
Collects new pajamas and books for children in need and distributes to registered receiving organizations nation wide. There is a chapter in nearly every state.

In our back yard:
The Kansas City metro chapter serves about a dozen shelters. TLC, Rose Brooks, City Union Mission, SAFEHOME and Salvation Army, just to name a few. The need is for at least 300 pajamas each month.

The goal:
To get participation from local organizations and media in order to raise 4,000 kids' pajamas and books to fully stock the shelters each month for the winter and beyond.

The challenge:
To reach the goal by Nov. 23rd to be sure the shelters are fully stocked for the holidays.

How are we going to do this?
~Well...I'm going to plea to (pester) the mayors of several KC metro cities to join us in making Danger Season not so dangerous for local kids in need.
~Schools can participate by challenging the classes to raise the most pajamas and books, maybe have a pajama day to celebrate.
~Office managers can simply ask co-workers to donate a new pair of pjs and a book this week and we'll arrange a pick up. The same goes for clubs and organizations.

Several KC area business have volunteered to accept donations, several even offering to match the donations and/or give you a discount on their products or services! (See Facebook page for list)

How to help:

1. Bring new pajamas and books to the Nov. 22nd Haute Market and we'll give you a free Tarte cosmetics mascara sample and lots of thanks! (while supplies last)

2. View this letter (pg 1, pg 2) for info on how to do your own Pj drive. It's easy!

3. Volunteer to help us implement the campaign. Businesses that can provide printing, prizes for school challenges, venues for upcoming PJ drive events, and PR help are needed now. Plus we need volunteers to contact the schools and other organizations about holding pajama drives.

Email jennifer@pajamaprogram.org if you can help us in anyway with the KC Metro-wide Pajama Drive 2009. Please share this post with all your friends and colleagues.

Doing the Cha Cha

Founded in 2007, cha cha is passionate about creating unique Canadian made handbags and accessories. The entire line is handcrafted ensuring no detail is overlooked.

Combining luxurious leather with quality linings and hardware, cha cha creates one of a kind pieces that are as functional as they are beautiful. cha cha is an accessory line for women who appreciate great design and don't need logos to signal their good taste

Stella Mini Leather Shopper - $119.91

This is the perfect bag for the busy girl. With the strap this bag makes a perfect shoulder bag, remove the strap and use Stella Mini as a shopper, fold the bag in half and slip under your arm to use a clutch. Made of a powdery soft purple leather, it's a great accessory for fall.

Visit http://www.chachalifestyle.com/home

In training

Haute little fashionistas caught on tape at the Sept 2009 Haute Market shopping party in Overland Park, KS (Kansas City Metro).

Who Wore What

The Empire State Building lit the NYC skyline lit in red and purple last night in honor of the 2009 Angel Ball to honor Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research.

Featuring music by DJ Cassidy, the gala’s star-studded lineup of performances include Academy Award and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke, Estelle, British imports Blake, and other surprise guests.

The evening raised nearly $4 million for cancer research. For more information about The Angel Ball and Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research please visit http://www.gabriellesangels.org/.

A list of who wore what:
Bar Refaeli –Marchesa gown and Lorraine Schwartz jewels

Blake Lively-Victoria Beckham, Lorraine Schwartz jewels, Christian Louboutin

Denise Rich-Christian Lacroix dress and Lorraine Schwartz carved ruby and diamond earrings, set with 170 carats of rubies and 6 carats of diamonds; a

Lorraine Schwartz mesh ruby cuff, set with 150 carats of rubies and15 carats of diamonds; and a Lorraine Schwartz heart shape ruby, pink sapphire and diamond ring
Estelle-Zara
Hoda Kotb - Adrienne Papp
Kathie Lee Gifford-Donna Karan

Jennifer Hudson-YSL dress, Lorraine Schwartz jewelry and Margiela booties on carpet and same dress/jewels but YSL shoes from the performance

Natalie Cole-Haute Hippie dress

Sherri Shepherd-Carmen Marc Valvo & Judith Ripka jewels

Star Jones-Marc Bouwer

Photos: Getty / WireImage

What She Wore...Michelle Trachtenberg

Someone recently asked what Michelle Trachtenberg was wearing around her neck on Gossip Girl, the "Lost Boys" Episode:

Michelle Trachtenberg's character Georgina Sparks wearing the Fiona Paxton Lane Necklace in Silver. Retail price -$400
Find it on Shopbop.com

pics from cwtv.com site

Sun block

They tell me I should still be wearing sunblock and protecting my eyes. Well...should the sun actually appear I would be quite compelled, event excited, to block said sun.
Today I will be optimistic and WILL the sun to come out from its hiding place behind the layers and layers of cloud cover blanketing our Kansas City metro area.

This may jinx the whole deal, but I'm shopping for sunglasses online right now.
I found some great deals in an unlikely place after being intrigued by an email suggesting I check out ShopNBC.com. WOW...their designer sunglasses are a GREAT deal!
Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior, Gucci and more.
A few of the faves I'm debating on. Perhaps will have to just get them all at these greatest prices.

Marc Jacobs black and gray shades, was $425, now only $137.76	Juicy Couture lilac framed sunglasses, was $225, now $108.48	Kate Spade purple/lavender sunglasses, was $190, now $83.99

Check it out and shop conveniently online at ShopNBC.com. Let us know if you join me in daring the sun and buying some discount designer shades!