Category: Events

[Video Clip] Grace Coddington and Andre Leon Talley of The September Issue at Barnes & Noble today.

XLA Presents Kingpins, the Ultimate Jeans Show

Tomorrow, 1/20, is the last day. For more information go to http://kingpins.info/

We attended today so be sure to check back later in the week for a recap of the show. Lots of great manufacturer and supplier info for you.

Tits 4 Totes Calendar Party, Next Monday.

Last month PinkyShears was invited to the Free People 40th Street showroom in NYC, to attend a sales meeting where merchandisers educated the store specialists and sales staff on styles for the upcoming Holiday ‘09 season. The objective for the night was to review sales objectives for each store, review the collection, and show how to sell and merchandise the clothes. The merchandisers from the Philadelphia offices headed the meeting.

…There are two techniques 1) Creating an outfit for the customer while they are in the fitting rooms and 2) Recommending accessories and add-ons. It sounds simple enough, but it has many built-in benefits to sales. They didn’t mention the thought process behind the techniques to the associates, but my take on it is this…

Pinky Shears Attends Meeting of the New York/New Jersey Designers Club
Earlier this week I was invited by Steve Steinberg of QST Industries to attend the New York and New Jersey Designers Club meeting at Arno’s Ristorante. Arno’s Ristorante is a popular meeting spot for people in the NY garment district.  You guys would have loved [...]

BIKE STYLE: A Bicycle Fashion Show.