‘Adriana, big smile!” “You look beautiful, Adriana!” “Over here, Adriana, a kiss, a kiss!”
The paparazzi are losing their minds — for 29-year-old supermodel Adriana Lima.
Faced with the most sizzling Victoria’s Secret Angel since Heidi Klum, who can really blame these mere mortals? She is, after all, standing on a street in SoHo in the middle of the day, wearing a jaw-dropping, low-plunging $2 million Fantasy Bra.
And perhaps even more surprising? She comes to it naturally. “I was born bombshell,” confides the Brazilian-born model in an exclusive interview with The Post, before embarking on a whirlwind day of more than 40 appointments and hundreds of swarming, swooning, camera-phone-clicking fans.
“It doesn’t matter what time of day, in the morning, if I’m playing with my daughter. All day, bombshell.”
PHOTOS: ADRIANA LIMA
She’s frisky, this one. Dabbing herself with the brand’s new line of Bombshell perfume, which she calls one of her favorite things, she gives teasing answers to questions. When asked about her 11-month-old little girl Valentina with former NBA star Marko Jaric, she says — completely deadpan — that her daughter is already fluent in Serbian, gives her fashion advice and dons her own “mini heels and mini wings.” She clarifies with a playful smile, “I’m joking.”
Then, as she emerges from another touch-up in her dressing room for an appearance on “Good Day, New York,” she smacks this reporter right on the bottom.
A vision in a bra covered with 3,000 brilliant cut white diamonds, light blue sapphires and topazes designed by Damiani, she is chauffeured in a classic Rolls-Royce, flanked by three male models and three security guards. She is the most clicked-on Victoria’s Secret Angel on Facebook — and last month she caused such a frenzy at a store in Canada, everyone thought it must be Justin Bieber.
“I’m feeling very expensive,” she laughs in her Brazilian accent, after a Victoria’s Secret camera crew ask her to redo a take for the Nov. 30 runway event. (She struggles to pronounce the special musical guests “Kah-tee Perry” and “Ah-kon.”)
Impeccable in her English, she isn’t, but expensive she most definitely is. Ranked the fourth-highest-earning model, she rakes in $7.5 million a year, according to Forbes.
As she headed back into the store after stopping to pose, one male onlooker, who received a text from a friend that his “celebrity crush” was in the neighborhood, gazes dreamily. As she blows kisses to the crowd, 29-year-old Aaron Harvey struggles to describe just what enchants him about her sultry bedroom eyes, pillow lips and playful smirk. “I think,” he says, struggling to describe the Angel, “it’s the demonic look.”
Lima just curls her white-gloved finger coyly.
“I always had this dream,” she says as her security detail whisks her to safety, “of being like Marilyn for a day.”
Who said blondes have more fun?
Monday, October 25, 2010
Scranton native enjoys 1920s fashion on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'
Desira Pesta divides her time between acting and fashion design. So it's fitting that her TV acting debut would come on a show in which the clothes play an integral role.
The former South Scranton resident is set to make several appearances on the hit HBO drama, "Boardwalk Empire," starting with the show's Nov. 7 episode.
Ms. Pesta will play a prostitute working in a brothel run by notorious gangster Al Capone, one of several real-life figures depicted on the series, which revolves around Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi), an astonishingly corrupt politician in Prohibition-era Atlantic City.
Though she doesn't have any speaking lines, Ms. Pesta is featured in scenes with several of the show's main characters, among them Mr. Buscemi's.
"It's definitely one of the best things I've ever done," said the 2001 Scranton Preparatory School graduate, who now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. "Steve Buscemi is so sweet and so professional. Everyone was so kind, from the lead actors to the background actors down to the crew members. No one has an ego. ... It's sort of like a big family."
The show is shot on a huge set in Brooklyn that's nearly an exact replica of what the Atlantic City boardwalk of the early 1920s looked like. Meanwhile, the clothes are all authentic, including the lingerie and Chinese silk robes Ms. Pesta's character wears.
"There's a great Halloween (episode) where we're all decked out in '20s Halloween costumes," said Ms. Pesta, the daughter of Joe and Peggy Pesta. "Everything is so beautiful. It was sort of a dream come true walking into the warehouse on the first day. Everything is lined up. Everything is authentic. It's so much fun to get fitted every time. I love fashion and the history of fashion."
Ms. Pesta first started pursuing a career in fashion design while studying in Italy as a fine arts major at Syracuse University. Upon returning to the States, she started her own clothing line of handmade coats, skirts, blouses and dresses.
She describes her designs as "a painterly midcentury look."
"I guess it could be considered a little more upscale daywear," said Ms. Pesta, who sells her wares at upscale New York City boutiques and online at www.desirapesta.com. "It's like an ode to the '50s and '60s. But with brighter colors, and with prints that are a little more ostentatious."
Acting didn't become a serious interest until about a year and a half ago. Already, though, she's landed nonspeaking parts in several films, including the Ben Stiller comedy "Greenberg," in which she can be found as a coke head in the climactic party scene, and the yet-to-be-released "My Idiot Brother," as Zooey Deschanel's roommate.
In addition, she'll appear as a pedestrian in the forthcoming drama, "W.E.," directed by the one and only Madonna. Ms. Pesta said she was personally cast by the Material Girl.
The former South Scranton resident is set to make several appearances on the hit HBO drama, "Boardwalk Empire," starting with the show's Nov. 7 episode.
Ms. Pesta will play a prostitute working in a brothel run by notorious gangster Al Capone, one of several real-life figures depicted on the series, which revolves around Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi), an astonishingly corrupt politician in Prohibition-era Atlantic City.
Though she doesn't have any speaking lines, Ms. Pesta is featured in scenes with several of the show's main characters, among them Mr. Buscemi's.
"It's definitely one of the best things I've ever done," said the 2001 Scranton Preparatory School graduate, who now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. "Steve Buscemi is so sweet and so professional. Everyone was so kind, from the lead actors to the background actors down to the crew members. No one has an ego. ... It's sort of like a big family."
The show is shot on a huge set in Brooklyn that's nearly an exact replica of what the Atlantic City boardwalk of the early 1920s looked like. Meanwhile, the clothes are all authentic, including the lingerie and Chinese silk robes Ms. Pesta's character wears.
"There's a great Halloween (episode) where we're all decked out in '20s Halloween costumes," said Ms. Pesta, the daughter of Joe and Peggy Pesta. "Everything is so beautiful. It was sort of a dream come true walking into the warehouse on the first day. Everything is lined up. Everything is authentic. It's so much fun to get fitted every time. I love fashion and the history of fashion."
Ms. Pesta first started pursuing a career in fashion design while studying in Italy as a fine arts major at Syracuse University. Upon returning to the States, she started her own clothing line of handmade coats, skirts, blouses and dresses.
She describes her designs as "a painterly midcentury look."
"I guess it could be considered a little more upscale daywear," said Ms. Pesta, who sells her wares at upscale New York City boutiques and online at www.desirapesta.com. "It's like an ode to the '50s and '60s. But with brighter colors, and with prints that are a little more ostentatious."
Acting didn't become a serious interest until about a year and a half ago. Already, though, she's landed nonspeaking parts in several films, including the Ben Stiller comedy "Greenberg," in which she can be found as a coke head in the climactic party scene, and the yet-to-be-released "My Idiot Brother," as Zooey Deschanel's roommate.
In addition, she'll appear as a pedestrian in the forthcoming drama, "W.E.," directed by the one and only Madonna. Ms. Pesta said she was personally cast by the Material Girl.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
City shows off its sense of style in blaze of colours and mass of stripes Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Wonder+Fashion+what+where/36
There were many wonders, in every sense of the word, at Montreal Fashion Week, which wrapped Thursday night with a blaze of colour in a trend show orchestrated by the ever-stylish stylist and designer known as Yso.
Now, with the plastic covering the catwalk at Bonsecours Market in the recycling bin, and the hundreds of spectators out of their harems, sequins and five-inch stack heels -or basic blacks, here are some questions, answers and bits of colour from the frontlines (not the blue, red and coral variety), but about phenoms like the lioness model, the mini-blogger and the billionaire.
Why?
The early question that emerged as Montreal Fashion Week opened, showing collections for next spring and summer, was a profound why.
The easy answer to the industry question is that the shows are held to create buzz, round up buyers from out of town and support an industry -and various levels of government pitched in $340,000 for this 19th edition organized by Sensation Mode and much more in long-term projects -that has had its manufacturing base decimated and is facing fierce international competition.
I met a buyer from London, Melanie Trevett, who also writes for Britain's fashion trade magazine Drapers, and heard about a German buyer scooping up lines.
Trevett praised Montreal style, saying it was her secret source for great fashion. She loved Helmer's couture collection and bought the entire Barila line for her shop, she said. And she filled a suitcase with Denis Gagnon's line for Bedo, just for herself.
"It was commercial, it was inspiring, it was flirty, it was fun yet sophisticated,'' she said of the line by Sabrina Barila with her sister Claudia, the former model and wife of Cirque de Soleil billionaire Guy Laliberte. "For me, it covers all the market. And the quality is second to none."
That's the storybook quote on any fashion story, one those government officials want to hear.
But the "why" question seems to fall on deaf ears when mediocre or very bad clothes go down a runway. It's fine and well to give young lines a chance, but what about the reputation of Montreal Fashion Week, and hence, Montreal style? Any out-of-town buyers or media will not be impressed.
Wonders
The why question moves to wonder on many levels. There is the wonder of the fashion kind, as in Denis Gagnon -who celebrated his 10th anniversary in business with a cocktail party -Oh, how the Hungaria bubbly flowed! Gagnon will show his spring line and a retrospective at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on Oct. 18. That's quite remarkable: his exhibition falls between the Yves Saint Laurent show there two years ago and next summer's Jean Paul Gaultier retrospective.
There is the wonder of Helmer, spending 120 hours-plus on a glass-couture outfit with Jean-Marie Giguere, cutting and polishing glass tubes, smoothing down broken bottles attached to a bolero and painting the still-dangerous edges gold.
His over-the-top underwater theme included net hats, giant waves of blue tulle, chiming glass tubes, and a pretty sea creature fabric in pink, all evoking the ocean. Some of it was wearable, but the show was an exercise in art and craft. Beauty? Some, for sure, as when a white lace-trimmed ruffle dress had mauve sea anemone appliques. But, overall, the craft overwhelmed the clothes.
Marie Saint Pierre is in her way our own wonder, keeping it simple this season and opening the week with a stripped-down installation at her atelier. The clothes, in tune with today's minimalist current, were also stripped down, with none of the ruffled pleats for which she is known but with the stark architectural cuts that are also her signature, embellished with a swirled or disc applique here and there.
Who?
The designers who show at fashion week tend to target a young clientele, and there are good reasons for that, one of which is the price point: younger people who spend less don't demand the finest quality fabric, and many designers can't afford to buy it or order enough quantity from the top European mills. Also, there is an emerging niche market: call it green, ethical or localista. These young consumers may shun international cheap-chic emporiums, even if it costs a bit more, for what they consider the right and ecological way to shop.
Salman Khan's fashion extravaganza redux
All for a good cause, it’s going to be grandiose again. Salman Khan has asked several of his leading ladies from films to walk for him at the Being Human charity fashion show. Khan’s ex-girlfriend Katrina Kaif has said yes and is more than glad to extend her support to the actor.
Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Salman’s sister is working on it and has sent invitation to the actresses who have worked with Salman in his films. The actor’s Being Human show is a part of an upcoming couture week and will happen on October 9. Last year the show was a huge success, with Bollywood stars like Govinda, Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan walking the ramp for Salman.
So, who are the other B-town glam girls expected to share the runway with Khan? Bipasha Basu who has recently resolved her differences with Salman is part of the event. Asin, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee can’t miss it, as Salman is their darling friend. Kareena Kapoor along with sister Karisma Kapoor will also sashay down the ramp.
Actresses like Sushmita Sen, Amisha Patel, Vidya Balan and Deepika Padukone are apparently on the wish list and talks are going on with them. As per reports, Priyanka Chopra will be especially flying down from UK to attend the show. Sonakshi Sinha’s name is missing! Well, the young actress still hasn’t been confirmed.
Along with all these sizzling females, there is another Khan who will be with Salman! Yes, Aamir Khan, just like last year, will rub his shoulders with Sallu on the show.
Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Salman’s sister is working on it and has sent invitation to the actresses who have worked with Salman in his films. The actor’s Being Human show is a part of an upcoming couture week and will happen on October 9. Last year the show was a huge success, with Bollywood stars like Govinda, Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan walking the ramp for Salman.
So, who are the other B-town glam girls expected to share the runway with Khan? Bipasha Basu who has recently resolved her differences with Salman is part of the event. Asin, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee can’t miss it, as Salman is their darling friend. Kareena Kapoor along with sister Karisma Kapoor will also sashay down the ramp.
Actresses like Sushmita Sen, Amisha Patel, Vidya Balan and Deepika Padukone are apparently on the wish list and talks are going on with them. As per reports, Priyanka Chopra will be especially flying down from UK to attend the show. Sonakshi Sinha’s name is missing! Well, the young actress still hasn’t been confirmed.
Along with all these sizzling females, there is another Khan who will be with Salman! Yes, Aamir Khan, just like last year, will rub his shoulders with Sallu on the show.
Fashion Forward at the New Yorker Festival: What Maria Cornejo Said When She Wasn’t Dissing Carla Bruni
On Saturday, The New Yorker Festival presented Fashion Forward, a panel that included Maria Cornejo, Phillip Lim, Naeem Khan and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright from Rag & Bone. As you may have heard, Maria Cornejo expressed her not so high opinion of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at said panel. We were there, and surrounding that brief and hilarious moment, was a very thoughtful and open discussion about the business of fashion.
The New Yorker labeled these designers “The New Guard.” They have all established measurable success and are probably on their way to becoming household names. Cornejo and Khan have designed dresses for the first lady. Phillip, David and Marcus have won CFDA awards. All of them have impressively withstood the shaky economy and none of them were born in the U.S.
The similarities pretty much end there. The contrasts between each designer were more interesting to see unfold throughout the discussion, starting with each designer’s background and how it influenced–or didn’t influence–their career. David and Marcus’ traditional British upbringing, for example, has had a strong influence on Rag & Bone’s aesthetic and tailoring. But so has traditional American workwear–they learned patternmaking and started making jeans in Kentucky before moving to New York.
Naeem Khan was born in India to parents who manufactured saris for dignitaries and socialites. He designed fabrics for Halston, who influenced Khan’s tendency towards simple cuts with luxurious fabrics. He now makes luxury evening wear for celebrities and first ladies.
Maria Cornejo is a mom, was born in Chile, and also lived in London for 12 years. She, Neville and Wainwright agreed that they wouldn’t have found success without moving from Europe to the States. She explained that London is not very encouraging and Europeans can be quite blasé about emerging talent, whereas New York is a “very open city” that likes to see people succeed. However, she is not enamored with everything American. “The only thing I found a drawback here is the obsession with youth,” she said.
Phillip Lim said that his seamstress mother did not really have an influence on his career. He essentially dismissed the idea that his background had to be relevant. “It’s not where we come from, but where we’re going,” he feels.
Also fascinating was each designer’s commentary on whom they design clothes for. None of them like the question, “If you could dress anyone, who would it be?” The inspiration for Naeem Khan’s Spring ’11 collection was a hard-partying trip to Miami where he saw an abundance of young, sexy, girls about town and thought, “That’s who I want to wear my clothes.” But then he realized none of those girls could afford his clothes.
The Rag & Bone boys, quite simply, just wanted to make clothes that, “girls think guys look cute in and guys think girls look cute in.” David said of one look that took the stage, “If she was walking towards me on the street, I’d be like damn.” Cornejo makes what she calls “urban camouflage” for women that (unlike Bruni) actually do things and need clothes that they don’t have to constantly be aware of. She basically designs for herself. “I’m always trying to design the ultimate dress I would wear because I don’t like dresses.”
Another hot topic was the economy and the tough business side of fashion, which each designer de-glamorized for us. Phillip Lim lamented not even having time to “get inspired,” dismissing the idea that designers have six whole months to design a collection. For him, it’s more like 45 days each for two men’s and five women’s collections per year.
Lim also talked about balancing art and commerce. “The worst thing is when you put your heart and soul into something and see it on a sale rack,” he said. Khan, who makes $20,000 dresses, may have had the most difficult time negotiating this problem. He adapted this season by attempting to make glamorous separates so that shoppers can buy, say, a $2,000 top or skirt instead. The Rag & Bone boys feel their advantage lies in authenticity and fabric quality and sounded the least frustrated about money, perhaps due in part to investment by Theory CEO Andrew Rosen (which was not mentioned). They explained that they’re “frugal” in the way they open stores and concluded that if they were given a large some of money, they wouldn’t really know what to do with it because they’re happy with the way they are.
They suggested that Rag & Bone and the other designers on stage have succeeded because they all make great-looking clothes that have a little something extra behind them, from a super wearable jacket with the perfect fit to a dress that, while pricey, took trained artisans 300 hours to hand-bead. Clearly, despite differing backgrounds, experience levels and customer bases, they’re all doing something right and aspiring designers and business owners alike should take note.
The New Yorker labeled these designers “The New Guard.” They have all established measurable success and are probably on their way to becoming household names. Cornejo and Khan have designed dresses for the first lady. Phillip, David and Marcus have won CFDA awards. All of them have impressively withstood the shaky economy and none of them were born in the U.S.
The similarities pretty much end there. The contrasts between each designer were more interesting to see unfold throughout the discussion, starting with each designer’s background and how it influenced–or didn’t influence–their career. David and Marcus’ traditional British upbringing, for example, has had a strong influence on Rag & Bone’s aesthetic and tailoring. But so has traditional American workwear–they learned patternmaking and started making jeans in Kentucky before moving to New York.
Naeem Khan was born in India to parents who manufactured saris for dignitaries and socialites. He designed fabrics for Halston, who influenced Khan’s tendency towards simple cuts with luxurious fabrics. He now makes luxury evening wear for celebrities and first ladies.
Maria Cornejo is a mom, was born in Chile, and also lived in London for 12 years. She, Neville and Wainwright agreed that they wouldn’t have found success without moving from Europe to the States. She explained that London is not very encouraging and Europeans can be quite blasé about emerging talent, whereas New York is a “very open city” that likes to see people succeed. However, she is not enamored with everything American. “The only thing I found a drawback here is the obsession with youth,” she said.
Phillip Lim said that his seamstress mother did not really have an influence on his career. He essentially dismissed the idea that his background had to be relevant. “It’s not where we come from, but where we’re going,” he feels.
Also fascinating was each designer’s commentary on whom they design clothes for. None of them like the question, “If you could dress anyone, who would it be?” The inspiration for Naeem Khan’s Spring ’11 collection was a hard-partying trip to Miami where he saw an abundance of young, sexy, girls about town and thought, “That’s who I want to wear my clothes.” But then he realized none of those girls could afford his clothes.
The Rag & Bone boys, quite simply, just wanted to make clothes that, “girls think guys look cute in and guys think girls look cute in.” David said of one look that took the stage, “If she was walking towards me on the street, I’d be like damn.” Cornejo makes what she calls “urban camouflage” for women that (unlike Bruni) actually do things and need clothes that they don’t have to constantly be aware of. She basically designs for herself. “I’m always trying to design the ultimate dress I would wear because I don’t like dresses.”
Another hot topic was the economy and the tough business side of fashion, which each designer de-glamorized for us. Phillip Lim lamented not even having time to “get inspired,” dismissing the idea that designers have six whole months to design a collection. For him, it’s more like 45 days each for two men’s and five women’s collections per year.
Lim also talked about balancing art and commerce. “The worst thing is when you put your heart and soul into something and see it on a sale rack,” he said. Khan, who makes $20,000 dresses, may have had the most difficult time negotiating this problem. He adapted this season by attempting to make glamorous separates so that shoppers can buy, say, a $2,000 top or skirt instead. The Rag & Bone boys feel their advantage lies in authenticity and fabric quality and sounded the least frustrated about money, perhaps due in part to investment by Theory CEO Andrew Rosen (which was not mentioned). They explained that they’re “frugal” in the way they open stores and concluded that if they were given a large some of money, they wouldn’t really know what to do with it because they’re happy with the way they are.
They suggested that Rag & Bone and the other designers on stage have succeeded because they all make great-looking clothes that have a little something extra behind them, from a super wearable jacket with the perfect fit to a dress that, while pricey, took trained artisans 300 hours to hand-bead. Clearly, despite differing backgrounds, experience levels and customer bases, they’re all doing something right and aspiring designers and business owners alike should take note.
Stand Up and Be Costumed at Savers' Weekly Halloween Costume Catwalk Fashion Shows
Top Trends for Halloween 2010 include Jersey Shore and DIY Creations, According to New Halloween Shopping Survey by Savers
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Stumped on what to wear for Halloween this year? Determined to finally win the costume contest at your friend's Halloween bash? You're in luck! Savers, an international secondhand store chain that offers the largest selection of Halloween merchandise of any other retailer, is inviting costume-challenged shoppers into their stores for free weekly Costume Catwalk fashion show events throughout October to help them create one-of-a-kind costumes for the whole family and for every budget.
New this year, the Costume Catwalk events will be held every Thursday in October at 3 p.m. in all Savers locations. Set to festive Halloween-themed music, Savers' specially-trained Costume Consultants will showcase that week's hottest costumes and help individual shoppers build outfits from scratch using Savers' endless selection of gently-used clothing and costumes, as well as enhance brand new, ready-made costumes with unique makeup and accessories.
"This year, we conducted a Halloween shopping survey that showed many consumers are unable to create the costume of their dreams every year due to a lack of time or inspiration," said Meg Allan Cole, National Costume Consultant at Savers. "Only at Savers will you find dedicated Costume Consultants helping customers find exactly what they need to put together Halloween looks that will set them apart from the crowd, all under one roof."
Top Costume Trends for Halloween 2010
The Savers "Halloween Shopping Survey" polled 1,000 adults about their Halloween shopping habits, and identified popular costumes and the hottest trends for this year. Below is a sampling of Halloween trends for 2010, courtesy of the Halloween Shopping Survey and the expertise of Savers' national Costume Consultants:
Do It Yourself – Fabulously: With the rise of the DIY and crafting movement, Savers customers are increasingly combining new and gently used items to create one-of-a-kind costumes. According to the Halloween Shopping Survey, more than four in ten (42 percent) of those who dress up in a costume like to combine both brand new and secondhand pieces to create their Halloween look.
Attack of the Killer Tan: Celebrities and pop culture icons remain some of the most popular costumes. According to the Halloween Shopping Survey, pop culture influences more than one in five costume-wearers on their choice of costume. This year, Savers is predicting Snooki, "The Situation" and the rest of the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to be top costumes, as well as looks from recent movie blockbusters such as "Alice in Wonderland," "Avatar" and "Toy Story 3." According to the Savers Halloween Shopping Survey, the cast of HBO's "True Blood" was named the best group costume inspired by television (25 percent), followed by the castaways from "LOST" (14 percent) and Michael Scott and crew from "The Office" (14 percent).
Steampunk Theme: This year, Savers Costume Consultants are expecting to see a lot of customers looking to fit into this burgeoning trend, which combines styles from the Victorian era, classic goth, gypsy and industrial technology. Steampunk costumes can be easily created by mixing Victorian era clothing, leather vests or jackets, aviator accessories and goth looks like black clothing and makeup.
Convertible Costumes: Ten percent of costume-wearers Savers surveyed wear more than one costume per year (for example, one costume for the office party and another for going out with friends). For an easy way to create multiple looks, shoppers can combine one or two new costume pieces or accessories and mix with secondhand items to create two or more looks for the price of one.
Online Inspiration
In addition to in-store offerings, Savers provides a variety of spooky (and simple) DIY Halloween projects at www.savers.com. Visitors to the website will find a wealth of creative costume ideas, including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and the popular Steampunk look, as well as makeup tutorial videos of the season's hottest trends, such as "Jersey Shore," "Avatar," and "Sparkly Vampire." To keep Halloween party planning stress-free, the site also features seasonal home entertaining inspiration to spice up your Halloween bash.
Good Deeds. Great Deals.
Not only does shopping at Savers for Halloween save money, purchasing secondhand items is a form of recycling and helps keep millions of pounds of goods from entering landfills each year. Savers encourages its environment-conscious customers to donate their Halloween costumes after the holiday. Every costume donated to Community Donation Centers, located on-site at Savers stores, benefits a local nonprofit partner and will be resold or recycled for someone to enjoy as a secondhand look next year. For more information, or to locate the nearest store, visit www.savers.com.
*Methodology Note: The Savers Halloween Shopping Survey was conducted by Kelton Research during the summer of 2010 and polled 1,001 nationally representative consumers aged 18 and over.
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Stumped on what to wear for Halloween this year? Determined to finally win the costume contest at your friend's Halloween bash? You're in luck! Savers, an international secondhand store chain that offers the largest selection of Halloween merchandise of any other retailer, is inviting costume-challenged shoppers into their stores for free weekly Costume Catwalk fashion show events throughout October to help them create one-of-a-kind costumes for the whole family and for every budget.
New this year, the Costume Catwalk events will be held every Thursday in October at 3 p.m. in all Savers locations. Set to festive Halloween-themed music, Savers' specially-trained Costume Consultants will showcase that week's hottest costumes and help individual shoppers build outfits from scratch using Savers' endless selection of gently-used clothing and costumes, as well as enhance brand new, ready-made costumes with unique makeup and accessories.
"This year, we conducted a Halloween shopping survey that showed many consumers are unable to create the costume of their dreams every year due to a lack of time or inspiration," said Meg Allan Cole, National Costume Consultant at Savers. "Only at Savers will you find dedicated Costume Consultants helping customers find exactly what they need to put together Halloween looks that will set them apart from the crowd, all under one roof."
Top Costume Trends for Halloween 2010
The Savers "Halloween Shopping Survey" polled 1,000 adults about their Halloween shopping habits, and identified popular costumes and the hottest trends for this year. Below is a sampling of Halloween trends for 2010, courtesy of the Halloween Shopping Survey and the expertise of Savers' national Costume Consultants:
Do It Yourself – Fabulously: With the rise of the DIY and crafting movement, Savers customers are increasingly combining new and gently used items to create one-of-a-kind costumes. According to the Halloween Shopping Survey, more than four in ten (42 percent) of those who dress up in a costume like to combine both brand new and secondhand pieces to create their Halloween look.
Attack of the Killer Tan: Celebrities and pop culture icons remain some of the most popular costumes. According to the Halloween Shopping Survey, pop culture influences more than one in five costume-wearers on their choice of costume. This year, Savers is predicting Snooki, "The Situation" and the rest of the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to be top costumes, as well as looks from recent movie blockbusters such as "Alice in Wonderland," "Avatar" and "Toy Story 3." According to the Savers Halloween Shopping Survey, the cast of HBO's "True Blood" was named the best group costume inspired by television (25 percent), followed by the castaways from "LOST" (14 percent) and Michael Scott and crew from "The Office" (14 percent).
Steampunk Theme: This year, Savers Costume Consultants are expecting to see a lot of customers looking to fit into this burgeoning trend, which combines styles from the Victorian era, classic goth, gypsy and industrial technology. Steampunk costumes can be easily created by mixing Victorian era clothing, leather vests or jackets, aviator accessories and goth looks like black clothing and makeup.
Convertible Costumes: Ten percent of costume-wearers Savers surveyed wear more than one costume per year (for example, one costume for the office party and another for going out with friends). For an easy way to create multiple looks, shoppers can combine one or two new costume pieces or accessories and mix with secondhand items to create two or more looks for the price of one.
Online Inspiration
In addition to in-store offerings, Savers provides a variety of spooky (and simple) DIY Halloween projects at www.savers.com. Visitors to the website will find a wealth of creative costume ideas, including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and the popular Steampunk look, as well as makeup tutorial videos of the season's hottest trends, such as "Jersey Shore," "Avatar," and "Sparkly Vampire." To keep Halloween party planning stress-free, the site also features seasonal home entertaining inspiration to spice up your Halloween bash.
Good Deeds. Great Deals.
Not only does shopping at Savers for Halloween save money, purchasing secondhand items is a form of recycling and helps keep millions of pounds of goods from entering landfills each year. Savers encourages its environment-conscious customers to donate their Halloween costumes after the holiday. Every costume donated to Community Donation Centers, located on-site at Savers stores, benefits a local nonprofit partner and will be resold or recycled for someone to enjoy as a secondhand look next year. For more information, or to locate the nearest store, visit www.savers.com.
*Methodology Note: The Savers Halloween Shopping Survey was conducted by Kelton Research during the summer of 2010 and polled 1,001 nationally representative consumers aged 18 and over.
Rachel Zoe Is on the Fashion Week Lam!
Bravo stylist Rachel Zoe rarely misses Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks, yet hasn't been spotted out and about at the fashion fair since the Calvin Klein dinner at New York Fashion Week, which was an ETERNITY ago. Daily Front Row "hears that those pregnancy rumors are not just rumors.
Vraiment!" And you know they mean business when they exclaim in French. Still, if she were pregnant, she'd fit right in at the shows. Nina Garcia and Anne Slowey hit the show circuit pregnant, and Miranda Kerr freaking walked Balenciaga pregnant. Being with child is so now. And you'd think she'd want the footage for the next season of The Rachel Zoe Project, unless the show is taking a swerve into Bethanny "wax my pregnant belly on national television" Frankel territory. We could see Rachel dipping into the vegan air-filled cupcakes, but at least that's where the similarities ought to end. Rachel can't even stand to be seen handling a camisole that her husband gave her as a gift on camera.
Vraiment!" And you know they mean business when they exclaim in French. Still, if she were pregnant, she'd fit right in at the shows. Nina Garcia and Anne Slowey hit the show circuit pregnant, and Miranda Kerr freaking walked Balenciaga pregnant. Being with child is so now. And you'd think she'd want the footage for the next season of The Rachel Zoe Project, unless the show is taking a swerve into Bethanny "wax my pregnant belly on national television" Frankel territory. We could see Rachel dipping into the vegan air-filled cupcakes, but at least that's where the similarities ought to end. Rachel can't even stand to be seen handling a camisole that her husband gave her as a gift on camera.
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