ULTIMATE HAMPTONS TAG SALE!

**UPDATE**  Due to expected rain, sale moved to Sunday Aug. 23rd.. ** 

I'm in the South of France for my summer escape, but my ear is still to the ground for happenings in NYC.   The Ultimate Fashion Tag sale is happening this Saturday in the Hamptons.    Uber stylist and fashion diva Rebecca Weinberg is cleaning house and she decided to have her friends join in.  The result is the coolest bunch of merchandise you will see at a sale this year!  

Keep in mind, these are not designer sample discards, but the coolest pieces chosen by the hottest fashion stylist around.REBECCA WEINBERG

If you don't know, Rebecca was responsible for several seasons of the fab looks on Sex & The City.   Rebecca, with then partner Pat Fields shaped the characters into the fashion icons they became!  (Knowing Rebecca I must say her personal style ended up on screen - especially on SJP episode after episode).  You have also seen her in front of the camera as a judge on America's Next Top Model.  A natural on-camera, behind the scenes is where she flourishes, shaping the looks of commercials, campaigns, etc.

If you are in the Hamptons next weekend, start your Saturday with a coffee and then shop the sale.

WHAT: Ultimate Tag Sale / Clothing, Cavalli, Fretti, Dolce, etc. Tons of Shoes, Accessories....

WHEN: Saturday Aug 22

WHERE: 307 Butter lane in Bridgehampton
Behind (west) railroad station

Clothes include hi fashion dead stock
Cavalli, frette, Dolce, Chanel, etc.
Tons of shoes clothing accessories... 

only the cool kids will know about it!  Happy Hamptons!

Reporting from St. Raphael, France.. Au Revoir

** UPDATE**  -Due to expected rain on Saturday.. sale now happening SUNDAY AUG. 23..same time, same place.. now with even more great stuff!!!

FRENCH WINE IN YOUR FACE - CAUDALIE

Ladies and Gentlemen.  Ever had the urge to throw a glass of wine in someone's face?  I'm thinking that you ladies might have had the urge about a certain "gentlemen" at one time or another.   Well it turns out you might be doing the jerk a favor rather than hurting their ego.   Scientific research now tells us that the polyphenols in grape seeds are the strongest sponge for absorbing free radicals - which has anti-aging effects.   Maybe that's why social cads always have a glow on their face - all the wine facials.. although I think that glow is from something all together different and usually comes an hour after the wine hits their face!  ..but I digress.  

Caudalie is a French brand of skin care that is harnessing the power of grape seeds and has patented skin care technology never seen before in topical products sold over the counter.  The first three products made their debut in 1995 - so this is pretty recent technology.

This is my first find on my South of France Holiday for 2009!  A few days ago on a friends boat - someone pulled out Caudalie sunscreen and passed it around.  The Mediterranean sun in August is a scorcher! Everyone knew it except for me - the only American afloat.   The creams are nourishing to the skin the moment you apply them.   A full range of products from refreshing grape seed water to skin care is available on the website.   www.Caudalie.com

HOLDING MY CAUDALIE IN A RIVIERA GARDENMost exciting is the opening of a Caudalie spa in the U.S. in the famed Plaza Hotel.    The spa is one of only 4 in the world to feature the exclusive Caudalie treatments.  As I've written before - The Plaza Hotel is now a great resource for a treasure trove of designer products from Krigler fragrance to MCM handbags and now a Caudalie Spa Treatment.

Cheers to the Grape Seed and Bon Soiree!

Reporting from the Saint Raphael, France August 15th, 2009

HOTTEST ACCESSORY - SUMMER 2009

ISAAC MIZRAHI NY TIMES UMBRELLANew Louis?  New Choo?  What's the hottest accessory this summer for any New Yorker on the scene?  Click HOT ACCESSORY to read on....

OLYMPIC SWIMMER "CRACKED" UNDER PRESSURE!

MICHAEL PHELPSAs of last week the only Olympic swimmer that made headlines was Michael Phelps.   Mr. Phelps dominated the media when he won a staggering 8 Gold medals at the Beijing summer Olympics in August of 2008.   All that changed when Ricky Berens had a wardrobe malfunction and bared his buttocks for all to see at the world swimming championship in Rome on Sunday.RICKY BERENSSPEED DEMON CLEAVAGE

Mr. Berens said he felt his suit rip as he bent over to stretch and then it was too late.   The suit was skin tight and put a new spin on the word cleavage!  

I was instantly reminded of a Thierry Mugler design from the 90's when he played with the concept of cleavage.  The bad boy of French fashion designed a look to accentuate the female anatomy and force us to look at the symmetry that is the miracle of the female form.   THIERRY MUGLER ROBOTThe show was Fall/Winter of 95.   I was working for Mugler then and I had the dubious task of wrangling up the go-go boys from New York for the finale of the show in Paris.   It was a tough job - but someone had to do it!  Watch the clip on youtube - click MUGLER CLEAVAGE.   You should watch the whole show - because there are more celebs than you will ever see on a fashion runway again!  From screen legend Tippi Hedren to infamous heiress Patti Hearst, it is celeb studded in addition to every super model of the day!   The ladies lined up to walk for Mugler because they knew Thierry was one of the most creative designers around.  The cleavage happens around 5:10.CRACKED UNDER PRESSURE

Thank you Thierry, and Thank YOU Ricky.   Mr. Berens did finish with a qualifying time!

If you need more inspiration to get your own buttocks to the gym - I can't help you.  Just print out this picture and tape it on your refrigerator.