Swarovski Elements Charity Auction

I said I wouldn’t do another blog post before I leave for New York Fashion Week tomorrow but I just received an email about this charity auction that I just had to share with you…

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Swarovski Elements, the American Cancer Society, Philips de Pury and 22 of the world’s most renowned designers debuted a very special social media campaign to help find a cure for cancer this week. Together, they’re introducing “22 Ways to Say Black.”

Donna Karan, Fendi, Armani, Diane von Furstenberg, among others, designed 22 custom little black dresses adorned with sparkling Swarovski Elements. The dresses will be auctioned at a glamorous event in NY at Philips de Pury on September 20th with 100% of the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society and La Ligue Contre le cancer in France. We hope each of the dresses represent 22 ways to find a cure.

Click here for a video about the campaign.

Click here for more information about the gala auction.

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Thanks to Keira Dazi from FutureWorks PR for bringing this to my attention.

Find Your Fit Seminar at E Drop-Off

On Tuesday (8/31) I attended the first ever Find Your Fit seminar at E Drop-Off in Chicago. If you’re not familiar with E Drop-Off, familiarize yourself by clicking here.

Because E Drop-Off sells their merchandise strictly online, it is important to them to educate their customers about size conversions. They also sell merchandise made by various designers from all over the world (in the UK, France, etc.) who use different sizing numbers than we do here in the US.

The lovely ladies at E Drop-Off took every measurement, from cross chest and sleeve length to inseam and hips, so you can be sure that Chanel jacket you’re buying will fit just right 🙂 They also converted your American dress size to UK, French, German, Italian, Australian and Japanese sizes. Same with your shoe size! Pretty cool, huh?

(I tried on the black and white Chanel jacket on the right and it’s AMAZING)

After everyone was finished “finding their fit” we moved on to the trend portion. Nicole, the brand manager at E Drop-Off, and Corri, the owner, showed us some of their currently available merchandise that fall into Fall’s hottest trend categories… velvet jackets, camel coats, stylish capes, and much more! Check out www.shopedropoff.com right now to see what’s currently up for auction.

Overall, it was a wonderful evening. If you haven’t been to E Drop-Off’s new location (2117 N. Halsted), you MUST check it out. The high ceilings and decorative fashion illustrations on the walls and windows make it the perfect space for the stylish E Drop-Off team.

(They even had custom cupcakes from Sprinkles!)

By the way, if you were wondering about the cameras in the pictures from the event, they were filming for a reality show about E Drop-Off. Yes, the rumors are true…E Drop-Off will have their own reality show! Networks and details are in the works but I’m just glad to see such a great (and fashionable) company in Chicago be recognized…aren’t you?

Nicole Guarascio (left), Corri McFadden (right)