Black Friday: Norma Kamali, TopShop, Fashion Group International's Canadian Designers

NYC:
TopShop
Prices are already great, but on Friday, an English breakfast, gift-wrapping workshops and a free headband if you spend over $100.
When: Starts Friday, November 26, at 8 a.m.
Where: Topshop, 478 Broadway (between Broome and Grand streets); 212-966-9555 

Norma Kamali
The designer's iconic sleeping bag coat and other fashionable wardrobe staples are dropped up to 90% off.
When: Friday, November 26th 

 Where: 11 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019 (bet. 5th & 6th Avenues) 

Kisan's

Ports 1961, Sonia Rykiel, Vanessa Bruno and others are discounted up to 70% off

When: Friday, 11/26 - Sunday 11/28

Where: 125 Greene Street (near Prince Street) 212-475-2470

Toronto, Canada:
Our neighbors to the North have a huge sample sale of the best Canadian designers.  Beauty and accessories collections will also be represented.  See the list below of participating brands:


FASHION DESIGNERS:
DAVID DIXON :: WAYNE CLARK :: INES DI SANTO :: NADA PAT MCDONAGH :: PHILIP SPARKS :: LUNDSTRÖM :: CAMBIA FARLEY CHATTO :: ANDREW MAJTENYI :: SODALISCIOUS BAIA :: PARKHURST KNITWEAR :: AIME BY MONICA MEI


JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES:
JESSICA JENSEN :: JENNY BIRD :: GREEN BEAUTY MYKA DESIGNS :: KAREN MCFARLANE M.A.R.K. CHARTER BY MOINA KITNEY :: KRYSIA PANGEA COLLECTION :: SAXON CHOCOLATES JABBERDUST BY LEAH BARRETT :: YUKI

Thursday November 25th | 11:00am - 8:00pm

Friday November 26th | 11:00am - 8:00pm

Location:

579 Richmond St W, Suite 200 (Richmond & Bathurst)

Online:

Don't care to fight the crowds? Check out these cyber deals:

Yoox.com's European designer bargains are dropped 30% with free shipping until November 28th.

Donna Karan is discounted by 30% until the 28th.  

Rebecca Minkoff's Online Black Friday sale has tons of bags that are highly discounted with free shipping over $100.

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FAB Paris: Contemporary Fashion Exhibit at the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs

Bonjour from Paris darlings. Ms. Fab here is taking a needed vacation overseas. I only have 36 hours here and have decided to spend it surrounded by beautiful clothes. The method easiest on your wallet is the Histoire Ideale de la Mode Contemporaines (History of contemporary fashion) exhibit at the Museum Les Arts Decoratifs.
The exhibit has many of the top Paris-based designers with their most famous, notable pieces of the 1970's and 1980's. Drool over iconic sculpted cone bustier dresses of Jean-Paul Gaultier, sculpted Issey Miyake bodices, architecturally sculpted shoulders from Thierry Muglier and Claude Montana. Dramatically lit, the walls have alsp projected fashion shows of that era so you can see how the pieces were originally presented.
For me, it was seeing the looks up close that inspired me to join fashion in my childhood. For the new guard of designers, it is a showcase of how the masters did it (and do it still!)

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