Yesterday was the first time I attended Fashion Night Out. I decided to go to some events in White Plains instead of NYC because the bus stops running early and I wanted to avoid the long commute. What a mistake. I should have been a trooper and stayed in the city.
The White Plains Mall had a couple of stores participating, but it didn't seem like any had anything going on aside from Neiman Marcus. The mall didn't have any spirit of festivities. I wasted my time visiting the do called participating stores, like Steve Madden, Juicy Couture, Bebe. The sales people looked tired and uninterested. Fashion week was originally created to vamp up the economy I guess there's no need for that in WP since the salesforce had no intent to sale.
By the time I finally made it to Neiman it was 8:02. Their event ended at 8. I saw the gates go down on the second floor, as I neared the door. Damn it, I thought to myself. I went down the escalator to the first floor, and wepa, the gate to the first floor was open. I went in,they were cleaning up. But I got to meet Julie Gerstenblatt, the author of the book "Lauren Takes Leave". I got a autographed copied. I will start reading ASAP and share my thoughts on it. I also got a cupcake. It was delicious.
I then drove to Loheman's. Here, I expected to find a bit more life than at the mall. Negative. The store was supposed to be open until 11. There was a good amount of customers, yet, the salespeople were more concerned with picking up than assisting/selling.
The food station was been taken down. The drinks put away. I overheard one of the guys from the catering crew advise a salesperson that they put the drinks and food in the back.
The good news is that I found this store "Wonder". I love it!!! It's a cross of many brands, like Tory Burch at way lower prices.
The White Plains Mall had a couple of stores participating, but it didn't seem like any had anything going on aside from Neiman Marcus. The mall didn't have any spirit of festivities. I wasted my time visiting the do called participating stores, like Steve Madden, Juicy Couture, Bebe. The sales people looked tired and uninterested. Fashion week was originally created to vamp up the economy I guess there's no need for that in WP since the salesforce had no intent to sale.
By the time I finally made it to Neiman it was 8:02. Their event ended at 8. I saw the gates go down on the second floor, as I neared the door. Damn it, I thought to myself. I went down the escalator to the first floor, and wepa, the gate to the first floor was open. I went in,they were cleaning up. But I got to meet Julie Gerstenblatt, the author of the book "Lauren Takes Leave". I got a autographed copied. I will start reading ASAP and share my thoughts on it. I also got a cupcake. It was delicious.
I then drove to Loheman's. Here, I expected to find a bit more life than at the mall. Negative. The store was supposed to be open until 11. There was a good amount of customers, yet, the salespeople were more concerned with picking up than assisting/selling.
The food station was been taken down. The drinks put away. I overheard one of the guys from the catering crew advise a salesperson that they put the drinks and food in the back.
The good news is that I found this store "Wonder". I love it!!! It's a cross of many brands, like Tory Burch at way lower prices.
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