Give me an O-S-C-A-R at 80 percent off
Good for you if you’ve been shopping smart and buying only what you need, not want.
Now give yourself a pat on the back and permission to splurge just a little. Gordon Stuart in Oklahoma City is having a Sidewalk Sale today through Saturday (July 23-July 25) and the deals are super sweet.
The sale includes select Dior and Oscar de la Renta merchandise at 80 percent off, along with several racks filled with pieces costing $75 and $100.
Gordon Stuart is at 6500 N Western Ave. The phone number is 843-6500.
Fashion Week: Oscar de la Renta
The Oscar de la Renta show is always beautiful. No matter what season, what year. It’s always one of my favorites. Here’s what the Associated Press fashion writer has to say about the designer’s fall 09 runway show in New York.
NEW YORK (AP) — The beauty of an Oscar de la Renta design is its luxuriousness. In the new fall styles he offered Wednesday at New York Fashion Week, de la Renta stayed true to his principles and didn’t offer a “recession collection,” or anything that could be called a “de la Renta lite.”
Fur (and lots of it) set the tone, and during the 15-minute show de la Renta did what he could to reassure fashion-followers that everything would be all right as long as they looked good.
The best of the bunch were a contemporary gray broadtail vest and a regal hooded feathered sable coat. Surely, though, the skunk scarf and mittens worn by the first model on the runway — in an otherwise sleek and chic black wool dress — raised a few eyebrows.
His signature beading and embroideries were sparser than usual, but, with his socialite customers dutifully filling the former church on Park Avenue he uses to stage runway shows, that seemed a commentary on emerging trends, not trying times.
The ballgown that would be his contribution to the fierce, aggressive look that has dominated the scores of this week’s previews was black, strapless and splattered with edgy shine, but the elaborate — and pouffy — gown would only be appropriate for the fanciest occasion. The same goes with another black Grande-dame gown that was covered with a tulle and velvet embroidered coat.
Other gowns had a slimmer silhouette, so narrow, in fact, that the models had to slow down their strut because they had to take smaller steps, but that just allowed a little more time to appreciate a leopard-print one-shoulder gown in silk chiffon.
Animal prints were used for daywear, too, looking refreshed on a quilted jacket and vest.
Oscar de la Renta to introduce Sheer Freesia fragrance in January
I don’t know about you, but I’m having a difficult time thinking beyond the end of this year. But soon it will be Valentine’s Day, then Spring Break, then Mother’s Day.
Whether we’re ready or not, the days keep ticking off. Here’s something to look forward to: Oscar de la Renta is introducing a new fragrance in January.
Sheer Freesia was inspired from the garden of de la Renta’s Connecticut home. Freesia are well-known for their sweet citrusy perfume and long vase life. The flowers are also among de la Renta’s favorites.
Cost: $42 for 2 ounces. The limited-edition fragrance will be available at Macy’s.
