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American Apparel and Footwear Association & Charity Partner Autism Speaks™ 2010 Dinner Raises $700,000!!!! HONOREES/PRESENTERS Suzanne & Bob Wright (Humanitarian Award) Presented by Tom Brokaw Shopbop.com (E-tailer of the Year) Presented by Trish Wescoat-Pound John Bartlett (Designer of the Year) Presented by Cynthia Rowley Gap, Inc. (Retailer of the Year) Presented by Joe Zee Fern Mallis (Fashion Maverick of the Year) Presented by Robert Verdi Steve Madden (Brand of the Year) Presented by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Li & Fung Ltd. (Excellence in Global Leadership) Presented by William McComb Grand Hyatt Hotel NYC May 26 th , 2010 6:30 PM Words/Images Judith Ecochard Maybe it was the pick-up in retail sales in a more upbeat economy--- compared to last year’s event… …but it was all smiles at last night’s AAFA Annual Image Awards.   Fern Mallis/John Bartlett Bruce Rockowitz (L) President of Li & Fung...

Words/Images Judith Ecochard THE MAKEUP SHOW/OUR INBOX/OUR MAILBOX We needed an off the grid break…but missed one of our favorite tradeshows… THE MAKEUP SHOW --- that took place mid-May. An industry event, products and launched at this confab. One product debut we missed but YES!!!!!----- We got sampled is the NEW AQUA CREAM s …a collection of easily smoothed on, blendable/buildable waterproof colors from one of our top makeup lines… MAKE UP FOREVER . We spent serious time in France back in the day…and remember this line’s launch at Barney’s NYC…with the endless of array of fake eyelashes par excellence.  Nowadays the company’s HD (Hi definition TV ready) Invisible Cover Foundation ($40), HD Invisible Cover Concealer ($28) and HD Microfinishing Powder ($30) are in professional kits, and on beauty insiders’ top products’ lists. For good reason. WHAT’S NEW: The Aqua Creams are a natural extension of MAKE UP FOREVER’s award winning Aqua range that is a genius, seriously p...

MORE THAN YOUR EVERYDAY BUTTON UP (DOWN) Words, Images Judith Ecochard Mission PR packed in many media types on their own mission for the perfect work friendly, stylish silk and cotton shirts to feature in those massive September issues. AS IN wanted tapered silhouettes, made well items, and at smartly valued price points. This THOMAS PINK FALL 2010 preview, got the print editors all a flurry--- wanting to pull tops for shoots. PRONTO. AND everything was all good. The silks, the frocks, the ties…. We remember Thomas Pink from decades ago--- for their elegant men’s button downs that seemed way beyond our junior year abroad in London budget… But the label now seems to be of great value, given the quality---and has expanded big time to include attire for day to night out ease. FOR LADIES…the looks included three broad categories… FORMAL INFORMAL EQUESTRIAN Details like elbow patches, Feminine ...