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LV Harkness
Thursday, March 11th from 10am to 5pm
Friday, March 12th from 10am to 4pm
Restoration Experts from Cincinnati Plating & Repair Company and Old World Restorations are coming to Lexington’s LV Harkness.
Bring in your silver, brass, copper, pewter nickel, gold, paintings, frames, documents, photographs, ceramics, sculpture and crystal for complimentary estimates to clean and repair your damaged treasures. Remember, it’s never too early to prepare for holidays, entertaining or gift-giving.
Shoshanna Spring 2010 Contemporary and Swimwear collections
Trunk Show
Thursday, March 11 – Through - Monday, March 15
M•T•W•F 10-6
THUR 10-8 SAT 10-5
Enjoy 10% OFF all Shoshanna purchases during the Trunk Show
Maxwell and Upper
859.225.2565
Cane’s Helps the Humane Society
When: March 20, 2010
Where: Any of the 3 Raising Cane’s Locations (Hamburg, Nicholasville Rd., Upper St.)
What: Bring your Dog’s through the Cane’s Drive thru and show your support for the Lexington Humane Society!
Each Cane’s store will give away 100 UK Blue bandanas. During this all-day event Cane’s will donate 10 percent of all sales to the Humane Society.
March 12-14, 2010
Show Hours
Friday: 10:00-6:00
Saturday: 10:00-6:00
Sunday: 11:00-5:00
Please join the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation for The 13th Annual Blue Grass Trust Antiques & Garden Show. Proceeds benefit the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation Inc.
This year’s Honorary Chairs are Jon Carloftis and Dale Fisher – click here for their impressive and complete bios. Two anticipated featured speakers include French Country extraordinaire Charles Faudree and American decorative arts scholar Sumpter Priddy – click here for a complete list of speakers.
Jon Carloftis
Dale Fisher
For some, fashion is a challenge, a game that is won based on an ability to translate the latest trends, mix and match the right pieces and accessorize like the world’s top fashion directors. Starting Monday, March 8th, Macy’s will give the fashion savvy and the style challenged all a chance to put it together with the launch of Macy’s Fashion Director, an online site at www.macys.com/fashiondirector that will guide consumers through the hottest Spring trends and help them put together outfits for any occasion. Using the online tools provided, Macy’s invites customers to pull together the perfect outfit for daily fashion challenge scenarios. Each day, completed entries will be voted on by the general public and the look with the most votes will be awarded a $500 Macy’s gift card prize. One $500 Macy’s gift card will be award each day*.
Budding fashionistas take note, the 30-day fashion challenge is your chance to join the exclusive world of the fashion director and take your style savvy to the next level. By virtually shopping the trends and experimenting with key pieces via a few clicks of the mouse, the stress of renewing your wardrobe will be so last season.
Macy’s even tasked its key style makers including Martha Stewart, Donald Trump, Clinton Kelly, and Rachel Roy with their own seemingly impossible fashion challenge. The results of the makeover tests are a series of mockumentary-style short films called “Fashion Interventions” hosted on the Macy’s Fashion Director site. These spirited how-to films capture our star advisors in irreverent scenarios conducting fashion interventions with some unlikely characters. How did these fashion mavens fare against the style challenged? The answers will be revealed over the course of several weeks.
“We know that fashion is an ever-evolving sport and that putting together an outfit whether for everyday or for a special occasion, can sometimes be a major challenge,” said Martine Reardon, executive vice president of marketing for Macy’s. “With Macy’s Fashion Director, we are providing our customers with a fun, interactive tool that allows them to learn about and experiment with the season’s trends, engaging them in a unique way with a special reward for putting it all together.”
According to an online survey of Macy’s customers, almost half the women polled reported that they have trouble putting together an outfit on a regular basis. The most common challenges include how to wear the latest styles and how to mix and match pieces from current trends with items already in their wardrobe. Macy’s Fashion Director addresses these common issues with an easy to use tool that helps put it all together. Using the mix and match tool, participants will be able to virtually select pieces from the perfect skirt to the must-have accessory to create a unique outfit that is ideal for the challenge of the day. Starting March 8th, daily fashion challenges will be posted on the site that range from the fun and flirty to the classy and chic. From putting together an outfit for a blind date to selecting the perfect look for a big work presentation or for a wedding rehearsal dinner, the challenges will mirror everyday situations, as well as special occasions. Participating stylists will begin with a blank virtual canvas and suggested pieces from Macy’s Spring 2010 collections. From there, an individual’s creative and style sensibility will be the guiding force in creating a unique look.
To build the perfect outfit for the challenge, a participant will drag pieces to the virtual canvas until satisfied with the look created. Once completed, the challenge participant will click submit to enter an outfit into the voting gallery. The outfit that gets the most votes each day will win that day’s challenge and a $500 Macy’s gift card. Through social networking tools, including direct postings to Facebook and Twitter from the Macy’s Fashion Director site, participants can invite their friends and family to vote for their outfit.
“Macy’s Fashion Director gives our customers the unique opportunity to create their own fashion story,” said Nicole Fischelis, Macy’s group vice president/fashion director. “They are able to put together a look that expresses their vision of what they believe fashion is right now. It’s how I take a trend from the runway and interpret it to fit our customer’s needs.”
The style-making scene will extend to select Macy’s stores via special in-store events in 17 markets nationwide including locations in New York, San Francisco, Houston, Columbus, Dallas and Philadelphia. Hosted by renowned celebrity fashion experts including Project Runway alums Jay McCarroll and Nick Verreos; each event will bring the online challenges to life as the celebrity hosts select shoppers to participate in fashion battles to create the best outfits. Contestants will style models with various pieces based on a challenge scenario. After a mini runway show, the audience will choose the best look and the winner will receive a $100 Macy’s gift card.
Macy’s Fashion Director daily challenges begin March 8th and run through April 6. Challenges will range from scenarios for her and him to choosing the perfect decorations for home.
Whether you hail from New York or Seattle, choosing the perfect outfit for any occasion may sometimes be a challenge. With Macy’s Fashion Director, consumers will learn a few tricks of the trade from style experts and fellow fashionistas to make their next fashion challenge a breeze because Macy’s is the perfect place to put it all together.
Go behind the scenes at the Spring 2010 fashion photo shoot for the March / April issue of SLmag.net
Hooters Utilizes March Madness to Raise Awareness for Local Charity
From March 1-March 31, Hooters is offering customers an opportunity to purchase a personalized paper balloon icon in exchange for a donation of $1 or more to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). The promotion is part of an effort to raise funds and awareness for the charity in honor of Alex Kron, a six-year-old boy who has survived leukemia.
Last year Hooters locations in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Ohio partnered with LLS by selling paper balloons for one month. The promotion raised $25,000 in total and over $4,000 locally.
This year Hooters will continue the four-state partnership, which includes all locations in Lexington and Louisville. The company has set a goal of raising $30,000 and hopes to exceed that amount with the influx of sports fans patronizing the restaurant during March Madness. All funds support services provided by LLS in the community as well as research to cure blood cancers.
For more information about this program or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, contact Jacky Space at (859)226-0764.
