2010年6月12日星期六

Fashion Flash: Fashion Camp at Galleria Dallas; cosmetics; footwear; perfume

  

  Galleria Dallas Fashion Camp offers classes taught by local industry leaders on topics ranging from trend forecasting to fashion journalism. Students also produce a back-to-school fashion show. This year's $199 session is open to teens 14 to 18 and runs Aug. 2-7. Click to galleriadallas.com through June 24 to register.

  Prominent New York City dermatologist Dr. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas brings her touted 37 Extreme Actives day-night anti-aging cream to Neiman Marcus NorthPark on Thursday. The InStyle, Glamour and Elle-featured product costs a budget-busting $275 for 1.7-ounces – that's nearly $7.50 per anti-aging ingredient.

  

  Released to accompany an exhibition at the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent in Paris, Yves Saint Laurent ($55, Abrams) by Florence Muller and Farid Chenoune offers a comprehensive retrospective on the life, influences and work of the celebrated French couturier. The 388-page tome draws from Saint Laurent's time at Dior as well as the legacy he left at his own fashion house. Muses such as Loulou de la Falaise appear alongside the mouthwatering fashion.

  

  Janet Jack Hercules and Amber Jenkins are the Dallas mother-daughter duo behind The A-List by Amber, a line of work and travel accessories. Chain-strapped laptop cases in quilted patent or shiny faux croc ($58.80) have Gossip Girl flair, and the Overnighter is a versatile, free-standing compact garment bag ($44.60). See the full collection at www.alistonlineshop.com.

  Whimsical design-toy store We Are 1976 (1902 N. Henderson Ave., 214-821-1976) hosts a felted moccasin workshop with artisan Lizzy Wetzel from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Start with merino wool and end with funky slippers. Registration for the $65 class is required; call the shop or e-mail workshop@weare1976.com.

  For the fashion-forward dad, Union Jack (3920 Cedar Springs Road) is holding a Father's Day sale on, um, briefs, through June 20. Get 25 percent off all Calvin Klein and 2(x)ist merchandise.

  Les Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle is dedicated to turning perfumery into an art form. Meet one of the company's experts and learn more about the heady concoctions throughout the day when Kristina Jankauskaite visits Barneys New York on Wednesday.

  

  Whether showing support for Team USA (the odds aren't in our favor) or sporting the colors of another team during FIFA World Cup madness, a multitude of stores offer paraphernalia that extend far beyond a classic jersey. Partnering with a former Helmut Lang art director, Happy Socks has launched a collection of $14 cottons featuring the brightly colored flags of nine countries at www.happysocks.com. Or ditch your tennis shoes and opt for $24 Havaianas flip-flops, printed with the colors of 17 countries, from Nordstrom. For an accessory that lasts through the games, ToyWatch USA ( www.toywatchusa.com ) sells nine watches with interchangeable flag-patterned faces for $195. A Puma watch with three interchangeable faces is $50 at Macy's.

  The Aveda store at the Shops at Willow Bend will host a launch party for new eye makeup collection Petal Essence from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Guests will also be able to vote in fellow Willow Bend boutique Elli Grace's search for the "Face of Elli Grace." And everyone goes home with a gift.

  Taking the do-good line to an elevated level, TOMS has launched a wedge style in six beach-ready candy-stripe colors, all with a jute-rope heel. Made from the classic canvas used throughout the TOMS collection, the $69 shoes are dubbed "heels with heart." Meaning, for each pair purchased, a second pair is donated to an underprivileged child.

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