| EVENT REPORT 09.14.09 3:12 PM |
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More Photos From Fashion's Night Out: A Dunk Tank in Williamsburg, Kenneth Cole's Concert
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 | Carnival games at Bird's Fashion's Night Out block party
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As photos, tweets, blogs, and news articles have shown, Thursday's "Fashion's Night Out" initiative brought a carnival-like atmosphere to hundreds of stores throughout the city. Crowds swarmed Midtown, SoHo, the West Village, and other retail districts for live music, free food, games, and other activities, which as a new report reveals, helped boost sales numbers. On Friday afternoon, Chicago research firm ShopperTrak released data that points to a 36 percent increase in foot traffic in Manhattan shops, compared with the same day last year.
“The overwhelming turnout in Manhattan lifted sales throughout the country, providing some welcome good news for participating retailers in an otherwise difficult 2009,” said ShopperTrak co-founder Bill Martin in a statement. Retail executives also agree that the initiative had a positive impact from just getting customers into the stores. “It was worth doing,” Claudio Del Vecchio, chairman and C.E.O. of Brooks Brothers, told WWD. “We do a lot of events, and we generally don’t get a lot of business from them. It’s more to show people what we do and who we are, rather than sales that night. There is always a certain percent that comes back to shop. The best thing about Fashion’s Night Out is that a lot of people came out and are still looking at shopping in a positive way, even if they didn’t shop.”
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Vogue, Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, Fashion Week, Bird, Vena Cava, Kenneth Cole, Ports 1961, Tory Burch, Payless, Aveda |
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| NEWS 09.11.09 12:21 PM |
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Photos From VMA Parties, Swag Suites, and Stunts Throughout the Years
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 | Kanye West at Rolling Stone's 2007 VMA after-party
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The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to New York this Sunday, September 13. Here's a look back at some of the highlights from years past.
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MTV, MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West, Jessica Simpson, Sean Combs, Jay-Z, Maverick Records, Rolling Stone, Kenneth Cole, Pepsi, Maxim |
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| EVENT REPORT 06.26.09 11:50 AM |
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Gen Art Reaches $100,000 Fund-Raising Benchmark With Alumni Support
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 | Alumni and honorary chairman Zac Posen at Gen Art's fund-raiser
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On Wednesday night, confronted by the weak economy and reduced funding from corporate sponsors, Gen Art held its first benefit in nearly a decade, appealing to its supporters and alumni for help. To bring them out and raise the much-needed funds for the nonprofit organization, the foundation solicited donations from its network of contacts—pulling in 70 pieces of artwork to sell and 28 items to auction off.
Hosted by Gen Art C.E.O. and founder Ian Gerard and chaired by an honorary committee that included designer Zac Posen and actor Adrian Grenier, the event drew approximately 1,300 designers, artists, musicians, and members to 7 W New York.
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Gen Art, Café Bustelo, Campari, Kenneth Cole, Aperture Magazine |
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