Last week we attended the Grand Opening of Aloha Rag NY and Hysteric Glamour Trunk Show and it was a great time.  Aloha Rag is a boutique with a beautifully edited selection of clothing, jewelery, glasses handbags and shoes for men and women.  The boutique has a very simple gallery style setting of white walls with neon arches of color that fall into literal splats of color with brands names in each splat (Hysteric Glamour in pink pictured above).  I really liked the way the boutique was set up and the simplicity of white with pops of color really let the impeccable array of products shine.  They carry brands including Hysteric Glamour, Rogan, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Kitsune, Ksubi, and Linda Farrow Luxe.  While we were there we had the chance to meet Motoko Calloway from Hysteric Glamour (pictured below).  Afterward, we went next door to Don Hill’s for some celebratory hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.  The best part though?  The Hysteric Glamour tote bags!

Aloha Rag NY
505 Greenwich Street at Spring Street
New York, NY

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The main event at the Ruby Slipper event was the shoes and they were amazing.  From towering stilettos, to bejeweled ballet flats, there was an extraordinary array of designer interpretations of Dorothy’s iconic Ruby Slippers.  Check out pictures below of the shoes by Alberta Feretti, Oscar de la Renta, Betsey Johnson, Botkier, Giuseppe Zanotti, Abaete and Diane von Furstenberg.  Check back the next few days for peeks of the rest of the shoes.

Alberta Feretti

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Stills from the film The Wizard of Oz.  Sketches of the ruby slippers from left to right:  Jimmy Choo, Betsey Johnson, Moschino, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani and Sergio Rossi.

Next year is the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, and to commemorate the anniversary Warner Brothers Consumer Products has enlisted Swarovski and 19 designers to design their take on Dorothy’s ruby slippers.  The designers include A. Testoni, Abaeté, Alberta Ferretti, Betsey Johnson, Botkier, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Giuseppe Zanotti, Jimmy Choo, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Lisa Pliner, Manolo Blahnik, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Roger Vivier, Sergio Rossi, Stuart Weitzman, Tibi and Tuleh.  All of the designs will include Swarovski crystals and will be unveiled September 4th in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue.  The shoes will take a tour and make several stops including Art Basel in Miami.  The ruby slippers will be auctioned off and the proceeds will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.  The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies and I cannot wait to see this collection!  I hope they make their way to San Francisco!

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Images of Sketches: WWD & Business Wire