Splendora Newsletter, October 15 2004

What to Wear: High-waisted jeans by Marc
What NOT to Wear: Uneven hem skirts
What to Shoe: Pumps w/argyle socks
What to Handbag: Devi Kroell large hobo
What to Accessory: Metallic driving gloves
What to Bargain: BDB Sample Sale
What to Hair: Unwashed ponytail
What to Makeup: Cargo's Daily Gloss
What to Fragrance: Philosophy's Tea Party
What to Gift: Cookies in a cookie jar
What to Read: McSweeney's Issue 13
What to See: Huckabees (again)
What to TV: National Geographic's, "Air Emergency"
What to DVD: Saved!
What to TiVo: Wife Swap
What to Listen To: Snoop's, "Drop it Like it's Hot"
What to Download: Secret Machines, "Nowhere Again"
Fashion-Forward Video: Gwen Stefani's, "What are You Waiting For?"
What to Drink: Vodka lemonade w/mint
What to Make: Fennel & crimini salad
Secret Weapon: pHuse hair conditioner
What to Buy at the Bodega: After Eight Mints
Looking Busted: Mischa Barton's sweaty, Elvis-y boyfriend
Looking Extra Foxy: Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai
Hot Couple: Zach Braff & Mandy Moore
Bizarre But Brilliant: Glad's Force Flex trash bags

YOU NEED TO RSVP NOW to get into the sale tomorrow! Plan on blowing your mid-month paycheck on wholesale-and-below-priced fashion finds from: Catherine Malandrino, Plein Sud, Rebecca Taylor, Petro Zillia, Tiffany Alana, Jessica Elliot Jewelry, Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, YA YA, and more! It's a shopping fantasy. Tell all your girls to RSVP today!

WHEN: Saturday October 16, 2004, 8am-6pm
RSVP: Mandatory
HOW: RSVP on Splendora.com to print out your invitation. Must show at the door for VIP wristband, which gets you entered into Splendora's grand prize getaway drawing worth $3,500- 2 Nights in a luxury suite at BACARA Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara and dinner for deux at Miro Restaurant!

Print Your Invitation Here

Looks like another Vegas bride is teetering her way down the halls of annulment. Nicky was just not ready to serve as a wife to husband (the) Todd Meister. When the 21 year-old looked into the gleam of her 12-carat honker, the idea of sleep deprivation from a night out doing too many shots of Hpnotiq was way better than the thought of being tired from taking care of a wee-baby Meister. She cold-dissed old baldy and has since hopped back up on the banquettes. Speaking of another fickle tressed missus, Brit is at the opposite end of the spectrum going whole hog with this Mama Federline thing. She wants to retire, have babies, and eat KFC- simply throwing those hair extensions and vinyl catsuits out the door. Kevin left Shar Jackson to be with superstar Spears, not the Cheeto eating mess that she has become. Nicky may have played this one right, getting out before she was all washed up with a bottle of White Zin on the nightstand.

If women shut their purses and didn't shop for a day, would the economy suffer? The idea gets tested on Oct. 19 by 85 Broads, a networking group founded in 1999. 85 Broads is asking its 4,000-plus members in 450 companies, colleges, and B-schools not to spend that day. Hanson says the "buycott" will show the gap between women's purchasing power and their underrepresentation in boardrooms and executive suites. On 10/19, leave your checkbook and credit cards at home as a symbolic gesture that we no longer "buy" the glacial pace of change for working women in America. Instead of shopping, go for a walk in the park, write a letter to a friend, enjoy a museum, or help someone in need. Mark your calendars and tell your friends.

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SAN FRANCISCO
Asian Art
On the evening of 10/22, young art and culturally-minded urbanites will converge at the Asian Art Museum for a fun evening of whodunit at Art Scene Investigation, the latest party in the museum’s ever-popular Art After Hours series. The fun begins at 7:30pm and runs until the doors close at 11:30pm. Tickets to Art After Hours are $20 general admission and $15 for Asian Art Museum members. Admission includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and one free essn/Hangar One cocktail. Advance tickets are available online or at the museum admission desk. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.asianart.org.

GenART
Make sure that you check out GenART's "Fresh Faces in Fashion" event featuring 9 haute new designers. Check out info on the October 15th show here.

LOS ANGELES
Liquidation Sale at O Boutique
Going out of busisness sales are not relegated to furniture stores. You can furnish yourself with way marked down goods from Chloe, Stella, Marc, and McQueen. This sale ends today so hurry down after work. O is located at: 8580 Sunset Blvd., 310.967.0000.

NEW YORK
Free Mani at SkinCareLab
The facials here are to die for. And now when you schedule one you can receive a free manicure too (value $30.) Book now and get your skin in shape for winter. Offer runs through 10/22. SkinCareLab is located at: 568 Broadway, at Prince St., Ste. 403, 212.334.3142.

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