Christian Cota and Doutzen Kroes at Fashion's Night Out

Super exciting event for tomorrow's Fashion's Night Out... Christian Cota and Doutzen Kroes will be creating one of a kind prints using pixal paint screens at Saks Fifth Avenue on the third floor from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Then hop downtown to check out the launch of Christian Cota's shoe line for Aldo at their Soho store (579 Broadway) from 7:30 - 8:30 PM. Two events in one day, especially so close to fashion week, seems almost superhuman - but if any designer can do it, Christian is surely the man for the job!

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House of Major - Fashion to the Max

With fashion week coming up, I couldn't help but share this hot ticket. Former Heatherette designer Richie Rich is teaming up with the fashion forward Jean-Luc Quevauvill​iers to produce what can only be an amazing satorial extravaganza... Knowing these two over the top designers, if there is one show not to miss this season, it is this.

Four Openings for the Price of One!

With four simultaneous openings at Gallery Afero there might finally be a reason to cross that other river and head to New Jersey. On September 10th from 7:00 - 10:00 PM Gallery Afero will host opening receptions for the collection of photographer Eric Wolfe, Obsessive Repair by Caroline Mak, the Inner Man and Outer Man by sculptress Barbara Wallace, as well as a group show in collaboration with GlassRoots. If you can't make it for the opening, this gallery will host you again for a closing party on October 21st, also from 7:00 - 10:00 PM. Who knew that Jersey had more to offer than table flipping and guidettes...

Gallery Aferro is located at 73 Market St. Newark, NJ

Read about each of the shows below:

First Position - New Ballet Documentary at Toronto Film Fest

In her new documentary, First Position, director Bess Kargman shows us that ballet is not for sissies. It is fiercely competitive, physically demanding, and must be mastered early. First Position follows six young aspiring dancers (ages 9-19) as they prepare for the ballet world's toughest youth competition - the Youth America Grand Prix. With exclusive access to the competition, First Position offers an inside look at the extraordinary world of ballet and the determined young dancers who try to capture a dream only a few will achieve. Though the beauty of ballet is undenialable, in First Postion we get to see the drive and struggle that make ballet the pinnacle of dance.

The film is showing at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11th and 17th.

Fashion's Night Out now Fashion's Night In...

Don't worry if you can't make it to NYC for Fashion's Night Out this year. Pop princess Alex Young’s recently launched fashion line “A Young Rose” will be a participating e-tailer this Fashion’s Night Out on September 8th. New this year, Fashion’s Night Out will include online retailers, allowing people who can’t make it out a chance to still participate in the stylish evening (you just have to supply your own champagne...) To celebrate Fashion’s Night Out, recording artist Alex Young will give away a FREE DOWNLOAD of her upcoming and never-before-heard single, “Don’t Play With Me” with any purchase from her online boutique on September 8th, 2011 – the day of Fashion’s Night Out. This hot, 70s sounding new track will definitely get you dancing and is Alex’s first single off her upcoming DIGITAL CAPSULE of songs to be released fall 2011.

Listen to “Don’t Play With Me”

Shop at “A Young Rose” Online Boutique

Brooklyn Royalty - Fashion Week Launch Party

Independent label Brooklyn Royalty is collaborating with killer website Brokelyn on a new apparel collection that is set to launch during September 2011 Fashion Week. The launch party will be Friday, September 16th from 7:00-10:00 PM at Mission Dolores, a great bar and event space at Fourth Avenue and Carroll Street. The men's and women's tees & tanks being launched will be sported by models and also available for sale to the public.

In keeping with the Brokelyn ethos, nothing will be over $20 and as part of this inaugural launch, each shirt will come with a package of neighborhood discounts available for those sporting the Brokelyn collection. There will also be delicious drink specials, fashion week-related prize giveaways, and free temporary tattoos if you want to blazon yourself Brooklyn pride (at least for the night...)

Discounts Include:
* 2-for-1 beer or coffee at Flying Saucer on Tuesdays
* 2-for-1 drinks at Bocca Lupo after 10:30 on Friday and Saturday nights
* 2-for-1 beer at karaoke Wednesdays, MikNic Lounge
* A free one-bite appetizer at St. Austere restaurant in Williamsburg
* And way more than we can list here!

To contact Brooklyn Royalty designer Bob Bland, email brooklynroyalty@gmail.com. You can also reach Brokelyn founder Faye Penn at faye@brokelyn.com. Mission Dolores is located at 249 4th Ave at Carroll St.

Burberry Body

Maybe it is just me... but the newest video from Burberry seems a bit... ehem... suggestive. Though the simplicity of the shots by Mario Testino are incredible and striking, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is beautiful as always, I am a bit suprised at how sexually provocative the video feels. Between the intimate tone of the video (totally appropriate for a perfume that is supposed to make you feel sexy) and the sleek product packaging (again elegant and appropriate, though perhaps overly phallic) there seems to be something more that the video alludes to. Apparently if you get the new Body from Burberry (launched today) you will have everybody you need for a good time...

Nudes by Sophie Delaporte - Opening Sept. 22 at Sous Les Etoiles

Inspired by high fashion (and her career as a British fashion photographer), Sophie Delaporte claims that with her new series Nudes she has been able to overcome the limitations offered by fashion photography. Her photography has alway brought about a spirit of vivacity and intuition which is now translated with a new energy into graphic simplicity. Accessories such as paper, fabric, and furniture, embellish the pose of the model to create a dramatic and playful elasticity of movement. With her own colors, her way of staging, and the joy of her imagery, Delaporte lets these fashion butterflies take flight - sans clothing.

The show opens at Sous Les Etoiles Gallery in New York on September 22nd from 6:00-9:00 PM. The gallery is located at 560 Broadway Suite 205. A catalog will be released with a foreword by Vicki Goldberg, journalist and critic, who has overseen photography’s rise in contemporary art over the past 25 years.