Fashionable Footnotes for late May, 2008:

FREDERIC FEKKAI
The leading hair care brand in the US (according to the new owner of
Fekkai, Proctor and Gamble), is now a presence in Greenwich, CT. This
is one more jewel in the crown for Mr. Fekkai who has salons in LA,
Palm Beach, New York City and we are guessing many other hotspots to
come!

The Sharper Your Knife, the less you cry: Love, Laughter and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Finn (Penguin; $24.95) After she was downsized out of her job, the author tries her hand at her lifelong dream as a student at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Think "Eat, Pray, Love" while learning to cook!!
www.amazon.com

SUPER HEROES FASHION AND FANTASY by Andrew Bolton (with an essay by Michael Chabon).  Based on exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (May 7-September 1, 2008)
Thanks to Giorgio Armani and Conde Nast, this fashionable exhibit
reflects the relevance and role of the superhero throughout fashion
history. Spider Man, Superman and Wonder Woman all have played a part in shaping our fashion ideal.
www.metmuseum.org

MICHELLE VALLE
This handbag designer has only been in business for a little over a
year and she's already gracing the shoulders of Cameron Diaz in What
Happens in Vegas!!! Michelle's bags are hip, versatile and beautifully
made. check out her site to order your new bag or to see who is
carrying Vale's bags at a fashionable store near you!
www.michellevale.com

LA NEWS:  CHANEL opening a 2nd outpost on North Robinson Boulevard and .......LA Mavens Jamie Tisch and Elizabeth Wiatt are opening a new TWEEN store called Fashionology LA. Interactive shopping is the next shopping frontier!

SUMMER SHAKESPEARE
Look for your local Shakespeare Summer Productions as a fun way to see great theater with friends under the summer skies. Shakespeare in the Park in NYC begins May 27-June 29 and Shakespeare on the Sound, in our neck of the woods, is performing Julius Caesar June 14-July 14. Check your local papers for listings and times.

LASH BAR
Makeup guru Laura Mercier has opened a LASH BAR at Henri Bendel's so you can bat your baby blues all summer long! Lessons included for all those who have 2 right thumbs like me!
Henri Bendel  212-247-1100