excited for Fashion's Night Out 2011

One of the days I am super excited for is Fashion's Night Out.

(this shirt is a part of the FNO official collection. 40% of proceeds go to charity.)

Last year I went with one of my good friends and we hit up all of the stores with great events going on that evening, all in the name of fashion. This year Fashion's Night Out will be on September 8th,  and the event serves to not only promote fashion but, increase shoppers to go out and have fun while boosting the economy. According to the explaination on the event official website, "Fashion's Night Out is an unprecedented global initiative created in 2009 in a partnership between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry's economy, and put the fun back in shopping."

This year I won't be able to stay out for long because I have a prior engagement :-(.... but nevertheless, I look forward to enjoying an hour or two out on the town looking at all of the fashionistas of New York.

One of the more interesting things that I have found about FNO is that even some of the higher end salons in the city join in on the fesivities... after all, hair is one of the most important parts of an overall look (on or off of the runway!) Many of the salons offered great deals and cheap services for Fashions Night Outers and I was made aware of some places that I'd never known about but, would LOVE to go back to.

I'll be sure to update with some details (and maybe even some photos of FNO 2011)!

For more information about Fashion's Night Out here in New York City or in your own town, check out: http://fashionsnightout.com/