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Have a Question For Stuart Weitzman?

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Raya and I are interviewing Stuart Weitzman. Anyone have a question they’d like us to ask him?

Going, Going, Gone: Prescriptives

Estée Lauder has announced that the Prescriptives line is coming to an end. It’s a money thing, of course, but we must pay tribute. Prescriptives was launched in 1979 in large part by Estée Lauder’s Sylvie Chantecaille, now founder of the Chantecaille line. We had the pleasure of interviewing her last week about her personal line, but she did talk a bit about the birth of Prescriptives. Sylvie described the pre-Prescriptives makeup looks and companies as big, bold, and a bit obnoxious. Prescriptives, she decided, would exist to cater to the intelligent, modern (and a little hippie-ish) woman who wanted to wear makeup, but wanted it to look natural. The line became a pioneer for personalized foundation colors and makeup with a skincare emphasis. For me, Prescriptives holds some fond personal memories. When I first starting wearing makeup, my mom took me to the Prescriptives counter in our mall for my first set of quality cosmetics: shadow, foundation, and gloss. I still have the shadow case as a souvenier of that moment. (It’s probably time to throw it out, I know.) I told Prescriptives’ wonderful public relations person this story, and she told me she’s continually heard stories like this from editors. Prescriptives, you will be missed! Counters will disappear by January 2010. Go to prescriptives.com to stock up on favorites. Oh, and Calyx lovers, don’t worry. The perfume will still be sold at department store perfume counters and online.

ShopTalkers, any personal Prescriptives favorites?

Ken Downing on Milan Fashion Week

Short-shorts at Prada

Milan Fashion Week ended on a good note yesterday and according to WWD, buyers are happy with what they saw. Neiman’s Fashion Director and Senior VP, Ken Downing, told reporters:

“There was plenty to love in Milan this season with the amount of color and print. There’s much more of a focus on femininity, which our customers are always happy to see. There’s a lot of lace in Milan this season, some metallic. Transparencies look particularly beautiful when they are done in layers and leave something to the imagination. There’s also this sportif idea we saw in so many collections, with interpretations of leggings and shorts, bicycle shorts and anoraks. Shorts are becoming what the legging was for fall.”

Shorts seem to be a must-have item for Spring 2010, luckily designer’s showed them in all lengths (from super short to bermuda). I am loving all the fun prints, designers, such as Miuccia Prada did them in (like the beach-themed pair pictured above).

Halloween Home Decorating Contest at Apples to Zinnias

From Preston Plaza’s (adorable) PR girl:

Apples to Zinnias, located in The Plaza at Preston Center, is challenging Halloween-lovers to deck their haunted houses in ghoulish decor for All Hallows Eve and submit photos of their creations for a grand prize. The head witch at Apples to Zinnias will judge the photos for the most festive décor and the winner will receive a Halloween gift to add to their decoration collection. Please submit your photos by email to appplestozinnias@sbcglobal.net or come by the store located in The Plaza at 4024 Villanova, Dallas, TX 75225. All submissions must be made by October 15.

So get going! Send in your photos! photo grabbed from apartmenttherapy.com