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You can get qualified to meet the fashion mentor the week leading up to the big show. Those that spend $150 or more between April 22nd and April 28th at Kate Spade NY or Lucky Brand Jeans (at the Plaza store locations only) will receive a limited edition Tim Gunn signature tote (while supplies last) and be photographed with the man himself.

Sant' Ambrogio's street festivalMilan's festive season kicked off yesterday, on 7 December, when the fashion capital celebrates the feast of Sant'Ambrogio, the city's patron saint, a uniquely Milanese tradition. There's a public holiday on 8 December, the feast of the Immaculate Conception (Festa dell'Immacolata). The long weekend, known here as il ponte (the bridge), is traditionally an event packed time a special Mass was held at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio on 7 December and the market Fiera Degli Oh Bei, Oh Bei is held from 7 11 December in the grounds of Milan's castle, Castello Sforzesco.The Fiera, whose medieval origins date back to 1288, is a vast street market with hundreds of local arts and handicraft stalls and gastronomic delights. It's a great chance to savour the Christmas atmosphere and delicacies such as roast chestnuts, mulled wine, castagnaccio (chestnut, raisin and pine kernel cake) or take your pick from local mustards, hand knitted woollies, jewellery, toys and sweets.Take a fashion tourIf you fancy a stroll in Milan's world famous Fashion Quad, or Golden Quadrilateral, named after the four main fashion streets around Via Montenapoleone, you will find it clearly marked from Piazza San Babila with a "golden rectangle" street sign. This is a chance to experience Milan's fashion mecca, an A Z of Italian designer stores, from Armani to Zegna.Back in the real world, Milan's frantic but affordable shopping miles are Via Torino and Corso Buenos Aires. Slow paced Via Brera and Via Solferino (Brera area) are browsers' havens, for accessory hunting or finding new inspiration for a chic but funky look. Check the homewares in the basement for espresso cup sets, or a Moka pot, the Italian stove top espresso maker. Easy to take home are also olive wood cutting boards, pasta cutting implements or a lasagne dish. Reproduction posters like the Ricordi selection of early 19th century opera billboards of La boh or Rigoletto make good souvenirs.Try the deparment store food halls for saffron, the vital ingredient for risotto alla Milanese, or vedure sott'olio (preserved vegetables) to serve as Italian antipasti, and the speciality Fairtrade Modica chocolate. In Modica in Sicily, chocolate is made straight from the cacao beans, with no added cocoa butter or soy lecithin. The cocoa is worked on a lava stone slab, and it is heated to no more than 40C so that when the sugar is added it does not melt, giving the grainy texture for which the chocolate is famous. There's a bewildering range to choose from, from traditional vanilla, cinnamon and hot chilli pepper (peperoncino) to nutmeg or white pepper and cardamom.?'journalism and the future' in Keepamericaheard

The collection includes high heeled sandals, pumps, sandals, ballet flats, sneakers, platform sneakers, loafers and also glamurous handbags.

(CNN) la actualidad, la clase ejecutiva es mucho mejor de lo que sola ser primera clase al menos eso dice Philippe Kjellgren, cofundador y Presidente Ejecutivo de Hotel Insider un recurso a disposicin de viajeros exclusivos para investigar, reservar y disfrutar de lujosos hoteles. Y l debera saberlo: Kjellgren viaja aproximadamente 150 das al ao por trabajo y es conocedor de todo, desde camas planas las que el ejecutivo de 6 pies y 2 pulgadas considera esenciales hasta las bebidas y comidas durante el vuelo.