Last week I attended the Shecky’s Girl’s Night Out event held at the Fashion Industry Gallery in Dallas, and if you don’t know about Shecky’s yet, please put it on your fashion radar screen.

I do believe it’s the only event where you can sip complimentary cocktails all night long, grab chic fashions at amazing prices and score up to $100 in free swag inside Shecky’s Goodie Bag. This year’s event was sponsored by Skyy and Midori, as Rachel Ray would say, YUM-O! I even met two new fashionista friends walking into the event and we sampled products together the rest of the evening.

I met some very diverse local designers, many of them displaying their lines of jewelry ranging from sterling silver and turquoise pieces to jeweled rings and pins. I even met an eco friendly graphic T shirt designer (very ‘on trend’) who utilizes artists from all over the world to create unique, one-of a kind designs. Being green never looked so good!

But what caught my attention was how many of the vendors were tapping into the girl’s night in and home party industry. Who wouldn’t want to be pampered in the luxury of their own digg?

My hands down, stop traffic, double taking favorite had to be Booty Parlor. No, that was not a typo — Booty Parlor had me at the first glance of their line of, ummm “goodies.”

A ‘Bootician’ will actually come to your home and throw you and your girlfriends a party where you can explore the possibilities that come with massage oil candles, edible glitter (yes I tried this!) and other flirty bedroom accessories. Did it get hot in here or is it just me?

And I also know the inside scoop about four fabulous women in Dallas who picked up on this trend last year when they launched ShuAddikt, a new designer shoe boutique that will absolutely cater to your every fashion craving. These ladies offer free personal stylists to women all over the country who desire this VIP treatment. And the fashion-forward women in Dallas can even book their own private trunk show to spend an evening with all their girl friends sipping some vino, gossiping and of course, ‘Shu’ shopping. (And a little blue bird told me that ShuAddikt will be at the Shecky’s event in Dallas this Fall to prescribe remedies to all of the addikts attending!)

So if this weekend you don’t feel l ike putting in all that effort to get dolled up and go out on the town, have a girl’s night in. Whether you are feeling frisky and bootilicious or longing for your next ‘sole-mate’ you and your posse are in for an fabu evening dedicated to the most important people – yourselves!

I already have my ShuAddikt show scheduled, do you?

xoxo

• Calvin Klein hasn’t produced a TV commercial for its Jeans line since the Eighties — remember those Brooke Shields ads? — but the brand will soon be back on the airwaves with a commercial that is so provocative it initially was banned from even late-night cable TV. WWD
• Hello Kitty is taking on Barbie for the title of most fashionable plaything. Fashion folk find themselves falling all over to dress Barbie and Ms. Kitty for Fashion Week events. According to a New York Times article, Barbie, who turns 50 next month, is having a runway show on Feb. 14 in Bryant Park, with Barbie-inspired clothes by one group of designers. Hello Kitty was set to show off looks by another group at a party Thursday night given by MAC, which has also created a new Hello Kitty cosmetics collection. Who will be the bigger fashionista?
• After holding runway shows under a big tent in Bryant Park for 15 years, organizers of New York’s Fashion Week are expected to announce on Tuesday that they will move the event to Lincoln Center, beginning in 2010. NYT
• Monique Lhuillier is joining the growing number of fashion labels that is introducing lower-priced pieces—in response to requests from retailers, the designer, whose evening gowns typically are priced between $3,000 and $7,000, is creating a few for fall that will retail for $2,500. WSJ
• According to the Los Angeles Times, Project Runway fans miss their show. Until the L.A.-set Season 6 starts, they’re making do with old seasons and foreign versions (‘Project Runway Canada,’ anyone?).
• Dallas, Texas born shoe-boutique, ShuAddikt, launched a stunning brand new site for shoe lovers, retail therapy aficionados and couture enthusiasts. ShuAddikt.com

• British designer Matthew Williamson will be next to design a capsule collection for H&M. Designs are slated to arrive in stores Spring 2009. He will join the ranks of Comme des Garcons, Stella McCartney and Viktor & Rolf. An extensive summer collection will follow within weeks after the spring arrivals, which will contain Williamson’s first venture into menswear.
• ShuAddikt is a new shoe boutique that opened up earlier this year in Dallas but this boutique is reinventing the online shopping arena by offering complimentary personal shoppers. Business professionals, busy mothers and fashionistas alike are taking advantage of ShuAddikt’s elite services. Their free service will undoubtedly make an addict out of me!
  
• DNR RIP, mens fashion trade paper dead at 116, DNR, known as “the bible of the menswear industry” died this week. It is suspected that both a faltering economy and management blunders have led to its demise. This is especially sad because it was actually this publication that launched the Fairchild publishing empire. LAT
• Style icon, Sarah Jessica Parker, is now searching for a home for her clothing line Bitten after parent company Steve and Barry has filed bankruptcy for the second time this year. She stated to NY Magazine “We have to make sure that any partner we enter into an agreement with wants the same thing for the brand as we do, which is to serve the customer first.” NYM
• Skin Deep: Out With Fancy Spas, In With Budget Salons $300 dollar massages seem a little excessive to those who can still afford it. Instead they are trading down for more economic venues as seen in this NY Magazine article.

Photo Courtesy of Matthew Williamson Spring Summer ’09 Collection