Weekend Warrior: Our Offical Cheat-Sheet

By: Erin Grant & Kristian Laliberte

PS1 Warm Up Music Series&mdash: Disco-friendly, synth-heavy Brooklyn-based band Holy Ghost! is headlining PS 1's last Warm Up party of the summer, with D.J. sets by House of House and D.J. Mehdi.
Saturday, September 4, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. 22-25 Jackson Avenue (at 46th Avenue); Long Island City

Prince of Broadway—Lee Daniels, the mastermind behind Precious, has a new flick that explores the dark underbelly of New York's wholesale fashion business. You'll never look at your clothes the same way again. Fast Food Nation much?
Opens Friday, September 3 at Angelika Film Center. 18 West Houston Street (at Broadway); 212-995-2570

Screaming Mimi's Sidewalk Sale— The legendary vintage boutique is bidding farewell to summer with an Labor Day weekend blowout sale. Score designer duds at prices that won't clean out your bank account. Select items start at $5.
Saturday, September 4, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 5, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m; 382 Lafayette Street (at West 4th Street); 212-677-6464


Fool's Gold Day Off Labor Day Party—Hosted by the trendsetting indie record label of the same name, this event will featured live performances from some of the hottest up-and-coming rappers and DJs. If the weather doesn't cooperate, don't fret—they'll be live streaming the activities inside the club.
Monday, September 6, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. City Winery Backyard, 155 Varick Street (entrance on Spring Street between Hudson and Varick streets); 212-608-0555

Parked: Food Truck Fest—It's that time of year! Celebrate the opening weekend of BKLYN YARD with eats from the city's best food carts. We're not talkin' kebabs.
Sunday, September 5, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Colonel's Row at Governor's Island

Yumi Kim Labor Day Weekend Sale— 25% off absolutely everything, from printed dresses to flirty rompers. Girly never looked so good.
Thursday, September 2 through Monday, September 6, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. 105 Stanton Street (at Ludlow Street); 212-420-5919

Electric Zoo Music Festival— Dust off your dancing shoes and head to Randall's Island Park to catch The Chemical Brothers, Major Lazer, Boys Noize, Flying Lotus and many more lay down some bangin' beats.
Saturday, September 4, and Sunday September 5, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Randall's Island Park

Miss Pin Up Coney Island Contest—This is not anything like Miss Universe. It's a bit more rowdy and a lot less polished than your typical beauty pageant, so enter at your own risk.
Sunday, September 6, 2 p.m. 1229 Reigelmann Boardwalk (at 15th Street), Coney Island, Brooklyn; 718-946-1305

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Urban Outfitters' Around The World Boutique Is Bringing Scandinavian Designers Stateside

By: Willow Lindley

Urban Outfitters is once again taking us on a trip by inviting designers from abroad into their stores. This season, they've headed to Scandinavia, offering up goodies from Swedish designers like Carin Wester, Rodebjer, and House of Dagmar; and Danish designers Wood Wood and Stine Goya. What could be more perfect than getting submerged in these Northern locals this fall? With plenty of leggings to help us wear our skirts even in the winter, and a plethora of mini and maxi dresses paired with chunky knits, these designers—exclusively at two NYC Urban stores starting Sept 9, 2010—are keeping us cute and cozy as things start to get chilly.

What came first? The Urban Outfitters Australia collections, of course!

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Salon Workers Steal Rafael Nadal's Hair

By: Willow Lindley

Looks like Spain's tennis star Rafael Nadal has some seriously sought after, luscious locks—whether they are on his head on not. Page Six is reporting that when Nadal took a trip to get a little trim at official US Open salon, Julien Farel, on Madison Avenue, some of the women staffers at the salon swept up his discarded tresses and put them right into their own pockets! There's hair envy and then there's hair envy. How do you say creepy in Spanish? (Page 6)

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It Happened This Summer

By: Us

We take a look at all the major style headlines, from some serious scandals to the biggest trends.

Fashion's Night Out's Best Beauty Parties

By: Betsey MacLain & Kristian Laliberte

There's a lot to love about Fashion's Night Out this year. Come September 10, you'll spend hours hopping from store to store with champers flowing, tons o' celebs, and deals everywhere you look. And while there are some stops that are de rigueur (like our party at DvF, duh!), if you're a makeup junkie clear some space in your rigorous FNO schedule for some beauty-inspired soireés offering giveaway, hair treatments, and makeup prepping to the max. So, whether you're in midtown, downtown, or just making the rounds, these events will leave you looking beautiful.

Here's 7 parties to get the ultimate beauty fix come FNO:

1. L'Oreal—L'Oreal's Elnett Car will be cruising around Fashion Week and Lincoln Center from September 7-14 with the L'Oreal Paris Pro Team giving out free Elnett samples and touch-ups. On FNO, they'll be parked downtown near H&M in SoHo. To find the exact location, follow hair consultant Johnny Lavoy on Twitter (@JohnnyLavoy). He'll be tweeting the Elnett-mobile's whereabouts and, if you check in via FourSquare at the car, you can enter to win a year supply of the cult classic hairspray.

2. Cynthia Rowley—Wella professional stylists will be at the designer's West Village boutique all night re-creating the runway gone-wild hair from Rowley's fall 2010 show—crimped jewel-tone extensions popped into a sexy, crimped ponytail.
Event, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Cynthia Rowley, 376 Bleecker Street (between Perry and Charles streets); 212-242-3803.

3. C.O. Bigelow—Need a cheesy pop-culture fix to temper momentary fashion overload? Swing by C.O. Bigelow Apothecary to meet Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino and get his top Guido grooming tips. Make sure to get a polish change by a Barielle manicurist, pick up a sample of Rilastil's new eye cream, and score a Soap & Paper shea butter soap (with any purchase) before you say ciao.
Event, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Vinny Guadagnino appearance, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. C.O. Bigelow Apothecary, 414 6th Avenue (between Greenwich Avenue and Waverly Place); 212-533-2700.

4. Sephora 5th Avenue—Josie Maran will host an in-store photo-shoot, giving tips on posing for the camera complete with mini-makeovers, plus the first 100 customers who make a purchase will get Maran's limited-edition Argan Oil Color Stick in Cherry Popsicle.
Event, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sephora, 597 5th Avenue (between West 48th and West 49th streets); 212-980-6534.

5. Sephora SoHo—Swing by the SoHo Sephora to meet Gwen Stefani, sample her new Harajuku Lover's scent, Wicked Style, and get makeup and hair touch-ups by Make Up For Ever and T3.
Event, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sephora SoHo, 555 Broadway (at West Houston Street); 212-625-1309. 6 to 10 p.m.

6. Sephora Times Square—DJ Alexandra Richards will spin in celebration of YSL's Rouge Flame lipstick for Sephora. Get makeup touch-ups by a YSL makeup artist and enter to win a pair of YSL Tribute Too Red shoes worth $795.
Event, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sephora Times Square, 1500 Broadway (at West 44th Street); 212-944-6789.

7. Maybelline—Stop by the Meatpacking District for Maybelline's free mini-makeovers! Plus, Erin Wasson, Jessica White, and Lisalla Montenegro will be on hand to judge a Sensational Strut catwalk contest with beats by DJs Charlotte Kemp Muehl and Sean Lennon— the winner gets a year's supply of Maybelline products. The first 50 guests will get a limited-edition makeup bag designed by Michael Angel that will be filled with Maybelline makeup.
Event, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Maybelline FNO Event, 9th Avenue (at 13th Street).

REFINERY29 GIVEAWAY:
Dying to get your hands on Michael Angel's cosmic-inspired makeup bag but can't make it to FNO? Just comment on our Facebook page about your favorite sci-fi fashion icon (It's a tough call, but Daryl Hannah's makeup in Blade Runner is stellar) and the top 50 out-of-this-world comments win the Maybelline-filled makeup bag.

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5 Things To Know This AM

By: Willow Lindley

How to pick up dudes with silly bandz.You know you need this! (The Cut)

Looks like New York's subway benches might be getting re-vamped. We can't decide if we are nostalgic about the old, wooden version or excited for new metal ones that seem to promise cleanliness. (Gothamist)

After 3 years, street style photographer Daniel Krieger is leaving Racked.com. To celebrate his departure, Krieger has put together a "best of" retrospective of his work. Impressive. (Racked)

Turns out Tiger Woods might not actually be moving to New York's West Village. Female club promoters are kicking themselves. (Huffington Post)

In other (confirmed) real estate news, Rachel Maddow IS moving to the West Village and has some choice words for the website Curbed, which published floor plans and the address of her new building. (Curbed)

Window Shopper: 3.1 Phillip Lim Clogs

By: Kristian Laliberte

If it wasn't official that clogs were a hot-ticket item for fall '10, the arrival of 3.1 Phillip Lim's "tom tom" clogs in his SoHo store have officially cemented the trend. We're loving the rich brown and black colors that give a serious edge to the traditional Dutch footwear, while elements like small studs, leather petals, and the dark wooden, 5 and-and-a-half inch heels (the chunky platform at the front makes and rubber soles them much less painful) make them oh so unique. Wear 'em with a short dress or skirt for some cocktail attire with street cred, or garner some serious shoe-envy with your rattiest pair of jeans and a boyfriend button-up. Either way, Holland style never looked hotter.

3.1 Phillip Lim Tom Tom Clogs, $625-695, available at 3.1 Phillip Lim; 115 Mercer Street (between Prince and Spring streets); 212-334-1160.

Want more lust-worthy items? Check out these amazing rope bracelets!

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