Looking for something uber cool for the shopper in your life? Consider a Shop Gotham NYC shopping tour.  The recipient can choose her tour and date.  She will thank you for it.

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Season has changed. And quickly. One day it’s a sunny sweltering 87 degrees, and the next day it’s 60, cloudy and chilly. Visting NYC in the coming weeks and have no idea what the natives wear ? Here are some seasonal do’s and dont’s:

SEPTEMBER:

Sure Bets

Boots or booties- check! Dark colored sandals – check! Light weight leather jacket- check! Light weight cashmere cardigan – check!  Jeans – always

Please Don’t!

Fur (not yet), shorts, pastel cotton items, light colored sandals, sundresses, heavy wool coats

OCTOBER

Sure Bets:

Anything wool or heavier fabrics in grey, black, brown, winter white.   Fur collars on jackets, jeans! (always)

No WAY!

Daytime sandals, cotton pastel scarves, full fur coats,

For assistance on how to dress your best and where to buy it, visit: www.shopgotham.com, NYC Shopping Tours

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Coming to NYC for July 4th?  This is a GREAT time to go shopping! the natives are gone and the sales are MAD. Want to conquer the shopping landscape in an efficient way? try a Shop Gotham NYC shopping Tour. Explore the Chic boutiques of Soho & Nolita or the designer wholesale showrooms of the Garment Center. Deals to be had at every corner.  Girls getaway or family trip with your teens to NYC? you know they want to shop. for Details and bookings our guided NYC shopping tours: www.shopgotham.com

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NYC loves this season for a lot of reasons:  the cherry trees blooming at Central Park, the sidewalk cafes re-appearing on the streets, the opportunity to wear peep-toed shoes!  But for those who consider shopping a way of life, spring also means SAMPLE SALES!!

April and May feature some of the best sample sales from some of the hottest designers.  Take a Garment Center Insider Tour to get to some of the following sales.   BUT the highlight of the tour will be going behind the scenes and into  some of New York’s top private designer showrooms.   Sign up today!

April 25-30 Fred Perry

April 27-29 Vivienne Tam

April 27-29 Aeffe USA

April 28-30 Paul Smith

May 3-5 Furla

May 9-27 Charlotte Ronson, Odd Molly, Bloch

May 10-12 Rachel Roy/Pink Tartan

May 18-22 Theory

Also coming this spring:  Tory Burch, J. Crew, Lewis Cho and more!  Stay tuned…

Common Dressing Room Question

At Shop Gotham we hear that question over and over.  But guess what?  Sometimes it’s not you, honey, it’s the store.  Blogger Ryan O’Connell posted this hilarious list of stores guaranteed to make you feel fat! See if your favorites (or least favorites) made the list by clicking on the link!

As a long time New Yorker, this owner of Shop Gotham NYC shopping tours has spent plenty of time in Bloomingdales. While I generally do love the store, a visitor is now more than ever, under siege by perfume sprayers and cosmetic product purveyors. So part tongue in cheek, part real advise, here is the visitors guide to avoiding this madness: Enter at the northern most corner of the Third Avenue side (@60th St). This the Men’s accessories dept, where the sprayers are safely not positioned. Step forward a few feet, look left and spot the UP escalator. Walk towards it without making eye contact with anyone, les a sprayer is possibly lurking in the wrong spot. Once on this escalator you are free to calmly roam the 7 other glorious floors. If however, you do need a handbag, cosmetics or costume jewelry – all which lie on that 1st floor, be ready to buck up and enjoy the scents. For more info on shopping in nyc, visit. www.shopgotham.com

What to Wear:  Spring 2011

If you’re heading to New York this spring, you may be staring at your suitcase unsure of what to pack.  After all, the weather here changes just about every five minutes.  Don’t worry– you can always pick up what you need on a New York City fashion and shopping tour.  Read on for some key spring staples at affordable prices….

Spring 2011 Women’s

1.  Platform Shoes

Inspired by Lady Gaga’s over-the-top footwear, heels this season are drag-queen high platforms.  We’re in love with these nude pumps by Steve Madden with a cute slingback:  another hot trend this season.  And these peep-toe slingbacks by Madewell  put a twist on the classic Oxford.  You can’t go wrong with either of these picks!   These shoes are perfect for a sweet 16 outing or for a night on the town.

2.  White Jeans

Pair your cute platform heels with a stylish pair of white jeans.  This trend has re-emerged hotter than ever after the popularity of white jeans last summer.  This season they’re as blindingly white as possible and come in a variety of cuts and sizes.  Check out this funky take on classic cargo pants by Alice and Olivia:

2.  Tailored Blazer

This bookish, smart blazer by Brooklyn Industries dresses up or down and is the ideal travel accessory.  It doesn’t wrinkle, and be thrown on when the temperature fluctuates, which in New York City is every five minutes.  Purchase it at 15% off on your next Shop Gotham Soho tour!

But for those with the guts to wear it, orange is the hot new shade this season, as evidenced by the orange blazers on socialite Olivia Palermo and  Rachel Bilson.  Ease into this trend with this gorgeous orange cardigan by Tory Burch:

Spring 2011 Men’s

Given that Shop Gotham is now offering a brand-new men’s tour, we want to be sure to update everybody on men’s fashion as well.  Read on for some startling trends in men’s fashion!

1.  Sun-Faded Denim

For those not quite willing to sport floral patterned shorts, no matter who designed them, stick with classic denim.  While a good pair of jeans is essential no matter where you live, here in New York, sun-faded denim is making its way back into the mainstream.

Levi’s has paired up with Opening Ceremony to create this gorgeous, high-quality chambray line:

2. Military, Military, Military

Even if you’re not the type who ever harbored fantasies of becoming a soldier, chances are you will be embracing military-themed clothing this season!

This ultra-sexy leather military jacket from John Varvatos is worth every penny.  Varvatos puts his signature rock and roll twist on a classic jacket in butter-soft leather.  John Varvatos’ Bowery flagship store is among the stops on the newly launched men’s tour.  PIck one up at 20% off on one of our tours this spring.  It’s a must-have for a cool evening.

Orlando Bloom is sporting  sexy skinny cargo pants for men in the Uniqlo ads featured on the subway and billboards of Manhattan.  Here at Shop Gotham, we’ll take one of each:  Bloom and his pants!  Pick up a pair for the guy in your life (also available for girls!) on a Soho tour today.

3. Comfy Slip-On Shoes

We love our heels at Shop Gotham, but we can’t help feeling a little envious of how easy men have it this season.  Slip-on shoes have long been a staple of summer, but this year the uber-casual footwear has caught the eye of one of our favorite designers, John Varvatos.  (Again!  We love him.  We’re shameless.)

This time we’re really excited by his collaboration with Converse for a classic, All-American look that dresses up or down.  On our most recent men’s tour, the employees were quick to point out this top seller:

This urban twist on an American classic is very New York.  For this and other trends, take your man on an NYC fashion and shopping tour today!

Not everyone comes to NYC in high season. For those of you venturing here in Jan & Feb 2011, taking advantage of good airfares, hotel rates and a quieter city.. here is another option for your valuable time.

Shop Gotham’s popular Garment Center “Insider” tour (for women – sorry gents) provides access to those elusive showroom in the legendary Garment District. Shop at wholesale (59- 70% off retail) and also score a coveted glimpse at how the world of fashion works. It’s NYC, its discount shopping. What more is there to say. For information or tickets: www.shopgotham.com

Coming to NYC soon?  If so, you might want to cash in all your odds & ends of gold while the price pt is a staggering $1400 an ounce.! Sell some pieces, it could pay for a nice chunk of your NYC trip!

Here is the deal: Book any Shop Gotham tour between Nov 15 and December 20th, 2010 and we will provide you with the name & address of two very reputable sources in Manhattan for selling your gold, where you will get your value.

Shop Gotham knows shopping, and its not just fashion.

How to go about:

Book your tour tickets @ www.shopgotham.com. Then email tickets@shopgotham.com to let us know you would like this information. Could be the best thing you do in NYC!