Fleur’t
The Shops at Gainey Village, 8877 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 404
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
Information: (480) 998-1637 or www.shopfleurt.com
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Tonight we learn that Nina Garcia, like Keith Whitley’s beloved, says it best when she says nothing at all. Her criticism of losing designer Emily’s outfit goes something like this:

“No comment.”
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Mandy’s
Hilton Village, 6137 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
Information: (480) 368-4614
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Scarpé
Market Street at DC Ranch
14616 N. Pima Road, Suite 207
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Starting in mid-August, fall hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
Information: (480) 502-4949 or www.scarpeboutique.com
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Well, it’s all pretty much in the headline, there, isn’t it? Junky Trunk boutique in Mesa is having a “Back to  School” sale: Buy two items and get the third free.

The sale runs July 31-Aug. 6; the store is at 3458 E. Southern Ave., No. 103. Information: (480) 854-4441.

(Check out my What’s In Store profile of Junky Trunk here.)

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WHAT SAM WORE: 7/30/08
The shirt: Long-sleeved button-up (with cool fastener detail on back) by Byblos (Neiman Marcus, on final call sale)
The pants: Jeans by Paper Denim & Cloth (Last Chance)
The shoes: Sneakers by Diesel (Last Chance)
The scent: The long-discontinued Versus by Gianni Versace, which I got 15+ years ago when I still lived in Colorado — thanks, Sharyn and P.J.!
Listening to: “I Seen Beyonce” by Cazwell (Sample lyric: “I seen Beyoncé at JC Penney / She rolled up in a ‘94 Chevy.”)

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Anastasia’s
The Shops at Gainey Village
8787 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 218, Scottsdale
Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday
Information: (480) 443-4555 or www.anastasiasboutiques.com
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I never understood people who say there’s “too much” stuff to get through – yes, I’m looking at you, former newspaper readers. (And former magazine subscribers, and …)

For one thing, “too much” has never been a problem for Americans, home of Costco and Sam’s Club and super-size meals. For another, most of the time it’s not like it’s all tossed in there willy-nilly – there’s some organization to let you pick and choose what you read/consume. (more…)

While on rounds this weekend I chatted up some Scottsdale store owners and managers — many lamented the loss of Mahsa Jaeger’s store at Scottsdale Waterfront. But despite rumors of a similar fate, Twist boutique in the same shopping center is not going out of business, says store manager Nicole Lockman.

Lockman says she thinks the fact the store is having a gigantic sale, paired with the neighboring store’s closing, has led some people to believe their clearance sale is something permanet. That’s not the case, she says — and you can see for yourself at 7135 E. Camelback Road.

But to be filed under the “True” category: Moody Blues pulled a “midnight move-out” of its space at The Mix Shops of Southbridge on Stetson Drive. Store owners Randy and Shannon Gatewood kept the Chandler store open, and my source says they’re looking for a new location in Scottsdale. The challenge will be fulfilling those pesky exclusivity agreements, which require a certain geographic distance between stores that carry the same merchandise.

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WHAT SAM WORE: 7/28/08
The shirt: Short-sleeved plaid shirt with faux mother-of-pearl snaps by Bullhead (Buffalo Exchange)
The pants: Jeans by Paper Denim & Cloth (Last Chance)
The boots: Ropers by Nocona (20+ years old, from Montana)
The belt: Vintage “Sam” belt; sterling silver and gold buckle is for Montana’s centennial (gift from my parents in 1989)
Listening to: “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley (YouTube video here)

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Two designers from this season of “Project Runway” have started dating. (Cue the “They have designs on each other,” etc., puns now.) See who after the jump.

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The joy of trolling through blogs of friends-of-friends-of-friends: You’re bound to run into something you never would have found otherwise.

From Lori MacBlogger to Go Nicole Yourself to Steph Sklar … and, suddenly, I found myself at the Nissan Cube site that lets you create your own T-shirt — pick the color, pick the saying, pick the shirt style — for free and pay just $5 to have it shipped. (The Cube is a car the company will introduce in November.)

The phrase I chose: “Have a secret crush, and a secret admirer.” Because I always have at least a few crushes going at all times — boy crushes (numerous) and even a girl crush or two (right now, one of Albert’s sisters) . It makes life a lot easier. And fun.

Warning 1: They tack a little Nissan line on there, too — c’mon, it’s not FREE-free, just free of price — but still, $5 for a shirt you pick?

Warning 2: For a while it looks like you have to pay for the shirt, but a spot on the checkout page lets you drop the price back down to nothing.

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WHAT SAM WORE: 7/23/08
The shirt: Sueded slub-texture short-sleeved shirt by BC Ethic (Last Chance)
The pants: Jeans by 1969  gap.com)
The shoes: Goodyear sneakers by Adidas (Last Chance)
The scent: Visit eau de toilette spray by Azzaro
Listening to: “Paradise” by Ana Laan (YouTube link here)

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