If you missed my article that ran Aug 31. about the upcoming exhibit “One for All and All for One: The Jumpsuit” at Phoenix Art Museum, follow this link.  It also includes some  historic functional pieces — one of Lindbergh’s flight suits, for example — in addition to the fashion outfits you’d expect.

And a slideshow of several outfits included in the museum is here.

It’s time to start booking your Arizona Spa Week treatments! From Sept. 15-21, participating spas will offer selected services for $50, from facials to dermabrasion to Brazilians. The goal is to introduce “a new generation of consumers” to what’s available. Many are offering eco-friendly and organic treatments.

For more info and to sign up, check out the Spa Week web site. A list of participating East Valley spas and services are after the jump.
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To build enthusiasm for the upcoming Scottsdale Fashion Week, Canal restaurant will soon launch a photo contest that will reward one winner with 10 VIP tickets to SFW, a four-course dinner for 10 at the restaurant, and limo service.
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Fashion designer Rachel Pally will make a personal appearance Saturday at Estilo Boutique in Scottsdale, greeting fans and revealing her fall designs (like the one above).

Her visit is part of the First of Fall Fashion Soiree, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the store at Scottsdale Waterfront, 7135 E. Camelback Road. Owners Gina Cooper and Kelly Dixon will also have new fashions from Haute Hippie, Hudson, Rich & Skinny and Karen Zambos Vintage Couture ready for shoppers.  Information: (480) 664-0365.

Dana Park shopping center neighbors Brass Heart and Girly Girlz will host a “Mommie and Me” private event for daughters and their moms 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 23.

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Through August, some classic services are up to half off for weekday appointments at Kohler Academy, the awesome Jill Kohler’s hairstyling and aesthetics school in Scottsdale.

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Soles 4 Souls, the charity that provides footwear to people in need, has another champion in Scottsdale this month: The Marmi location at Scottsdale Fashion Square is participating in the shoe store chain’s national effort to collect footwear for people who need it most - victims of domestic abuse or natural disasters, trauma patients at inner-city hospitals, the homeless or disadvantaged (and that’s in the U.S. alone).

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Fiesta Mall will host an open call noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at center court to find models who’ll appear in the shopping center’s back-to-school fashion show.

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A coalition of beauty and entertainment professionals called Beauty Behaviors will host a fashion show Sept. 13 to raise money for Chrysalis, a shelter for battered and abused women.

The “Dare to Be Bold” show at Six lounge and restaurant in Scottsdale will include live entertainment, silent auction, raffle and vendors. In an interesting twist, the fall fashions will be provided by Dress Barn. (I’m pretty sure that’ the first time I have ever put the words “Six lounge” and “Dress Barn” in the same sentence, but the store’s wares were featured in Glamour magazine this spring, so keep an open mind).

The group is still looking for sponsors and prize donations, too: More information is here.

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WHAT SAM WORE: 8/13/08
The shirt: Short-sleeved shirt (which has oddly long — elbow-length — sleeves) by Façonnable (Last Chance)
The pants: Hipster boot-cut khakis (Gap)
The shoes: Suede Sneakers by Puma (Last Chance)
The scent: Cannibis Rose eau de parfum by Fresh (San Francisco)
Listening to: “Not Now But Soon” by Imogen Heap (the opening piano trills remind me of the “Six Feet Under” theme song)

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Bliss Spa will do a soft opening of its Scottsdale location, on the ground floor of the W Hotel, on Sept. 5. (The grand opening isn’t scheduled until about a month later.)

The spa’s already taking reservations for treatments from facials to massages, waxing to nails — full menu here — by phone at (480) 575-0164, and an online-booking option will go up here Oct. 1. (The site is up, but the Scottsdale location hasn’t been added to it.) The street address: 7277 E. Camelback Road.

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WHAT SAM WORE: 8/12/08
The shirt: Novelty print tee by Utility (clearance at Target)
The pants: Low-rise boot-cut cords by Lucky (Last Chance)
The shoes: Sneakers by Nike (Sports Authority)
The scent: Cannibis Rose eau de parfum by Fresh (San Francisco)
Listening to: “Puppy Toy” by Tricky — live version on YouTube here (he also does a cover of Kylie Minogue’s “Slow” on his new album, “Knowle West Boy”)

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