Alice Olivia

Get rewarded for your summer style! Alice + Olivia is toasting the arrival of summer with a Twitter contest for Memorial Day Weekend. To enter the contest, just tweet a photo of your summer style to @alice_olivia with the hashtag #AOSummerStyle and you could win one of the above signature Alice + Olivia handbags.

There’s no stopping them! alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet has announced an exclusive strategic partnership to develop the brand in greater China and Southeast Asia through 23 points of sale. imagineX will commence the rollout with their first free standing store in Hong Kong’s financial district in June with stores in Hong Kong, mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore to follow.

Hi there, DvF! Last night Diane von Furstenberg celebrated the world premiere of the GapKids + DvF Explorers collection at Gap in Manhattan. It’s her second collection of girl’s clothes for pint-sized chicettes, ranging from newborns to 14-year-olds, in stores and online today. It’s the same staples that the big kids have had for years, from von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress to brightly printed skinny-fit jeans…

Last night at Highline Stages on West 14th Street, Diane von Furstenberg and Andrew Rosen hosted the first OPEN MARKET to benefit the Meatpacking District Improvement Association. Fashion brands such as Alice + Olivia, Theory, and Trina Turk held sample sales while guests such as Olivier Theyskens, Leigh Lezark, Lex Kendall, and MPIA Executive Director Lauren Danziger nibbled on bites from local haunts such as Morimoto, Bakehouse, Soho House, and the Standard Biergarten. (The Standard’s now-famous pretzel was a crowd pleaser.)

The CFDA and eBay’s latest tote collection is officially on sale featuring one-of-a-kind bags by DvF, Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, Carolina Herrera, Loden Dager, Prabal Gurung, Billy Reid, Rachel Roy, Ruffian, Cushnie et Ochs, Alice + Olivia, and just about everybody else.

Diane von Furstenberg and Andrew Rosen are hosting a fundraiser on March 18th to benefit the Meatpacking District Improvement Association. The MePa duo will be on hand to host the first annual Open Market at Highline Stages with music (tunes from the Misshapes, JD Samson and Nancy), food from the hood’s best restaurants, cocktails and shopping.

Looking for something to cure those post-NYFW blues? Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet is debuting its pop-up shop in SoHo this week! The temporary boutique, located at 72 Greene Street, will be open from tomorrow through the summer, featuring the new handbag collection alongside other top spring and summer styles. Pencil in your Alice + Olivia excursion ASAP, cheris