In an effort boost sales and resuscitate the fashion industry, American VOGUE, CFDA and New York & Co. have conceived a global shopping extravaganza to span across continents from New York City to India, Brazil, and China. Tomorrow night shall be the night to remember. Virtually every store in the city will stay open late serving drinks and hosting fabulous events to lure shoppers in. ‘TIS THE night to rub shoulders with the likes of André Leon Talley, Anna Wintour and some of the most fabulous and talented people in the worlds of fashion, art and entertainment.

Here are our event picks.

Yves Saint Laurent’s store at 3 East 57th Street will welcome a performance by New York-based cabaret entertainer Joey Arias from 8pm to 11pm.

Jil Sander’s Crosby Street boutique at 30 Howard Street will host an exclusive film presentation of “aesthetics as a way of survival” by artist Germaine Kruip.

Our beloved Bergdorf Goodman will offer a myriad of must-attend events. Here are just some of them:

At 5:30pm, Zac Posen will paint one-of-a-kind dresses in the Fifth Avenue windows.
At 6:00pm, Padma Lakshmi will judge a designer cook-off with Cynthia Rowley, Edward Bess, Gilles Mendel, Lela Rose, Naeem Khan and Peter Som.
Alexander Wang will present his t-shirts benefiting the September 11 Memorial.
At 7:00pm, an exhibition of photographs from the book EXTREME BEAUTY IN VOGUE, with special guests curator Phyllis Posnick, Dr. Patricia Wexler, Daria Werbowy and Caroline Trentini.
At 8:00pm, André Leon Talley will host a life-sized version of the new game Fashion Rules!™, with teams led by Donna Karan, Linda Fargo and Robert Verdi.
At 9:00 PM, Isaac Mizrahi will converse with shoppers to the tunes by the Ben Waltzer Trio.

The star cast of the night will also include Victoria Beckham, Kaufman Franco, Narciso Rodrigues, Manolo Blahnik (oh!) and our absolute favorite Giuseppe Zanotti, among many other fashion luminaries and celebrities.

Enjoy tomorrow and shop, shop, shop!

For a full list of events visit www.fashionnightout.com.

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