Fashion's Night Out is out: First Look from Fashion Week, New York

September 8, 2011 was Fashion’s Night Out in New York and - in Milan, Moscow, London, Paris, etc. - and it was crazy, taking into consideration the fact that only once a year not only all stores stay open till late, but they offer discounts + celebrity sightings + refreshments + mini extravaganza entertainment.

As a bouqet of "complete" happiness for fashionistas out there, the streets were filled with huge crowds, everyone was happy and a little "drunk" from all the shopping and sightings.

Fashion's Night Out comes right in time for many of us to start our fall shopping – just in time for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week to kick-off today in New York City, which means the fashion bloggers (like Bryan Boy), style columnists (like Eric Wilson) and street fashion photographers will be in and about, so watch out and dress to impress. Remember – personal style counts! As a matter of fact, Scott Schuman has already offered a very first look from the Fashion Week this morning.

What you think, agree with @Sartorialist that it's a look that would appeal to many?

The idea of a Fashion's Night Out came around three years ago, when the America’s Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour decided it’s time to start supporting the local retailers and offer everyone who wants to shop – to shop all night.

Anna Wintour in the last year's Fashion's Night Out t-shirt

In coordination with the local support and the involvement of Vogue magazine itself, as well as the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Co. and Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office Fashion's Night Out brings not only the greatest fashion, celebrities and designers together, but it also offers discounts.

Wintour’s idea was – along with the designers’ agreement with it - in a global attempt to reinvigorate the industry and boost consumer morale, to do an event in New York, along with the other fashion capitals around the world, to prelude the Fashion Week – with the mini extravaganza events all across the city.

As for me, I've got my Fashion's Night Out shirt that I'm taking down to NYC next week to cover my share of the Fashion Shows...

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