Whom You Know: NIGHTLIGHT: Whom You Know's Peachy Deegan Visits Hot Spots on Fashion's Night Out! (in Manhattan, of course!)

Friday, September 11, 2009

NIGHTLIGHT: Whom You Know's Peachy Deegan Visits Hot Spots on Fashion's Night Out! (in Manhattan, of course!)

On September 10, 2009 over 800 New York City retailers participated in Fashion's Night Out-the largest citywide shopping event NYC has ever had. Whom You Know thought this was like trick-or-treating for adults with champagne rather than candy-although we did see quite a bit of candy at the Cole Haan store...and others. Peachy Deegan wore the Whom You Know Dress of the week by Tibi:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/dress-of-week-nuit-silk-jersey-draped.html

And the Whom You Know Brave the Cold coat also by Tibi:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/brave-cold-with-tibi-peachy-recommends.html

Peachy received so many complements and passed them all along to Amy Smilovic! There are only 4 days and 5.5 hours until the Tibi show.

Although we would have liked to have visited every one, logistically it was impossible and much to Stacy London's dismay when we saw her at Ann Taylor, by the end of the night Peachy was happily exhausted in her sneakers to hit the last few- if only we could cart our Nespresso machine around with us too, but already we were carrying our computer! This night was a genius idea by Anna Wintour, one of our favorites, and a Mover and Shaker on Whom You Know:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/08/in-defense-of-anna-wintour.html

Our day began with the fabulous Tiffany Koury show:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/tiffany-koury-2010-spring-collection.html

and was followed by the equally fabulous Chadwick Bell show:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/chadwick-bell-spring-2010-collection.html

Then after posting a couple of articles, the Whom You Know team visited Clinique at Bloomingdale’s:
http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/clinique-and-milly-designer-michelle.html

The Harmonie Club hosted the CEW Newsmaker Forum with Liz Smith: "Strategies and Success with Liz Smith" - a conversation between CEW's Chairwoman, Jill Scalmandre and Liz Smith, Preisdent of Avon Products. Georg Jenson had a fabulous new collection to show us (more to come from Georg Jenson!) and then Whom You Know's team visited the Ivanka Trump boutique which we look forward to featuring in Rock Your Body!

We swung by Cole Haan and were so happy to meet Lisa and see all of the fabulous new Maria Sharapova designs again, including this week's shoe of the week:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/from-maria-sharapova-collection-womens.html

Then we checked out Fratelli Rossetti and were happy to see Karen at Stuart Weitzman-so many fabulous shoes at so many shops! Lovely to see Kelly at Montblanc which is doing so much for Unicef.

Next Peachy Deegan stopped at Christian Dior and were so pleased to chat with Pamela Baxter who we look forward to featuring as a Mover and Shaker! We loved having Bil Donovan, artist of Dior, do our watercolor last year, and he was one of our first Movers and Shakers.

Van Cleef and Arpels had a lovely soiree as did Bergdorf Goodman, who were inundated with crowds-5th and 57th was the heaviest pedestrian traffic area we saw all night. Next was Tiffany's where we channeled our inner Audrey:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/peachy-deegan-captures-her-inner-audrey.html

Then we headed to Saks to try the latest from La Mer and meet Alexandra, one of our most favorite skin care experts. We think some of their latest are fabulous, including the concealer, and we're going to bring you more on them shortly! Next on our list was Lacoste which Peachy Deegan has been wearing since childhood and truly has classic looks. We visited Patrick McMullen at Lord and Taylor, and also checked out DKNY -that crowd was partying up a storm by the time we arrived! Later in the night we stopped by Ann Taylor where we met Michelle and Stacy London-next time Peachy will be wearing her heels, Stacy! The evening was not complete without seeing the latest from Valentino and finally arriving at Jo Malone where Jennifer graciously showed us the latest and we had our last glass of champagne of the evening.

Peachy Deegan made it to twenty today! This could be a record. She would have liked to have gone to everything but we think we would have horrified Stacy London even more if we were wearing our rollerblades. We loved seeing all that we saw!

Anna Wintour thought of it last winter-she is so smart! London, Paris, Moscow and China we have heard also participated in the Global Fashion Night Out! Check out Whom You Know's Take a Trip to London column for coverage there.

Recent Testimonials by Brand Ambassadors on their Experience with Whom You Know

"I work with Peachy Deegan because she's prolific at what she does. She's a hard worker, she's thoughtful and she's tasteful at what she writes which is very important. Peachy gets the facts correct, and just that alone is worth its weight in gold."

-Edward Tricomi, Master Stylist and Owner of Warren-Tricomi
https://warrentricomi.com/

"No one has yet to express their taste for our cuisine better than Peachy Deegan on Whom You Know. Thank you for transforming our flavor into words, unlike any other before.
Sometimes WHOM YOU KNOW, really makes a difference and Ammos Estiatorio is grateful to know Peachy Deegan!"
-
Dimitris Nakos, Founder and Owner of
Ammos Estiatorio
https://ammosnewyork.com/

“Whom You Know has done an amazing job of featuring our company over many years [seven]. Peachy has worked tirelessly to create a well-curated selection of topics and brands that are clearly of relevance to her growing audience of readers. Her articles are filled with great insights based on first-hand experience. She does her research, knows her business and is a pleasure to work with!”

-David Sasuga, Owner of Fresh Origins Microgreens
www.FreshOrigins.com

"Peachy Deegan has the pulse of the nation and highlights exceptional opinion leaders in more than 23,000 inspiring and entertaining posts. Her 100,000 twitter followers are a true testimony to Peachy’s ability to inspire, motivate and entertain. She is a feminine force to be reckoned with and an exemplary example of an influential voice in today’s world."

-Mica Mosbacher, author of the new book The Hurricane Factor: Stormside Patriots and tv political commentator

"It was an honour to be chosen for Movers and Shakers by Peachy Deegan. The questions in the interview were intelligent and insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed answering them. The reaction to the interview has been overwhelmingly positive and has helped bring my art practice to a wider audience."
-Damien Flood, Internationally Acclaimed Artist
http://www.damienflood.ie/

"We were so fortunate to hit Peachy’s radar. Her review of our Warmies was spot-on and came at a great time in our company’s early history.
Peachy has such a strong relationship with her readers. She provides honest and real comments; she is truly a trusted source in a very large circle
of consumers."
-Scott Wehrs
President
Intelex U.S.A.
http://www.intelexusallc.com/

"We at Primola love working with Whom You Know and are proud to have been a highly-ranked Manhattan restaurant by Peachy Deegan since 2012, and are featured seasonally. We appreciate the fantastic work Peachy does highlighting our cuisine with her sublime writing style and the whole neighborhood of the Upper East side. Also, we are glad that she has started a Made in Italy column! If you have the opportunity to be considered for review, we'd highly recommend working with her."
-Giuliano Zuliani, Owner of Primola Restaurant
https://www.facebook.com/Primola-Canaletto-restaurants-NYC-135616799831091

"
Peachy Deegan is a gem. She is wonderful to feature our Irish brands in 'Whom You Know'! The articles are beautifully and passionately presented, bringing products and brands to life, making both relevant and fun for her many faithful followers to read. I am immensely proud for our hand-crafted products to be included in this venue!"

-
Bill Follett
President, Belleek Group North America
www.Belleek.com

"As you know from my past features, Peachy Deegan and I were in the same class at Boston College prior to either of us becoming entrepreneurs. When we played together on the BC Alumni softball team in Central Park years ago, she mentioned she could not find a great dentist in Manhattan and could often be found networking on her phone in the outfield hiding from the ball. She was my second patient ever in 2006 when I opened my dental practice; I was one of the first sponsors on Whom You Know and the first Mover and Shaker featured in 2009 and have worked with her continuously since. She's even talked her friends that are doctors into being my patients, and they subsequently send their hospital colleagues. I don't know anyone that is as great of a networker and writer as Peachy, nevermind that she is upstanding and always good for her word. Cosmopolitan Dental is so happy to be in the company of the caliber of major brands she works with today, and although she will tell you a million ways to get your teeth dirty between Peachy's Picks, Terrific Takeout and Peachy's Pantry, Peachy Deegan will tell you there is only one way to get your teeth clean!"
-Dr. Garo Nazarian, Founder and Owner of Cosmopolitan Dental
http://cosmopolitandental.com/