The Fashion Plate
Get your daily serving of fashion and style from N&O fashion writer Samantha Smith. No extra calories, just lots of juicy fashion tidbits from the Triangle and beyond, including delicious dirt from NYC Fashion Week and sumptuous shopping tips on what's new in stores and when to shop the big sales. Got something to dish? Send it her way: samantha.smith@newsobserver.com. Keep up with style trends and more fashion news Mondays in the N&O's Life section.
Ballet flats and more at Fleur Boutique Thursday
Fleur Boutique in Cameron Village will have shoe designer Betta Carrano of Carrano Shoes (best known for its ballet flat ... one of the first!) at the store Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. She'll have with her the entire fall collection of Andrea Carrano shoes, including flats, wedges and kitten heels.
About the blogger
Samantha Smith has been covering fashion for the N&O for four years. She came to the paper in 1999 and was the retail reporter before taking on the fashion beat.