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.
Freebie Friday is just hours away
Just a reminder that each Friday morning between 9 and 10 a.m., I search my "goodie" drawers (yes, plural. we get lots of good stuff around here!) for something to give away. And this isn't bad stuff, either (just ask any of the several dozen people who've won ... some repeatedly). We're talking Clinique skin care, Estee Lauder perfume, NARS blush, Hue tights, Susan Posnick lip color.
So check back in the morning. Be the first to comment on the "loot" blog post and you'll get something for free.
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.