Not only does the Fashion’s Night Out T-shirt (right) look great, but it also supports the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

About the National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Where the Twin Towers once stood, the Memorial will have two large pools with huge waterfalls running down the edges. The names of those killed in the 9/11 attacks in NYC, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon, along with those killed in the February 1993 World Trade Center bombing, will be inscribed around the edges of the pools.

Areas of the museum, including “Survivors Stairs” and two original steel tridents from the Twin Towers, are designed to express the enormity of the attacks. The museum will include a private suite set aside for families of victims as well as public places where anyone can reflect.

More on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Alice + Olivia, Loehman’s, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s and Bergdorf Goodman are among those selling the official Fashion’s Night Out T-shirt. A full list (see those in red font) of places to purchase the shirt can be found on the Fashion’s Night Out website.

About Fashion’s Night Out:
Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) is an unprecedented global initiative created to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, and boost the industry’s economy. In the United States, the program is a collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York. On September 10, 2009, more than 300 stores will stay open late to put the fun back in shopping, with designer appearances, live windows, celebrity guests, and other special events. In addition, two important New York charities—the September 11 Memorial and Museum and the NYC AIDS Fund—will benefit from the initiative. On the same night around the world, and led by twelve international Vogue editions (United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Russia, France, Brazil, India, Spain, China, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan), each country will tailor its Fashion’s Night Out celebration to appeal to its city’s unique retail environment.

View our previous post on Fashion’s Night Out

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My last post on Fashion's Night Out highlighted the true importance of the retail industry. Going to a store or online and buying just one item has such a positive effect on our economy and the survey below proves that many are still doing that.

Thanks to our friends at Lucky (my favorite magazine), for sharing the results of a new study in which they identified The Alpha Shopper, a dominant consumer who is still going out and buying things.

Compelling statistics from the national sample of 1,090 American women about the Alpha Shopper include:

• 87% of respondents purchase fashion/accessories monthly, up from 86% in 2008

• 95% feel that shopping is helping the economy

• 73% strongly feel they can enjoy shopping today without being excessive

• 57% are shopping for investment items while 43% are shopping for trend items

• 78% say their splurge purchases are on items that inspire them

• 91% of consumers say they look for stores that offer investment and trend pieces

Click here to visit Lucky online

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The world of fashion is vibrant, creative and ready for you. Great fashion motivates us to dress up and go out, to compliment a perfect stranger and feel incredible about the way we look. Many businesses truly depend on retail and by supporting the fashion industry we can all help spark the economy.

Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) is reenergizing consumerism by getting retailers to come together on the evening of Sept. 10 for a night filled with music, incentives, contests, imaginative window displays and, of course, great fashion. This will take place in NYC and 12 other worldwide fashion hubs to inspire consumers and strengthen the economy. FNO is a collaborative effort by Vogue, NYC & Company, the city of New York, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

According to FNO, “next only to finance, fashion is the second-largest sector of industry in New York City – the headquarters of more than 800 fashion companies employing 175,000 people and generating $10B in total wages.”

Indulge is fully supporting FNO and will be covering many aspects of the program through the month of August. We are very excited for our August 17th post when we’ll announce the full list of participating stores! In the meantime, checkout FNO's Facebook page, follow them on Twitter (username: FNOnyc Hashtag #FNOO9) and visit their website.

Check back next week when Indulge will have the scoop on the Fashion’s Night Out T-shirt.

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