Los Angeles Fashionista’s & Celebrities Invited to Fashion’s Night Out at the Beverly Hills Saks

Aug. 31, 2010 - PRLog -- Girls in Tech Los Angeles is proud to present “Fashions Night Out” event at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills on September 10th from 6-10 PM PST. Fashion's Night Out, is in its second year, and is a worldwide initiative to celebrate fashion and support local economies while giving back. Saks Fifth Avenue will also be donating a portion of the proceeds from the sales to the non-profit, Dress For Success. Tickets for this event are available online at http://gitfashion2010.eventbrite.com.

Fashion’s Night Out was launched in 2009 by Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and NYC & Company in response to the global economic downturn. This year it’s being held during New York Fashion Week with more retailers and over 100 U.S. cities participating as well as Paris, Milan and London and over 800 destinations around the globe. This year, CBS will be filming a special on Fashion’s Night Out and will air the Primetime Show on September 14th. The documentary special will include behind the scenes footage with Vogue editors reviewing this year’s event from designers to trendsetters.

Girl’s In Tech Los Angeles, created the Beverly Hills event with the glitz and glamour expected at any red carpet event and will have media coverage by online media and live web TV network company, Mingle Media TV, who will be capturing the event on video to share on their Red Carpet Report web show. (http://www.minglemediatv.com/redcarpetreport.html). To follow in the theme of “Fashion’s Night Out” of shopping and giving, Girls in Tech Los Angeles selected the non-profit, Dress for Success to support. Giving back to the community is a big part of what GITLA does in organizing events like this one.

“We love the work that Dress for Success does in our community and their Professional Women’s Group (PWG) program which helps disadvantaged women become independent and confident by providing the professional attire and career development tools they need to succeed.” Laurel Kaufman, Director of Girls in Tech Los Angeles said. “Partnering with Dress for Success complements what we do at Girls in Tech (GIT), which was created to provide a network for women to cultivate their careers in the technology sector.”

At the Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills on Fashion’s Night Out, guests get to shop from 6 PM to 10 PM and receive a 15% discount on purchases, will find a VIP suite on the fourth floor where they will get to speak with designers and stylists, try out a new look with makeovers and enjoy the evening with special cocktails and leave with a swag bag. Additionally, there will also be giveaways from the fall collections of designers Elie Tahari and Pink Tartan. Saks Fifth Avenue will also be donating  5% of the proceeds from the event to Dress For Success (http://www.dressforsuccess.org). Tickets for this event are on sale now and can be purchased online at http://gitfashion2010.eventbrite.com.

About Girls In Tech
Girls in Tech is a social network enterprise focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of like-minded, professional, intelligent and influential women in technology. As young women with the capacity to inspire, we made it our personal desire and passion to create and sustain an organization that focuses on the collaboration, promotion, growth, and success of women in the technology sector. Girls in Tech aims to offer a variety of resources and tools for women to supplement and further enhance their professional careers and aspirations in technology. Some of these resources include educational workshops and lectures, networking functions, round table discussions, conferences, social engagements, and recruitment events. For More Info: www.girlsintech.net

Laurel Kaufman, Managing Director, Girls in Tech / Los Angeles
Laurel Kaufman has been a member of the California Bar since 2006. She received both her J.D. as well as her M.B.A with an emphasis in marketing from Rutgers University. After her return to Los Angeles, Laurel began her career as a consultant for beauty, fashion, and entertainment companies. Most recently, Laurel has founded AK Consulting Group. AKCG provides business, legal, and financial planning for startups and companies in need of restructuring. She continues to consult for major retail companies such as Bassett, Planet Lulu, Fatsouls Records, Look Daily, and many others.

About Mingle Media

Online, new media and live web TV network company, Mingle Media TV executive produces, and broadcasts over 40 hours of web series and event coverage each week. Our audience reach online is over 250,000 weekly views of our video coverage, web series and live broadcasts and are currently in the top 20,000 websites in the US. Our video coverage, web series and live broadcasts are promoted via Twitter, blog posts, Facebook and other popular social networks; in addition to airing live on the iPhone, Blackberry, and Android platforms and syndicated through Blip.TV and over 15 syndication sites including Daily Motion, YouTube, Boxee, Roku and as an iTunes podcast. MMTVN's web TV shows feature lifestyle subject matter experts and social media content providers from celebrities, authors to bloggers including executive producing two shows with Emmy award winners. MMTVN also covers Hollywood celebrity and charity events from the red carpet and behind the scenes. Some of the events MMTVN has covered in 2010 are IPTVFest, HollyShorts, LA Shorts Fest, AOF Fest, Daytime Emmys, Saturn Awards, Streamy Awards, People's Choice, StaytunedTV Awards, Summer Evening of Shorts, plus several Web Series Premieres and A-list Celebrity Fundraisers. For more info: http://www.minglemediatv.com.

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