Nicole Richie for Impulse dress, $69
Like her father Lionel Richie, the designer is influenced by pop music. (
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Nicole Richie’s new jewel-toned line for Macy’s Impulse department has a soundtrack.
“I would say The Doors, Janis Joplin, Rolling Stones and maybe throw in a little hip-hop in there,” she tells The Post of the tunes that sparked her hip-hippie mix of peacock-print dresses, studded faux-leather leggings, snug street-wear sweaters and bomber jackets. “All inspiration for me starts with music.”
Richie was feeling extra-inspired for her debut Macy’s designer capsule collection, which ranges from $49 to $149 and launches in 100 stores nationwide on Wednesday.
No stranger to the fashion world, the former reality star debuted her first collection, House of Harlow 1960, in 2008, a line that includes jewelry, women’s apparel and shoes. The next year, she teamed up with A Pea in the Pod to create a line of maternity wear called Nicole.
“I encourage women not to pay attention to trends,” says the mother-of-two, “but to dress for themselves and go with what looks good on their bodies and makes them feel good.”
dschuster@nypost.com
On-Target
Sarah Easley and Beth Buccini, owners of the New York fashion boutique Kirna Zabête, featuring finds from a variety of designers, have teamed up with Target to launch a fall line. Beginning Sunday, shoppers can choose from more than 100 pieces of playful yet sleek pieces, with prices ranging from $9.99 to $199.99 — items that will go well with new fall trends.
Easley and Buccini designed the line to inspire women to make some style changes.
“We want them to mix prints, try leather for the day and pile on ‘too many’ accessories,” says Easley. “There is no bad combination.”
— Johannah Masters
Pay the Piperlime — as the online shop opens in SoHo
Forget the shipping, just shop. Popular online store piperlime.com opens its first-ever brick-and-mortar boutique in SoHo today (121 Wooster St.; 212-343-4282). The site, which started as an online shoe store, now sells everything from Kate Spade shoes and Rachel Roy togs to inexpensive jewelry by Tinley Road and every contemporary brand in between. The emporium opens with a bash tonight and an appearance by super-stylist/designer Rachel Zoe as part of Fashion’s Night Out.
— Kirsten Fleming
A Shoe-In: Schutz opens in NYC
Madison Avenue has seen at least a half-dozen designer store openings throughout the summer, and now Schutz (655 Madison Ave.) joins the posh roster, as the Brazilian shoe brand opens its first US store today.
To celebrate the opening, today only, the first 100 shoppers get 50 percent off. Shoe lovers will rejoice at their ongoing promotion — a free pair of flats when you purchase the same color classic pumps for $240.
— Johannah Masters