The LA Fashion District, in partnership with Urban Shopping Adventures, continues its successful “Find Your Fit” shopping tour and workshop series with “Shopping School 2008,” a year of fun and instructive shopping events. Each session will highlight different categories of merchandise. All dates offer shopping tours led by expert guide Christine Silvestri, founder of Urban Shopping Adventures. Some dates include demonstration sessions and learning opportunities with experts in color choice, style trends, and even floral décor.

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Reservations Required.

Promwear: The Dream Dress

Includes two and one half hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour on foot and gift bag.

Follow your expert guide to the Fashion District's treasure trove of shops specializing in trendy promwear. Find the hottest new dresses at half the price of department stores. Wow your date and gal pals.

Christine Silvestri

Christine Silvestri, Urban Shopping Adventures founder and Fashion District expert, is your official guide for “Shopping School 2008.” She has led groups on fun and rewarding shopping experiences in the LA Fashion District for over four years. In this special series of tours and sessions, she shares her unique, in-depth knowledge of vendors and merchandise in key categories for all seasons.

Dress for Success:

Women's Fashion on the Job

Includes 50-minute session with guest expert, Jana Samulski, corporate and personal image and style consultant, plus two hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour on foot and gift bag.

Learn the foundations of a successful wardrobe and get your own style prescription from a professional style consultant Then, shop for topname suits and business attire that will earn you raves while preserving your bottom line.

Jana Samulski

Jana Samulski is a certified image consultant with over 20 years experience in the fashion and communications industries in the United States and Europe. The Jana Samulski Company provides "dress for success" training and consulting to corporations and private clientele.

Find Your Colors:

VIP Color Lab for Women

Includes gourmet buffet lunch, 50-minute VIP color session with guest expert, Jana Samulski, corporate and personal image and style consultant, plus two hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shuttle shopping tour and special VIP gift bag.

Enjoy a gourmet lunch while discovering the colors that build on your personal assets in this special half-day experience. Then, take your personalized color book, step on the Style Shuttle with your expert guide and shop the LA Fashion District, finding your best looks for work and play at amazing discounts.

Guest Expert: Jana Samulski

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Sample Sale Strategic Shopping

Includes two and one half hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour on foot through designer wholesale showrooms, with special early morning access and gift bag.

Welcome to the insider world of sample sales! Hidden away in the wholesale buildings of the LA Fashion District are designer showrooms with some of the world's most popular and contemporary fashions seen in magazines and film. These locations are closed to the public, except on specific days when shoppers in the know can score high-end designer clothing and accessories at a fraction of the retail cost.

Urban Shopping Adventures guides you smartly through the dizzying array of deals, and gets you in early for special access ahead of the crowd. Get ready to scoop up the best buys of your life! Shopping is cash only with no refunds and dressing rooms are typically not available.

Expert Guide : Christine Silvestri

I ♥ Mom:

Flowers, Gifts & Fashion

Includes two and one half hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour on foot and gift bag.

Show Mom you care—for less! Tour the nation’s largest wholesale fresh flower market and preview extraordinary plants and blooms to return and buy fresh for that special day, all at stunning discounts. Then shop with your guide for great gift ideas in fashion apparel, accessories and costume jewelry. You’ll have money left over for a great dinner out to celebrate Mom some more.

Expert Guide : Christine Silvestri

Men in Suits: Successful Suit Shopping for Less

Includes 40 minute style session with guest expert, Jana Samulski, corporate and personal image and style consultant, plus two hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour on foot and gift bag.

Whether you shop for yourself or leave it up to someone else, this session plus tour will build your fashion savvy and your wardrobe. Our professional business style consultant will teach the keys to suit selection and knowing your best look. Then our shopping guide takes you and your “significant other shopper” to the Fashion District’s famous sources for men’s designer suits at discount prices.

Guest Expert: Jana Samulski

Do-it-Yourself Bridal Planning:

Floral, Textiles & Crafts

Includes 50-minute design session with guest experts in floral and wedding décor, plus two hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour on foot and gift bag with samples.

Learn the latest floral and design trends, with ideas for creating a do-it-yourself dream wedding on a budget. Session starts with demonstrations in tabletop and floral décor for indoor and outdoor weddings. Then follow your expert guide to the amazing resources used by professionals for fabric, ribbon, floral supplies and even fresh flowers, all at extreme discount. Take home a goody bag with tasty samples and more ideas for wedding resources.

Flower Design Demo

Enter the new California Flower Mall and learn simple techniques you can use to create dramatic floral impact for your dream wedding, all while surrounded by fresh blooms from the major floral suppliers.

Bridal Wear:

Beautiful Brides & More

Includes continental breakfast, shuttle transport within Fashion District, and two and one half hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour plus gift bag.

Start with coffee and scones, then step onto the Bridal Shuttle and head out to scour the Fashion District for the most important dress of your life, plus ideas for your bridesmaids. Find dresses plus wedding accessories for the entire wedding party.


Expert Guide : Christine Silvestri

Back-to-School Shopping:

Moms & Teens

Includes two and one half hour Urban Shopping Adventures guided shopping tour on foot and gift bag.

Let’s face it, Moms and daughters don’t always agree on what to wear for back-to-school. Neutralize the issue and shop together for the trendiest Fall styles at amazing discount prices. Your expert guide leads you to hidden gems that will become regular stops for seasonal fashions throughout the year.

Expert Guide : Christine Silvestri

* * * Payment required at time of registration. No refunds. Space is limited.