Yak Pre-Season Sale

Tomorrow is the first of September – and you know what that means – summer is coming to an end. But don’t fret, there’s lots to look forward to this fall. For one, fashion week kicks off in New York on September 8^th (get ready to drool over some splurge-worthy leather and fur this season!) and as if that’s not enough, here at Yak we are helping you gear up for winter with a special pre-season hat sale.

Get 25% off ANY purchase at the Yak Apparel online store now through October 31^st, 2011. Use promotion code YAK1011. Get ready for ski season, surprise your sweetie or stock up stylish holiday gifts. Get men’s and women’s trapper hats, beanies, earflap hats and more in super warm wools and fuzzy faux-fur. Choose from fleece lined, faux-fur lined or all natural wool. They’re stylish enough for work, and warm enough for skiing, snowboarding, sledding and snowball fights. What’s not to love?

After gawking at the gorgeous 2011 collection, visit the online store and enter your promotion code at checkout. Then share your favorite hats on Facebook!

Betsey Johnson Brings Her Usual Flair to Fashion Week

Betsey Johnson doing cartwheel on the runday

Every fashionista knows no fashion week would be complete without the 69-year-old cartwheeling design wonder that is Betsey Johnson – and this past Monday’s runway show certainly did not disappoint. Because we were so busy playing with hats over here at Yak, we weren’t able to make it to the show, but we couldn’t help smiling when we watched a few of the clips on YouTube.

In case you missed it – Betsey entertained fans (including singer Nicki Minaj who sat in the front row) with her signature strut down the runway, and then added a little bit of extra spice with a split at the end. She also asked her models to bring balloons out onto the runway for the final walk, and encouraged them to smile – a breath of fresh air in the tight lipped catwalk world.

As usual Johnson’s fashions pushed the boundaries of runway “appropriateness” with skin tight skull corsets and leopard print bras peeking through see-through shirts. But fashion fans have come to expect nothing less from Johnson, who last season had her “real size” store employees walk the runway instead of models.

While here at Yak we’re not sure we’d actually want to wear any of Johnson’s wild outfits, it was certainly a blast to watch clips of her show – and based on her runway rep, we can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!