Kathryn "The Budget Fashionista" Finney and Simply Good Media Attracts over 500 Budget-Conscious...

Kathryn "The Budget Fashionista" Finney and Simply Good Media Attracts over 500 Budget-Conscious Style Mavens for 5th Anniversary Fashion Week Bash

Fashion Stars Kathryn Finney, Carson Kressley, Roshumba Williams
Turn Out to Celebrate Five Years of Looking Fabulous for Less
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
More than 500 budget-conscious style mavens, including Carson
Kressley and Roshumba Williams, turned out last night to celebrate
Kathryn Finney and the 5th anniversary of her wildly popular blog, The
Budget Fashionista (www.thebudgetfashionista.com). Prior to the
opening of the doors, there was a line of over 100 people waiting for
access to the first New York fashion week event to honor a fashion
blogger and blog.

For over 5 years, founder Kathryn Finney has preached the gospel
of looking fabulous for less to the over 2 million of readers of her
blog and bestselling book HOW TO BE A BUDGET FASHIONISTA: The Ultimate
Guide to Looking Fabulous for Less (Random House). Her frank advice
and Midwestern charm have earned her regular appearances on TODAY,
Good Morning America, E!, CNN. Kathryn was the first fashion blogger
to be credentialed by the organizers of fashion week and the first
fashion blogger to receive a book deal from a major publisher.

"Kathryn Finney and The Budget Fashionista is truly amazing,"
stated Kressely. "She provides real women with real solutions. I love
her!"

Other special guests attending the celebration included FUSE TV
host Dee Vasquez, HSN star and shoe expert Meghan Cleary, VH1 Glam
God's Jess Zaino, and We TV's lifestyle guru Steve Kemble. Along with
celebrities, there was also major media in attendance, including
People, Glamour, Forbes, NBC, several members of the international
press (including Czech and German TV), Kathryn's blogger friends
(including BagTrends.com, Shefinds, Papier Doll, InsidetheTents) and a
few paparazzi.

"My goal was to create a fun, fabulous Fashion Week party that
celebrates REAL women with REAL budgets," said Finney. "Frugal is the
new black, and the incredible turnout and support from my friends and
colleagues demonstrated that my advice for getting the most out of
your fashion budget is needed now more than ever."

Guests were fitted for Fashion Bug and Lane Bryant jeans with
Right Fit technology, an innovative fitting system that offers women
of every shape the right fit at the right price, guests sipped on the
Budget Fashionista's signature drink provided by Chambord, while
Dashing Divas provided mini-spa treatments, and IT Girl contest winner
Nicoletta was on hand hosting the bloggers lounge sponsored by
www.itgirl.com. Guests went home with a Payless "I Love Shoes" goodie
bags filled with Finney's Favorite Things including Dearfoam slippers,
Spanx's budget shapewear line "Assets," and bottles of Febreze fabric
freshener.

ABOUT SIMPLY GOOD MEDIA

Simply Good Media (SGM) is an information network based in New
York City that teaches the world how to live fabulous on a budget.
Founded in 2006 by Kathryn Finney, Simply Good Media sites attract
over 2 million impressions per month and 35,000 unique visitors each
day. SGM sites have been featured in every major press outlet,
including the New York Times, PEOPLE, TODAY Show, CNN and Wall Street
Journal.

Simply Good Media
Amy Wilson, 347-223-5895
blogs@simplygoodmedia.com

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