Fashion’s biggest party is back. Whether you live in Dubai, New York, Los Angeles or Milan, grab your sexiest pair of stilettos and get ready to shop until you drop – literally. Last year, Vogue magazine, NYC & Company, Mayor Bloomberg and the CFDA joined forces to bring you Fashion’s Night Out in hopes of boosting the economy by encouraging customers to get out and splurge again. This global shopping event was such a success that they’re bringing it back this year on September 10, promising even more special events and limited edition offers.

Fashionistas will be partying especially hard in New York to celebrate Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2011, which starts the day before. New York City’s trendy meatpacking district is planning a block party where mixologists, food trucks, designers and celebrities will be stationed at each retail store. Head just a bit south to the West Village area where you’ll have the chance to get “banged” by Marc Jacobs. His Marc by Marc Jacobs store will feature a photo booth in promotion of his new fragrance, Bang. If shopping is an essential part of your cardio routine, check out the free yoga classes that will be offered at the Adidas store in Soho.

Just down the block, comedian Sarah Silverman will be performing stand up and signing copies of her new book at the MAC Cosmetics location in Soho. Uptown, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will make their second FNO appearance at Barney’s New York along with a slew of other designers including the geniuses behind Proenza Schouler and Rodarte. At Bloomingdale’s, Harrah’s will sponsor casino night in anticipation of HBO’s new series, “Boardwalk Empire.” Designer Michael Kors will also make an appearance. Create your FNO itinerary at www.fashionsnightout.com to make sure you don’t miss a piece of the fashion action. – Jackie Perry

Nine West is teaming up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Nigel Barker and the hot young things in the modeling world to raise awareness about breast cancer. The trend-driven footwear line is joining the CFDA’s initiative, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, with their Runway Relief program to promote education about the disease. Models Coco Rocha, Jessica White, and Lisalla Montenegro star in the ad campaign. Nine West designed a limited edition boot that comes equipped with an Omron GOSmart Pocket Pedometer for the models to sport on their mission for Runway Relief. For every step they take on the catwalk, a donation will be made to Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.

As a prelude to this year’s Fashion Week and Fashion’s Night Out festivities, Barker will be shooting a portion of the Runway Relief ad campaign in New York City’s Meatpacking District on August 31. Fans will have the chance to score a pair of the limited edition boots as well as a signed copy of Barker’s new book. For you non-New Yorkers, the photo shoot will be streamed live on Nine West’s Facebook page. – Jackie Perry

The word “recession” does not seem to resonate inside the house of Chanel. Even when the economy was at its worst, the fashion line barely saw a drop in sales. And now that things are starting to look up, creative director Karl Lagerfeld and his team are taking full advantage. The company has announced that they will increase their prices – already unreachable for most fashionistas – by up to 30 percent for the fall season.

The most significant price hikes will be on their must-have accessories with the classic quilted Chanel handbag jumping from retailing for about $2600 to a staggering $3400. Last week, double “C” loving shoppers were lined up outside the door and around the corner of Chanel’s New York City flagship store trying to snatch up their favorite accessories before the price hikes take effect. I’m not sure if this is Lagerfeld’s attempt at making the line appear more couture, or simply a marketing ploy to boost pre-fall sales, but if you’ve been saving money for a fall shopping spree – you may be blowing it all on one of Chanel’s chic accessories. It might even feel like you’re getting a deal. – Jackie Perry

That perfect rip, that ever so flawed bleach mark, the slouchy boyfriend waistband that sits on your hips just right – all qualities that make your favorite pair of jeans, well, your favorite. But gone are the days when the Current/Elliott’s and the J Brand’s of the world envision that perfect pair of jeans for you.

Bristols 6 has created a denim doctoring kit so that you can customize your jeans the way you want them to be. The Denim Kit, available on www.bristols6.com, includes everything you need to rip, pumice, splatter, stencil, and stud your jeans. Bristols 6 also added two of their already best-selling items to the kit: hem tape for adjusting the length of your denim, and their patented Adjust-A-Button that allows you to add up to an inch to the waistband of your jeans.

Your super long, high heel-worthy denim can be easily morphed into your favorite jeans to wear with flats by using a few strips of hem tape. The Adjust-A-Button can tighten or loosen the waistband of your jeans to mold perfectly to your shape – and also works as a quick fix for a lost button. All of the tools designer denim lines use to set their brands apart are now available to you for only $32. Happy D.I.Y.-ing. – Jackie Perry

Unless you’re a prominent socialite with lots of daddy’s money to burn, or you’re best friends with Bee Shaffer, Anna Wintour’s daughter, it can be very hard to break into fashion magazine journalism – especially if you have your sights set on the Vogues and the Bazaars of the world. But is writing for a top fashion magazine really all it’s cracked up to be?

I interned at Vogue magazine for two years when I was an undergrad – my former boss still has the same position she had when I was frantically scurrying around the closet looking for samples. The average associate editor at Condé Nast earns about $30,000 a year. Considering the high cost of living in New York City, that doesn’t leave a budding fashionista with very much disposable income to work with when it comes to buying Jimmy Choos. I could never tell if my former boss skipped lunch to maintain her pin thin figure, or if it was because she couldn’t afford it.

In a struggling economy where job openings are few and far between, cutthroat industries like the fashion world are even harder to break into. Once you do, hard work will pay off eventually. But is a career that every girl is dying to land – and every girl who has landed it is replaceable – really worth scrimping and saving on a small salary for who knows how long? – Jackie Perry