New! Hyper Haute – just in time for the holidaze… ; )

Rung is proud to announce:

NEW pieces from the Hyper Haute collection (designed and created by Rung’s own Erica Dunk) are in stock and for sale. Just in time for the holidays!!!

About Erica Dunk & Hyper Haute

It wasn’t until a year ago that jewelry became Erica’s whole life. She studied fashion in L.A., and after class field trips to Rodeo Drive, she discovered she that while she may even not be able even “afford lunch on Rodeo, let alone designer pearls” she was walking away with the motivation to be a highly successful designer.

Her love for everything haute, vintage and couture, along with her intense fascination with the avant-garde and surrealism inspires working with an eclectic mix of materials.

She’s showcased jewelry in fashion shows for Paul Mitchell school, Rung, Pashmina, and was Ola Styles’ chosen jewelry designer for the Alive Magazine and Delux fashion weeks. She’s also been in numerous photo shoots with House of Style and was interviewed for their magazine.

Her signature piece is the chain lock necklace. The original was anchored by a fully-functional, gold chain lock used for doors and flanked by vintage white pearls. She’s made many variations since then and just recently created a bracelet version. Erica is currently working on her Fall 2012 collection, and we’re all very excited to see what her imagination holds for the future of Hyper Haute.

 

Couture Jewelry Clearance

You don’t have to wait for Black Friday to save big on some of the most luxurious and glamorous accessories in town. Now thru November 12, all Hyper Haute and S. King Collection jewelry and handbags in stock are 50% off !

The St. Louis-based Hyper Haute line features one-of-a-kind pieces that are perfect for the “confident women who loves attention.” Items on sale from the S. King Collection include Alexis Bittar, Erickson Beamon, Kara Ross, Kenneth Lane and more! Hurry in to pick out the perfect gift for her, and for you!

Creating Your Own Personal Brand

Rung is joining The Gruenberg Society at Saint Louis University’s John Cook School for Business for Creating Your Unique Personal Brand  on Thursday, Nov. 3, at John and Lucy Cook Hall, 3674 Lindell Blvd. at Spring. The event, presented by Fifth Third Bank, is free and open to the public however registration is required. 

The evening begins with a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. in the Anheuser-Busch Auditorium followed by cocktails and networking at 6:30 p.m. in the Cook Hall Atrium.

The panel discussion will focus on how creating a personalized brand gives you the power to control how you are perceived by colleagues, executives and competitors, and how to market yourself for success.

Guest presenters include Ed and Ann Marie Mayuga of AMM Communications and Ali Kindle of Rung.

To register for Creating Your Own Personal Brand, visit alumni.slu.edu/gsfall11 or call (314) 977-4103.

October Sales & Events

• BOGO Pants/Jeans, 10/18-10/29/11- Buy 1 pair of pants/jeans and get 2nd pair of pants/jeans of equal or lesser value 1/2 off!
• Pink & Purple Sale, 10/18-10/29/11- 20% off any pink item (in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month) or any purple item (in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month).
• Rung & RCP, 10/18/11, 5:30-8p- Join Rung for Happy Hour at Bar Louie on Tue., 10/18 with the River City Professionals!
• 3rd Thur., 10/20/11- 50% off all business suits!
• Costume Sale, 10/25-10/29/11 - Need a last-minute costume? Buy one from our costume rack the week before All Hallow’s Eve, and we’ll give you 1/2 off!
• “Creating Your Unique Personal Brand,” 11/3/11, 5:30-8p- Learn how to create your own personal brand at SLU event on 11/3. Admission is FREE but registration is required.

Our Favorite Day of the Year

October brings lots of great things to St. Louis: autumn leaves, Oktoberfest, joke-telling trick-or-treaters, another World Series win for the Cardinals (we hope). It also brings to light two major issues that threaten the health, safety and happiness of women all over the world. October is the month when we honor survivors and foster the awareness of Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence.

One of Rung’s favorite October traditions is the devotion of one special day to Lydia’s House residents for a private shopping party. Lydia’s House provides transitional housing for abused women and their children. During the private party, we provide lunch and a $150 gift certificate to each guest.

This year, 17 residents came, and our goal was to make sure they leave with at least 2 new outfits and an accessory. It’s common knowledge that the right shoes can brighten any woman’s day, so we also invited Madeline Long-Gill, executive director of Every Step Counts to give shoes to the residents. As always, they were a big hit.

We invite you take a look at our party pics and reflect on how the lives of these women can be transformed by massive programs, like those that Lydia’ s House provides, as well as smaller gestures, like providing a fun and safe place to shop freely among friends. The faces of residents are not shown, to protect their anonymity. 

Beyond the Double-C: Honoring Coco

This month’s window display honoring Chanel was designed and installed by Kim Hayes, Rung Sales Associate & Summer Intern Lauren Kasperski.

Today, Chanel is easily recognized by the double C logo, but the meaning of Chanel is much more than a quilted leather handbag. Coco Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry by creating classic designs that are still around today. Rung’s new window display commemorates the women who ultimately changed women’s fashion with her simplistic, elegant designs.

One side of the display represents a designer’s workshop and the other is an inspiration board for the Chanel 2011 Fall Couture line. The workshop symbolizes the beginning of Chanel’s career, working as a seamstress. The second part of the display shows what Chanel represents as a brand today.

Chanel’s life demonstrates the classic rags to riches story. At a very early age, Chanel had big dreams to escape her orphan life. Chanel followed her dreams, opened her own business and made her work known with little experience.

The story of Chanel support’s Rung mission to empower women to climb the corporate ladder!

- Lauren Kasperski

 

 

When the Circus Comes to Town…

This month, we picked two of our favorite local performing arts organizations to showcase in our windows. The Circus Flora window is so much fun. We were finally able to get some decent photos today (thank you, overcast skies). But the photos hardly do it the justice it deserves. You’re just going to have to come and see for yourself. Then, go see Vagabond Adventures!

Only a few more performances left…

Cruella Couture

“If she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will.”

In honor of STAGES St. Louis’ production of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians (June 22nd-July3rd), Rung is proud to present our Cruella-inspired window display, designed and installed by Will Bibbs. Photos by intern Lauren Kasperski.

Award-Winning Mom

Rung is excited to announce the winner of its 1st Annual Hard-Working Mom Award!

In honor of Mother’s Day last month, we invited friends of Rung to send in nominations for Rung’s 1st Annual Hard-Working Mom Award. The essays have been reviewed. The ballots have been cast, and the winner is… Anne Klein! (Great name, eh?)

Anne will receive a $100 gift certificate and a “personal shopper” experience at the store. She was nominated by her husband, John Klein, and with his and her permission, we are delighted to be able to share the heartfelt essay that won us over:

I am nominating my wife as the most deserving Hard-Working Mom!

Anne Klein is the most beautiful & intelligent woman you’ll ever meet.  She has a Bristol Elementary 1^st grader, and a 5 year old Lab School preschooler and works 40 to 60 hours a week for St. Louis County, where she is the director of energy sustainability.  As the County’s first Director of Energy Sustainability, Anne is helping manage over $8.4 million in federal energy funds and has invented new ways to help other middle class families fund their household energy reduction projects.

She’s also an avid physical fitness boot-camp goer and completed the Reindeer Run in Tower Grove this past winter is currently planning her next 5k race.  She’s a wonderful mom to her two children and keeps them busy with horseback riding, baseball, summer camps, swimming, and spring and summer family vacations.  No one’s a better working Mom than Anne Klein.

- submitted by John Klein

Congratulations, Anne! We can’t wait to see you in the store.

 

Rung Goes Retro!

Check out Rung’s Vintage Collection from the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s and 80′s featured on the sales floor through the month of June… The pics posted here are just a few of the fabulous finds we’ve acquired. Just click on a thumbnail to enlarge and scroll through all of them.