The Shop Tart is planning on starting her weekend at 1 pm, with lunch at DiPrato’s and a little last-minute Nickelodeon Oscar Party Planning. The Oscar Party? So…in case you haven’t heard…there is one and the Shop Tart is co-emceeing with Patti O’Furniture and co-hosting with lots of local glitterati, from Moore, Stewart-style, of WIS-TV to Moore, Eva-style, of Free Times. Somehow, lunches with the staff from the Nick always turn into a party, so hooray for that! Many thanks to Otis Taylor and Kim Kim Foster-Tobin of The State for a great article about the party in today’s weekend section. Since we’re being all Oscar-y, the Shop Tart would also like to thank Elizabeth Baston and Cille Arrendale of Pout for doing the makeup for the shoot, Larry Hembree, Tori Katherman, Heather Spires and Andy Smith for being such good sports about modeling and looking gorgeous, Debbie McDaniel, Dianne Wilkins and Heather Craig of Revente for letting the crew take over the store and Gentleman’s Closet for stepping up to the plate at the last minute to help dress the guys. Also? The Shop Tart would like to thank her mother, who never let her have Barbies because she didn’t want her to grow up “obsessed with makeup and clothes.” She taught the Shop Tart that you can’t control your child’s personality; she also led the Shop Tart to her passion in life, clothes and makeup. Mwah!

By the way, thanks in part to the great article on The State, the Shop Tart suspects this event will sell out soon, if it hasn’t already. It will be the bomb: food from all your local favorites, fashion galore, commentary from Patti O’Furniture and the Shop Tart, a Lincoln Town Car for red carpet photo ops, a signature cocktail, wine, beer, plenty of Oscar-watching and Valet US on hand with scooters for anyone who needs a ride at the end of the night. (They are offering rides for a flat fee of $15 rather than charging for mileage as they usually do.) Get your tickets now! (Then head to Revente to choose a fab look!)

At 4 pm, the Thursday night party continues with happy hour at Pout and look at the Clarisonic Opal. (If The Shop Tart is lucky, she’ll get to try it. Because she wants to look alert and happy for the rest of her evening.) She may have children with her, but that will not deter her. She is very, very brave when it comes to quenching her thirst for new clothes and beauty products.

From 6 to 9 pm, the Shop Tart will try to pop into Frame of Mind on Main Street. (She may not be able to make it, as she is co-hosting another party at the same time, but she isn’t afraid to try. She needs a driver. Valet US?) This evening Frame of Mind hosts a combined show of D.R. Granger and Jen Phelps. The show is the premiere of David Ross Granger’s drawings, all of which focus on the female figure. (That’s hot.) That would be D.R. Granger of the famed Granger Owings clothiers, so he gets the whole human form thing. There will also be spring fashions from Granger Owings on display. Jen Phelps has been studying print making at (the!) USC and exploring new mediums, so that should be cool. Jen Phelps herself is really cool; the Shop Tart recently ran into her at Baan Sawan, where Jen introduced her to a representative of Oxxford Clothing. It was very cool of her not to tell everyone on Facebook how verrah tipsy the Shop Tart was that evening. In addition to excellent art, fashion and company, there will be wine and fancy chocolate.

Also at 6 pm, the Pink Party is happening at 701 Whaley Street. This event is given in support of mayoral candidates who support gay and lesbian rights. This year, the Pink Party has endorsed the Steves - both Benjamin and Morrison-types - in Columbia’s mayoral race. It is recommended that party-goers make a minimum $50 contribution to one or both of the candidates the night of the party. There is still time to r.s.v.p. and the Shop Tart hopes to see you there! The hosts and sponsors are pretty fab. Ahem.

Given that Thursday evening starts at 1 pm, the Shop Tart plans to be home by 10 pm. Isn’t nine hours long enough? Isn’t it? We’ll see.

If she has any time to shop today, she may go say hello to these, though she isn’t ready to take the plunge yet, thanks to some fiscal restraint on her part. (She is fiscally conservative, socially party-mad.) These nude heels by Loeffler Randall at VanJean would change her life, she is sure of it.

Speaking of VanJean, owner Melissa Blanchard and buyer Susan Lane Steiner recently returned from New York Fashion Week. One show they attended - actually a series of vignettes at the Chelsea Art Museum - was Marchesa’s, where they snapped this pic of a model’s feet. (The phrase “model’s feet” better not bring a bunch of creepy lurkers. Oh, the internets…) Love, love, love the hosiery! Speaking of, Trenholm at Kicks was meeting with a rep the other day and looking at a really cool new line of hosiery - think Wolford without the insane price tag. The Shop Tart is in love!

Happy Shopping and don’t forget to tell them you read it on the Shop Tart!

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