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Weight watchers can indulge their
sweet tooth with the latest diet craze,
Smart for Life Weight Management
Center's Cookie Diet. The basic plan
consists of six of the center's cookies
— including chocolate, coconut
and oatmeal raisin
— per day plus a
sensible dinner
of six ounces of
chicken, turkey or
seafood plus veg-
etables. A fan of the
diet, Huntington
Woods resident
Nick Philko, lost
40 pounds in about
three months and
maintains his weight loss
on a modified Cookie Diet. "The first
two weeks are tough — I felt a little
sluggish. But then I was consistently
full and the diet was easy to main-
tain," he says, adding that the center's
medical and administrative staff is
very supportive, regularly conducting
physicals and evaluations, dispensing
supplements and administering advice.
Smart for Life has two Michigan
locations: one in Rochester Hills and a
newly opened center on Orchard Lake
Road in West Bloomfield (866-821-
8446; togetthin.com).

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12 •

Mall alert! The Somerset Collection
in Troy is introducing a slew of new
tenants. The north side is now home
to Anne Klein and Cache Luxe,
while Stuart Weitzman and Barneys
CO-OP recently opened on the
south side. Despite its reputation
for sophisticated career basics, Anne
Klein does not carry any clothing but
offers accessories and a limited selec-
tion of footwear, while Cache Luxe
sells special occasion and evening
apparel at a higher price point than
its parent store, Cache. Also
on the high-end side, Stuart
Weitzman features an
extensive collection of
evening, casual and
bridal footwear in
four widths and
in sizes

four to 12. Barneys CO-OP is, in its
own words, "the wayward offspring of
Barneys New York." With designer
department store Barneys the elder
being the benchmark of sophisticated
but decidedly unstuffy style — and, in
generations past, a rite of passage for
New York boys who came for their
bar mitzvah suit — the CO-OP
offers edgy apparel and
accessories for both
men and women.
Barneys CO-OP
shelves a great
selection of tops,
bottoms, dresses,
jackets, jewelry and
handbags for women,
including collections from
Clu, Diane von Furstenberg, Ella Moss,
Marc by Marc Jacobs and Vince. In
addition, men can stock up on casual
and sportswear from designers such
as Barking Irons, Original Penguin
and Theory. Accessories, footwear and
denim also are available for both sexes
from designers including NDC, Nooka,
Chip & Pepper, Earnest Sewn, James
and Rogan. Although its upscale par-
ent store, Barneys, closed its doors at
Somerset several years back, Barneys
CO-OP hopes to succeed with its
appeal to a younger demographic. Also
look out for Lush, a British bath and
cosmetics store with mixed-on-site soaps
and scents (opening later this month)
and Lilly Pulitzer (opening in March).
Call the Somerset Collection for more
information (248-643-6460). • Across
town at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi,
newer stores include Aldo Accessories
and the Swedish powerhouse H&M,
which currently features a Madonna-
inspired tracksuit. Also look out for
PINK by Victoria's Secret, a playful col-
lection of sleepwear and sweats designed
for the college crowd, coming soon.
The mall's expansion project — which
will include a renovated Macy's, a new
Nordstrom and an additional 90,000
square feet of new store space — is
expected to be complete by fall 2007.
Call Twelve Oaks Mall for more infor-
mation (248-348-9400). • Appealing to
the baby boomer generation and a more
classsic crowd, Acorn recently opened
its doors on the Boardwalk in West
Bloomfield. Carrying conservative casual
wear and accessories including hand-
bags, belts, scarves and jewelry priced
between $19.99 and 5149.99, Acorn also
promotes a discount program for fre-
quent shoppers (248-737-5890). ❑

Top: Eat cookies, lose weight on the Cookie Diet. Above: The Strapalong platform ($275), a cranberry-
colored patent-leather Mary Jane, is available from Stuart Weitzman at Somerset South.

Have a hot tip? E-mail us at trends@thejewishnews.com .

NOVEMBER 2006 •

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