GREER’S BEST BUYS:The Bloomie’s of all Bloomie’s stores

We await South Coast Plaza’s new Bloomingdale’s store, which opens at 9 a.m. Friday. Attend the ribbon-cutting event at 8:30 a.m.(second-level interior entrance) — the first 100 guests receive a Little Brown Bag breakfast. One super-lucky guest will receive a $1,000 gift card to the store. The three-level store features a glass facade that glows at night, two four-star restaurants opening this fall, and delectable fashion boutiques in the store, including Jimmy Choo, Armani Collezioni and Louis Vuitton.

It’s unlike other Bloomingdale’s stores due to its sheer size (292,000 square feet) and variety of merchandise. Choose from a variety of products for the home, expanded men’s apparel, designer boutiques, incredible designer shoes and handbags, as well as a hip children’s section featuring the latest in Ralph Lauren, Juicy, Flowers by Zoe, Diesel, Seven for all Mankind, True Religion, Splendid, Ella Moss, Lost, Quicksilver and Joseph Abboud.

The opening-day celebrations include trunk shows, specials and personal appearances.

Bloomingdale’s at South Coast Plaza will be open 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (714) 824-4540.

NEW LINE AT BARNEYS

Barneys Co-op at South Coast Plaza offers young, urban stylish collections for women and men from up-and-coming designers and it carries exclusives, too. Barneys is the only store that will carry Kate Moss’ apparel line for Topshop, which arrives Wednesday. The collection includes effortlessly cool signature pieces, lean rock silhouettes to vintage-inspired tea dresses. Prices range from $20 for a cotton racer-back tank to $102 for denim hot pants.

Fashionistas and eco-friendly patrons appreciate Barneys’ hip collections. There’s Loomstate for Barneys Green (Barneys’ way of doing its part for the environment). The line doesn’t scream organic cotton. It’s simple, affordable, soft cotton pieces: fun dresses and street-art-drawn flowers and birds.

Barneys is big on denim and stays current with fashion’s hot trends, including raw denim: The shrink-to-fit stiff denim lines include Levi’s Capitol E for women and Nudie and Crate for men. The beauty of raw denim jeans is that you can make them fit like no other. You must hold off on washing them for six months, though. By then, they’ll stretch and wear to fit your body’s contour. Your patience will pay off to reveal a perfectly fitting pair of jeans.

Barneys Co-op on Level 1 at South Coast Plaza is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (714) 641-0072 or visit www.barneyscoop.com .

HOME AND GARDEN TOUR ON THURSDAY

The 10th annual Home and Garden Tour happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. The tour features seven homes, a lunch with bay views and an afternoon reception from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the 17th Street Promenade. Each home is designed in a variety of styles that allow visitors a chance to experience a range of interior design.

Proceeds from the home tour go toward Newport Harbor High School’s academic programs. It’s a great opportunity to see beautiful homes and gardens in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $60 and include lunch by StoneFire Grill and an afternoon wine or champagne reception at 17th Street Promenade stores (17th at Santa Ana Avenue in Costa Mesa). Tickets are available at Feathers on 17th Street, Butera on Westcliff Drive, Via Lido Drugs on Via Lido, and Marmi in Corona del Mar Plaza. Or you can call (949) 650-1205.

FOUR-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Lisy B. Boutique in Newport Beach celebrates its four-year anniversary tonight in a big way: a night of fun and fashion at Tentation Ultra Lounge in Newport Beach. Red carpet arrivals begin at 9 p.m.; the fashion show starts at 10:30 p.m. Jo De La Rosa from the “Real Housewives of Orange County” hosts the event and other celeb-types will be there, too. Make reservations at (949) 646-5479. Tentation Ultra Lounge is at 4647 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. For more details, go to www.lisyb.com .

TRUNK SHOW

Donna Barnhard-Swift hosts a private trunk show through Wednesday at her Costa Mesa home of Etcetera Casuals, a New York-based apparel collection. (It’s a sister company to Carlisle of New York.) Build your wardrobe by adding a few pieces from each collection, all of the colors and dye lots go together, so it is easy to shop for coordinating separates. Prices range from $150 for pants and skirts; jackets from $250 to $500; and tops and T-shirts from $80 to $120. Appointments are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (714) 556-1652 or (714) 745-4846 for directions and appointments or e-mail [email protected].

writes Best Buys, which runs Fridays. She’s the founder and president of www.greersoc.com , a free daily e-mail service that provides the latest in Orange County fashion, dining and trends.