About

Dara Fleischer … your shopping chaperone

Is your life one BIG fashion emergency? Are you stumped on where to find the most sought-after styles or simply clothes-minded? Then you’ve come to the right place! Steals & Deals will be your go-to place for expert shopping tips and irresistible insider bargains. And Dara Fleischer, our iVillage Shopping Expert is just the person to guide you.

Shopping isn’t just Dara’s passion… it’s her business. Recognizing fashionistas’ insatiable appetite for of-the-moment fashion and beauty buzz, she founded FashionJunkie.com as an online soapbox for sharing her views and news on all things stylish. Her columns have been featured in AOL and Citysearch and she has been profiled as a shopping expert in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TimeOut New York, The New York Daily News and The National Post. A seasoned fashion and beauty editor and television correspondent, Dara honed her skills at LOULOU (Canada’s premier shopping magazine), Sephora.com, InStyle and Full Frontal Fashion.

Together, with the iVillage Beauty & Style team, Dara will bring you buys that offer the best bang for your buck. And if you have a fashion emergency or need some retail therapy, drop her a line any time at stealsanddeals@nbcuni.com!

Illustration by Amy Huelsman.