Archive for November 2008

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Vivienne Brings the Magic to LA, Tomorrow

Will you be in / around LA tomorrow? How about nearby EM & Co, the boutique on 3rd St? Are you a fan of Vivienne Westwood’s Spring 09 Anglomania collection? Or that wedding dress? (Translation: Are you super rich?) If you can answer yes to all of the above, you’re in luck. EM & Co’s [...]

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Miu Miu On 57th Opens Today

Yesterday, we got wind that the Miu Miu store on 57th that’s been under construction for what feels like forever, is finally set to open to the public today. Now, the details are filling in: If you stop by the store, expect coffee, cocktails, blown-up and sometimes distorted versions of past ad campaigns (we’re thinking [...]

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Quote of the Day

“Fifth Avenue’s becoming more and more like any mall in America. It’s not as unique as it used to be.” – Marshal Cohen, chief retail analyst at the NPD Group, on the sale-frenzy on Fifth Avenue, to the Times.

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Steve Madden Wants to Bed You

In an interesting twist in the ongoing game of product diversification, Steve Madden’s just announced that they’ve signed a licensing agreement with Revman, the same company that does the sheets/throw pillows/towels for the likes of Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger. Fans of Steve Madden can look out for the bed and bath products at department [...]

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Lucky Lays It Down

Looks like the 5% cut at Conde Nast has finally hit magazines other than those most closely associated with Vogue: Portfolio‘s blog (which, you probably know, is owned by Conde Nast) reports that Lucky let three mid-level editors go today, though Conde Nast is still mum on any more details. It’s no wonder the title [...]

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Raindrops on Roses and Favorites on Sale…

Can you handle more Fashionista changes? Look to the right. We’re making your life, ok and ours, easier with a constant list of upcoming sales, both sample and otherwise on the side of the site. We’ll still make note of the notable on the main page, ie Stella, Proenza, Margiela, (hey, we can dream about [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

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Is Everybody Boy Crazy?

Walking on Houston the other day, I noticed a change on the perennial Calvin Klein billboard: men. Good bye naked Eva Mendes, hello guys and girls in jeans. Then last night on Bleecker, I spied a sparkly jacket and jeans in the window of Cynthia Rowley, for men. Not to mention both Nicolas and Roland [...]

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Cacharel’s Bad Luck

Cacharel’s removed Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto from their designer posts. The duo’s been designing the line for just one year and though they haven’t made much commercial headway, they’ve gotten solid critical reviews and appeared to be on the right track toward revitalizing the French brand, which celebrated it’s 50th anniversary in Paris this [...]

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Is the New: Stylecaster & Facebook

Stylecaster, a new website slated to launch this January, has gone live with four videos and a soft-launch blog to introduce readers to their concept. The site bills itself as an Influence Network site, like social networking but instead of getting friends you get inspiration. They’re using something called Sociocast which monitors individual users’ taste [...]

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