Archive for December 1st, 2008

Trivia

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Shopping

A Sign in the Times

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Fashion Is Fun

Entermodal Comes to You

Remember Entermodal? The Portland-based brand of leather goods we discovered on a trip to Pas de Deux? Well they’re heading east with a pop-up version of their factory, smack in the middle of Odin. And by factory, we mean designer Larry Olmstead’s 100-year old stitching bench, custom tool set and huge selection of leathers. The [...]

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Models

Know Your Coco From Your Chanel?

Hey there. Are you looking for a job? Do you consider Coco Rocha‘s change of hair color to be news? If so, you might want to check out this e-mail we just got: “Modelinia, launching in early 2009, is a web destination into the world of fashion, beauty, travel, and entertainment through the eyes of [...]

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Models

So This Model Hops into a Bar…

This week’s Downtown Express includes an article on the growing art gallery/bar scene in the Lower East Side of NYC. They announce that in one of these galleries, Gallery Nine 5, will be a an exhibition called “Makeover” starting this Friday, featuring the work of artist Sali Taylor, who’s created “montages of images of contemporary [...]

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Quote of the Day

“Now, when someone admires my dress, I never say it is by Balenciaga or Bottega Veneta. I tell them it’s an old Phillip Lim. This neatly conveys the message that, just like everybody else, I’ve cut back on shopping and am happy to wear something by a modest label.” –From The Guardian‘s story on on-line [...]

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Would You Wear

Would You Buy Pre-Ripped Jeans?

One of the most frequent questions I got asked while working in retail was, “Why do the ripped jeans cost so much more?” Well, it’s because once you enter the realm of ripped designer denim, each pair is individually stressed. As in, someone sits there with sand paper and various tools to guarantee they look [...]

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Webvertorial

By Faran Krentcil Monday, Dec 1, 2008 / 2:08 PM

Shopping

Black Friday: The Real Deal, Please

The reports on Black Friday are in, and it looks like the day wasn’t the retail bust everyone feared. According to ShopperTrak (it’s a sort of newswire for retail information), nationwide Black Friday sales were up 3% compared to last year, with the South seeing the best improvement (3.4%) and the Northeast seeing the worst [...]

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People We Like

Victoria Beckham’s “Commercial”

The best thing about Victoria Beckham is that she doesn’t ever take herself seriously. If you watched even two minutes of her Coming to America special, or have heard her laugh front row, or have seen even one of her Marc ads, you know she’s giggling behind those bug-eyed glasses. And you know she had [...]

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Shopping

Recessionista: Vintage Gets Affordable

There’s been a lot of discussion, on this site and others, about the popping price bubble with luxury goods. It hasn’t happened yet, even though fewer people can buy designer products right now, and even though $1,000 for shoes is more ridiculous than hunting moose in the White House. But those seeking Chanel and Gucci [...]

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