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Friday January 14th, 2011

Bluefly Launches Discount Fragrance Boutique
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Bluefly Launches Discount Fragrance Boutique

Remember when you could get Prada nylon totes for 50% off on Bluefly?

When Bluefly launched in 1998, it caused a sensation for its innovative approach to selling designer merch at a discount…online. E-retailing was still in its infancy then and Bluefly offered a unique shopping platform.

Since then, e-commerce sites have obviously gotten more and more sophisticated, and flashier sites like Gilt, et al, have stolen a bit of Bluefly’s thunder. But glitzy new TV campaigns, a stint on Project Runway, new print ads, and America’s love of a bargain have kept Bluefly alive and kicking.

They’re still looking for growth, and to that end have opened a fragrance boutique on the site, which just launched yesterday. They advertise that you can save up to 40% on new designer fragrances.

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Published at 12:15 PM

Wednesday October 20th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Wearable Airbags, Kelly Osbourne’s Closet and The Return of the Kitten Heel
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Wearable Airbags, Kelly Osbourne’s Closet and The Return of the Kitten Heel

Attention Bicyclists: Finally, a couple of Swedish designers have come up with solution to protecting your head without wearing one of those lame-looking helmets. Employing the same technology cars have been using for years, the Chieftain wearable airbag hides under your hipstery scarf and deploys on impact. {Fast Co. Design}

James Franco, Contemporary Artist: James Franco puts on makeup again in Allison Chernick’s James Franco as Bruce Nauman, a remake of Nauman’s Art Make-Up video piece from 1967. The film is the first in a series in which contemporary artists are enlisted to star in remakes of art films, “prompting a dialogue between the original artwork and the artist reinterpreting it.” {NOWNESS}

Out of the Closet: The newly svelte and fashion-obsessed Kelly Osbourne opens up her closet in the latest installment of Bluefly Closet Confessions. Her extremely jealousy-inducing wardrobe includes a never-worn Balmain dress, a gorge Chanel dress her dad bought her and a YSL fur-lined coat from the ’60s. {Bluefly Closet Confessions}

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Published at 12:44 PM

Wednesday July 14th, 2010

Piperlime to Replace “Bluefly Accessories Wall” on Project Runway

Piperlime to Replace “Bluefly Accessories Wall” on Project Runway

For those of you out there still watching, season eight of Project Runway begins July 29 on Lifetime.

There are several changes in store for the long-running program. First, each episode of the new season will have a running time of ninety minutes (yes, you heard that right), which we can only hope will mean more Tim Gunn screen time. Next, the number of contestants has increased to seventeen from the usual sixteen.

Finally, the famed “Bluefly Accessories Wall” will change to the “Piperlime Accessories Wall”. The company has redesigned the wall by painting it Piperlime’s signature green, and will have a shopable “accessories wall” on its website so that viewers can purchase styles that are featured on the show.

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Published at 2:00 PM

Friday April 30th, 2010

Mother’s Day Gift Guide
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Mother’s Day Gift Guide

We love our moms—and we’re sure you do, too!—that’s why we’ve put together a list of our favorite Mother’s Day gifts.

Some are pricey, some less so, but all are thoughtful, exciting presents that’ll make your mom a heck of a lot happier than a box of chocolates.

Click through to see our picks. We hope you feel inspired!

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Published at 5:31 PM

Wednesday July 1st, 2009

People We Like

Project Bluefly

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Monday May 11th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Niiiiice: Ikram just ordered a sold out white Margiela tux, allegedly for the first lady, which might push poor Oscar De La Renta over the edge. {FlyPaper} Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Just in case you weren’t going to watch Gossip Girl tonight, on top of the prom there’s an 80′s flashback or two. One Read more →

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Monday October 27th, 2008

Tuesday July 8th, 2008

Fashion Is Fun

Jill Stuart Hearts Model Names

Jill Stuart, like many designers, has been known to name her bags after models. So far, she’s made The Gemma, The Freja, and even a Calista (ok, maybe they’re not all models.) But now, she’s doing it with shirts, too. Witnessed this weekend while shopping: a few different blouses all named The Behati, also seen Read more →

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Published at 3:29 PM

Friday April 11th, 2008

Tuesday April 1st, 2008

Explain

Kate’s Bag For Grabs

We haven’t been on Bluefly in awhile. It usually takes too long to find something good and by then, it’s still too expensive, ie this gorgeous Prada clutch. But we logged on today, clicked on YSL and found this bag. You know, the one Lily Allen carted everywhere just a month ago and the one Read more →

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Published at 11:14 AM

Wednesday March 26th, 2008

People Are Talking

Enabling Fashionistas

What kind of friends would we be without letting you in on some of our coolest finds? When Jazzi told us she’s been using a website called Ebates to get paid for shopping online, we were like, “Whatever” but after hearing her out, we thought, “Woah! this could really add up.” If you’ve heard of Read more →

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Published at 11:08 AM

Wednesday February 27th, 2008