It's Columbus Day and you know what that means: SALE! And, hey, even if you don't have the day off (tragic), that doesn't mean you can't sneak in a little online shopping time. Click through to see the our full list.
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.
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}
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.
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!
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. {Fl
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
The other day, a Fashionista friend that works in finance told us, "I think Bluefly might be going out of business soon." We shrugged. Today, he told
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 c
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 g
