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Archive for September, 2008

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Random Fashion Scoop

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

1)  Like many high-end designers before her, Norma Kamali, has developed a line for the mass market.  Her collection will be available at none other than, Wal-Mart!!!  But don’t worry, no need to trek all the way out to NJ to pick up some cheap swag, her own store on 11 W 56th St has [...]

Happy New Year Fashionistas!

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

It’s that time of year again, the holidays are upon us.  If you don’t know what I’m referring to you may not live in NYC and definitely don’t work in the garment center, so we’ll fill you in.   Monday evening begins Rosh Hashana and the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays.  Since many of the [...]

Fashion Interns…Spoiled Beotches!

Friday, September 26th, 2008

So here’s my rant for the day; I hate interns, well most of them anyway.  Over the last couple years I’ve had many interns from all different schools, towns etc.  They all seemed to have the same story, girl from some wealthy suburb of NYC, dad in banking/hedge fund/whatever, and she wants to be a designer and [...]

The Ethics Of Fast Fashion

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Like many fellow designers in the garment industry, we have all worked for the occasional company that profits from fast fashion.  So when we heard that the CFDA recently attacked fast fashion chains like Forever 21 for blatantly copying high-end designers, we had mixed feelings.  With all do respect towards couture designers, who says that only [...]

Designers, Need Some Inspiration?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

So you’re staring at the computer screen trying to come up with some original, fresh, fabulous, and most importantly, new designs but are stuck in a rut.  Do you really have another logo tee in you? Is this your 5,000th back pocket embroidery?  Or your 200th version of the same hangtag with a twist?  Are you [...]

Sample Closet, Your Closet!

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

With a tight economy everyone must pinch their pennies when it comes to filling their closets, even you!  So how can you get more bang for your buck?  Well how about a wardrobe full of freebies, better known as the sample closet.  One of the best perks of working in fashion is all of the fabulous [...]

A Real Psychotic Designer

Friday, September 19th, 2008

You may think your boss is a psycho but not compared to Anand Alexander.  He gained popularity for his bejeweled opulent clothing which was sold at many high-end stores.  After graduating from Parsons he developed his own line and became a semi-celebrity after appearing on America’s Next Top Model. Then last year he was arrested for rape and sexual [...]

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