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Archive for November, 2008
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Friday, November 21st, 2008It’s mid-November and the holidays are fast approaching and we confess to being none too excited. Just thinking about the holidays means: long travel, not enough vacation time, push to get deadlines before Christmas, then push to meet deadlines before Chinese New Year, tourists galore taking up our sidewalks, late office hours with no heat [...]
Not Your Boyfriend’s Jeans
Thursday, November 20th, 2008With boyfriend jeans being the hottest new trend in denim the Current/Elliott collection is a new favorite. Started by two stylists turned designers, Emily Current and Merrit Elliott, their denim has a relaxed vintage feel. The jeans are made from Japanese denim with a cut similar to the original Levi’s. We especially love the skinny/slouch pictured [...]
Human Resources In Fashion
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Does your company have an HR department? Who do you go to if you’re being treated unfairly or even illegally? What about hiring and firing, whose responsibility is that? Odds are if you work at an apparel company in NYC, the answer is either: “It depends” or “I have no freaking idea”. With the exception [...]
Alexander Wang Wins The Big Fashion Prize
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Sometimes we get lost in all the Project Runway hype and forget the real world of fashion. The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund picked the winning recipient from a talented group of finalists. The innovative Alexander Wang was chosen over fellow designers, Albertus Q. Swanepoel, Alejandro Ingelmo, Juan Carlos Obando, Richard Chai, Jason Wu, Lisa Mayock, Irene Neuwirth, Obedient [...]
Fab Fabric Resources
Monday, November 17th, 2008For any label, big or small, men’s or women’s, a crucial component is fabrication. For a designer choosing a fabric is an important step in determining the look, feel, category, and price point of your garment. On occasion bulk yardage may even be ordered and dyed before a design is even conceptualized. For many of us with [...]
Links à la Mode
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
This weekend we have a compilation of fashion links for you, courtesy of fellow fashion bloggers. So take a look at the latest and greatest fashion posts of the week better known as Links à la Mode!
A Few Goody GumDrops – A Few Goody Gumdrops can’t decide if the latest Pierre Hardy is a pet [...]
Your Dollar, Not Your Vanity
Friday, November 14th, 2008We recently posted an article explaining how and why size labeling is developed, we also gave examples of why sizes and fits may differ seasonally or from brand to brand. We received a good response to this article but also questions as to if this explained vanity sizing. The previous post gave many examples on how [...]
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