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Archive for January, 2009
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
Just in time for weekend web surfing, we have a collection of fabulous fashion blogs for you. Here are some of the latest and greatest blog posts of the week. So sink your teeth into some juicy fashion musings better known as Links à la Mode!
A Few Goody GumDrops- A Few Goody Gumdrops glosses [...]
Your Weekly Dose Of Fashion Scoop
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
— For the first time ever New York’s Fashion Week will have a joint runway show at Bryant Park. Mara Hoffman, Sergio Davila and Nicholas K will be showing together to help cut down on the enormous production costs of a fashion week show.
— A pair of red Naughty Monkey shoes (retailing for $89) sold for [...]
Help Doc! I’m Suffering From Luxury Fatigue
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Right now, we are all questioning the role of luxury goods in this economic climate. If you have not yet heard the phrase “luxury fatigue” you soon will, and in fact you may be suffering from it. For so long the name brand or designer label was the epitome of fashion, but that has begun to change. [...]
Happy Year of the Ox!
Monday, January 26th, 2009Kung Hei Fat Choy! It’s that time of year again; Chinese New Year is upon us. So, Happy New Year to all those celebrating. Those of you who work in the fashion business this means that for the next week or two your lives will be a lot calmer (except Fashion Week drama of course). Since most apparel [...]
New York’s Garment Center Makes History
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
New York’s Garment Center has received the long awaited respect and acknowledgement it deserves. The garment center is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Our neighborhood is approximately 25 blocks within Midtown Manhattan, spanning from 34th to 41st Streets and between 6th and 9th Avenues. The majority of our buildings were [...]
Freakin Celebutante Fashion Lines
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
It is enough already, with the celebrities, reality stars and socialites launching their own clothing lines. Many of you have probably heard by now that Kira Plastinina has filed for bankruptcy only 7 months after opening her first U.S. store. The Russian socialite, whose millionaire father, decided that buying a 16 year old her own retail [...]
Lunchtime In The Garment Center
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Lunch in the garment center normally means, grabbing a quick bite at the usual overpriced salad/sandwich shop on the corner, or reheating last night’s dinner in the company kitchen. We recently listed our favorite neighborhood lunchtime eats in this post. While many of you are familiar with these usual standbys, we’d like to mention a few lesser [...]
