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Archive for September, 2009
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Thought we’d give you a little SATC fix today. The fabulous four are back and shooting the second Sex and the City movie, where else? But here in NYC. You may have seen them shooting around town or perhaps some of our readers have participated. Over the summer there was an epic turnout from local [...]
Nursery School Stilettos?
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009The fashion industry has caused plenty of pain (which we’ve written about extensively) for women from the pressure to be thin, to painfully tight jeans, to frumpy plus size options, to inequality in the apparel workplace. Now it seems the fashion business has targeted young girls. No, we are not talking body image issues for [...]
Shoe Candy
Sunday, September 27th, 2009We have some delicious little treats for our readers today. Some of you may be fasting now for the Yom Kippur holiday, with food out of the question, we thought we’d provide some scrumptious shoe candy for you to feast upon. Considering the number of offices and local businesses closed in the area Monday, we [...]
It’s All About the Underwear
Friday, September 25th, 2009Who would have thought the sales of men’s underwear is an economic indicator? According to Alan Greenspan, who can single handedly sway the NYSE with his predictions, when men stop buying underwear the economy is in a downturn.
To test this bold fashion prediction we asked the husband of one of our writers to give his opinion [...]
Do I NEED to go to Fashion School?
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 image via flickr cjJohn
Having happily become a source of all things fashion industry related, we are constantly bombarded with inquiries about working in the business. One of the most common questions we get from young people is, “Do I need to go to college to have a career in fashion? Well, the short answer is, [...]
Anna Sui Bids Adieu
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009One of our biggest allies in the fight to Save the Garment Center is designer Anna Sui. We have written extensively about the many challenges facing our neighborhood, one of which is New York Fashion Week. Our lovely Bryant Park, while in the perfect location, has been deemed too small for the swelling fashion shows. [...]
Links à la Mode
Sunday, September 20th, 2009Hope everyone has enjoyed a lovely fall weekend. For the many of you celebrating Rosh Hashana, Happy New Year! And for those of you not celebrating, but working at the many Jewish owned apparel companies in our neighborhood, congrats on snagging the long weekend. To get you all started on a new work week and [...]
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