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Cost of Living – Apparel Crisis

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Recently, a friend received a “Remember When” booklet on her birthday.  For those that don’t know, they are fun little pamphlets from the year you were born. They’re filled with news, photos, advertisements and other hilarious events form your particular birth year.  Well, this one contained a rather amusing, yet slightly depressing, cost of living [...]

It’s All About the Underwear

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Who 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 [...]

And The Winner Is… Poll Results

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Our last poll, “What would be the best stimulus for the fashion industry?” has come to its conclusion. The majority of you think that lowering the  income tax for consumers would be the best stimulus for our industry.  A close second was lowering the taxes for small businesses, which would be a great help for [...]

Recessionista vs. Fashionista

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Right now we are clearly in the midst of a fashion crisis of epic, or should we say economic, proportions.  Our newly popular recessionista, as well as, the tried and true fashionista, are bringing the dichotomy of American socio-economic issues to the fashionable forefront. With a recession looming over everyone’s heads, it’s no big surprise that [...]

Midwest Shopping In Our Neighborhood

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

             
                                                   image via racked.com
When you think of shopping in NYC you picture strolling down 5thAve or rushing in and out of boutiques in Soho, right?  You do not think of hitting up the mall like shoppers in the rest of the country do.  And when someone mentions a department store we think of Bloomies, [...]

Springtime Fashion Scoop

Monday, March 16th, 2009

—  Paris Fashion Week made a splash last week.  To view the shows and all their fabulousity please click here.
—  Our favorite knitwear basics brand, American Apparel is in trouble once again.  This time however, it’s not the usual sexual harassment suit, but rather a financial meltdown.  The company, which owes more than it is [...]

Red Carpet Poll Round Up

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Now that the award season has officially ended it’s time to close our poll, “Which designer would you wear on the Red Carpet?”  Not surprisingly, heavyweights Chanel and Oscar de la Renta tied for first place.  Of course, Oscar and Chanel have long been red carpet favorites and who wouldn’t dream of wearing one of [...]

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