Beauty Beat. Celebrate Chinese New Year with Lush

January 26th marks the beginning of the year of the Ox – bring gifts of luck to friends and family with the LUSH Double Fast Luck Emotibomb this New Year. Double Fast Luck Emotibomb ($3.95) was created especially for the Chinese New Year! It is scented with our popular Karma scent and designed in the …

Presidential Favorite Hartmarx Files Chapter 11

President Barack Obama may heart Hartmarx, but it still hasn't saved the company from falling victim to the bad economy. We know we rarely report on men's fashion…but we are talking the President and a Chicago firm here. According to WWD, late last Friday, the President’s favorite Chicago tailor, and one of the oldest and …

Fit To Be Draped

Madame Gres’ designs are still looked to as inspiration to many designers today…

Beauty Buzz. Beauty Info Site Launches… Beautystat.com

Ron Robinson, a 20-year research and development executive for some of beauty's leading firms — Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., Avon Products Inc. and Revlon Inc., to name a few — had come to believe his role as a scientist and product developer was contributing to women's confusion about skin care products. He has concocted everything …

Retail Detail. Sophisticated Online Shopping at 25Park

In this time of retail sameness, it has been hard for me to get excited about shopping (OK, except for the amazing designer sales of late). I adore Net-a-Porter and Shopbop, but with the news that eLuxury and Active Endeavors are shuttering their storefronts, there is a definite online blackhole at least for high-end fashion. …