Fashion Star Names First Winner!
If you haven’t been keeping up, Fashion Star on NBC, named its first winner on Tuesday night’s season finale. Kara Laricks is this year’s “Fashion Star,” earning her six million dollars in orders for capsule collections in Macy’s, H&M, and Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Laricks is known for her love of menswear and her innovative, …
McQ Alexander McQueen Exclusive Private Order With NET-A-PORTER
NET-A-PORTER has just announced it will exclusively offer customers a private order service for nine looks from the FW12 collection in celebration of Sarah Burton’s first and much lauded runway collection for McQ Alexander McQueen. This amazing limited-edition collection will be available to customers for seven days only from May 16. NET-A-PORTER is the exclusive …
Why Do I Like These? Ash Wedge Sneakers
Every once in awhile I really like something that so totally goes against everything I stand for and I can’t explain why. I mean If I think about it, a wedge sneaker is really ridiculous. It’s not like I am going to wear them with anything but jeans. They would look asinine with a …
Benetton Alive But Not Thriving
Yes, Benetton is still around and if you are in my age-group you have a soft-spot for the label that meant everything in our teenage years. In fact, I am proud to admit one of my first retail jobs was with Benetton. I spent two summers working at the Benetton Outlet in Niagara Falls, NY. …
Spring/Summer 2012 Trend: The Jacket Vest
Somewhere between the blazer and the vest lies the “jacket vest.” It’s basically a jacket without sleeves. The tell-tale signs are the lapels. Now don’t think you can just go an lobotomize that jacket you have not worn in years (well if you are a good, DIY-er I guess you could). These jacket vests seem …
