Retail Detail. Rebecca Minkoff Makes Plans to Open First Store

Rebecca Minkoff Yet another reason to be jealous of the New York shopping scene, comes compliments of our friends over at Fashionista.com. At a recent event they hosted they received word that handbag guru and all-around down-to-earth gal, Rebecca Minkoff, would soon be opening the doors of her first freestanding store! Minkoff's wildly popular eponymous …

Designer Dish. Phoebe Philo Wins BFA Designer of the Year, Perfects the Pant in Her Spare Time

Phoebe Philo That Phoebe Philo is one busy woman! While preparing a post on the design mastermind behind Celine's latest project—a capsule collection of pants—I realized she beat out fellow Brit designers just last night to be awarded the prestigious Designer of the Year honor at the British Fashion Awards. Other reputable designers nominated for …

Tory Burch City Guides. A Tory Day in Chicago

Tory Burch just added online guides to the all of the cities where she has boutiques, and luckily Chicago is one of them! I anxiously received the list as I was excited to see what she would pick. At a glance I nodded, and thought "Yes, yes," and smiled in agreement. I have lived in …

Juicy Founders Looking for More Clothing Lines to Destroy

What a surprise. Juicy Couture's founders, Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor, have absolutely nothing to do with Juicy Couture anymore. It was pretty much writing on the wall when department stores were threatening to drop Juicy and Erin Fetherston was slated to take over. But rumor has it that the girls will be taking on …

Beauty Buzz. Michael Kors Soaks Up Palm Beach for Next Island Fragrance

Michael Kors' Palm Beach fragrance. He's already hit up Fiji, Hawaii, Capri, and Bermuda as paradise destinations, and fragrance inspirations. And now, Michael Kors is bottling up and bringing us the essence of Palm Beach as his fifth Island concept. Palm Beach was a natural, Kors told WWD, because its luxurious environment is “a commutable …