How Ugg Turned a Fashion Trend Into a Staple Ugg boots emerged in the 1970s amongst Australian surfers, who embraced them as a comfy and warm post-surfing footwear fix. In 1995, Brian Smith sold the brand to US footwear company Deckers Outdoor Corporation for an estimated $14.6 million. Ugg is certainly Deckers’ star brand, currently …
David Yurman Opens in SoHo Today David Yurman opened a boutique in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. This is the jewelry designer’s second NYC location and is near the company’s headquarters. It took Yurman and his wife, Sybil around five years to choose the perfect space. “We were not in a rush. We tend not to …
The temperatures have dropped significantly in Chicago and I can’t stop wearing my black Mongolian lamb furry vest. I’m glad I bought it several years ago, and I can see why the trend is not going away anytime soon. I can style it in so many different ways. I wear it under leather coats and …
Wearable art isn’t typically worn by the masses, but Net-a-Porter is starting to change that. The e-tailer’s new bespoke, couture-inspired collection, dubbed Art Capsul, was curated by Stacy Engman, the chief curator of contemporary art at The National Arts Club in New York. Engman chose five contemporary artists to create made-to-order garments, giving the artists …
Amanda Brooks Resigns from Barneys Amanda Brooks, Barneys New York’s vice president and fashion director, has resigned and will be relocating to England. Brooks joined the retailer early last year, and was one of chief executive officer Mark Lee’s instrumental hires to overhaul the retailer’s creative leadership and position it for growth. “To be the …
