Beauty Trends. Bye, Bye Brows!

Imagine your eyebrows were singed in a terrible fire or–gasp!–someone shaved them off while you were sleeping.  You would be devastated right? Now what if it was cool to have no eyebrows? Apparently, Givenchy says this is so. In a new Givenchy ad, Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima and the other models in the campaign …

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Happy Birthday Avelle…Bags & a Giveaway

In honor of Bag, Borrow or Steal's (now Avelle) 5th anniversary celebration we were asked to sponsor a post about bags…and we were all too happy to oblige. As you all know, we LOVE bags! Hey, times are tough and we get that not everyone can afford an entire closet of designer bags right now, …

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Retail Detail. Dangerous Game: Has Saks Ruined Luxury Retail?

Has Saks ruined the luxury market, forever? Saks Fifth Avenue slashed prices by up 70% on designer clothes last November before the holiday season even began…and all fashionista hell broke lose? Manolo Blahnik shoes going for $160? It started a stampede. According to an in-depth article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Saks's deep, mid-November markdowns …

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Fall Trend Alert. Give to Me Your Leather Take From Me My LACE

There is no escaping lace this fall and we couldn’t be happier. Dark or metallic lace with embellishments like leather, crystals and feathers makes us swoon. Judging by the Fall ’08 ready-to-wear shows (see below) lace is clearly a must-have. (l-r) Sari Gueron, Vivienne Westwood, Chanel (l-r) Alexander McQueen, Andrew Gn, Erin Fetherston (l-r) Prada, …

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