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Posted in Eco Chic, Etc, Industry Buzz & Events, Shopping on Feb 4th, 2010
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Metropolitan Pavillon in NYC is hosting its annual Vintage Clothing Show this weekend, composed of an astounding 90 different vendors. The collections fuse ‘80s funk with Victorian class, sprinkling garments with a bit of seduction from the ‘40s. And since estrogen tells us one can never have enough LBD’s, the epic vintage [...]
Posted in Industry Buzz & Events, Link Love on Oct 27th, 2009
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What: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are certainly no dummies when it comes to making money off of fashion – but so far, they’ve catered to the high end. That’s all about to change, though. In February, the powerful pair will launch a juniors collection called “Olsenboye,” with price [...]
Posted in Industry Buzz & Events on Oct 22nd, 2009
Sarah Jessica Parker launches a new SATC -inspired scent, SJP NYC
Gucci & GQ Magazine launch iphone apps – the GQ app lets the user access the latest issue and purchase items or itunes
Piperlime.com now offers jewelry from designers such as Kate Spade, Kenneth Jay Lane, Betsey Johnson, Gorjana, and House of Harlow
Win a trip for [...]
Posted in Fashionable Freebies on Oct 19th, 2009
Via our friends at The Budget Fashionista:
What: Win a $25 TJ Maxx giftcard every week day from now until Oct. 27th.
Why You Want This: Maxxinistas know that you can do A LOT with $25 at TJ Maxx…and that it is pretty stupid to pay full price for designer fashions. Seriously…
How to Enter: Tell me about [...]
Posted in Industry Buzz & Events on Oct 8th, 2009
Liz Claiborne makes an exclusive deal, starting the fall, with J.C.Penney, while the Isaac Mizrahi-designed stuff will head to QVC.
Iconic fashion photographer, Irving Penn, passes away at age 92.
It looks like the fashion house of Lacroix is saved by an new buyer!
Need a guide to making more dough? Click here for the deets!
Rachel Roy [...]
Via our friends at The Budget Fashionista:
Hate the name (do grown women really want to wear a bib?), love the accessory. Why? Because with something as bold as a “bib” necklace, you really don’t need much else to be eye-catching. Can you do it on the cheap? Would we bother writing about it if you [...]
Posted in Runway Looks on Mar 25th, 2009
Dearest FPD readers,
The Budget Fashionista is conducting its yearly shopping survey, and we thought it may be of interest to our readership to participate. The survey takes about 10 minutes, and you can see the results posted on the The Budget Fashionista site in the near future. To take the survey, click here.
Thanks in advance!
Julia [...]
Posted in Link Love on Mar 4th, 2009
Via our friends at The Budget Fashionista:
What: Retail crime is up. And Congress is paying attention, with bills that give authorities more freedom to stop it.
What They Say: “ A mass of buyers for hot new products [for instance, the trendiest new handbags] at huge discounts is fueling organized retail crime—giving “hot” a darker meaning [...]
