September 2007

09/29/07

September 29, 2007

I’m not against the resurrection of a Flock of Seagulls, but am rather amazed that it’s become so specific and detailed on the runways. It’s not like the new designs are influenced by the 80′s . . . they ARE the 80′s! Speaking of which, I just received the latest issue of Surface magazine in [...]

Read the full article →

09/28/07 (or “Why Saddleback Leather Fails to Live Up To Its Own Hype”)

September 28, 2007

*NOTE: See update at end of post — Saddleback failed in 2007, but they’re a much improved product in 2010. 4:34 p.m.Pardon my absence — I’ve been incredibly distracted by the roller-coaster of the financial market this past week. I swear, it’s as if anyone associated with Wall Street has collectively lost his/her mind. One [...]

Read the full article →

09/23/07

September 23, 2007

2:24 p.m.

Read the full article →

09/18/07

September 18, 2007

8:17 a.m.Isn’t this how it always starts? Meteorite Crash Causes ‘Mystery Illness’ in Peru “A village in southern Peru has been struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite crashed to the earth around midday Saturday, an official with the local health department said. Villagers heard an explosion and saw a fireball that many thought [...]

Read the full article →

09/17/09

September 17, 2007

9:20 p.m.This would fall under the “Why didn’t I think of that?” category: Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Natural Disasters “The suit asks for a ‘permanent injunction ordering Defendant to cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats’ . . . Chambers bases his ability to sue God, as, “that defendant, being [...]

Read the full article →

09/15/07

September 15, 2007

4:23 p.m.Wouldn’t a Triathlon with only two events be considered a Biathlon?

Read the full article →

09/13/07

September 13, 2007

2:03 p.m.Well, now it’s official — we’re really going back to the moon: Google backs private Moon landing “Search giant Google is offering a $30m prize pot to private firms that land a robot rover on the Moon.The competition to send a robot craft to the Moon is being run with the X-Prize Foundation.” Maybe [...]

Read the full article →

09/06/07

September 6, 2007

Saturday Night Live offers us some timeless advice for these financially precarious times:

Read the full article →

09/05/07

September 5, 2007

3:15 p.m.The condo staff downstairs at the front desk are all aflutter over the imminent arrival of Giorgio Armani, rumored to be staying at one of the W condos while here in town celebrating his label’s thirty year partnership with Neiman Marcus. The BF and I both looked at each other and said, “Giorgio Armani [...]

Read the full article →

09/03/07

September 3, 2007

5:54 p.m.Are fashion designers prescient? Or do they just have a really sensitive finger on the cultural pulse? Autumn looks for women of substance “Much has been written – and often derided – about hems and waistlines as a mirror of economics. The theory that rising skirts, lightweight fabrics, sexual provocation and waists swinging high [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

September 2007

09/29/07

09/28/07 (or “Why Saddleback Leather Fails to Live Up To Its Own Hype”)

09/23/07

09/18/07

09/17/09

09/15/07

09/13/07

09/06/07

09/05/07

09/03/07

Search

Join My Mailing List

Recent Posts

Twitter Updates

Blogs & Forums & News

Archives

Categories

Fragrance Shops & Sites

Other Shops & Sites