November 2009

Photos: Vero Profumo Rubj

November 9, 2009

I originally sampled and reviewed independent Swiss perfumer Vero Kern’s Rubj just over a year ago, and this is what I said about it then: “Rubj is an opulent floral that even a woods and leather fragrance fanatic can enjoy. The orange blossom intro is pulpy tart and tangy acidic; the cool, white, night-blooming jasmine [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 11/06/09

November 6, 2009

1.) H&M Gears Up for Jimmy Choo As Sales Continue to Slide:“Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz … posted an 8% drop in September same-store sales, blaming the fall on unseasonably warm weather in most of its markets and a continued slowdown in consumer spending . . . sales from stores open at least a year [...]

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Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2010: Caricature and Bubbles

November 4, 2009

I read that the Bravo Network, famous for originating the Project Runway series, is desperate for the opportunity to create a Marc Jacobs reality show: Bravo Network Desperate For Some Marc Jacobs Appeal: “Project Runway began on Bravo TV, the place that The Rachel Zoe Project calls home. The network has made fashion reality a [...]

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The Rickety Blog Wants to Give You Things

November 3, 2009

Marin over at The Rickety Blog is hosting a giveaway of a few absolutely useless but thoroughly entertaining items from the website All Modern. To encourage the fact that she decided not to foist some scratchy, knitted wool socks on us all in some misguided attempt to appear generous and stylishly abundant, I’m providing a [...]

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Photos: Anya Hindmarch Bags

November 2, 2009

Back in February, Louise and I visited the Las Vegas Anya Hindmarch boutique in the Caesar’s Forum Shops where, amid a sea of 50% off signs, Louise got into an in-depth discussion with a sales manager about how much she liked the Hindmarch brand, but that the decision to create a lookalike collection for Target [...]

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