March 2010

Scentsless in Detroit: How the Asthma Trigger Has Been Used to Trump the Positive Benefits of Fragrance in the Workplace

March 16, 2010

On Monday, the LA Times posted the following article, which must have cut like a knife through the entire contemporary fragrance industry: Lawsuit settlement means no more perfume, aftershave or other scents for Detroit city workers — “Change is in the air for Detroit city workers. Officials plan to place warning placards in three city [...]

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Spring Giveaway: A Bounty of Ormonde Jayne

March 15, 2010

I’d been casting about for a couple of months trying to think of something special to do for my readers (’cause you know y’all are appreciated . . . right?), when I was contacted out of the blue by Brit luxury fragrance company Ormonde Jayne with an offer to collaborate on a giveaway. Well, you [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 03/12/10

March 12, 2010

1.) The “IT” Bag is Back, But Less Flashy This Time Around:“Fashion insiders have long been predicting its death. But it seems there is still life in the old ‘It bag’ yet. Selfridges says that it has seen a 60 per cent increase in the past year in sales of ‘must-have’ luxury handbags. The rise [...]

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Top Perfumes for Spring 2010: Trends and Rec’s

March 10, 2010

The fashion industry is an odd retail creature that shows its wares six months in advance of their actual arrival in the stores, resulting in a kind of split-personality approach when trying to make forecasts for any particular season — do I look back at the runway shows for “Spring 2010″ that showed back in [...]

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The McQueen Wheel Spins Round

March 9, 2010

Fashionista.com Discovers the Origin of the Alexander McQueen 10″ heel amphibious platform shoe — a 1982 glam-rock concert video by The Tubes! The possibly McQueen-influencing platforms make their appearance starting at around 1:05, following the laugh-in-disbelief bit with the cheerleaders and the man in the micro-mini tennis shorts: There’s nothing new under the sun For [...]

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Nordstrom Spring 2010 Beauty Trends Show: Downtown Seattle

March 8, 2010

So I rolled out of bed at the ungodly hour of 7 a.m. on a Saturday (March 6th) and stumbled blearily out the door to meet up with Louise for the Nordstrom Spring Beauty Trends event at the downtown Nordstrom here in Seattle. I arrived at the door of the Nordstrom coffee shop, haggard and [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 03/05/10

March 5, 2010

1.) Paris Fashion Week as Mix and Meld:“There’s a spirit of bricolage running through this season, as if designers wanted their clothes to convey as many possibilities as possible. Why not, for example, give a sweater a fur sleeve, or a tailored jacket a knit shoulder? . . . A khaki coat, set off with [...]

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Photos: Thierry Mugler Angel Liqueur de Parfum

March 1, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, when I first skidded to a stop in the presence of Mugler’s Angel Liqueur, I wrote, “Like bobbing for fruitchoulis in a vat of vintage port. Massive, tenacious and perversely yummy in a ‘Help! My perfume is stalking me!’ kind of way. I happily steeped in its sweet, cherry-wood and [...]

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