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Someone Please Help LIsa Marie Presley
First marrying a guy who thinks he is Peter Pan and now this. Somebody help this child. It was bad enough we had to watch her kiss Michael Jackson. [.....] [...] Read More
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New York Fashion Week: Best Things about NYC Fashion Week
Here is my list of the best things about NYC Fashion Week 2005: 1. Kohler toilets. The most beautiful Port-A-Potties in the world. 2. Free Splenda cupcakes. I saved money on cereal. 3. Free We Network tote bags. [.....] [...] Read More
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New York Fashion Week: All Good Things Must Come to an End: Day Eight at Fashion Week
It’s the end of NYC fashion week. No more shows. No more parties. No more Robert Verdi goodie bags. Oh well. Fashion week is sort of like going on a vacation—it’s fun, but you really [.....] [...] Read More
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New York Fashion Week: Day Seven at NYC Fashion Week
It’s day seven at fashion week and the fun and festivities are almost over. Somehow I found myself in the front row of the Jeffrey Chow, three seats always from Carson Kressely (the funny one [.....] [...] Read More
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New York Fashion Week Fall 2005: Hot Dogs Inspire Fashion—Day Six at Fashion Week
It is day six at fashion week and I’ve had enough Splenda cupcakes to ensure the development of some sort of strange cancer only present in lab mice. Trends: I can’t help but to wonder if [.....] [...] Read More
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Louis Vuittion isn’t the Only Thing Getting Knock-offed
It seems like someone at Media Post, specifically writer Larry Dobrow has been reading this blog. In Tuesday’s Magazine Rack newsletter, our friend Larry wrote a longer and more detailed version of our October 1, 2004 [.....] [...] Read More
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How to Get into New York Fashion Week
I’ve received tons of e-mails from people who want to get inside New York Fashion Week, but have no press passes or invites. I am reluctant to give out any tips to these folks, because [.....] [...] Read More
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New York Fashion Week: Mucus and Malandrino—Day Four at Fashion Week
Day Four at Fashion Week found the tents full of designers and the Budget Fashionista full of mucus. I felt so sick and run down, that I decided to skip to the day’s festivities (I [.....] [...] Read More
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New York Fashion Week: The Battle for the Goody Bag—Day Three at Fashion Week
Day three of fashion week is over and I am going to need a lot more than free rum drinks and sugar free cupcakes to pull me through the next five days. Our day kicked off [.....] [...] Read More
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Wool and Splenda: Day Two at New York City Fashion Week
It’s Day Two of fashion week and I already feel like staying home and watching reruns of “Desperate Housewives”. Although I love the folks on Wisteria Lane, I love fashion just a little bit more. Today [.....] [...] Read More
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New York Fashion Week Here I Come!
This week, I will be filing reports from the tents of Fashion Week. For those of you who have no clue what I am talking about, Fashion Week NYC is the week where designers who [.....] [...] Read More
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Style vs. Substance: David Weinberger on Fake Louis Vuitton Handbags
What’s the ugliest bag you’ve ever seen? Close your eyes, I’ll remind you. Start with an unfashionable color, add a poorly executed two-letter-combination logo and top if off with some flowers that look like clip [.....] [...] Read More
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New York City Tax Free Week
In an effort to get you to spend money during the post Christmas shopping lull, NYC’s Tax-free week starts today. Through Feb 6th, no tax will be charged on clothing and footwear for items under [.....] [...] Read More
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Ugg Boots: Readers Respond to the Future of Uggs
The emails have been pouring in response to Alyssa Wodtke’s essay on the demise of the Ugg. The comments tend to have a distinct West Coast vs. East Coast vibe—with a majority of folks from [.....] [...] Read More
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Ugg Boots: Alyssa Wodtke Gives us Her Thoughts on the Demise of the Ugg
From the first day I saw Cameron Diaz in a magazine walking around 75 degree LA in shorts and Uggs boots, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the demise of this unfortunate trend. The Uggs boot, it’s [.....] [...] Read More
