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Nov30
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In the years after 9/11, there have been many stories going around about Islam and especially Muslim women and their fashion. Many of us here in America think Muslim women only wear long black attire with veils, however, that is really not the case.  A recent Islamic fashion show in Indonesia this week is evidence that not all Muslim women are held in fashion bondage. Models in colorful traditional batik patterns and long, demure clothing strutted down the runway. “Muslim fashion should not be identified with long black scary attire, but Muslim women can appear in nice, trendy, up-to-date fashion, Indonesia is a trendsetter for Muslim fashion followed by Malaysia,” said Musa Widyatmojo, a supervisor of the fashion designers' association. Related Posts: Photo Credit: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
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Nov27
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As you may or may not know, a couple weeks ago I visited and reviewed the Forth & Towne store here in San Diego. I arrived a little early for the interview, so I decided to check out the other...
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Nov26
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I never understood how or why Michael Jordan would allow Nike to put a hefty price tag of $150+ on his Air Jordan basketball shoes. All the kids wanna be like Mike, so they’re begging their mom or dad to...
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I just read an interesting article about a company called Noble Biomaterials that embeds silver in clothing in order to prevent the clothes from smelling. This is great for athletes or people who tend to smell(?) often. (I say buy...
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Shopping on the internet isn’t for bargain hunters anymore. Revenue Magazine published an article called “The Posh Payoff” which talks about how the luxury market is demanding a more prominent presence online. More and more fashion retailers including big-name designers...
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No, it isn’t a new art gallery, it’s the Max Azria boutique on Melrose Avenue in L.A. Artist Patrick Dougherty was commissioned by Max Azria to build this awesome display of art. I’ve been in “circle mode” myself with my...
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Nov25
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Well, I hope you all have survived "Black Friday". I barely made it. I don't know what came over me - perhaps it was the shock of the cold weather - but I stood in the Puma outlet line for two...
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I've often wondered why fashion designers design certain pieces knowing that many women wouldn't dare walk out of the house wearing those pieces. Take, for instance, some of the Balenciaga outfits for the Spring 2007 line are pretty "out there". ...
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Some of you regular readers know that I like to complain about actresses who model and I’ve said here earlier that I’m over it. I know that actresses have this appeal...blah, blah, blah. Style Tribe offers an opinion on the...
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Fast Company Magazine’s Dec 2006/Jan 2007 edition talks about the growing “trend” of companies with a social conscience with the focus on those who are giving back to the community and the environment. There was a page which highlighted...
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Nov22
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There’s talk about Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham teaming up to launch a lingerie line. It will be interesting to see if they do indeed work together on this for the simple fact that in my opinion, the lingerie...
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Anna Bayle has a great post titled, “TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT: Pain or Pleasure “ which I think every single model or aspiring model should read. It was another reminder to me that the industry is still far...
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As I get older I’ve become more appreciative of retro fashion. Fashion that came from eras when ladies were ladies and it really was about your own sense of style versus what everyone else was wearing. Sure, there was trendy...
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For those of you who like to keep up on the whereabouts of Lindsay Lohan, you might be interested to know that she has officially signed up to be the new face for Miu Miu. She was photographed in London...
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Nov20
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There are some exciting things happening in San Diego these days. Besides the opening of Bloomingdale’s at Fashion Valley, this past weekend the grand opening of Forth & Towne took place at the Otay Ranch Center in Chula Vista. I...
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Nov17
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The other day I talked about the opening of the Gucci store in Japan... Well, Phil of Coutorture Media has been doing some consultant work over at Gucci and alerted me to this video highlighting the new Gucci building in...
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Yesterday I went to Borders Bookstore to do a little bit of writing. Walking into the store, my eyes fell on the ever so-colorful book, “Freakonomics”. Up until today I hadn’t heard of the book, but the jacket cover piqued...
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One of my favorite accessory companies is Coach, Inc. (COH). Generally, I’m not into “logoed” out apparel, but for some reason I’m attracted to the signature Coach bags - or just about any Coach bag for that matter. Well, call...
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Nov15
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Less is definitely more when it comes to the latest from Isaac Mizrahi. It's a 60’s feel with a modern twist. It’s princess meets diva meets edgy New Yorker. Can you say “Love it”??I was checking out the photos from...
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Nov14
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I think it would be ok for the fashion cycle to slow down, don’t you? Sure, it may be bad for retailers who depend on those fashionistas coming into their store every week and perhaps it may affect the economy as a whole...However, perhaps this would keep more money in people’s pockets.
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Eight floors of Gucci? Yes, dear Gucci lovers, this is the new sight you will see in Japan’s Ginza district. Gucci has just opened a flagship store - a move that the company has made because Japan is the biggest...
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Nov13
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First it was basketball player Dwayne Wade on the front cover of GQ with his shirt off. Now it’s Brad Pitt on the front cover of Vanity Fair in his boxer shorts - shirt off, of course. No doubt that...
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Anna Bayle, the first Asian supermodel, recently launched a blog sharing her thoughts of the fashion and modeling industry. She talks about her plans on launching her own show that hopes to find the next Asian model - similar to...
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Najwa Moses of Styleaholics and writer over at AOL has sent over this piece on Kelis where she gives us her thoughts on style and fashion. For those of you who don’t know Kelis, she’s a singer who is married...
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This holiday season, Gap (GPS) is appealing to my core values in life: love and peace. The company’s new ad campaign is focusing on the idea of spreading peace and love and will feature one of my favorite peaceful people,...
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Thanks to Coutorture It, I’ve discovered a new blog called the Fashion Critic. I’d like to echo some thoughts from the author regarding the recent behavior of fashion shoppers: “...lines out the door and down the block. Are clothes really...
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Nov11
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I was reading through some press releases today and read about the iKY’s clothing line. I browsed their newly developed website and took a look at the pictures of their pieces....I’m not one to harp on anybody’s dream of having...
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Nov10
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I’ve discovered yet another fun fashion blog detailing the trials and tribulations of a fashion diva in New York. The Fashion Bomb gives us some photo footage at the launch of the Viktor & Rolf collection at H&M. I don’t...
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Ahhhhhh.... Black Friday is fast approaching, but this year I’m not working in retail!! So I guess I can’t be too upset about the day after Thanksgiving. This time I’ll be the one ramsacking the sale racks and fighting tooth...
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Nov 9
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Well, the big news for me today is that Liz Claiborne, Inc. (LIZ) has bought Kate Spade from the Neiman Marcus Group for a reported $124 million. This is another move to add high quality brands to its portfolio that...
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Nov 7
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For those of you who know me, you know that I’m a hippie at heart. So when I passed this window at the Lucky Kid store, I just had to take a picture of it. I think it was genius...
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I Am Fashion writes about the 90th birthday edition of the British Vogue and after looking at the cover page became lost in thought about the fashion of the past. I look at these historic issues of Vogue and I...
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The other day I was in downtown San Diego, so I thought I’d give my friend a call who is a manager at Nordstrom...“Hey! I’m in downtown today. Wanna have lunch?” I ask her.“Oh, I’d love to but I won’t...
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This post is dedicated to all the men (and women!) who love basketball shoes....I don’t get around to talking very much about sports fashion, although I did mention my love for basketball awhile back. In another life I was quite...
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If you’re an “internet head” (my boyfriend‘s name for internet addicts) like me, you know that social bookmarking has become quite the rage. Websites like Digg and Fark give us the ability to share our favorite news articles with others. ...
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Nov 5
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I have to give it up to Denimology for blogging about the Ask a Gay Man videos. This is probably the funniest thing I’ve seen in quite some time. The video here is the “Denim Edition” where William Sledd and...
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Well, it’s nice to see Jenna of Passion For Fashion back in the swing of things from her fabulous stay in New York City ;) She offers us her perspective on the Emanuel Ungaro spring 2007 collection, which I have...
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According to this article at MSN, apparel retailers are reporting slow October sales this year. Well, in my experience in retail, I remember that every October was a bit slow as people recover from the September summer clearance sales and...
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Ah, to live in San Diego... Just when I thought it was finally fall in this gorgeous city, we get warm weather for a week. The flip-floppers can still hang out. People can still wear short sleeves. Not that I’m...
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Nov 4
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In defense for Manolo, I would like to say that I am a reader and I, for one, wouldn’t mind paying $449 for a pair of shoes. Yes, you can have well-made, expensive shoes! Just save a little here and there and instead of buying ten pairs of cheap shoes for the season, buy three or four good quality shoes.
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I just read a little news tidbit about Pete Doherty signing on with a UK clothing brand, Gio-Gio, to design some clothes for them. Well, what really disturbed me about the article is this snippet: “The 27-year-old Babyshambles frontman, who...
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Nov 3
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Kate Moss wins the Top Model of the Year in Britain and of course, there are those who oppose her receiving this award. She’s still being scrutinized for her past - allegedly using cocaine - and people won’t put that...
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Nov 2
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No, it’s not the same “fashion police” that I know you’re thinking of. This is about literally the fashion cops that have been employed by the organizers of Lakme Fashion Week in India to keep an eye on the models...
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Makes me laugh, that is. Paris Hilton has taken center stage of the November 2006 issue of French Vogue and why does it surprise me? I wish I could read French.... It was my first time browsing through the magazine...
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Nov 1
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Ok, y’all, I had to break down and just take a peek over at Go Fug Yourself. [As you may or may not know, it’s my guilty pleasure.] As I scrolled down the page I had to stop dead in...
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When I think of sweatshops, a picture of an Asian kid sitting in a hot and dirty work environment being paid $1 a day comes to mind. However, I’ve been ignorant to the idea that sweatshops are pretty much everywhere...
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Yes, dear friends, I broke down and bought them. Leggings, that is. (Or “footless tights” - however you want to call them!) To top it off, they’re in a camouflage print. Yes, I think I was in another world that...
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When I’m on the hunt for a particular kind of shoe, I will not stop until I find exactly what I have in mind. Sometimes it takes walking through an entire mall of stores to finally find something I know...
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