Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tights are on another level this season. If you’re thinking plain Jane tights, think again. This season, tights are embellished, textured, ornate, spotted, bold, printed – anything and everything you can imagine and more. Even Carine Roitfeld, who we rarely see in tights, is in love with tights for Fall. Here’s a couple that caught [...]
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1. Thigh High Boot Remember when everyone went crazy for Frida Giannini’s Gucci Fall 08 tasseled over the knee boot? Well Miuccia Prada called her bet and raised her 8 inches. This season’s boots are so tall, they’re practically pants. – 2. Oversized Link Choker Whether it’s straight chain, or stacked geometrics, these campy takes [...]
Can we harness the relationship between good design and functionality to rebrand America and get us out of this funk? Does a well designed: policy, structure… or currency, lead to efficiencies and…economic stimulus? And, how do we even go about picking out a design theme for the US of A? Hold an online contest, of [...]
The recent licensing agreement struck by the management of the Louvre has many people in the art world pissed off. Harsh criticism has been dealt to the Louvre’s director, Henri Loyette, for selling not only the museum’s name, but portions of its collection and the services of its management team for a cool $1.2 billion [...]
a. Luella Make-up Bag b. Diorshow Blackout Mascara c. Sally Hansen LipInflation (clear) d. Sephora Liquid Eyeliner (black) e. Color Club Neons 09 Wild Child f. i.d. bare minerals g. Boscia Vital Daily Moisure SPF 15 h. Le Labo Ambrette 9 i. MAC Lipstick- “Myth” j. Stila Smudge Pot (black gel liner) [...]
We were talking about boutiques at the office which got me to thinking about good boutiques. Q:What makes a good boutique? What makes us go back to the same stores over and over again? A: It’s a place where you feel at home, a place where you feel as though they ‘get’ you. Upon further [...]
What do you do when the economy is the worst its ever been and people just aren’t buying anything? Corporations are trying to get through these times by introducing a “new breed of corporate logo – non-threatening, reassuring, playful, even child-like. Not emblems of distant behemoths, but faces of friends.” (NYT) The logo is the face of [...]
During Mickey Drexler’s tenure as CEO of the Gap, he transformed the company from a dumpy jeans outlet into the retailer that brought casual chic to the masses. But in spite of his enormous success, he was unceremoniously and publicly dumped by Gap’s board of directors (despite a secret warning call from then-board member Steve Jobs). His [...]
When the economy goes down, sex goes up. A recession is a time to come together. With people spending more time at home – and whether its because they have some spare time, need some comfort, are in love, or just in the mood - it looks like they are having more personal time. According to AdAge, [...]
The retail environment is just as important as the featured products. The space is another extension of the brand’s identity – a facilitator of a deeper experience and an important channel to further communicate the brand message. Duh, you might say. But what seems so obvious is so often overlooked. Fortunately, the trend in retail design seems [...]