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Why You Should Be Shopping at J.C. Penney
This past Sunday, I needed long underwear. It’s been freaking colder than cold here in New England, and when it’s like that, well, you just need long underwear or risk getting a frozen behind. I’d...
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A Quick Look at Prabal Gurung Collection for Target
Well, I was down at the local mall today, and had a chance to look at a number of pieces in the Prabal Gurung Collection for Target at my local Target. I can’t say I was all that impressed. Here’s...
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Learning about Steve Madden makes me like his shoes even more….
I didn’t know much about shoe mogul Steve Madden, other than that I really like his shoes. I love the designs, don’t have to consider lopping off my little toe or enduring horrendous blisters just to...
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Shoe Trends Spring 2013: Three Fresh Styles to Spruce Up Your Wardrobe
For the first time in several years I’m saying a big WOW! to the three trends that are showing up for Spring 2013. They are so versatile and so much fun that I’m going to have to add one of each to...
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Product Review: Nuance By Salma Hayek Flax Seed Age Therapy Shampoo
At the end of February, in desperate need of a good shampoo, I asked the question Am I Ready for Age-Defying Hair Care Products? As far as I could tell–given my age and the amount of times over the...
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JCP axes CEO Ron Johnson: a consumer analysis of JCP’s six big branding mistakes
Stunning news today that JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson–former Apple Store retail whiz and former Target merch JC Penney is one of the three department stores at the mall. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...
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Abercrombie and Fitch isn’t the only store that doesn’t want ‘larger people’
A big hoo-ha rolling around amongst friends on Facebook is a reminder of a 2006 tone-deaf pronouncement re women larger than size 10 from Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries that was recently...
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30 Days After Bangladesh–Now What, Fashion?
Thirty days ago, a factory building where they made a whole lot of cheap clothing to be exported to America, collapsed. Bangladeshi Spectrum workers protest deaths (Photo credit: dblackadder) At...
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Saturday Seven: Stories you should be reading for week ending June 15, 2013
Saturday Seven makes far more sense than a Sunday 7. So here are seven stories you should have read this week about fashion, body image, trash-talking movie reviewers, and much more….. House Passes...
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Redbook’s New Design — More Fun, More Fashion, More for Us (not Them)
A couple of months ago, I noticed Ivanka Trump on the cover of Redbook. The redesign caught my attention real fast. Redbook had been, to my mind, one of those “mommy mags” up there with Woman’s Day,...
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Saturday Seven for Week Ending June 29, 2013
This week’s Saturday Seven…..a day late, so it’s really the Sunday 8….. I Wore Stripper Heels For A Day (Buzzfeed Fashion) Angela Vitello’s hilarious account of teetering around on 7 inch heels for a...
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H&M plans fast-fashion recycling program for 2900 stores worldwide
Check for this sign at your local H & M Did you know that now you can bring in your old clothes to your local H&M store and turn them in for a voucher for money towards new clothing?? It’s...
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Kardashians plan another fashion foray with Lipsy London
The kreepy Kardashian sisters bring their line of krap klothing to Lipsy London this fall. (photo courtesy of Zimbio.com) Gad! I almost lost my breakfast this morning when I read on WWD.com how the...
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Menswear: Aaron Taylor-Johnson looks gorgeous in plaid suit for GQ
Oh, let’s just admit it: he’d look gorgeous in or out of a plaid suit…… Not to mention that this stunning GQ pictorial also has great pointers for how to wear a plaid suit. I love when GQ gives the...
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Fashion and Context: Marc Jacobs’ culturally tone deaf “boots” T-shirt gets...
Isn’t it interesting when a fashion designer, who’s supposed to be quite edgy, comes out with one of the ugliest tee-shirts ever, that ends up not only appropriating the logo of a skinhead band, but...
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Bloomingdale’s black tags expected to limit “wardrobing”
Have you ever bought a “special occasion” dress or gown, and returned it the day after you wore it? Or have you ever purchased an expensive piece of lingerie for Halloween or a special night, and...
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Sears puts Karashian Kollection on Klearance! 50% Off! (and launch with...
Well, eventually it was bound to happen: Sears has slashed its Kardashia Kollection clothing by 50 %! With some prices as Kardashian Kollection on Klearence!! low as $9.99 The drastic price...
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Reverse Showrooming can help both customers and retailers get what they want
A few years back we heard how “showrooming” was ruining retail home electronics sales. Horror stories about how Checking an item on a smartphone to see if it’s in stock, not to check a competitor...
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Do wrinkle creams really work? ?
One of the oldest questions put to the beauty product makes is “does this stuff really work, or am I wasting my money?” From my experience with wrinkle creams over the past 10 years, I’d have to say...
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Sears CEO Eddie Lampert leads company on a frumpy road to fashion nowhere
If most of your clothes shopping, like mine, is on the budget-side, you’ve probably noticed that Sears, a one time great hub for pretty, stylish, and inexpensive clothes, has been in a downward...
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