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Not All Blogs & Vlogs Are Created Equal

05/06/2012 – 6:16 PM | One Comment | 1,791 views

Not All Blogs Are Created Equal: How brands need to balance quality and quantity in their influencer marketing programs
Social media, although it’s been around for nearly a decade, is still in its infancy in terms of proper and notable use as a marketing tool for fashion, luxury and entertainment companies. There are few doing it …

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Petite, Premium Denim: Allison Izu Jeans Sale

07/29/2010 – 5:56 AM | One Comment | 971 views

If you’re a petite size, then you already know the challenges and frustrations in finding a good pair of jeans.
Let’s face it — most jeans are just not made for petite women. It’s not just fit that’s problematic. It’s the length and cut; it’s well…just about everything.
Yes, you can hem jeans, but chopping off the …

Tickle Me Tuesday: John & Mary Bags

07/27/2010 – 5:31 AM | 802 views

John & Mary bags are classic beauties, and I’m pretty much smitten with the small Classic Carryall bag, envisioning it paired with a printed dress and some strappy sandals.
This bag is perfect for a day trip or a quick travel excursion. Can’t you just imagine how nice it would look on your lap in a …

Tickle Me Tuesday: Rossmore Jewelry

07/06/2010 – 6:33 AM | 685 views

I have a lot of criteria when it comes to jewelry. Jewelry has to be unique (yet not overpowerful), functional and able to be worn daily, and must be well crafted. This means, sadly, that I’m not often able to find jewelry that I like.
You can just imagine my pleasure, then, when I discovered the …

[STATS] What Did You Get Dad Today?

06/20/2010 – 7:22 AM | 981 views

According to a newly released Brand Keys survey, the most popular gift choice for Father’s Day is the gift card.
This year, it seems, renewed optimism about the economy has put consumers in a generous mode, and they are willing to spend more on gift cards and electronics for Father’s Day compared to the recent past.
Brand Keys …

Luxury QR: $100,000 Piaget Diamond Pendant

05/25/2010 – 6:57 AM | One Comment | 1,371 views

Swiss luxury watchmakers and jewelers Piaget have produced what is probably the world’s most valuable QR Code. The eighteen carat white gold pendant is set with one thousand and forty two brilliant-cut diamonds and five hundred and twenty black spinels in the form of a QR Code that resolves to a Japanese mobile site celebrating …

San Francisco Designer gr.dando Fashionably Steals Our Hearts

05/02/2010 – 5:59 AM | 698 views

San Francisco label gr.dano, made headlines last year as a 2010 honoree in the California Design Biennial (quite an honor given Rodarte, Phillip Lim, Magda Berliner and Trina Turk are former honorees). The label also submitted a beige trench, which received the highest bid of $1,500, in the 2010 Discarded to Divine auction. This year, …

Irregluar Choice: Shoes Fit For Harajuku Girls Or Alice In Wonderland

04/29/2010 – 5:18 AM | 886 views

Truth be told, we aren’t always in the mood to wear our red sole heels or our Margiela flats. Sometimes, our inner Cyndi Lauper says, “girls just want to have fun.” Have you ever seen a more whimsical women’s shoe? Fun shoes are usually reserved for little girls. But, we could rock these Irregular Choice …