Archive for the ‘Apparel’ Category

Markets Stall but Spoiled Always Sells

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Even in a reeling economy, the rich spoiled brat is a fashion and cultural heroine. Related PostsThe Fashion Report of 1920Some clothes never change — Barbour, Filson, Red Wing — and this is their moment. Related Po...Coke Live: Starcie showmanówRicky Wilson, wokalista Kaiser Chiefs, ...

Mr. Blackwell, Fashion Critic, Dies at 86

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Mr. Blackwell was a designer of over-the-top fashions and originator of the outlandishly satiric, but globally ballyhooed worst-dressed list. Related Posts3-metrowe gitaryWielka replika gitary z autografem eks-Beatlesa Paula McCartney’a została sprzedana na aukcji...Nie odkupił gitaryPete Doherty, lider brytyjskiego zespołu Babyshambles, nie dotrzymał obietnicy odkupienia gitary, ...Masłomęczanie chcą ...

Front Row: J. Crew Gets Uppity

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

The company’s new designer collection has raised eyebrows among analysts and competitors who wonder why a company known for its preppy basics would put on such airs. Related PostsSpring Will Make You DizzyFor all the economic heaviness weighing on retailers, the spring 2009 ready-to-wear collections were...Sekrety staropolskich ...

Hello, Customers. Are You Out There?

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Retailers are facing a dilemma: How do they convince consumers of luxury goods to loosen their wallets when even the wealthy are showing signs of cutting back? Related PostsSpring Will Make You DizzyFor all the economic heaviness weighing on retailers, the spring 2009 ready-to-wear collections were...Sekrety staropolskich ...

Spring Will Make You Dizzy

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

For all the economic heaviness weighing on retailers, the spring 2009 ready-to-wear collections were incredibly uplifting. Related PostsSekrety staropolskich alkoholiRęczne sporządzanie nalewek, likierów i miodów jest zawsze lepsze, bo wiemy co pijemy, jest saty...Islandia na sprzedaż, do odbioru osobiścieWspaniałe krajobrazy, ale finanse wymagają naprawy. I bez ...

Critical Shopper: A Currency as Sound as a Slim-Fit Shirt

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Gap, which was at its peak of influence when Seinfeld was a style icon, is on a mission to lure us back, hiring the youthful designer Patrick Robinson to revamp the line. Related PostsRecipes for Health: A Can of Tomatoes and Simple Pantry PastasCanned tomatoes are essential ...

Fine Points: A Right Way to Go Wrong

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Wearing your pants nonchalantly tucked into your boots requires not only fastidious attention to detail, but also the right boots and pants. Related PostsJackson na wózku!Michael Jackson najwyraźniej ma coraz poważniejsze kłopoty ze zdrowiem. Dawny “król popu&#...Czesi skazani za kradzież owadówDwaj Czesi zostali skazani w Indiach ...

Critical Shopper | Alexander McQueen: Metamorphosis Has a Price Tag

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

The author attempts, and fails, to restrain herself at the Alexander McQueen store. Related PostsCzesi skazani za kradzież owadówDwaj Czesi zostali skazani w Indiach za nielegalne zbieranie rzadkich gatunków motyli i żuków k...Jackson na wózku!Michael Jackson najwyraźniej ma coraz poważniejsze kłopoty ze zdrowiem. Dawny “król ...

Fashion Diary: Backstage, It’s Down to Bare Essentials

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

For people in the fashion business, being around rooms filled with unclad women and men is anything but stimulating. Related PostsCzesi skazani za kradzież owadówDwaj Czesi zostali skazani w Indiach za nielegalne zbieranie rzadkich gatunków motyli i żuków k...Jackson na wózku!Michael Jackson najwyraźniej ma coraz ...

Fashion Review: A Goodbye Kiss for Paris

Monday, October 6th, 2008

One of the strangest Paris seasons has ended, made confusing by deepening economic worries and bouts of real creativity. Related Posts28. Rawa Blues za namiPonad 2,5 tys. fanów bluesa zgromadził w sobotę (4 października) w katowickim “Spodku&#822...Peter Gabriel jak prezydent SerbiiWokalista Peter Gabriel i prezydent Serbii Boris ...