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Happy Thanksgiving

[caption id="attachment_573" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=""The First Thanksgiving", painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (18631930)."][/caption] DALLAS, Nov 26, 2009 / FW/ --- An American holiday, Thanksgiving is a harvest festival that traces its roots all the way back the 1600s, the first “official” Thanksgiving Day having been held in 1621 at the Plymouth Plantation where the Plymouth settlers held a harvest festival and shared it with the Wampanoag Native American tribe. Originally a religious holiday because it was being held to thank God for a good harvest, Thanksgiving has evolved into a secular holiday with the purpose of giving thanks in general and ...

Mackage Black Friday Sale

WHO: Mackage luxury outerwear collection WHAT: Black Friday Sale WHEN: 10AM November 27th until 10PM November 30 WHERE: Enjoy savings at TWO Mackage pop-up locations! SoHo Pop Up Boutique: 148 Spring (between West Broadway and Wooster) MPD Pop Up Boutique: 829 Washington Street (between Gansevoort and Little West 12th) WHY: Save up to 40% off selected styles from the mens and womens Fall 2009 collection. Plus, it is only going to get colder!

The Dating Game: There’s an App for that!

DALLAS, Nov 25, 2009 / FW/ --- If we start asking our phones if we have Mr. Right or Ms. Right in front of us, then we better ask if mankind has really moved forward from the Middle Ages when the stars decide whom we will marry. In the article “Is your date a 'stud or dud? Ask your phone,” the author discussed several smartphone applications that do background checks via Google about your date. From marital status – married, divorce, single to if he or she filed bankruptcy, the lighthearted iPhone apps “Stud or Dud?” and “Are They Really Single?” to ...

L.A.M.B. Handbags Sample Sale

[caption id="attachment_569" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="Knox Bag"][/caption] NEW YORK, Nov 24, 2009 / --- The holiday savings event that every New Yorker is waiting for! Shopping event company Savvy & Co. hosts a sample sale featuring L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers Handbags. The in-house sale is at Savvy’s new Soho location for three days only from Tuesday, December 1st to Thursday, December 3rd. LAMB + HARAJUKU LOVERS HANDBAGS Two lines by Gwen Stefani, L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers. L.A.M.B. is about individuality and sophistication with a touch of rock glamour and a Los Angeles-meets-Paris sensibility…. Irreverent luxury. Harajuku Lovers is fun, colorful, East-meets-West nylon and canvas tote ...

Shop While the Dollar Drops, Says New York Tourism Ad

NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2008 / FW/ — A true New York moment, and something that ‘the city that never sleeps’ could do with aplomb; a weak dollar and a weak U.S. economy is not a reason to cry, but a reason to promote the city. And, you know what? New York is winning! According to an International Herald Tribune article, ‘last fall, NYC &Co. debuted its first multimedia marketing campaign to promote New York City throughout the United States as well as in 10 foreign countries. Ad spending for the film, print, Web and outdoor campaign will total $30 million ...

Luxury Consumers Are Internet Savvy

LOS ANGELES, Feb 7, 2008 / FW/ — Contrary to what some fashion pundits and some fashion houses believe, luxury consumers are internet savvy and use the web as its first touch-point when shopping for high value items, according to a new survey by Sterling Commerce, a provider of business management software that supports multi-channel retailing. According to the survey, among households with incomes of $75,000 or more, 81% went online before making a purchase in the past three months. In addition, among those with incomes of $75,000 or more, 77% did research online as part of a store purchase. [HEIDE WINKENWERDER]

Battle of the Bottles in New York

[caption id="attachment_546" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Gatorade"][/caption] LOS ANGELES, Feb 4, 2008 / FW/ — The New York Giant’s Super Bowl win put the eyes of the whole sporting world toward the Big Apple. And, to commemorate the event, Gatorade created a limited edition bottle (photo at left) the features the logo of the New York Giants on the label and says Super Bowl XLII Champs. Meanwhile, at the tents at Bryant Park where the Fall 2008 New York season is currently on going, Limited Edition Evian Bottle designed by Christian Lacroix are being served to fashionistas. (photo below) Already a favorite in the ...

Sex & The City Movie Previews at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York

NEW YORK, Feb 1, 2008 / FW/ — The girls are back in town! And as always, Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (played by Kim Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes (played by Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York-Goldenblatt (played by Kristin Davis) are doing it in style. All four of them are expected to grace the tents during fashion week. And as if getting a glimpse of your favorite girls is not enough, Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge is offering top editors, stylists and newsmakers attending the shows at Bryant Park will be treated to several elements in the highly-anticipated ‘Sex & ...

Spend a Summer of Fashion and Design in Milan and London

MILAN, Feb 1, 2008 / FW/ — With a very cold winter, it’s hard not to think of warm sunny summer days. How about spending it in Europe while studying fashion and design. From June 30 to July 10 in London and from July 15 to July 25 in Milan, students and designers from around the world are once again invited to enroll onto the London Milan Summer Sessions for four weeks of design tuition and experimentation in world-renowned institutions. Now in its third year this unique collaboration between Central Saint Martins in London, Domus Academy and NABA in Milan enables students ...

Target Is Not As Chic & Trendy As You Think

DALLAS, Jan 29, 2008 / FW/ — For the retailer that made high-street fashion affordable by collaborating with high street fashion designers like Luella and Proenza Schouler, their ‘chicness’ stops there. It seems that the cheap-chic retailer deems CUSTOMER SERVICE unfashionable. In an article by the New York Times, “Target Tells a Blogger to Go Away”, wherein the retailer told one of its customers Amy Jussel, who just happen to be the founder of ShapingYouth.org, a blog about the impact of marketing on children that ‘Target does not participate with nontraditional media outlets,’ when Ms. Jussel complained about the retailer’s advertising ...

"The First Thanksgiving", painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (18631930). DALLAS, Nov 26, 2009 / FW/ — An American holiday, Thanksgiving is a harvest festival that traces its roots all the way back the 1600s, the first “official” Thanksgiving Day having been held in 1621 at the Plymouth Plantation...

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The Dating Game: There’s an App for that!

DALLAS, Nov 25, 2009 / FW/ — If we start asking our phones if we have Mr. Right or Ms. Right in front of us, then we better ask if mankind has really moved forward from the Middle Ages when the stars decide whom we will marry. In the article “Is your date a ’stud or dud? Ask your phone,” the author...

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Knox Bag NEW YORK, Nov 24, 2009 / — The holiday savings event that every New Yorker is waiting for! Shopping event company Savvy & Co. hosts a sample sale featuring L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers Handbags. The in-house sale is at Savvy’s new Soho location for three days only from Tuesday, December 1st to...

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Shop While the Dollar Drops, Says New York Tourism Ad

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Gatorade LOS ANGELES, Feb 4, 2008 / FW/ — The New York Giant’s Super Bowl win put the eyes of the whole sporting world toward the Big Apple. And, to commemorate the event, Gatorade created a limited edition bottle (photo at left) the features the logo of the New York Giants on the label and says Super Bowl XLII...

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