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It looks like Bloomingdales is pulling Juicy Couture handbags out from their main New York department store location. I am not sure if they are pulling it out entirely at all their 40 or so retail outlets or if they just intended to make this change at their main branch location only. This is unfortunate news for Juicy Couture. I...

Frida Giannini, Gucci's creative director, has teamed up with Hirohiko Araki, Japanese manga artist, for Gucci's 2013 window displays. What is manga? Manga are comics created back in the late 19th century. In Japan, manga is popular amongst all ages. Anyhow, what does this collaboration entail? Frida and Hiohiko have created the masterpiece called "Jolyne, Fly High with Gucci" and...

January 7, 2013 was the debut of Craig Green’s masterpiece for the 2013 UK Fashion Show. The model is in black and is portraying its dark side. The performance piece consisted of a jagged sculptural mask worn with layers of black cotton. The performance piece was meant to portray dressing up more. I think this piece is quite troubling to...

Looking for the perfect gift? Have an unlimited budget for that special someone? Gucci has a new Interlocking Collection, featuring their newly designed watches. Their watches takes a sleek, modern take on Gucci's iconic insignia, their new Interlocking watch collection adds a decidedly opulent touch to any look. Designed by Creative Director Frida Giannini, the collection, available for men and...

Black Friday started early this year. Retailers such as: Walmart, Bestbuy, Macys, Abercrombie & Fitch, Swarovski, and many more started on Thanksgiving Day. Many retailers started their sales at midnight after Thanksgiving in hopes to beat out the competition. These retailers were hoping that consumers would spend most of their money on them before hitting the retailers who opened at...

I was shocked to see Gucci selling handbags at Costco (Wholesale Corporation which is now the seventh largest retailer in the world). What is happening to this world? Has Gucci become so desperate for money that they have to resort to selling their merchandise to Costco? If they keep this up, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see Gucci handbags...

Designer handbags can be very expensive; however, this doesn’t mean that these handbags are indestructible. Many people assume that when they pay a lot for a handbag, the handbag can be passed on to their great-great grandchildren. I often think of an expensive designer handbag as a luxury automobile. A luxury car’s value is very high; however over time, the...

New for 2013, Christian Dior’s lead makeup artist, Pat McGrath has created a new pattern of eye shadow. Pat calls this masterpiece the “techno-butterfiles”. The butterflies consist of cream and powder eye shadow dragged across the eyelid contrasted by Swarovski crystals. The colors of the Swarovski crystals are carefully chosen to reveal strong contrast from the vibrant color of the...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, among many other things, but I encourage that if you're going to shop this month, be sure to shop for the cause! Many designers are donating anywhere from 20-100% of their profits from featured items to the foundation for research. The cute Nine West flats above will be featured on QVC on October 24th...

Chanel has released this Hula-hoop handbag for Spring 2013. It is extremely large as you can see from the image. What do I think of this handbag? I am shocked to see Chanel create such a disaster. Do you not think this is a hideous and ridiculous handbag? Am I missing something here? Somebody please explain to me why Chanel...