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  • FASHION WEEK DAILY

    DNR FOLDS INTO WWD
    Fairchild Fashion Group's trade publication to integrate with sister publication...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:20:02 EST
    FERRAGAMO GOES TO OZ
    Brand to host advance screenings of Baz Luhrmann's Australia...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:00:03 EST
    VIVA VIA SPIGA
    Vena Cava opens brand's flagship in Soho...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:46:04 EST
    TWEENS NOW RAP ABOUT COMME DES GARÇONS FOR H&M
    Untitled from Tavi G on Vimeo. This tween fashion blogger couldn’t be any cuter, and she’s not a bad MC either!  We love the lines about the sound of Marni heels rushing across the floor....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:44:28 EST
    PONY UP
    Beauty Junkie must apologize to our fabulous male chicsters. Perhaps we haven’t been paying you quite enough attention these days, but we promise to bring you more grooming options over the next few months. Our first has finally just arrived at Bloomingdale’s on 59th Street and we like...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:42:35 EST
    BADGLEY MISCHKA HIT PRIMETIME
    November sweeps are coming to end and Ugly Betty is opening little black book full of designer names. Mark Badgley and James Mischka are making a cameo on tonight’s episode. The duo will play themselves (of course), acting as judges in a competition. We won’t spoil the rest…...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:40:11 EST
    GIULIANI HEATS UP YOUR OVEN
    With Thanksgiving exactly one week away, we’re scrambling- how will we pull it all together? Thankfully, the most fabulous caterer in New York has our back. Mary Giuliani, who caters parties for the likes of Vogue, Cartier, Calvin Klein, Zac Posen, and the New York City Opera (to name only a...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:40:05 EST
    RIHANNA'S TATTOO HEART
    Gucci launches handbag collection to benefit UNICEF...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:00:11 EST
    VOULEZ-WU?
    © Getty Images Myspace Fashion and Lucy Liu hosted a trunk show for Jason Wu at Satine in Los Angeles. The wunderkind designer has amassed quite the chic clique. Kate Mara, January Jones, Rosetta Getty, Rachel Zoe, Cameron Silver, and even Myspace founder Tom Anderson made appearances at the intima...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:40:09 EST
    SNEAKER FIENDS
    Reebok launches its Bowery pop-up shop with a footwear-themed fête...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:24:45 EST
    SWIMWEAR GOES DOWN UNDER
    IMG Fashion introduces Swim Fashion Week at Sanctuary Cove in Australia...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:22:30 EST
    AUSTRALIANS TAKE PARIS
    Australian Wool Innovation partners with PeclersParis to revive Woolmark brand...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:20:01 EST
    THERE’S NO DOUBT…
    Amy Adams will likely have a lengthy awards season thanks to her acclaimed role in Doubt and she started it on the right note at the film’s LA premiere. She wore a splendid J.Mendel dress, Louboutin heels, VBH clutch, and Van Cleef & Arpels jewels....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:40:48 EST
    SASHA SETS THE BEAUTY STANDARD
    Many models can try, but few inspire gals to run out and buy that blush. But Sasha Pivovarova rocks the new Armani beauty campaign so we imagine many chicettes will be heading to the beauty counter soon!...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:40:06 EST
    LAST CHANCE DUSTIN
    The Cinema Society and Piaget host a screening of Last Chance Harvey...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:20:09 EST
    RING THE WEDDING VOWS
    The prototype of a sewing machine that physically represents sound is neat, but Sakurako Shimizu actually produces jewelry with a similar concept.  His Waveform Series contains jewelry with laser-cut shapes of the waveform of recorded sounds, like a yawn, giggle, or sneeze.  He even makes wedding b...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:20:06 EST
    SPOTTED! SCORSESE AND LEBOWITZ FILMING AT WAVERLY!
    © Getty Images We hear that Vanity Fair staffers were summoned to the Waverly Inn today–Marty needed some extras for his Fran Lebowitz documentary. (Andrew Saffir, get on it.) Did Graydon really let the research department out of their cages?...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 17:40:09 EST
    JELLY TREATS
      We thought we’d never wear jellies again after that unfortunate clear, high heeled pair from middle school.  However, in January mod plastic furniture manufacturer Kartell launches their vision of what Cinderella would wear to the ball nowadays.  Also, thankfully, they come in opaque for tho...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 17:00:12 EST
    FRIENDS WITH (ARTISTIC) BENEFITS
      © Patrick McMullan Save the arts! was the rallying cry at Christie’s last night, where the Alliance for the Arts held their annual Friends of the Arts fellowship benefit. Major players like Michele Oka Doner and Justin Rockefeller showed their support at the event, which featured an auction...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:40:06 EST
    MAKEOVER MADNESS
    Cole Haan to introduce new redesign concept, starting with Madison Avenue store...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:40:01 EST
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  • WWD

    DOUGLAS PERFUMERIES OPENS BERLIN FLAGSHIP
    Douglas Perfumeries just opened a new flagship here that's located on the Upper Eastside, that's right, not the New York City neighborhood....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:25:53 EST
    J.C. PENNEY'S CEO HONORED FOR SUPPORT OF DIVERSITY
    Legal Momentum advocacy group cites Penney's CEO "Mike" Ullman....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:00:13 EST
    MEMBERS ONLY TO LAUNCH DENIM LINE
    In the Eighties, the Members Only tag line read, "When you put it on, something happens." Now, that something comes in the form of a jeans line....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:40:43 EST
    TARGET IN DEAL WITH LOOMSTATE TO LAUNCH ECO-FRIENDLY LINE
    CFDA award-winning designer Rogan Gregory will create a stand-alone collection for Target based on Loomstate....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:20:10 EST
    OUR TOP SEVEN FAVORITE LIP BALMS
    W Magazine
    There are thousands of lip balms out there and granted, most will do a decent job. But these seven are our standout favorites....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:41:14 EST
    VIA SPIGA LAUNCHES FIRST STORE IN SOHO
    Via Spiga has returned to retailing with a SoHo store marked by a light merchandising touch and an al fresco-style interior....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:40:39 EST
    GREEN EFFORT SPURS APPAREL RECYCLING
    Sweden’s latest retail innovation offers the old rather than the new: a Filippa K store selling only its own secondhand clothing....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:27:17 EST
    ROSS STORES THIRD-QUARTER PROFITS, SALES RISE
    Ross Stores Inc. turned its off-price business model into a third-quarter success story....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:40:52 EST
    GUCCI'S OPEN HEART
    Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Blake Lively and Adrien Grenier partied at the Oak Room to celebrate Gucci's new Tattoo Heart handbag collection benefitting UNICEF....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:20:10 EST
    MEMO PAD: PROJECT RUNWAY ROADBLOCK... GQ'S HANDSOME PARTY...
    Everyone seems to have an objection in the "Project Runway" lawsuit marathon....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:00:11 EST
    ACKMAN REFINES TARGET REIT PLAN
    Investor proposes partial IPO of retailer's real estate holdings....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:40:07 EST
    FASHION STOCKS FALL
    Vendors, specialty stores like hit hardest....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:20:07 EST
    REPLAY PARENT TO REORGANIZE COMPANY
    Italian sportswear firm is likely to close production site near Treviso that employs more than 400 people....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:00:12 EST
    SWISS WATCH SALES SLOW DRAMATICALLY IN OCTOBER
    Watch federation reports 0.1 percent increase for month, warns of decline in 2009....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:40:11 EST
    STEVE & BARRY'S FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
    This time its exit strategy is to liquidate....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:20:07 EST
    STRING OF RETAILERS REPORT LOSSES
    The Buckle bucks market with profits growth....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:00:13 EST
    LAGERFELD AT THE MINT... PRADA LINKS IN... EILEEN FISHER HONORS WOMEN...
    "There might be less of it, but money can still be beautiful," Karl Lagerfeld said at the Monnaie de Paris after minting the first coin he's designed....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 03:00:15 EST
    Q&A WITH DUSTIN LANCE BLACK: GOT MILK
    Dustin Lance Black has written “Milk,” the much-buzzed-about biopic about gay rights activist Harvey Milk who was tragically murdered in 1978....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 02:40:09 EST
    BALLANTYNE TAPS NEW CEO
    Ballantyne has tapped Giuseppe Rossi as chief executive officer and general manager....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 02:40:08 EST
    TEA FOR TWO: LAUDER FETES RALPH LAUREN CHILDREN'S STORE
    It was child's play in the West Village when Aerin Lauder and Julie Janklow hosted a tea party at Sweetiepie to celebrate the new Ralph Lauren children's store....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 02:00:22 EST
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  • GLAM

    STYLEAHOLICS FASHION AND TREND BLOG: SUEDE AND LEATHER PATCHWORK BAG
    Stacy’s Blog xoxoxoxoxo Msfashionexpert Bookmark Me Baby:...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:20:14 EST
    GOT MILK?
    Milk, Gus Van Sant's new biopic of Harvey Milk, the country's first openly gay big-time politician, touched a nerve among the star-studded crowd (which included cast members Sean Penn, James Franco, and Emile Hirsch) at last night's Cinema Society and Details screening. After the closing credits, Na...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:40:19 EST
    STYLEAHOLIC DESIGNER PICK: AARON CHANG
    Aaron Chang is a well known photographer who has prominent work in popular magazines such as Cosmo, Seventeen, Fitness, Oxygen, Teen, Womans Health, Foam, Surf, In Touch, Lemonade, Line Up, and The Swim Journal just to name a few. He is also an avid surfer; and thus a legend in the sport of surfing....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 09:20:15 EST
    STYLEAHOLICS FASHION AND FOOTWEAR TREND BLOG: CUT OUT SKIPPIES
    Yes we’ve seen skippies come back, we’ve seen them in COLORS, Now there available in cut out patterns. Stacy’s Blog xoxoxoxoxox Msfashionexpert Bookmark Me Baby:...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 12:20:17 EST
    STYLEAHOLIC OF THE DAY: PENELOPE CZAJKOWSKA
    Being style-inspired by her hometown of Paris, France — I first met our Styleaholic of the Day, when she interned in the Marketing department of TRACE Magazine. From that time to the present she has continued to excel and I wanted to introduce Penelope Czajkowska to you all. Q: Tell us about...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 09:23:46 EST
    ONCE SWELL, NOW JUST SWOLLEN, ASHLEE SIMPSON MAY HAVE TO EVICT THE LITTLE WENDT
    She's large and in chargeBeing pregnant is tough, no doubt about it. Everything swells to five times its original size, and there's no such thing as comfortable anymore. But when your due date comes and goes with no sign of relief it can be torture. You'll try anything to hasten things along, but so...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:05:01 EST
    CHANEL ON-LINE BOUTIQUE | E-EXCLUSIVES CRUISE 2008/9
    Chanel e-commerce site…say what? Yes! It seems as though Chanel has decided to jump on the e-commerce bandwagon along with many of our favorite luxury brands. Well it comes as a major surprise to us [here at TBA] that Chanel has even decided to give internet users a chance to purchase exclusi...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:04:55 EST
    CHERYL SHOPS 1227066660 ...
    MasstigeWatch! Just two weeks ago, Alexander McQueen's collection for Target was confirmed; now, today, we have an article in WWD [subscription required], complete with pictures and interviews! Since you likely can't read the article, here's the pertinent info: The McQ Alexander McQueen Designer Col...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:04:47 EST
    SEXY SARAH PALIN TO REVEAL ALL IN LURID BOOK DEAL, INCLUDING STEAMY TOPLESS PHOTOS
    Perhaps I exaggerate. Yes, Sarah is working on signing a book deal, but it probably won't be lurid. (I guess we won't be hearing about her alleged affair with her husband's business partner after all.) It probably won't be lucid, either, unless you're a gun-totin', bible-thumpin' frontier woman who...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:04:40 EST
    ODE TO UNITARDS
    There's something laughable about one piece garments. Maybe it's their similarity to baby clothes, or the fact that they have names like "romper" and "unitard", but it's hard to take something that's both pants and a shirt seriously. I recently acquired this American Apparel garment for free, in tw...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:04:31 EST
    BECKI: NAP TIME
    Looks like Becki Newton needs to hit the sack in Marc Jacobs’ purple dress with blue heart prints and black piping. Here’s a glass of milk and don’t let the bed bugs bite. Rating: 1 [Source]...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:04:21 EST
    A GIRLS GUIDE TO HIGH HEELS - PART 1: HOW TO WALK IN HEELS
    Yes, it’s another shoe post here! We talked about winter boots last week, and today I want to talk about a classier type of shoe that every woman should own - high heels. Even if you think you’re “too tall” or “can’t walk in heels”, think again. Every fashi...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:04:14 EST
    TIGHTS WITH A TWIST!
    Gone are the days when women only wore basic, plain tights. This fall the choices are virtually endless! Now you can easily choose from a wide variety of cool and creative leg wear at just about any store. Whether you prefer a funky fishnet or a preppy argyle motif, youre sure to find a pair of tigh...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:04:04 EST
    MERMAN HAS HIT GQ
    Phelps is one of GQ’s “Men of the Year”. There are 4 different guys on the covers but Phelps makes one hot commodity in his. Phelps looks so badass on the front cover, no cigarette required! I love when he grows his hair out, he looks more manly. And holy jamoley, pictures of him p...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 23:21:17 EST
    GIFTS OF GORGEOUSNESS FROM SEPHORA
    Forget fruitcakes and boring ties! Instead, bestow tidings of Limited Edition and Sephora Only on them.  Here are some fabulous picks, for her, one for him, and most importantly - for you: get free shipping for any purchase over $25 (at checkout, enter code SHIPFREE25) and a free mini train...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 23:21:11 EST
    MISIKKO PRODUCTS
    Achieving quality hair at home has never been easier. You no longer need to dish out hundreds of dollars to go to the salon to have your hair look good for only a day or two. With a few simple purchases, and a little patience, you can have salon-worthy hair every day without leaving the house. Si...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 23:21:07 EST
    GIFT GUIDE: CHAMPAGE POMMERY IN 24K GOLD
    Naughty? Nice? Regardless of how they've behaved, they always love bubbly.  Housed in a petite 187 ml bottle with a glamorous gold sheen, this vintage-dated Champagne fits into most any stocking, big or small. A brut style blend of 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir, it's as easy on the eye...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 23:21:01 EST
    LEATHER VASES
    The Leather Vases ($299) may appear to be made from snowflake white animal skin, but in a slick move beneficial to both the animal and art connoisseurs, these containers are actually made from porcelain. Choose from either short and squat, tall and lanky or pleasantly average styles, or just go bi...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 23:20:57 EST
    MARSHMALLOW SUGAR BODY POLISH
    Yummalicious! Thats the new word I just made up to describe the Marshmallow Sugar Body Polish ($28) from MOR, which is made with delicious ingredients that tantalize many senses. Both peach and apricot components are incorporated into this delightful scrub, which also utilizes the natural exfolia...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 23:20:52 EST
    HAND ENGRAVED ANIMAL GLASSES
    Adding a little bit of safari adventure to ones life isnt for everyone. However, Im pretty sure that everybody will find something to enjoy in the Hand Engraved Animal Glasses ($195) by Theresienthal. These tumblers come in a set of six and are made of mouth-blown glass featuring engravings of an...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 23:20:46 EST
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  • NEW YORK TIMES

    NEW SCENTS CROWD THRIVING PERFUME FIELD
    International Herald Tribune
    Feeding an insatiable appetite for novelty, perfumers now bring more than 300 new scents to market every year - more in a single year than the total number of new fragrances introduced in the 1970s and 1980s combined....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:00:40 EST
    IN THE LAP OF LUXURY, DOG'S PARADISE
    International Herald Tribune
    From Saks Fifth Avenue in New York to Mitsukoshi in Tokyo, and several places in between, luxurious pet departments are flourishing....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:51:35 EST
    FOR PERSONAL SHOPPING SERVICES, NO ORDER IS OUT OF THE QUESTION
    International Herald Tribune
    From the very rich to the simply well off, customers who need shopping done quickly can find people to do it for them....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:49:22 EST
    FIFTH AVENUE OUTDOES ITSELF FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    International Herald Tribune
    From Saks to Bergdorf Goodman, from Tiffany to Harry Winston, creative geniuses try to outdo each other with window displays that delight the eye and lift the spirit....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:46:43 EST
    THE 24-KARAT HANDBAG
    International Herald Tribune
    With an eye toward diversifying, jewelers are giving their trade a whole new context: deluxe designer bags, embellished with precious metals and stones....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:43:32 EST
    LUXURY WAITS FOR NO RECOVERY
    International Herald Tribune
    What global financial meltdown? Ready or not, here comes a new wave of jewel-encrusted accessories....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 18:40:08 EST
    RED ALERT | SONIA RYKIEL PARTIES ON
    The Moment
    (Getty) Today begins the last event on Sonia Rykiel's year-long 40th anniversary celebration, the opening of Sonia Rykiel, Exposition, at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs. Given all the fanfare -- this year also saw a Rykiel catwalk show featuring odes by everyone from Jean-Paul Gaultier to Olivier...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:47:39 EST
    THE INSIDER | SAHRA MOTALEBI
    The Moment
    The Insider is a recurring profile of emerging tastemakers in the fields of fashion, design, food, travel and the arts. Here, the visual artist and singer Sahra Motalebi shares her essentials. Motalebi will be playing at the New Museum on November 20th; you can buy tickets here. A video of a col...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:40:52 EST
    QUOTE UNQUOTE | CHANEL, MINT CONDITION
    The Moment
    Fashion currency — Karl Lagerfeld with a new gold coin featuring the likeness of Coco Chanel. (Reuters) There might be less of it, but money can still be beautiful." --Karl Lagerfeld explains to WWD the raison d'être of his commemorative Coco Chanel coins. Four types of Chanel coins were minte...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:20:20 EST
    SCENT NOTES | HE WOOD BY DSQUARED
    The Moment
    Continuing a startling, fascinating trend, the fashion house of Dsquared, headed by identical twins Dean and Dan Caten, released its first two scents this past September: a feminine and a masculine. And, by God, the masculine is better. Is there some sort of mistake? This past September, the Ca...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 13:41:21 EST
    ROMEO GIGLI LAUNCHES A NEW LINE
    International Herald Tribune
    Romeo Gigli, the Italian designer who defined the softer and poetic side of the brash 1980s, is back. But not under his own name, which no longer belongs to him, but a combination of words that the cognoscenti will recognize immediately: io ipse idem. With Italian investment, the renaisssance was an...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:20:14 EST
    THE DIGITAL RAMBLE | PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
    The Moment
    [vimeo=http://www.vimeo.com/2169237] The Digital Ramble explores aesthetic topics through materials found online. I commuted a lot last year, mostly by plane and train, and saw many fellow commuters looking at home in modern airport lounges or biding their time over coffee in European train statio...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:00:28 EST
    FINE POINTS: THE WAY YOU WEAR YOUR HAT
    While hats will probably never be as popular as they were a half-century ago, there has clearly been a resurgence....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 04:21:49 EST
    OUCH, MY KNEE! IS THERE A BIKE FITTER IN THE HOUSE?
    Bike fittings for recreational cyclists has mushroomed into a mainstream offering found at scores of bikes shops and training centers around the country....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 04:00:20 EST
    FRONT ROW: NO, YOU’RE SELLING IT ALL WRONG
    Karen Erickson, of Showroom Seven, and her daughters, plan to sell all the not-boring clothes other retailers are afraid to carry....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 03:40:12 EST
    SKIN DEEP: QUESTIONS ON USING FILLERS NEAR EYES
    Some doctors are concerned about the safety of "off label" under-eye injections....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 03:20:10 EST
    A NEW WIND IS BLOWING IN CHICAGO
    With Barack Obama’s election, the city is basking in a moment of triumph that goes well beyond politics....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 03:00:21 EST
    WIFE/MOTHER/WORKER/SPY: COST CUTTING, A K A MOOCHING
    Tough times require tough measures in household budgeting....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 02:40:13 EST
    MERRILY THEY DRESS
    Putting on a sparkly dress for the holidays always brightens your mood. This year you need it....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 02:00:25 EST
    NOW BIDDING | DESIGN SOCIETY’S AUCTION
    The Moment
    Buy this photograph tonight at auction! (Joao Canziani) Tonight at 6 p.m., New York's Hosfelt Gallery is hosting the Society of Publication Designer's benefit auction titled Land Sea Air benefit. Over 100 framed photographs will be sold by either silent or live bidding, depending on the piece, an...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:20:17 EST
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  • MEN.STYLE.COM

    BACK TO THE BLOG
    Good news in the blogosphere: Mordechai Rubenstein, a.k.a. Mister Mort, whose photographic record of his daily wanderings turns up a wealth of style, is resuming his blog. It takes a perceptive eye to find the sartorial logic in outfits like......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 20:00:28 EST
    VARSITY BLUES
    As you might have noticed, we've been intrigued by varsity jackets for a while now?well, the updated ones, anyway. Our most recent favorite? This one from Junya Watanabe's fall collection. There's no denying the thinking that went into it: From......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 19:01:03 EST
    BMW TAKES CHARGE
    At least one automaker is feeling flush enough to experiment (and sadly, it's not domestic). BMW will introduce a test run of its Mini E, the German company's new, 100-percent electric, zero-emission car sometime next year. The battery-operated two-seater tops......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:40:13 EST
    THIS JUST IN: RANDOLPH ENGINEERING AVIATORS
    When it comes to aviators, we're usually interested in two qualities?understated design and authenticity. Randolph Engineering features both: The company has been providing shades for the DOD since 1982, and they don't mess around with aesthetics, keeping the look plain......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:28:47 EST
    JUST DID IT
    If you've ever wanted to design your own sneaker, you're in luck: The Nike Sportswear store in Soho introduces its new Bespoke program today, allowing customers to choose up to 80 individual aspects of the Air Force 1. (In case......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:40:55 EST
    HOT WINGS: UNDERNEATH IT ALL
    An informative slideshow of the highlights from the Victoria's Secret Show runway, plus a few choice backstage shots....
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:20:24 EST
    SPACE INVADER
    With nautical style, there's talking the talk, and then there's walking the walk. So we've got to hand it to TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie: While we've been going on about fishermen's sweaters and boat shoes, the guy's been living......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:20:22 EST
    COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMMING
    J. Edgar Hoover, who was neither black nor (ostensibly) a criminal, is the subject of BET's newest installment of American Gangster. The engrossing docu-series, which, typically, addresses offenders like Frank Lucas, Melvin Williams (who helped inspire The Wire), and Philly's......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:20:20 EST
    PENGUIN'S NEW COAT
    It may not save the ailing publishing industry, but the new collaboration between accessory designer Bill Amberg and Penguin Books does breathe a little life into the classics. Amberg selected six of his favorite titles?unassailable choices all, like Raymond Chandler's......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:00:49 EST
    CECI N'EST PAS UNE CHAISE
    Ron Arad is, of course, familiar with the anatomy of a chair, but the designer-architect's far more likely to turn a seat into artwork, as the image here demonstrates. Titled New Orleans, the glass-fiber and polyester hybrid is from a......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 08:20:11 EST
    DATEBOOK: 11.20.08
    Five things worth knowing today - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's underrated fourth season comes to an end tonight. With this and the imminent conclusion of The Shield, they'll be hardly a reason for FX at all?until Sunny's next season,......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 07:20:12 EST
    DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON AND NEW YORK
    Loden Dager's resort collection is just what you'd expect: reliable, unfussy sportswear with a contemporary bent, like trim blazers and washed chambray shirting (pictured), trouser-cut denim, and a rugged (if slightly unyielding) canvas trench. Resort collections in general may be......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 19:00:27 EST
    ROLEX X BAMFORD X YOU
    Those who consider themselves arbiters of style will find Bamford & Sons' new watch program amusing: The British clothing brand recently launched a site that allows users to customize details of the Rolex Submariner (and then, eventually, purchase it). Options......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 18:40:17 EST
    IT'S JUST A JUMP TO THE LEFT, ETC.
    In a stunning display of high-speed photography, Jeff Lieberman, a drummer-turned-sculptor-turned-MIT-scientist, employs unthinkably fast video—325,000 frames per second—with the modest goal of understanding how everything in the world works. That's the conceit behind Discovery's Time Warp, a (near)...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 18:00:24 EST
    ON POINTER
    We've hailed British footwear brand Pointer's Barajas shoe as one of many recent examples of canvas' timely resurgence, but we're glad to report that they're not going to leave unrepentant leatherheads out in the cold. Pointer's Crago shoe, part of......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 17:20:22 EST
    GQ'S MEN OF THE YEAR PARTY
    Last night some rag called GQ hosted its annual Men of the Year party in L.A., and most of the honorees showed up. (Apparently Obama had other things to do.) You've already seen how they look in the magazine; here,......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:40:14 EST
    CHUCK KLOSTERMAN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
    The 1,700-word review has gone the way of the dot-matrix printer and, for the most part, we're not complaining. But Chuck Klosterman's piece on the (apparently forthcoming) new Guns N' Roses record is worth the read. Sure, in places he's......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:20:18 EST
    HOW ENTERMODAL'S MADE
    One of the reasons we appreciate Entermodal's designs is the amount of thought Larry Olmstead and crew put into their wallets and bags. (After all, the Portland, Oregon, leather goods company spent two years developing its products before anything hit......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:00:26 EST
    THE DEFINITION OF DELL
    Apparently, if you've seen one HD monitor, you haven't seen them all. Dell's new 23-inch SP2309W LCD earns bragging rights for its 2048 x 1152 resolution (higher than 1080p), plus its 80,000:1 contrast and true 16:9 wide-screen ratio. Translation? The......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 12:20:21 EST
    IT'S JUST A JUMP TO LEFT, ETC.
    In a stunning display of high-speed photography, Jeff Lieberman, a drummer-turned-sculptor-turned-MIT-scientist, employs unthinkably fast video?325,000 frames per second?with the modest goal of understanding how everything in the world works. That's the conceit behind Discovery's Time Warp, a (near)...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 12:00:33 EST
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  • STYLE.COM

    WE TRY IT: BLACK LIP GLOSS
    ...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:49:13 EST
    RALPH LAUREN’S GLORY DAYS
    Patriotism is particularly in style these days—witness Michael Kors' red, white, and blue Spring collection or Catherine Malandrino's U.S. flag dress (and she's not even a citizen). But it's always been in fashion for Ralph Lauren. Back in 1998, at the request of then-First Lady Hillary Clinton, he...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:40:34 EST
    HENRIK VIBSKOV UNLEASHES HIS INNER CHILD
    What do baby showers and four-on-the-floor techno have in common? Henrik Vibskov, naturally. Last night, the Danish designer fêted the stateside launch of his new line of kiddie goods made in collaboration with buggy specialists Quinny, and though the party represented Vibskov's debut fashion event...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:40:58 EST
    JAPAN’S PRINCESS GIRLS? THANK TINSLEY MORTIMER
    Madge and Guy have reportedly reached a divorce settlement. Make way for MaRodnna. Paris Hilton is single. Guard your sweaty, unattractive, and very rich men. Marc Jacobs has been fined a cool million for cajoling, sweet-talking, handbag plying, and otherwise bribing the (now former) Armory superi...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:20:26 EST
    EMMA THOMPSON TALKS PLANES, TRAINS
    The glow of stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson lit up last night’s Cinema Society screening of Last Chance Harvey, sponsored by Piaget, which drew other bright lights like Marc Jacobs, Ang Lee, Bebe Neuwirth, and Bart Freundlich. The romantic comedy, written and directed by Joel Hopkins, c...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:00:53 EST
    RYKIEL EXHIBIT CAPS A VERY GOOD YEAR
    Sonia Rykiel is now wrapping up an event-studded 40th anniversary year that started with the opening of her new flagship in May and is now ending with her first-ever museum show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The event found her daughter Nathalie jubilant. "I am very happy ......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 12:00:51 EST
    STEPPING OUT WITH RAG & BONE
    After years of It bags and It shoes and It hats and It what-have-you, the flailing economy has finally sent shoppers fleeing back to the basics. This is good news for Rag & Bone, which this spring debuts its footwear line with three no-fail styles for women—a tailored loafer, a ......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:00:24 EST
    PRESCRIPTION STRENGTH
    The space was jammed, but when it came to early bidding at Tuesday night's RxArt annual fundraising fête, the numbers were much like our economy: sluggish. Even Terry Richardson's self-portrait with Barack Obama—a meeting of icons if ever there was one—had just a single bid. Had Ob...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:40:24 EST
    SHREDDED BLISS
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    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:20:28 EST
    STRING THEORY ON THE SPRING RUNWAYS
    Wearing fringe to the Country Music Awards? That might not sound wildly original, but Nicole Kidman turned the cliché on its head when she showed up in this Jil Sander stunner last week. Ironic or not, the embellishment was easy to find on the Spring runways (click for slideshow). Undercover's ......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:20:22 EST
    SURPRISE! THE TIMES HEARTS OSCAR
    The Times' Cintra Wilson visits the Oscar de la Renta boutique on Madison Avenue and deems the clothes there to be "the haberdashery equivalent of a Maserati." Ladies, start your engines. Or call your driver. Wish you could shop guilt-free? Sarah Mower suggests taking the wet-look leggings test to...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 09:20:20 EST
    WILL MCQUEEN EVEN UP THE SCALES BETWEEN TARGET AND H&M?
    "I'm not very fond of following the norm," Alexander McQueen told WWD yesterday, explaining why he had chosen Target rather than a certain Swedish retailer for his upcoming fast-fashion collaboration. "I didn't want to follow Stella [McCartney] at H&M or Karl Lagerfeld at H&M. I like to infiltrate a...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 19:40:23 EST
    NET-A-PORTER GETS (EVEN MORE) ORGANIZED
    It always seems as if e-tailer Net-a-Porter is pretty nimble in staying a couple steps ahead of our online needs, helpfully aiding any laptop shopping ventures to function successfully with the least frustration. Today, the site launches another feature that will make getting a fix of Roland Mouret...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:00:39 EST
    LINDA INSPIRES ARAD’S NEW BAG. PLUS: KANYE WANTS AN INTERNSHIP!
    It bag addicts and contemporary art mavens take note: The Flashbag has arrived. The first prototype, a collaboration between architect/sculptor/artist Ron Arad and Notify jeans, touched down at last night's opening of the Arad retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. (The show, which is sponso...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 14:40:19 EST
    WU GOES WEST
    Jason Wu is on a roll. Just this year, he won Fashion Group International's Rising Star Award and made it to the top ten in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards. Then last night, MySpace Fashion and Lucy Liu hosted a trunk show and sneak preview of his Spring 2009 collection ......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 12:00:38 EST
    THOMSEN’S SHIRT STORY: BE LIKE BIRKIN
    "It's about wearing one of our shirts with a pair of jeans and loose hair and having the grace of Jane Birkin," says Paris-based stylist Alix Johnson, the female force behind Thomsen, a new unisex line of shirts. "The prints are classic but at the same time they're joyful and ......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 11:40:22 EST
    BRUNI-SARKOZY AVEC LETTERMAN, LAUER
    Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is in town this week doing the talk show circuit. Last night on the Late Show, David Letterman drooled over La Première Femme in the sweetly hilarious way that only he can do, cracking wise about how President Sarkozy ever gets anything done. In spite of the flirtation, the...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 11:00:28 EST
    LEIBOVITZ ON “WORK” FROM O.J. TO FEY
    "In the beginning photography helped me to socialize," confessed Annie Leibovitz last night in Los Angeles, narrating her way through a 60-minute slideshow presentation of her latest book, titled At Work, which went on sale this week. The 240-page volume is a career retrospective of sorts, including...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 10:40:23 EST
    IKE UDE SEES SPIRITUALITY IN THE SARTORIAL, LADY DIANA IN PARIS HILTON
    Style File [Editor's note: Great name!] is the well-deserved title for the collection of 55 stylemakers compiled by aRUDE magazine editor and consummate art-world dandy Iké Udé. "When you look at an urban landscape, it is a pleasure to see someone dressed as immaculately as Iké Udé," proclaims Diane...
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 17:40:23 EST
    MIU MIU’S DECADE-PLUS OF IT FACES
    Miu Miu opens its doors tomorrow on 57th Street, in Jil Sander's old digs, with a nearly 5000 square-foot space over three floors dedicated to the label's sweet-yet-subversive wares. But it's a sneak preview of images that will be on display on the store's third floor that may really get ......
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 17:25:09 EST
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  • FASHIONISTA

    DNR FOLDS INTO WWD?
    This just in: DNR, Conde Nast's trade publication for the men's end of fashion, was just folded into WWD. We can only assume this is part of Conde Nast's company-wide 5% budget cut. No word yet on what happens to their staff, and to that half floor on Third Avenue, but stay tuned.. On a related...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 17:23:25 EST
    BECOME A FASHION DESIGNER IN YOUR SECOND LIFE
    Don't ask why, but I recently had to create an avatar - a character/person (for those not in the virtual gaming world) - in Second Life. Then, after some minor Googling, I entered this vast world of virtual fashion - think people creating full clothing lines, garnering major "celebrity" (in the meta...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 16:51:13 EST
    AS SEEN ON CARINE
    If ASOS stands for As Seen On Stars, Carine Roitfeld's the newest it-girl. The British chain's famous for ripping off the "style" of starlets, aka ripping off the designer clothes and accessories they wear. We're used to clicking through cheap versions of Kirsten Dunst's Marc by Marc favorites or...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:40:57 EST
    BARNEYS' BEIJING BROUHAHA
    The Post devotes some serious space to Barneys' possible Beijing expansion today. Basically, according to sources, the store might be looking to grow in China, as well as Dubai and Macau, even though their previous stateside expansions (Boston, Dallas, Vegas) have been less than well-received - not...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 15:00:42 EST
    ADVENTURES IN COPYRIGHT: BUCKLE ME CURIOUS
    So you probably know Norma Kamali did a line for Walmart. Everything in the collection is exactly what you'd expect - cocoon sweaters, cropped jersey jogging pants, tank dresses, etc. But she also ventured into shoes and accessories which aren't exactly typical. The only Norma Kamali accessories we...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:41:04 EST
    WOULD YOU CLICK TO HER (YOUR) HEART?
    In light of diamond prices taking a significant dip, Harry Winston's made a big change. They've quietly launched an e-commerce site called the Harry Winston Online Salon. It consists of only diamond jewelry, much of which is winter-themed (like at left), ranging anywhere from $6,000 for a pendant...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 14:20:30 EST
    MODELS RULE, MESSENGERS DROOL
    Think models can't be athletic? Think you can't potentially kick the ass of that bike messenger who's always locking up your work elevator, and never even coming close to saying sorry for it? Think again. Style.com pit Nicole Trunfio, armed with her skateboard, against an NYC bike messenger in th...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:40:26 EST
    PATRICK MCMULLAN RUB-A-DUB-DUBS
    Some would say you've made it in New York when Patrick McMullan takes your picture. But really it depends on how exactly you want to make it. If the fashion and socialite party scene is your dream, then yes, Patrick, or lately his son Liam, is an important part of one's initiation into the world...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 11:00:30 EST
    KANYE WANTS TO BE YOUR INTERN
    It's no secret Kanye West really takes this fashion business very seriously. Not only was he very sweet about getting rejected from Balenciaga's Fall 08 show, but he's also designing a line of shoes for Louis Vuitton. So if you work in a design house and are looking for an intern, listen up: Ka...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 10:20:29 EST
    STEFANO PILATI MAKES A BONUS SEASON
    One of the things you'll often hear a designer complain about is the number of seasons for which they have to design - Spring and Fall are the standards, but then there's Pre-Spring, Pre-Fall, Resort, Holiday, sometimes even Summer, and then those random capsule collections they might do that are pr...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 09:40:18 EST
    ROGAN BACK TO TARGET WITH LOOMSTATE
    Fans of Rogan's Target collection have another reason to get excited: His Loomstate line, based entirely on organic cotton, is set to hit Target stores (and their site) from April 19 to May 22nd, with the tote-friendly price range of $14.99 - $44.99. Guess all the work Target put into making the...
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 07:20:25 EST
    "NEW YORK CITY, TIMES ARE SHITTY"
    There's usually some sort of promotional on-line shipping discount at this time of year, and 2008 is no different, if not better. If you spend over whatever amount, you get free ground shipping to wherever, within the continental United States of course. But if free shipping is what it takes to ge...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 18:00:32 EST
    KATIE HOLMES TO MIU MIU?!
    Fashionologie's reporting a rumor that's getting backed up everywhere we turn: Katie Holmes may be the Spring 09 face of Miu Miu, upsetting previous rumors of an all-model cast for the always-anticipated campaign. The rumor purports that Katie will be surrounded by other models, who will undoubted...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:40:23 EST
    PLANES, TRAINS AND SWEATERS
    Remember when Lutz & Patmos decided they wanted their favorite train conductor to design a sweater? Well, here it finally is. It looks cozy, though terribly unflattering, which makes sense if you drive a train. You probably want to be comfortable and don't really care about your outfit since peop...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:20:30 EST
    LEIGHTON LANDS REEBOK
    Well, Leighton Meester finally landed an ad campaign. It's not Marc, it's not Miu Miu, in fact it's nothing we really care about which is painful since we really care about Leighton. She's the new face of Reebok. And not the way Agyness was the new face of Reebok, not just a passerby at a party...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 16:00:56 EST
    WOULD YOU WEAR PAJAMAS A LA SCHNABEL?
    Everyone wore suits to the CFDAs Monday night, but what about the suit's slouchy sister? We're accustomed to Julian Schabel's penchant for his wife's silk pajamas, in fact we don't know if we've ever seen him in anything but. However, we're not thrilled with Rachel Roy taking sartorial influence f...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:40:22 EST
    WHEN BRITNEY MET BALENCIAGA
    To: tips@fashionista.com From: billythekid@popfan.com Dear Fashionistas, I don't mean to be a traitor to my generation, but I don't understand how pop stars get dressed. I was having my morning Sanka and scrolling through dlisted when I saw this promo pic for Britney's new album. It was like,...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:20:26 EST
    LIPSTICK JUNGLE IS NOT CANCELED
    When earlier this week, we got about twelve IM's all lamenting the cancellation of Lipstick Jungle, we thought, "Who watches Lipstick Jungle?" Lots of you, it turns out. So grieve not: The Times reports today that rumors of the show's end were entirely premature, and that so many viewers tuned...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 15:00:56 EST
    WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH DOC MARTENS?
    WWD just reminded everyone that Raf Simons is the newest collaborator with Dr. Martens, with his version on the angry kid classic hitting stores this January as part of Spring 09 shipments. But we've been hearing something else, too, something about a waiting list for high-heeled Docs, somewhere...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 14:40:23 EST
    COCO SEES RED
    Model Newsflash: Coco Rocha was just spotted out and about. With red hair. Which was definitely not a wig. The possibilities: 1. Does she have a movie role / commercial for which she had to emulate Mary Jane Watson (or Stam circa 2004, depending on your references)? 2. Did she have to do it fo...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 14:20:37 EST
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    HOLIDAY JEWEL
    New York
    Dedicated E-mail: Tous The first snow in New York is a beautiful thing — for the first five minutes. Then it’s just a dirty mess. Capture the beauty of an untouched winter wonderland with Tous Snowy. The new holiday line of everyday......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 02:00:38 EST
    STYLIZE YOUR EPSONALITY
    Everywhere
    Dedicated E-mail: Epson Clean lines, vibrant color, and crisp detailing. Pull it all together, and it paints a pretty picture. For you and your creative projects. But to do that you need the right gear, like the Artisan™ 800 from Epson. Packed......
    Date: 20 Nov 2008 02:00:34 EST
    BROWN SUGAR
    San Francisco
    Perry’s Old-Time Apple Brown Betty Recipe So you know how to stuff the bird, whip the buds, and empty cranberry from a can. (Congratulations.) Before you reach for the frozen pumpkin pie, give Betty a try in a recipe from restaurant owner Perry Butler. Perry’s Old-Time......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:07:49 EST
    HEEL, BOY
    Philadelphia
    Dionella Heels They pinch, crunch, and leave welts. Yet when it comes to heels, you persevere (masochist). If your dogs must bark, we say let them do it in Dionella. Why? Because the line is cute enough to be worth it and......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:07:38 EST
    FITTING IN
    Seattle
    Sassy Fit Mobile Personal Training Your workout routine entails pushing up off the couch and stretching for a blanket. Resistance training is what happens when you think about the gym. Get that homebody rockin’ with Sassy Fit’s certified trainers and yoga instructors — who......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:07:25 EST
    THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER
    Washington, DC
    Bloomers Undergarments Boutique Opens It’s what’s on the inside that really matters. Which is why we must mention the unmentionables. (Oh, yes, we’ve seen your gnarled thongs, holey briefs, and shapeless bras.) No need to blush (we’re models of discretion). Just restock at Bloomers, a.....
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:07:14 EST
    PARK IT, CANADA
    New York
    Dedicated E-mail: Canada Tourism The more holiday parties, the more inedible fruitcake and unwanted houseguests. All the more reason not to miss an enjoyable out-of-towner: Canada at The Pond at Bryant Park, where New Yorkers can drink and dine at Celsius, a two-story......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:07:03 EST
    COLLECT ’EM ALL
    New York
    Dedicated E-mail: American Express Part II You hearted your new halter dress — until you also saw it on her. And her. And her, too. Fancy something more unique? Try Brooklyn Collective. The indie boutique was started in ’04 by clothing designer Tessa Phillips and......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:06:52 EST
    DEBBIE DOES DISHES
    New York
    “Swallow Magazine” Inaugural Issue And you thought your food fetish was a little unsavory. Clear your (deep) throat for Swallow Magazine, a new meticulously crafted, hard-bound publication for the gastronomically gripped. Creative director and NYC local James Casey (with London photog J...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:06:42 EST
    DO YOU WANT TO ENJOY MY SWEATER?
    Miami
    Soho de Luxe’s Fall Collection Locals are obsessed with the weather. Has our concern for global warming kicked into high gear? Nah, we’re just watching for an opportunity to wear a sweater — and blessed be some boots. For the former, there’s Soho de Luxe,......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:06:32 EST
    SWEDE AND LOWDOWN
    Los Angeles
    AK Restaurant + Bar Opens Nothing quiets your rumbling tum like a heaping plate of Swedish meatballs. (Then again, you’d willingly eat cardboard for a time-out at Ikea.) Trade up at AK, the new Scandinavian-leaning Abbot Kinney bar and resto with a globally inspired, market-fresh......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:06:20 EST
    BEST OF LUXE
    London
    Tabla Cashmere Clothing What is a Bentley without a chauffeur? A ring without a giant rock? A crystal vase without a dozen roses with which to fill it? We all like our luxuries with a cherry on top. And no one understands that......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:06:10 EST
    YOUR BODY IS A WINTER WONDERLAND
    Dallas
    Spa Treatment Roundup Rather than abusing your bod this holiday season, treat it to something special. Organic Pumpkin Body Ritual Soften skin with Spa Habitat’s 80-minute service packed with vitamin E and antioxidants. The full-body pumpkin-sugar exfoliation, body wrap, and shea butter...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:06:01 EST
    MOLLENHAUER DRIVE
    Chicago
    Ida Mollenhauer’s Home-Cooked Meals You have lots of culinary talents (eating, snacking, nibbling). Cooking isn’t one of them. Ida (pronounced eehta) Mollenhauer eats people like you for dinner (not really). The Kendall College grad owns a small catering company and dabbles in personal....
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:05:51 EST
    GIFT RAPT
    Boston
    Rapt Boutique Opens ’Tis the month before Christmas and all through the town, Shoppers are starting to scowl and frown. The prices and crowds are mind-numbing indeed, But the holidays keep coming (don’t think they’ll heed). So for handmade gifts that are fresh......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:05:43 EST
    DON’T SWEATER THE SMALL STUFF
    Atlanta
    Talulah B. Cardigan Closure Pins Turns out, boys do make passes at girls who wear glasses. And you mastered the naughty librarian look way, way back. Bust out your best-fitting cardigans for Talulah B.’s new sweater clips. Cabbagetown designer Samantha Rasnake’s duds keep buds underco...
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:05:33 EST
    JUST A TOOL FOR LOVE
    Everywhere
    S.Stein Workbags In your handbag, you’ve got five old movie stubs, four lipglosses, three condoms, 200 bobby pins, and one pair of just-in-case undies. And, yes, it’s as bulky as a partridge in a pear tree. Consider organizing the chaos with S.Stein’s......
    Date: 19 Nov 2008 02:05:18 EST
    HEY, BIG SPENDER
    San Francisco
    Local Deals for San Francisco If money’s too tight to mention, loosen up your wallet with our November Deals. They’re a perfect fit....
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 02:06:37 EST
    FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
    Philadelphia
    Dedicated E-mail: Fontainebleau Like Mom always said: It’s what’s on the inside that counts. (But a pretty face never hurt anyone.) Want proof? Look to Miami’s Fontainebleau. Steeped in the heyday of South Beach history, the iconic resort has reopened after a......
    Date: 18 Nov 2008 02:06:31 EST
    GOBBLE IT UP
    Philadelphia