July 2009
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Discount Code Roundup
Looking to spend less? Here are some of our favorite current discount codes from around the WWW.
Adriano Goldschmied: Take 30% off using code luckybreaks1 (expires 9.1.2009)
Andrea Lucille Designs: Take 15% off sitewide using code people15 (expires 8.3.2009)
Beckley Boutique: Take 20% off all purchases using code INSTYLE09 (expires 8.31.09)
Bleu Clothing: Take 20% off using code...
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Save Until Midnight
Discount codes ending today:
Tobi: Save 30% on regularly priced items using code ENDLESS30 (expires 7.30.2009)
Check out our most recent Discount Code Roundup for a complete list of current codes.
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Remnants
Amazon buys Zappos, gives press the boot (Gawker)
The chambermaid wears Prada (Financial Times)
Esteban Cortazar leaves Ungaro (BlackBook)
Launch My Line features familiar faces (Los Angeles Times)
The newest celebrity fashion statement: bald is beautiful (All The Rage)
Lily Allen launches jewelry line (People)
The Obama Effect: Chicago turns “Milan of the Midwest”...
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Gilt Group to Launch "Gilt Fuse"
From The New York Times:
Almost every weekday at noon, Eastern Standard Time, 100,000 to 200,000 people log on to Gilt.com, one of a handful of Web sites that offer discounted designer merchandise in an online version of a sample sale, only without the throwing of elbows.
Dresses from Alexander McQueen and men’s suits from Thom Browne are offered at about half their retail price. They go fast. The...
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Discount Code Roundup
Looking to spend less? Here are some of our favorite current discount codes from around the WWW.
Adriano Goldschmied: Take 30% off using code luckybreaks1 (expires 9.1.2009)
Andrea Lucille Designs: Take 15% off sitewide using code people15 (expires 8.3.2009)
Beckley Boutique: Take 20% off all purchases using code INSTYLE09 (expires 8.31.09)
Bleu Clothing: Take 20% off using code...
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Sale Roundup
Some of our favorite new sale items from around the WWW.
The Clothes
Nylon is taken to surprising new sophisticated heights in Elizabeth and James’ Christina Pant. Originally $275; now $192.
The t-shirt gets an upgrade with Banana Republic’s Flutter-Sleeve Ruffle Top. Was $44; now $29.99.
Alice + Olivia’s James Pants have a casual, almost insouciant cool...
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Bravo Rolls Out a Different Kind of Fashion Show
From BravoFan:
With The Fashion Show barely over, it’s time to welcome a new fashion-related reality show to the Bravo network. This one is “Launch My Line.” In this one, 10 people who do other things but who’ve always wanted to be in fashion get paired up with real designers in an effort to uh, launch their lines.
The show appears to stick to the...
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This Week in Sample Sales
Online
Monday, 7/27
Boxfresh and Kenneth Jay Lane at Beyond the Rack
Priorities and Wren at Billion Dollar Babes
Francesco Biasia Handbags at Editor’s Closet
Zac Posen, Heidi Weisel Accessories, Mellinda Maria, and Carolina Bucci at Gilt
Delman, Zoe Chicco, Designer Ready to Wear, and Beyond Yoga at HauteLook
Donald J Pliner and Heartloom at ideeli
Casadei and Dream...
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Save Until Midnight
Discount codes ending today:
Jee Vice: Save 20% sitewide using code psw2009 (expires 7.26.2009)
Victoria Tillotson: Save 15% using code PSW07 (expires 7.26.2009)
Zoe: Take an additional 15% off sale items using code Summer09 (expires 7.26.09)
Check out our most recent Discount Code Roundup for a complete list of current codes.
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Discount Code Roundup
Looking to spend less? Here are some of our favorite current discount codes from around the WWW.
Adriano Goldschmied: Take 30% off using code luckybreaks1 (expires 9.1.2009)
Andrea Lucille Designs: Take 15% off sitewide using code people15 (expires 8.3.2009)
Beckley Boutique: Take 20% off all purchases using code INSTYLE09 (expires 8.31.09)
Bestow Boutique: Take 20% off using code PSW09...
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Designer of the Week: Soia & Kyo
Montreal-based outerwear designer Ilan Elfassy’s Soia & Kyo line re-imagines the classic British trench with trademark oversized buttons, asymmetrical collars, and contrast trim.
Eye It: Summer 2009
All Summer 2009 photos: Soia & Kyo
Buy It: Soia & Kyo Online
Trench in Off White $113 (orig. $225)
Houndstooth Nicole...
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Save Until Midnight
Discount codes ending today:
Piperlime: Take 20% off sale items using code JUST4U (expires 7.23.09)
Shopbop: Use code SALE20 for an extra 20% off sale items (expires 7.23.09)
Check out our most recent Discount Code Roundup for a complete list of current codes.
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Remnants
New York no longer considered fashion capital of the world (Huffington Post)
How Stella McCartney bagged Bambi (Los Angeles Times)
“Tatiana the Anonymous Model” unmasked (Jezebel)
NY Fashion Week to have more shows (New York Magazine)
Ad sales for fashion magazines unfashionably slim (Forbes)
Olsen twins inducted into CFDA (ET Online)
Susan Boyle to get glammed up for...
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Daily Obsession: Suspender Details
Get your mind out of the sandbox: suspenders can be a fun twist on otherwise standard wardrobe pieces.
$100 and Under
No need to raid your SO’s closet when you’ve got Current/Elliott’s
The Suspender Boyfriend Jean. $99 (orig. $284)
A dark wash adds a hint of formality to Generra’s Suspender Denim Shorts. $72.50 (orig. $145)
Add a little pizazz to your...
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Save Until Midnight
Discount codes ending today:
Piperlime: Take 20% off purchases of $125 or more using code SUMMERFUN (expires 7.21.2009)
Check out our most recent Discount Code Roundup for a complete list of current codes.
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Discount Code Roundup
Looking to spend less? Here are some of our favorite current discount codes from around the WWW.
Adriano Goldschmied: Take 30% off using code luckybreaks1 (expires 9.1.2009)
Andrea Lucille Designs: Take 15% off sitewide using code people15 (expires 8.3.2009)
Bestow Boutique: Take 20% off using code PSW09 (expires 7.24.2009)
Bleu Clothing: Take 20% off using code STYLEHIVE
Bluefly:...
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Sale Roundup
Some of our favorite new sale items from around the WWW.
The Clothes
Bold gashes of color lend artistic flair to Tibi’s Splash Belted Dress. On sale at $225 (originally $450).
BCBGMAXAZRIA’s Silk Crepe Tunic Dress has summer glamour down to a T. Originally $200; now $140.
Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet’s trademark “sweet with an edge” look...
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This Week in Sample Sales
Online
Monday, 7/20
Jack Gomme, Blake Standard, and Police Watches at Beyond the Rack
Kale and Tracy Matthews Design at Billion Dollar Babes
Bebe Sunglasses at Editor’s Closet
Brian Reyes, Tibi, Tibi Swim, Pianegonda, and Stila at Gilt
Da-Nang, Joseph Abboud, and Mor at HauteLook
Kathryn Amberleigh, Suzi Chin, and Joe’s at ideeli
Hobo International and Eva Franco...
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Daily Obsession: Ruffle Clutches
Add some fashionable frivolity to any ensemble with a ruffled clutch.
$100 and Under
Ruffles go industrial with this Chinese Laundry clutch. $19.94 (orig. $56)
Distressed dove grey vegan-friendly material gives Travelon’s Ruffle Clutch a vintage feel. $30
A rich purple hue and oversized kiss-lock closure lend youthful sophistication to Aldo’s Clementon Clutch. $15.98...
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Remnants
Diane von Furstenberg defies the recession (NY Times)
Hugo Boss model goes on New York crime spree (Huffington Post)
Spotlight on Project Runway models (Gawker)
Net-a-Porter gets its own iPhone app (Gadgetwise)
Turnaround investment group bids on Christian Lacroix (Reuters)
Fashion’s multi-taskers: Ninette Murk (International Business Times)
Leelee Sobieski and fashion...
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Debate Over Potential Copyright Legislation Rages...
From Reuters:
A proposed new law that would extend copyright protection to clothing has designers in an uproar and threatens to widen a rift in the American fashion industry.
For Maria Cornejo, whose Zero + Maria Cornejo label is a favorite of First Lady Michelle Obama, the Design Piracy Prohibition Act (DPPA) would protect her work for three years from knock-offs.
It would also put the United...
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Discount Code Roundup
Looking to spend less? Here are some of our favorite current discount codes from around the WWW.
Adriano Goldschmied: Take 30% off using code luckybreaks1 (expires 9.1.2009)
Andrea Lucille Designs: Take 15% off sitewide using code people15 (expires 8.3.2009)
Bestow Boutique: Take 20% off using code PSW09 (expires 7.24.2009)
Bleu Clothing: Take 20% off using code STYLEHIVE
Bluefly:...
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2009 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced
From Style.com:
This just in: The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue are thrilled to announce the ten finalists for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. For the sixth year, up-and-coming American fashion talent will compete for cash prizes and mentoring from industry insiders.
“We had very strong applicant pool this year, particularly among the jewelers,” say Vogue’s Editor In Chief, Anna...
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Save Until Midnight
Discount codes ending today:
Arden B: Take 20% off using code ArdenBPSW20 (expires 7.16.2009)
Gypsy05: Take 20% off sitewide using code stylewatch09 (expires 7.16.2009)
LuLu’s: Take 25% off sitewide using code STYLEWATCH (expires 7.16.2009)
Matiko Shoes: Take 20% off sitewide using code StyleWatch09 (expires 7.16.2009)
Revolve Clothing: Take 20% off all Ella Moss items using...
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