Posted August 13th, 2010
by Brock Cumpston
■ Who? Julie Cane, corporate director of guest services and media relations for 9 Group
■ Location: Playboy Club at the Palms Resort & Casino
■ Handbag: Fendi tote
■ Are handbags status symbols? I want to say no, but I think they definitely say something about your discretionary income. If someone is carrying a Birkin bag, I am thinking they do pretty well for themselves.
■ What does this bag say about you? It says practical.
■ If someone found your bag and looked inside, what would they think of you? She must be a mom, a career woman and a person who likes to shop.
■ What’s the most important item you’ve carried in your bag? A diaper. Hate to get c
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Posted in Vogue Style
Posted August 13th, 2010
by Brock Cumpston
Which of this season’s glossies make the grade?
Related reading: The September Issue review — Part 1, featuring British Vogue, Flare, FASHION, LOVE, i-D
American Vogue, starring Halle Berry
Grade: C-
Vogue.com hasn’t posted a “behind the cover shoot! online exclusive!” video of Ms. Berry, but don’t stress, lovelies. I’ve summoned up all my investigative journalistic powers (or maybe I hired a hit boy, whatevs) to find you the transcript. Et voila:
Halle [very close up; shimmering with tears and happiness, and also with shimmer powder]: “Oh my god. Oh my god. I Read more…
Tags: Issue Review, Part, September Issue, September Issue Review Posted in Vogue Style
Posted August 12th, 2010
by Amy Windradyne
+ TOMS Shoes is arguably the best-known for-profit social enterprise. Its schtick? It donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair you purchase.
+ Taking a page from TOMS is 141 Eyewear. For every pair of retro-flavored horn-rimmed spectacles you purchase, the company donates a pair of glasses to a child who can’t afford them.
+ FIGS ups the giving ante just a notch, funding a school uniform in Africa for every bow tie or necktie you buy.
+ The Red Rail is a line of designer clothing that can’t be purchased at any store or for any amount of money–only blood donors have access to the one-of-a-kind pieces.
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Tags: Best, Best Ecouterre Posted in Latest Style News
Posted August 12th, 2010
by Amy Windradyne
If you have a grandmother in the know, she might just have in her closet a vintage Fendi handbag from the ’60s or ’70s—at the dawn of Karl Lagerfeld’s run at the Italian luxury house. But why loot family treasure? This fall, Fendi is launching the Classico line, a six-model revival of the Lagerfeld era’s most beloved pieces in logo fabric and leather. You’re welcome, Gran. /p>
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