You Flirt!
I’ve never been a very good flirt. In fact, I can pretty much say with 100% certainty that I have no game. Fortunately for me I can let my clothes do the talking. Enter: Mighty Flirt and their gorgeous “emerging designers” section! Mighty Flirt is yet another on-line destination for new and independent fashion designers....
Fashion Mecha
The day after a long break… there’s really nothing like it. As rested as I may feel, I could use about one more week… maybe two… but alas I’m here on my last day of freedom trying to make sense of the fact I have to spend the next 2 months studying. Non-stop. 8-9 hours...
Get in the Loop!
Rescued rubber inner tube purses? Keyboard key magnets? A diskette notebook? What’s going on here?! If you answered: “The fantastic fusion of social consciousness and design,” then we’re on the same page. Leave it creative companies like English Retreads, Carol Young, and websites like Greenloop and Acorn Studios to turn the modern day necessity of...
Mr. and Mrs. Tan love Hansel (and so will you)
Its easy to get stuck in a box. The box can be small, confining, suffocating… or it can be huge, expansive and full of possibility — but its still a box. At the end of the day, it has four corners and four walls and if you keep walking you’re destined to bump into one...
Put on your thinking caps
Yesterday my friend Pai had on an adorable hat, which reminded me that I wanted to tell you about Goorin Brothers… but you probably already know about this company as its been around for over 100 years. What makes it unique is its unwavering devotion: to hats. With many unique styles to choose from you’re...
Fresh Tee’s in Heavy Rotation
The problem with writing about independent fashion is, I’ve become spoiled. This weekend I went shopping at a HUGE factory outlet mall…. it had everything from Banana Republic to Barneys… Coach, Lacoste, Bebe, you name it… The problem was, nothing really appealed to me. Sure, stores like Saks and Barneys have beautiful clothes, but the...
Wear, repeat.
I’m on vacation right now… and vacation means I don’t have to wear work-clothes. This is a good thing… except for the fact that I pretty much want to wear the same thing everyday — a pair of Salt Works Jeans and t-shirt. Maybe a cute pair of shoes, but like I’ve said in the...
Spring Sprouts
I love spring… all the trees are sprouting, the lilacs are blooming… its a gorgeous time! It’s also a time for babies — as demonstrated by the onslaught of celebrity moms these days. Though Angelina, Katie, and Brooke mean nothing to me, their little bundles of joy signify a problem I often have: what to...
Details: A Howe To Guide…
One of my flaws (I know its hard to believe after reading this that I have any…) is that I’m not so good with details. I know, I know… it’s all in the details. At least that’s what they tell me. Still it’s something I sometimes struggle with. I’m a great “big picture” person …...
SixOneSix…
Ugh. When will this rain stop? Good thing I have great fashion to distract me from the depressing scene outside my window! I’m actually in the market for a dress to wear to graduation. Up until last week I didn’t even know I was supposed to wear a dress… but that’s another story…. My first...
Fashion’s Star*
A while back I got a free subscription to “Star” magazine. Embarrassed at first (I live with a bunch of med school students, so I as pull “BRITS’ BABY BONANZA!!” out of my mail box, the woman next to me is pulling out Scientific American and Psychology Today… Anyway)… I finally grew to accept the...
Marlo’s Favorite Sample Sale
It’s the sample sale that puts all other sample sales to shame. And Billion Dollar Babes will be doing their thing in NYC this Saturday, May 13th. Of course like all good things, the sales are by invite only… so register here and RSVP here. Then be there Saturday for the best selection of designers*...
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