November 6th, 2010 — Shopping
So the biggest one-man brand in fashion is getting bigger on October 15th, when Polo Ralph Lauren opens a 22,000-square-foot store at Madison Avenue and 72nd Street in Manhattan. The store, built to resemble a mansion, will be the brand’s largest women’s store and will also feature home collections and new lines of lingerie and fine jewelry.
The building and the products scream glamour, but despite the $159,000 diamond necklaces, retail analysts said rich tourists and New Yorkers were not the store’s only intended audience. In a classic effort of brand building, the store is also meant to excite more ordinary shoppers who sustain the company’s profitable polo-and-khaki business, the analysts said. – NYTimes.Com
Images: Vogue.Com
November 4th, 2010 — Books, Dress Up
When fashion sensation Anne Fogarty penned WIFE DRESSING: THE FINE ART OF BEING A WELL-DRESSED WIFE, little did she know the effect her words would have on generations of women. Nearly fifty years after its initial publication, much of this classic original text of the 1950s is as every bit as practical, humorous, and helpful today as it was then. A nostalgic throwback to days when women played the role of a wife just as dutifully as they donned layers of petticoats and cinched belts, Fogarty’s joie de vivre is irresistible, no matter the era. An updated introduction by Rosemary Feitelberg contextualizes Fogarty’s appeal within a broader social range and provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most enduring fashion designers.
Complete with checklists that help chart a wardrobe plan and indispensable tips on everything from traveling to entertaining, this authoritative guide will strengthen every fashion I.Q. and aid in the search for the elusive quality of “chic.” WIFE DRESSING includes helpful suggestions for avoiding fashion traps, wise spending, and even has quick remedies for banishing the “haven’t-got-a-thing-to-wear mood,” providing all the while that there is indeed a fine–and perhaps lost–art to looking good for every occasion.
November 3rd, 2010 — Dress Up
November 3rd, 2010 — About Me, Halloween
Myself, Amber, Michelle and Veronica
My All Hallows Eve night was spent at the Maroon 5 Party in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. What could be more fun and creepy then dancing with the actual dead in a mausoleum, eating churros and taking photos in Rony’s Photo Booth. Perfect Halloween Fun! – Taryn Cox for The Wife
October 31st, 2010 — Halloween
