Amex Joins Flash Sale Space

American Express recently announced a new multi-year e-commerce deal to boost online business and establish ties with Web consumers. Amex plans to commit $100 million, with a focus on early stage e-commerce startups. Amex’s new digital commerce initiative will be run from its new Silicon Valley office, with Harshul Sanghi at the helm as managing [...]

Ame Ame Opens First Boutique

Woman-owned functional fashion brand Ame Ame is opening its first boutique in the East Village on Wednesday November 16. Founded and run by a Queens resident, Ame Ame was until now, a Web-based retailer of rain gear, from Wellies to trenches. Celebrate hump day with a jaunt in the East Village and support a woman-owned [...]

Target: Kid Hipster Looks For Less

Jobs are like relationships– both start with a honeymoon period, the rush of the new. The honeymoon ends at about three months at which point the job becomes real with overnight responsibility and the relationship is real. After that, the next six months are OK, the lust or love develops and you grow into the [...]

A Tribute To Anna

While freelancing at CondeNet years ago, I took one month off to go upstairs and fact check for Vogue. The first time I saw that bob down the hallway I froze. I walked past Anna Wintour unable to even say hello. Later I saw Grace Coddington waiting for the subway at Times Square. Vogue editors [...]

Designer Denim House Heads To Kohl’s

Next year will hopefully bring us more jobs and a clean campaign but one thing is for sure–we are finally getting designer jeans for less. I know this sounds like a T. J. Maxx commercial but it’s the real deal. This deal is a sign of the times and possibly the product of a lasting [...]

Hip Gifts

Among New York City’s best graffiti artists is Toofly, a Queens, NY, native and one half of the female team behind art collective The Younity. This year, Toofly is lending her name to a great indie shopping event in Lower Manhattan. On December 11, the Lower East Side’s The Panda NYC will host an “art [...]

Sample Sale Alert: LA & NYC

New York City and Los Angeles residents have two great sample sales to look forward to this month. Going on in NYC through this weekend, Chelsea’s Metropolitan Pavilion hosts a sample sale for the cult denim company Rock & Republic. Meanwhile, in a few weeks, LA fashionistas can stock up on everyday staples such as [...]