Uniqlo: The New Gap?

Years ago when New Yorkers heard a little known Japanese store called Uniqlo was coming to Broadway in SoHo, we heard it described as “the Gap of Japan.” Fast forward five years and Fast Retailing, Uniqlo’s parent company, is gearing up for the much anticipated launch of two huge new U.S. stores, both located in [...]

Prada Seals IPO Deal

The wait is reportedly over for the Prada offering. According to Reuters, the IPO is reportedly planned for Hong Kong, though it could happen at a different stock exchange. There is still no word on timing, but the newswire reported that the board of the Italian fashion house finally approved the float, on Thursday. Miuccia [...]

L’Oreal Paris Hires Another Celeb As “Face”

L’Oreal has hired another celebrity to help boost branding and ultimately, sales. Rocker, Fashion Designer and Mother of two Gwen Stefani is now a face of L’Oreal Paris. The celebrity, whose signature look usually includes platinum blond hair and bright red lipstick, said this of the new opportunity: “I can’t believe I get to be [...]

Tim Gunn Inks Weight Watchers Deal

Weight Watchers has tapped fashion expert and Liz Claiborne Chief Creative Officer Tim Gunn as a consultant to help dieters embrace fashion. The former head of Parsons’ fashion design department was hired to provide inspiration during the weight loss process and has already worked with the Weight Watchers PointsPlus™ program advertising campaign featuring Jennifer Hudson. [...]

Fashion’s Night Out: A Realistic Guide To Shop-Hopping

Fashion’s Night Out is one more attempt by Vogue Queen Bee Anna Wintour to help the retail industry salvage earnings and for that, we applaud it. But, Trendcetera is about encouraging Americans to be open minded, well educated, smart shoppers and that means shopping for what you need not what you want. Still, avoiding the [...]

Madonna & Team Release “Material Girl” Campaign

A mother-daughter clothing line–such is the life of the celeb child. Madonna and her first born, Lola (Lourdes), have released the ads for the upcoming Macy’s junior brand, The Material Girl. The collection is the product of a joint venture between the queen of pop and Iconix Brand Group. The ads, shot by photographer Tom [...]

Zac Posen For Target: A Perplexing Collection

It is with great displeasure that I reveal the best of the looks from Zac Posen’s collection for—yes, who else, Minneapolis-based retail giant Target. I usually have a blah feeling about some piece in all of the GO collections but Posen’s line is just plain confusing. For one, it is disappointing because it feels like [...]

Vogue Down Under…

It doesn’t take long for a woman to realize that trip to Sydney, Australia, will mean too much time shopping and not enough exploring. Maybe it’s the proximity to China, where almost all clothes are made, that offers an intense selection of shopping given the size of the city. From cheap and trendy to expensive [...]

Jean Paul Gaultier for Target

Fashion Week is upon us and yet we are still struggling to make ends meet, even those of us with jobs. For the first time in our lives, for those in Generations X and Y, we truly understand what it means to appreciate having any job. This personal and global credit crunch is just one [...]

A Love Affair With Target

Target just won’t let us go. From grill pans from the sexy Food Network star to the latest brand linkup, we just keep heading back for more. Truth be told, the purchase I keeping heading back to Target for is the 3-pack of seamless thongs from Gilligan & O’Malley for $9.99. But, that will soon [...]

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