Target To Bring Back Popular GO Dresses

Everyone’s favorite mass retailer, that giant red bulls eye adorned mecca, is bringing back a selection of the most popular dresses from their GO International Designer Collective. To celebrate the five year anniversary of the ingenious designer-for-the-masses development, Minneapolis-based Target is bringing back almost three dozen dresses from a handful of designers, for a limited [...]

Beverage Trend: Spicy Cocktails

Last year elderberry cocktails were all the rage. Apparently, this is the season of spicy drinks. Every other restaurant I visited in the last few weeks had a chili or jalapeno cocktail on the menu. The upscale Thai restaurant housed in downtown Manhattan’s 60 Thompson hotel, Kittichai, was my first introduction to spicy alcoholic beverages. [...]

Uniqlo Coming To Midtown?

Uniqlo, or as some refer to it, The Gap of Japan, might be moving into Midtown. The Japanese retailer that currently runs one store in the U.S., on Broadway in SoHo, might be adding a second store around Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, according to Crain’s New York. Among the most expensive real estate spots [...]

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 [...]

Fairway To Add Another Manhattan Location

Supermarket company Fairway is reportedly negotiating a lease to open another location in Manhattan, in the Upper East Side. According to Crain’s New York, Fairway Market could go into the former Circuit City and Barnes & Nobles location on East 86th Street between Second and Third Avenues. Others that reportedly bid for the 60,000 square-foot [...]

An American Beauty

Spotted: Expo East Name: Clare Simone Age: 28 Hometown: Rochester Hills, Michigan Current ‘hood: Manhattan First language: English Other Languages: None Job: “Catalyst of Cool Outreach for Sweet Riot” Ethnicity: German, Norwegian & Lebanese Religion: Christian Favorite Nut: Walnut On Your iPod Now: Arcade Fire, Billie Holiday Favorite Movie: Cinema Paradiso In Your Makeup Bag: [...]

The Beautiful Product Of A Melting Pot

Spotted: The Center, West Village Name: Eric Age: 25 Hometown: Washington D.C./Baltimore Current ‘hood: Manhattan First language: English Other languages: N/A Job: Recording Artist –pop/alternative. Ethnicity: Mixed race. My father is black and Syrian and my mother is black and Native American. Religion: I chant, Buddhism. Favorite Nut: Almond On Your iPod Now: Kerli, Kid Cudi [...]

More Than Meets The Eye

Spotted: Audi Nkiru party Name: Inessa Age: 23 Hometown: Germany Current ‘hood: New York First language: Russian Other languages: English, German, Ukranian Job: Artist, singer/songwriter Ethnicity: Russian Religion: Jewish Favorite Cuisine: Asian On Your iPod Now: Lenny Kravitz, Musiq Soulchild Favorite Movies: Gran Torino In your makeup bag: Cosmetics from the European brand, Manhattan. Dream Job: [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News Week of November 16

Sony Encourages Television Recycling To encourage the recycling of electronic products, Sony Style has launched its ‘Green Glove’ service, which offers consumers the option of having their old televisions hauled away and recycled when purchasing a new 32-inch diagonal or larger Sony BRAVIA LCD television. The service is part of the Sony Take Back Recycling [...]

A Classy City Slicker

Spotted: Park Avenue South Name: Natasha Age: 33 Hometown: Nashville Current ‘hood: Manhattan First language: English Job: Career Consultant Ethnicity: African American Religion: Non-practicing Catholic Favorite Condiment: Thai spicy chili sauce Favorite Nut: Cashew On your iPod now: Prince, David Bowie What’s In Your Makeup Case: L’oreal lipstick Favorite Movie: Evil Dead, The Color Purple [...]

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