Three Things I Learned While Quarantined in Bed

Send to KindleTweet It’s the Jewish New Year and already I’m a bad bad girl. Woman. I decided this year I would try to gossip less and be less judgmental. Already on day one I’ve nearly failed. But I have a few things to blame for my less than stellar willpower and self-control: 1) I’ve [...]

Links of the Week: Western Problems

Send to KindleTweet How to find things in your carryall, which hot French woman is on two issues of Vogue during the same month, and which retailers are joining the store-within-a-store trend. These are what one calls White or Western problems. It’s kind of like those moments when you are hungry but don’t know what [...]

Target: Kid Hipster Looks For Less

Send to KindleTweet 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 [...]

JCPenney Enters Fashion Partnership Biz

Send to KindleTweet JCPenney has taken a cue from other big boxes, such as Target, with the launch of its line with Spanish retailer Mango. The MNG line for the mass retailer includes work appropriate clothes, casual wear, shoes and accessories. While the collection currently available at JCPenney includes a range of options for casual [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News August 25

Send to KindleTweet On July 1, 2008, Starbucks announced it will close 600 of its stores in the United States, including several locations in New York and California, as well as five in Las Vegas. Starbucks also released a full list of anticipated closures that will occur during the first half of 2009. CEO Howard [...]

This Exotic D.C. Native Calls The Bronx Home

Send to KindleTweet Spotted: Zara on Fifth Avenue Name: Nina Age: 34 Hometown: Washington D. C. Current ‘hood: Bronx First language: English Other languages: None Job: Accessories designer for children’s clothing company Ethnicity: African-American Favorite Condiment: Trader Joe’s Hot sweet mustard Religion: None Favorite Nut: Pistachio On your iPod now: Alicia Keys, Corinne Bailey Rae, [...]