Our favorite style curation sites seem to be taking inspiration from the holidays this week.  From fashion that celebrated the Chinese New Year to accessories intended to go hand-in-hand with Valentine’s Day, our top picks are all geared toward current merriment, in one way or another.  Read on to get appropriately accessorized. Blumera rings are [...]

The words eco-friendly, sustainable, and green have all entered fashion industry lingo as buzzy terminology in recent years.  However, what’s really going on when it comes to those terms as real-world applications?  Are any of these practices truly entering mainstream style?  More importantly, is even possible for them to do so?  In order to get [...]

If Louis Vuitton’s LV logo is too played out for your liking and Gucci’s red and green stripes just aren’t your colors, 2012 might be the ideal year to sport a different fresh-yet-old luxury brand.  New life is being breathed into a number of long-established — but somewhat forgotten — fashion houses.  Some have gotten [...]

Antoine Arnault, son of Bernard Arnault, the founder of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, has declared an end to bling — at least at the fashion industry’s most luxurious end.  Could this new understatement be a driving force behind the continuing success of LVMH and other global luxury brands? A quietly elegant look from Christian [...]

Robert A. Iger, President and CEO of Walt Disney Co., told WWD “it is estimated that for every 65 people that visit the United States, one job is created,” and thus retailers across the board are incredibly supportive of President Obama’s recent move to both speed up the tourist visa process and ease some of [...]

E-commerce is heading in myriad new directions, designers are embracing video content, and H&M is coming to a television near you.  Read on for all of this week’s top tech news from the fashion industry. Online item-of-the-month clubs are among the wave of new e-commerce sites. 1.  New e-commerce models are on the rise:  From [...]

Our favorite style curation sites took quite a break from basic black this week.  Getting through the mid-winter doldrums, we’re more than happy to see an uptick in prints and colors.  And thus, we collected our five favorite, totally unique new styles this week.  Take a look (and prepare to be mesmerized!): Casual but nifty, [...]

We love Lyst because it’s a pan-internet shopping site that provides sartorial insight through social connections.   Well, that’s a bit of a mouthful.  Let’s break it down. Follow Christian Louboutin on Lyst to track the designer’s products across the web. First and foremost, Lyst provides a one-stop shop for extensive e-commerce for both men and [...]

Suzy Amis Cameron and James Cameron for Red Carpet Green Dress. Have you ever seen an up-and-coming actress wear the same thing on two red carpets?  Neither have we.  Couture though they might be, all those one-time-use gowns aren’t particularly ecologically sound.  And thus, Suzy Amis Cameron (wife of James Cameron) founded Red Carpet Green [...]

Maybe two’s a trend — both Sears and Gap Inc. are turning to fitness to drum up business.  Could appealing to consumers’ health help sales?  Sears is using its position as the number one fitness equipment retailer to reach out to customers, while Gap is launching its first-ever campaign for its Athleta brand. FitStudio represents [...]