Mother’s Day is all about gift-giving, certainly, but it’s also a time to celebrate experiences, memories, and good times to come.  Thus the savviest retailers do more than create expert gift guides for the day.  Read on to see how some of our favorites are going above and beyond for the moms this year, launching [...]

We were already looking forward to a number of revamped heritage brands this year, and now comes news of two more to add to the list.  Apparently, a French entrepreneur named Arnaud de Lummen has been quietly taking over trademark rights to storied brands that have fallen by the wayside.  The two big ones he’s [...]

They’re already de rigueur in London, but the shop-within-a-shop has yet to make big inroads in New York.  Saks Fifth Avenue is leading the way with an in-store, single brand boutique devoted entirely to contemporary designer 3.1 Phillip Lim.  The outpost on Saks’ fifth floor opens tonight. Phillip Lim’s new shop within Saks.  Photo courtesy [...]

Business Insider paid a visit to the kate spade new york offices and sat down with Kyle Andrew, the company’s SVP of Marketing.  As we discovered when we had the opportunity to pick Andrew’s brain on the brand’s innovative social media strategy, BI learned that kate spade new york’s social side has always had a [...]

Who says you can’t fete the earth with glam new cosmetics?  A handful of beauty companies are going the distance to explore their natural, charitable sides and properly celebrate Earth Day 2012 (which is on April 22, in case you didn’t know).  From eco-friendly refills to tree planting initiatives, these five beauty lines have taken [...]

There’s nothing we like better than an original, productive pairing from one of our favorite new mobile shopping technologies and a great fashion magazine.  Throw in some music festival style and you’ve probably got a winner on your hands, so Details‘ fresh partnership with the sartorial mobile app Kaleidoscope is set to be pretty cool. [...]

Crisp blues and whites are always good for spring, so why not explore a whole range of prints and jewelry details that keep to the color scheme?  Our favorite online style curators have hand-picked a host of good options.   Check these out to apply the look to both nautical and print-happy spring trends. It’s chunky [...]

Colorblocking: it’s everywhere!  If you’re not ready to don a head-to-toe candy colored outfit, however, dip a toe into the look with a single vivid accessory.  All our favorite online style curators are offering technicolor leather looks for spring — we just barreled through and gathered up our top picks. Cast of Vices even got [...]

If Banana Republic can create an entire line of clothing based on Mad Men, why shouldn’t super high-end watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre create a relevant timepiece?  After all, the show’s John Hamm sports the brand, in character as Don Draper. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Mad Men set, glasses not included. So just in time for last night’s Mad Men season [...]

First Miuccia Prada told everyone not to hold their breath for a fast fashion line, because “I don’t like the idea of a bad copy of what one does for the main brand.”  Now a younger designer is following suit.  British fashion wunderkind Erdem sagely pointed out that “once you start looking at versions of [...]