After a 4.3 billion drop in revenue last year, J.C. Penney has essentially become your saddest ex-boyfriend, just begging you to come back, apologizing for anything they might ever have done wrong, and promising they won’t do it again. You should quiz them on whether or not they know what they did. All I can think of is this one dumb shirt, and I’m not sure that would account for their absolutely massive drop in sales. More
Topic: Designers
- 11 days ago by Jennifer Wright
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Apparently, the reason the Abercrombie and Fitch will not make larger sizes is… because they really do not like larger people, very much. They certainly don’t want them wearing their brand. I wish I were joking on this one. According … More
roubled designer John Galliano won’t be teaching at Parsons after all–The New School of Design in New York City has canceled its upcoming four-day workshop with the former Dior creative director. More
- 19 days ago by Jennifer Wright
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Andy Spade has just launched a new line of pajamas called “Sleepy Jones.” The notion is that they will be pajamas you can pretty much wear to work. More
- 19 days ago by Ashley Cardiff
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Large congregations of fashion industry types can often result in moments of pure, elevated, frequently delightful obliviousness. Unfortunately, this weekend’s British Vogue Festival seemed like a pretty staid affair–Victoria Beckham‘s soundbite about her naked design process was as scintillating as things got.
Then along came Donatella Versace. More
- 20 days ago by Ashley Cardiff
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Designer of astoundingly expensive things for astoundingly rich people and possibly secretly awesome person Victoria Beckham has another quirk besides refusing to smile in photos: she designs said astoundingly expensive clothes… naked. More
- 20 days ago by Ashley Cardiff
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Lanvin creative director, design collaboration superstar and all-around loveable fashion gnome Alber Elbaz did time at the British Vogue Festival this weekend–and Simon Burstein, CEO of London luxury boutique Browns, saw fit to ask Elbaz what he thought of Hedi Slimane‘s critically-derided, commercially viable collections for the newly revamped house of Saint Laurent.
- 28 days ago by Elizabeth Licata
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Are you a person who “can see the world with a unique, rare gaze”? Then you might want to enter the Prada writing contest. More
- 32 days ago by Jennifer Wright
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Hey! Turns out people hate Victoria Beckham. Huffington Post created a list of the most hated people in fashion. Most of them won’t surprise you – Anna Wintour is often thought to be the Devil, John Galliano is indeed anti-Semitic, Oliva Palermo got famous mostly for being on a TV show, and so forth. But the addition of Victoria Beckham did surprise me (in the number two slot, just below Anna Wintour, no less). More
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- 32 days ago by Ashley Cardiff
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…What’s more, he’ll be heading up a one-shot collection for the also-recently revived couture house of Schiaparelli. Twist! Twist!
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- 33 days ago by Ashley Cardiff
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Apparently people who can spend thousands of dollars on ostrich skin skirts and blue velvet smoking jackets have a pretty laissez-faire attitude about drug use! Huh. More
Are we supposed to be forgiving John Galliano for saying he loved Hitler, yet? Anna Wintour still loves him. I’m pondering this question, because I was at this party for the Couture Council, which honors a notable fashion designer every year, during which this happened: More
Are you wearing your sleepwear right now? That says you’re probably fun-employed. Or freelancing. Or working from home. Or ill! You could also be ill. I am sorry if you are ill. Oh, also, you could be Hugh Hefner! That is a job.
However, even if you’re the kind of person who only wears sleepwear during sleeping hours, what you choose still says a lot about you. I’ve thought this over and reached some conclusions. More
- 38 days ago by Ashley Cardiff
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Meanwhile, in Japan! More



