Stuff lying around the house might be worth something (Reno Gazette-Journal)
My husband and I are having a contest to see who can sell the largest dollar value of stuff that we don't need any more.
Vintage dresses collected as art (The Charlotte Observer)
People often think of vintage clothes as bargain-priced discoveries. So it may be hard to fathom the excitement of New York collector Juliana Cairone when eight dresses from a now-obscure designer emerged recently from a New Jersey basement. But in the rarefied world of fashion collecting, the name of the mysterious couturier Madame Gres has its own allure. Gres, who worked from the 1920s into ...
Hot picks on the web (The Record)
By now, you know plenty about shopping online. But there's more to fashion e-tailers than chain stores, Shopbop and Net-a-Porter. Here, a few of the lesser-known Internet shops whose high-style finds practically beg to be bookmarked.
Are you ready for prom? (Newsday)
Jillian Lewis of 'Project Runway' designs a dress for an LI senior. Plus, get last-minute tips to make your prom stylish and affordable.
Collecting Vintage Dresses Like Art (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
Eight dresses from a now-obscure designer emerged recently from a New Jersey basement, offering a peek into the rarefied world of fashion collecting. For the most serious collectors, clothes are art, and some of the rarest pieces go to private collections and museums.
Brooklyn, The Borough: Mom Drops By Campus (The New York Observer)
"Have you been to Dumbo yet?" my mother asked me over the phone last week. I certainly had, and was eager to show her around, so we made plans to spend Sunday afternoon perusing the sights down underneath the Manhattan Bridge overpass and in nearby Fort Greene. "I guess I have to get to know Brooklyn," she sighed, her surrender flag finally raised. Mom is new to Brooklyn. She has been a ...
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LONDON - Jerry Hall attends a photocall prior to an auction of several of her vintage dresses, including the wedding dress she wore to marry Mick Jagger (pictured), in aid of homeless charity Emmaus, at Sotheby's Olympia on June 9, 2008 in London, England.
Chains add bells, whistles to work attire (Miami Herald)
Who says a work wardrobe can be found only at conservative stores? I saw surprisingly appropriate (and totally chic) pieces at these five chains.
Fashion at work: Head-to-toe tips for cubicle chic (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Dressing for work can be a lot of, well, work. If clothing and grooming speak volumes about who you are, the office is one place where you want those messages to be carefully calibrated.
