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So much to do, so little time. I tried asking for 27 hours in the day, but I think it's safe to say my request has been denied.So um, let's see...here's what I've been up to. Yesterday, I took the kiddo to get his tooth fixed from when he fell earlier in the summer at camp and split it in half (right in the front and one of the permanent ones). Insurance finally gave the go ahead, so he seems happy. He was quite loopy from the laughing gas still yesterday evening. Even though he went back to sch
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No one likes a double-dipper—especially where recessions are concerned. And sadly, during this economic slump, it’s no surprise that retailers are taking a hit. But, future store owners, this could be your time to strike. As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, open the best boutique ever… or something like that. (more…)

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Photo via Flickr/anyakamarek


Another Graduate Fashion Week has sped by, and we’re sad to have to wait another 365-ish days for the next crop of UK student talent. To cope with our melancholy, we’re reveling in our favorite finalist collections and the trends that might just catch on past the student runways.

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Left: Mark Fast (Photo via Flickr/kimberly-lyn); Right: Mark Fast for Topshop (Photo via Fashionista)


Don’t know about you, but we use fast-fashion fave Topshop almost strictly for bargain hunting. But with their new collab collection by critical darling Mark Fast, the Brit retailer is asking us invest a bit more cash in their trendy wears than usual. Priced between $100 and $185, the five-piece, neo-knitwear line sure is sexy, but will shoppers actually snap it up when it hits racks in 10 days?

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So much to do, so little time. I tried asking for 27 hours in the day, but I think it's safe to say my request has been denied.So um, let's see...here's what I've been up to. Yesterday, I took the kiddo to get his tooth fixed from when he fell earlier in the summer at camp and split it in half (right in the front and one of the permanent ones). Insurance finally gave the go ahead, so he seems happy. He was quite loopy from the laughing gas still yesterday evening. Even though he went back to sch
Read more…



No one likes a double-dipper—especially where recessions are concerned. And sadly, during this economic slump, it’s no surprise that retailers are taking a hit. But, future store owners, this could be your time to strike. As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, open the best boutique ever… or something like that. (more…)

Read more…

Left: Mark Fast (Photo via Flickr/kimberly-lyn); Right: Mark Fast for Topshop (Photo via Fashionista)


Don’t know about you, but we use fast-fashion fave Topshop almost strictly for bargain hunting. But with their new collab collection by critical darling Mark Fast, the Brit retailer is asking us invest a bit more cash in their trendy wears than usual. Priced between $100 and $185, the five-piece, neo-knitwear line sure is sexy, but will shoppers actually snap it up when it hits racks in 10 days?

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Read more…

Photo via Flickr/anyakamarek


Another Graduate Fashion Week has sped by, and we’re sad to have to wait another 365-ish days for the next crop of UK student talent. To cope with our melancholy, we’re reveling in our favorite finalist collections and the trends that might just catch on past the student runways.

(more…)

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