Month: August 2011
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Not So Fast, Fast Fashion!
Originally published September 14, 2008. Friday night my friend and I went to the mall to see a movie, but ended up at Target instead. Having taken a fairly major spree on serious things at the mall earlier in the week, more shopping was off-limits. And somehow I ended up buying a gaggle of fun. …
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San Francisco Summer Survival Guide
Please enjoy this guest post from Elisabeth of mission:closet. I’m Elisabeth from mission:closet and I’m starting to feel like summer really stood us up this year in San Francisco. Not a single heatwave yet and it’s already August! I’m a Bay Area native so I typically try to defend the crummy summer weather (“No mosquitos!”; “Fog is…
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NYT – “Before Models Can Turn Around, Knockoffs Fly”
Originally posted September 5, 2007. “Before Models Can Turn Around, Knockoffs Fly” This New York Times article is one in a growing chorus of complaints from American designers that lower-end retail stores are copying their clothing. The Council of Fashion Designers of American (CFDA) is lobbying Congress to extend copyright protection to garments and individual…
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Roadtrippin’
I know I just got back from vacation… but tomorrow I’m off on a roadtrip! The past month has put me through the wringer, and this getaway could not be more perfectly timed. With the company of a college friend, over the next 10 days I’ll hit Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, Four Corners, Arches…