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Plastic bag afterlife
I spend most mornings in front of my laptop, catching up on news and trying to eat some of my five a day.
Multi concept stores – a sign of the times?
Walking around New York in recent months I have sadly noticed far too many empty shop windows or stores announcing their imminent closing down sales.
Not such a Topshop?
Parents, brace yourselves! Topshop has finally landed, just minutes away from NY’s student hub, and if your style hungry teenager gets addicted you may be asking Obama for a stimulus package to help cover the credit card bills.
The first lady's seal of approval
Barack Obama may have become the first African American President of the United States only seven weeks ago, but in the current economic climate where unemployment is at its highest since the 80s and every day more American families leave their homes and move into a motel , the Barack excitement may be dwindling.
Do you suffer from email exhaustion?
Black Friday is looming. For people not familiar with the term, the day falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving (27th of November) and is considered to be the biggest day in American retail.
Is it all in the name?
On the big screen in the amphi theatre at F.I.T. the headline read ‘Turning a passion for life into a penchant for business … the second time around’.
Vote-mania
Americans are off to the ballot on Tuesday the November 4 ( I assume the UK have been plentiful introduced to Obama and McCain) and several retailers have joined the election trail hoping to make a buck or two.
Gothic - the fashion inspiration that never dies.
Gothic: Dark Glamour is the theme of the latest exhibition at F.I.T. (The Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York. The brainchild of fashion historian and chief curator Valerie Steele, the exhibition is a wonderful showcase for Gothic fashion, but not as the mainstream may know it.
