September 2009
24 posts
Is online discount shopping overrated?
Members-online online discount sites like Gilt, HauteLook and Rue La La have sky-rocketed in popularity over the past few months. The pressure of timed, limited sales sends even mostly reasonable shoppers into ill-thought out frenzies. Well, now one of my favorite bloggers The Vie Society illustrates just why shoppers should beware.
For a while now, I’ve been searching for a cashmere tube...
God hastening the death of Crocs?
The Crocs Death Watch continues, and while taking far too long to wrap up for my tastes, there is some encouraging news this week. The Jewish community may be jumping on the anti-Croc bandwagon! New York Magazine reports that an influential Lithuanian rabbi has banned the heinous shoes from Yom Kippur services. God willing, other religious leaders will follow suit.
“Going on tour with Jimi Hendrix would be by ultimate. It would be balls to the...”
– Model/designer Erin Wasson on her dream client. Clearly she is a girl after my own heart.
Ethics in blog advertising
Clearly, one main benefit of owning your own site is revenue from advertising (even as minimal as it may be, in my case). As you can see from the boarders of TheHauteTopic, I do accept banner advertisements. I find no ethical conflict in hosting such ads as anyone familiar with the internet would be immediately aware that I’m receiving compensation in exchange for their placement. This form of...
Are Nina and Michael EVER coming back to Project...
Maybe they decided to jump ship once the impending move to Lifetime became apparent? Or maybe it was because of the lackluster designs? Or the overwhelmingly non-fashion forward style climate in L.A.?
Rodarte is showing RIGHT NOW
The wait for high resolution pictures is killing me, but trust there will be full coverage later today.
Great minds think alike
“Then I got into Gossip Girl. I’m beyond obsessed with that show.”
—Victoria Beckham in Elle
“Fun loving girl, responsible sometimes, likes to laugh, lives to love, seeks...”
– Joan Holloway on Mad Men. Apparently judging fellow women on size isn’t so new.
