By Ali Cudby
The trade shows are around the corner, so let’s take your plan and put it to work for your business.
Before the Show
First, following your Open to Buy, you should have your plan laid out for the next 6 months. This will give you a sense of how your money will be broken down, month by month, across the major classifications.
Classifications include such areas as:… Read More
By Marina Rybak
Beauty Unveiled Through The Vision of Roberto Dutesco
With festive red signs prominently displayed everywhere even a casual stroll through Bloomingdales is a reminder that we are entering the year of The Horse. Precisely speaking, 2014 is a year of The Wooden Horse according to Chinese Astrology, and based on the lunar calendar.
As we gallop towards frontiers of our unfamiliar destiny, new creative energy is unfolding. … Read More
Last year, Paris was all about the snow; unusual and dramatic. This year it was the rain. Perhaps I am being a bit politic but there was a palpable austerity in the air; a general aversion to the current administration. The wealthy are fleeing the city to avoid sledgehammer taxes leaving shops void of some of their tried and true customers. Nonetheless some things never change in Paris and all … Read More
Simone Perele
Although I did not manage to get to all the European lingerie brands, I feel strongly that without exception, they were dynamic and in many cases innovative. For certain I will be expounding on this perception at a later date, but the rich colors, delicate embroideries, airy laces and graphic designs on the bras and panties I saw at Empreinte, Prima Donna, Marie Jo, Lise Charmel, Epure, Simone … Read More
Salon De Lingerie officially opened over the weekend and on the first day, as I usually do, I spent the time (apart from a few crucial appointments) doing my best to secure an overview. Although the show was smaller, it seemed more crowded, but the real take away for me today, was the low key dynamic, a curious lack of that usual french drama that the Paris exposition generally offers … Read More
In Paris for the Salon International de la Lingerie show, slightly jet lagged and somewhat inured to the romantic fog that used to engross me whenever I found myself in this beautiful city, I still find certain aspects of the French culture so poetic, it is difficult to ignore the creativity born here. But more about that later. Today, I made a point of shopping at the usual suspects: Le … Read More
By Marina Rybak
The race is on! The highly anticipated Arts and Entertainment Award Season is here. The frenzy of the ceremonies is heating up and the self-proclaimed authorities of the best and the worst-dressed lists are jamming the communication channels, fighting for our attention.
Just in time I stumbled upon a “palate cleanser” at the Rizzoli Bookstore, a recently published hardcover book … Read More