I guess you have heard about Nixon. Yes, I am talking about the company, which is famous for manufacturing watches especially for board sports enthusiasts, Tokyo drifters, and design savvy iconoclasts. Now the last products that they are manufacturing are headphones! The best part about the news is that these headphones are perfectly compatible with…
How many times have you talked yourself into buying something less than perfect? You justified the purchase because it was the latest trend or you loved the fabric or color, but then it hangs forlornly in your closet waiting to be worn. Let’s face it; you are never going to wear it because it just…
Kenzo Parfums has created Kenzo Amour’s first limited edition fragrance. The new women’s scent, Indian Holi, was inspired by India’s Holi festival. Also known as the Festival of Colors, the holiday left a deep impression on Kenzo Creative Director and photographer Patrick Guedj as he traveled in Northern India last spring. The resulting fragrance will…
I’m a bracelet junkie. I buy and wear lots of them, some occasionally and others until they break or rot. Right now my right arm is home to a Massai-woven bead band I got in Tanzania two years ago; a beaded, twisted, three-strand bracelet a jeweler friend made; a woven friendship-style strap from Ecuador and…
Who doesn’t want to hang around all day in soft flannel pajamas? Aspen, Colorado-based Bridgi’s PJs are plush and comfortable with just enough glam (rhinestone buttons) and sass (bare-chested cowboy print fabric) to push a childhood staple right into opulent adulthood. These PJs were made for being seen, for being worn in bright day light…
Those of us at a certain age hate to admit we now can’t read the phone book, newspaper, even the screen on our cell phone without putting on the embarrassing magnifying glasses. But hide no more – make those failing eyes a statement with the fun and funky hand-painted glasses from Art 4 the Face,…
After what seems like years of hammering, pile driving and stopping traffic, Barneys New York opened today in San Francisco’s most famous shopping area, Union Square. It takes over the iconic I. Magnin Builiding at 48 Stockton Street, one block from the Powell Street Cable Car, with 60,000 square feet over six floors. Barneys New…
I just came across a great website-oozing hip & coolness- which has something perfect for any gift-buying occasion. Take the wedding gift I have to buy for a 50-ish something couple I barely know… (It’s not like by the age of 50 that they don’t have linens and silverwear.) Then I spied the perfect present:…
Denver residents and visitors waited decades for a hotel to open in the heart of the luxurious Cherry Creek shopping and entertainment district just east of downtown. It couldn’t be just any hotel; it had to be a hotel worthy of the neighborhood’s luxurious, energetic reputation. In 2004, that wait was rewarded with the opening…
My friends Tami and Sharon are Israelis, but live in America. Because they love the Mediterranean flair of Israel, the cutting edge fashion designs of Milan, and the couture of Paris, they blended them all with the corner boutique and the big city mall to create Urban-Attitude.net — a new e-commerce Website that lives up…
Inspired by the silk escape maps issued to Allied airmen during WWII, Map Scarves are now available for fashion conscious travelers. The silk gold-tone scarves feature detailed city maps of London, Paris, Rome, Venice, Berlin, Vienna, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. They “cover” all the major sights and attractions, along with a few…
Do I have an empty suit case? Check! Do I have my Amex Centurian card? Check! Do I have my….hey, wait — that’s all I need to pack . Talk about traveling light — which is exactly how you will want to pack when you book your tour for the 2007 Hong Kong Shopping Festival,…