07/30/08

Fashion + Beauty = Good Idea

I’m a sucker for department stores. All the options, the choices, the saving gas by getting everything you need in the same building. Sure, sometimes I wish I could be one of those shoppers who peruses a tiny boutique and comes out with armloads of clothes, but I’m a suburban kid at heart and much more likely to head straight to the nearest Bloomingdale’s or—who am I kidding—Kohl’s, (I recently stocked up on a ton of gym clothes for cheap), when I need to get lots of different things.

Maybe that’s why I’m really excited about a new partnership between Bloomingdale’s and Space.NK Apothecary. Announced a few days ago, the retail giant will begin housing Space.NK boutiques—one of England’s most popular beauty...

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07/23/08

Designer Look: Miss Charm School Handbags

 While I love hearing about new products from nationally recognized designers—like Seven’s new jeans for shorter girls (a.k.a me)—there’s always something inherently satisfying about finding a great local company that’s making chic and stylish products.

Case in point: Miss Charm School handbags. I got an email about the company a few days ago, and loved the photos sent. Started by former Westchester couple Susan and Robert Pizzo—they spent most of their lives living in the southern part of the county, but now call Connecticut...

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07/16/08

Water Bottle Chic

Knock on wood, but I think I’ve finally gotten my workout routine down. Every weekday morning from 7-8, I hit the gym and still manage to get to work on time. But whenever I reach in my pantry to grab a Poland Spring water bottle to take with me, I feel enormously guilty. I shouldn’t be using so many bottles or wasting so much plastic or even spending so much money on water bottles.

I’m aware of the alleged harmful effect of reusing plastic water bottles (they reportedly can trap bacteria and leach DEHP, which is a “probable human carcinogen”). I considered investing in a Nalgene bottle—the staple of...

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07/02/08

Bored Kids at Home? Ralph Lauren to the Rescue

I wasn’t very much into clothes when I was a kid. I imagine that wearing a school uniform almost every day for 12 years had something to do with it. But I did have one pair of overalls—I couldn’t have been more than 6-years-old—which I absolutely adored. They were white and had paint splattered all over them and, even though I couldn’t draw for the life of me, I felt so cool walking around in my “artistic” outfit.

If I were a kid today, I would have been all over this new Paint your Polo Kit from Ralph Lauren Childrenswear. There are separate kits for boys and girls, but...

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