27 May 2010, Posted by admin in Fashion, 1 Comments

summer essentials: jennifer sung’s picks

Favorite Summer Vacation Spot: Ravello, Italy

Summer Beach Read: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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27 May 2010, Posted by admin in Fashion, 1 Comments

summer essentials: becky malinsky’s picks

Favorite Summer Vacation Spot: Minnesota. Most people associate my home state with cold winters, but the summer is filled with music festivals, sailing regattas and art fairs. I try to go at least twice each summer to visit family and enjoy the outdoors.

Summer Beach Read: Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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27 May 2010, Posted by admin in Fashion, 1 Comments

summer essentials: carter cramer’s picks

Favorite Summer Vacation Spot: Biddeford Pool, Maine

Summer Beach Read: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

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27 May 2010, Posted by admin in Fashion, 1 Comments

summer essentials: leah bourne’s picks

Favorite Summer Vacation Spot: Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard

Summer Beach Read: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

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15 May 2010, Posted by admin in 20 Questions, Fashion, 0 Comments

20 Questions With Sang A

Name: Sang A Im-Propp

Job Title: Founer and CEO of Sang A handbags

Brimming with exotic materials such as python, fox fur and crocodile, handbag designer Sang A Im-Propp’s Soho showroom screams modern luxury. Im-Propp’s beautifully crafted handbags marry the finest materials (she uses the same skins as Hermès) with contemporary design. A former actress and singer in Korea (by the age of 26 she had released three albums), Im-Propp studied at Parsons School of Design and interned for VPL designer Victoria Bartlett before launching her own line in 2006. In this edition of 20 Questions, she explains how her previous career as an entertainer prepared her for her current role as a designer, how the recession has impacted luxury businesses, and why discipline and hard work are so important.

Jennifer Sung: You started out in the entertainment industry as a Korean actress and singer. Why the career switch?

Sang A Im-Propp: I came  [to the US] on a business trip and stayed in New York for about a month for business meetings when I was younger. Afterwards, I wanted to take some time off to go to school. I actually went to NYU to study film and while I was living in New York, I realized I really wanted to do something in New York and build something here. I actually started with cooking to become a chef but four months later, I dropped that and started studying at Parsons [School of Design] to become a designer.

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01 May 2010, Posted by admin in 20 Questions, Fashion, 0 Comments

20 Questions With My Nines

Name: Apar Kothari

Job Title: Founder and CEO of MyNines

70% off is the new 20% off, according to Apar Kothari, the founder and CEO of MyNines. If you are one of the millions of savvy online shoppers who get a rush from scoring designer bargains (up to 90% off) through invitation-only private sale sites, but can’t seem to keep track of all of the best deals then get MyNines on your radar. The site launched in March 2010 and is a one stop shop for all of your favorite private sale auction sites, meaning you’ll never have to miss a great deal again. An avid shopper herself, Kothari tells us why she chose to get an MBA, what brands can do to stand out and why online sample sale sites are good for the fashion industry.

Jennifer Sung: What is MyNines and what value are you offering to your customers?

Apar Kothari: MyNines is the Kayak.com for private sales–we aggregate different sale sites that are out there and help you find them all in one place. Most people have heard of the top four (Gilt Groupe, Ideeli, Rue La La, and HauteLook) but there’s a whole bunch of others out there that most people don’t know about that have access to fantastic brands. They just aren’t being discovered because they don’t have the marketing budget that a Gilt Groupe does, so we’re also a discovery tool for people to find all of these fantastic deals out there. Our value proposition is that you don’t have time to open twelve or fourteen different emails so you can come to one place and find it all here. We will also have an online shopper strategy–if you are familiar with Shop It To Me (a free personal online shopper), it’s similar to that. If Prada is your favorite brand, every time something from Prada goes on sale, you can set up an alert and we will send you an email in real time so that you don’t have to monitor the sales.

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