Quote of The Day

"Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are." ~ Quentin Crisp

My response: I completely disagree with this statement. Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. As fashion changes at any give time people do too; not because they don't know who they are but because they are constantly changing who they are. People don't adopt fashion, they express it.

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day:
"Michelle Obama under fire for not wearing black designers." - The Black Artist Association in response to the first lady's inauguration gown. Read whole article here.

My response: "Black people, cut the bullshit!"

Struggling Economy Doesn't Mean Boring Stores

It seems that the toughest times are in the stores where the panic level is the greatest. What I am seeing is a lot of business owners and salespeople willing to use the economy as an excuse for a lack of energy and innovation in their stores. Even in the worst of times, people still get engaged and married. They still celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, births, achievements and love.

Kate B. Peterson, president and CEO of Performance Concepts

As the clothing market goes from bad to worst accessories are on the rise. American consumers are purchasing new accessories to spiff up their old clothes. The fashion-accessories market is expected to reach $20 billion by the end of 2012, a 24 percent increase from 2008, with handbags and neckties the most bullish of the accessories categories. Handbags earned a boost since becoming an "It" item and ties earned a boost thanks to the male population's "increasingly sophisticated fashion sense." Read more at market watch

Real Fashionistas Don't Wear Coach

"Real fashionistas don’t wear Coach." - Rosalie, The Urban Fashionista

Yeah, I said it. Real fashionistas don’t wear Coach. Coach will never be an “it bag”. Sure Coach is an American classic like Ralph Lauren, Donna Karen, Diana Von Furstenberg and even Tory Burch (as some may say) but that doesn’t make you fashionable, it makes you an old, boring classic. Why wear Chanel No. 5 when you can wear Gucci by Gucci. And then they started the logo collection a few years back. I hate logos! I understand some women need to prove they “got it” but you don’t “got nothing” sporting Coach. Go for Goyard, that’s impressive. Now please don’t get me mistaken. I respect the lines 67 years of existence starting in New York City. But if you must go the timeless, workie route get a basic all leather tote/wallet/shoe. Instead of paying $458 for the hideous logo handbag above, try fresh designers like Shih, Junior Drake, Rough Roses and Kooba.

Shih Bebel Satchel $600

Junior Drake Megan $498

Rough Roses Jewel Shopper $325

Kooba Nelli $635

Check out my take on Man Bags on SH Collective blog.

PS. To all the diehard Coach fans who have been bashing me: If you stop criticizing and READ the post, you will see that I wasn’t downing Coach, just logo bags. I did not say everyone should wear Chanel! I gave options of young designers at all price points.

Quote of the Day - Pharrell

"Of course you want to think futuristically, but I think that if you just kind of walk with today, and you never fall backwards on yesterday, and you're not stepping too quick towards tomorrow, it's fun. Today is a process that leads to the finish line of tomorrow." - Pharrell Willams of NERD in Complex Magazine Aug/Sept. 2008

Quote of the Day

Bitch this is Bergdorf not Macy's!