Special Report: Straight From the Heart
Reed Krakoff, the design chief for Coach, is focusing his efforts on a new women's wear line. feeds.nytimes.com |
Browsing: Saks Sells Clothes to Benefit Whitney Museum
Saks sells a collection of 17 designer dresses, with part of the proceeds helping the Whitney Museum of American Art. feeds.nytimes.com |
The New Dating Tools: A Card and a Wink
A raft of newfangled dating devices are striving to better bridge the gap between online and real-world romance. feeds.nytimes.com |
Plan de Paris | What to See, Off the Runways
The high-heeled set is about to land in Paris for the spring 2011 ready-to-wear shows and the local art scene is stepping up its game accordingly. feeds.nytimes.com |
Point, Click, Bargain-Shop
Sample sales were once exclusively the bastion of savvy (and determined) New Yorkers, but the markdown events have migrated from the showrooms of the garment district to the simplicity of point, click, and buy. A crop of recently introduced, invitation-only online shopping Web sites such as Gilt Groupe, ideeli, and HauteLook offer designer merchandise at a deep discount: Apparel, accessories, and home goods are sold at prices 30% to 70% below retail for a limited time only (generally between... nysun.com |