Monthly Archives: October 2009

Jeweler Zale Corp's stock fell 26 percent Friday after reporting a sharply higher fourth-quarter loss and an SEC investigation into accounting adjustments.

A series of multi-media installations about "women's quest to look their best," opens in Chelsea.

Cost cuts helped push the Estée Lauder's profits up more than 175 percent.

Cost cuts helped push the company's profits up more than 175 percent.

Back in June, we found out that Jimmy Choo was going to be releasing a line this fall in conjunction with Elton John’s AIDS charity, and now the first vestiges of that limited edition line are making their way to market for pre-order. Everything from flip-flops to clutches will be available, but the centerpiece of the effort is the Jimmy Choo Project PEP Glazed Canvas Tote.

Just as they said it would, the bag’s pattern includes a mishmash of symbols from the Choo design lexicon – studding, eyelet, the British flag, animal print. The overall feeling is slightly punk but still high end, just like what they appear to be going for lately. It’d be a great bag for casual weekend use or for bad weather since the canvas is glazed.

The best part of the bag, though, is the big charitable contribution that it will make – 25% of the net sales from the Project PEP line will go to the Simelela Rape Center in South Africa, which provides anti-HIV medication and healthcare to rape victims. Nearly $250 will be donated for every one of these totes that is sold. Buy through Nordstrom for $995.

I was originally going to title this post “Blake Lively looks lovely in Marchesa,” but I didn’t, because I’m still not entirely sure that that’s true. But one thing always is: she is tall. Really tall, especially in heels.

I’m kind of conflicted over this dress, which Blake wore to the New York premiere of Where the Wild Things Are, in the same way that I was kind of conflicted when I saw Marchesa’s Spring 2010 collection when it debuted a few weeks ago. On the one hand: beautiful attention to detail, extremely luxe materials, the audacity to use feathers. On the other hand: Icecapades. It’s a little figure skater-y, right? All of the signs are there: it’s really short, it has a lot of movement around the hips, the bodice looks like it’s supposed to be slightly risque but is actually held tightly in place and is not revealing anything.

I think that the Gossip Girl costumers should take note, though: it’s possible to make Blake Lively look like something other than an expensive hooker. She can also look like a figure skater.

Bag Blake’s Marchesa Style via Bergdorf Goodman!

Related posts:

1. Blake Lively looking, uh, a bit like a call girl?
2. Blake Lively struts in python Louboutins with an ostrish purse
3. Blake Lively and her splendiferous rack are beautiful in Versace

Deal in view for French maker of health and beauty supplements.

The athletic giant will donate all proceeds from the N7 line to Native American youth sports.

In the three months ended Sept. 30, the surf and skate brand Volcom reported net income of $13.3 million.