Over the past few months, we've asked executives and CEOs from the fashion, hospitality and technology sectors what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving. Here's a sample of what they came up with.
After making the big time with distributors like Saks Fifth Avenue, award-winning fashion designer Nony Tochterman decided to scale back. Why? After shipping, price reductions and technology expenses, her Petro Zillia line wasn't making any money. Now, she sells online and in select boutiques as well as in her own...
Wanting to make this a positive experience, I assembled a good selection of fun guns to shoot. I grabbed a .22 rifle and a .22 revolver. I also grabbed a 9mm and a .45 pistol, and for the best ride in the park, I borrowed an MP-5 from one of...
A cutout floral design adds dimension to this Lycra Rampage top ($44; rampage.com). A glass necklace from Boden ($138; boden usa.com)conveys old-world elegance. A safari-style wool vest from H&M ($60; hm.com for stores) is tops with a full skirt and tights. Paint a rosy...
IN ONE CORNER, THE TWO-TIME AND REIGNING MR. OLYMPIA, hungry to prove himself worthy of bodybuilding's ultimate title once again after narrowly holding on to it a year ago. In the other, the reigning Arnold Classic champ, who took a giant step forward with his best-ever showing in March of...
45 iPod Nano Cassette Case ($45; 45ipodcases.com) Fashioned out of old cassette tapes, these retro-chic holders make use of decades' worth of discarded mix tapes while showing off your love of music...
The word "supermodel" conjures up all sorts of stereotypes: rail-thin body, over-the-top fashion statements, unapproachable demeanor. Amber Valletta, who has appeared on hundreds of high-fashion magazine covers since graduating from high school 16 years ago in Tulsa, Oklahoma, doesn't fit that profile at all-Shape caught up with this 34-year-old mom...
Does throwing open the doors to your closet every morning inspire excitement or dread? "Women don't realize that your state of mind is often linked to the state of your closet. If it's a mess, you feel like a mess," says Melanie Charlton Fascitelli, author of Shop Your Closet: The...
You'll never lose your glasses again with the La Loop le Collier acetate chain (from $360; 877-505-1500 for stores). No ordinary necklace, it features two larger links that have been fitted with lenses in magnifications of +1.5 to +2.5. With fashion this functional, it's easy to see why the brand...
FANS OF the recent James Bond book, Devil May Care, thought it would soon be on the big screen, presumably arriving to the sound of gunshots and a powerful soul number. It emerged yesterday, however, that the novel was considered too old-fashioned to film. Eon Productions, the...
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS Guildhall PORTSMOUTH **** "Thanks for 'avin' us, Portsmouth," says Alex Turner. "It's our first time." The string and brass sections glimpsed behind him like ballroom ghosts are enough to tell you the Arctic Monkeys' prosaic urban dreams have been briefly left behind....
LEADING ARTICLE A teenage defendant in Newcastle is one lucky guy. His manslaughter trial was abandoned after one of the jurors turned investigator and submitted to the judge 37 questions that he thought deserved an answer. In so doing - and then sharing his thoughts with...
Up-and-coming fashion brands Key Closet andKonquest announced today that they will exhibit at the hottest fashionevent of the year: The MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas. Konquest and KeyCloset will share over 1000-square-feet of exhibit space in the Streetwearsection of the premier fashion trade event on August 24-26, and ownerMichael Hong...
Xterprise Incorporated, a leading globalsupplier of Solutions for the High Definition Enterprise TM and aMicrosoft Gold Certified Partner, announced today a new suite of solutionsfor retail applications, which introduce advanced inventory management andexecution capabilities for the fashion apparel, specialty and high techretail industry segments. Store Inventory Management, the initial...
Ranks No. 2,539 on Inc. 5,000, Second Year Straight on List AUSTIN, Texas NEW YORK -- In a year when the women's fashion businesses have struggled, Farylrobin Footwear continues to be one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. For the second year running, the women's fashion footwear...
Since its opening in February 2008, GigglesN' Hugs restaurant has been an instant hit with Los Angeles familieslooking for an alternative to standard grease-laden children's fare.Featuring a menu that includes everything from edamame to pizza, Giggles N'Hugs provides tasty, healthy, organic meals that are expertly fashioned intheir creative kitchen to...
DESIGN Jamie Seaton, the co-founder of Toast, travels the globe for beautiful homeware and furniture. He shares his secret address book with Kate Watson-Smyth Jamie and Jessica Seaton are the couple behind the hugely successful catalogue Toast, which started out selling pyjamas and blankets, expanded into...
The House of Lords Science Committee has condemned the British fashion industry for encouraging a "throwaway society". A highly critical report attacked the culture of "fast fashion" yesterday as the committee urged ministers to do more to cut Britain's mountains of commercial and domestic waste. ...
On the Beijing Beat THE MAIN EVENT All times BST 15.20 Athletics Usain Bolt above, who won the 100m title in such commanding fashion, goes for the sprint double in the final of the 200m. The Jamaican is more likely...
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