I would argue that what we're seeing isn't a bubble per se, but rather a natural and very necessary trial-and-error process, where everyone -- entrepreneurs, fashion industry executives, investors -- is learning what works and what doesn't.
There has been a recent surge of subscription-based businesses particularly within the fashion and lifestyle realms. This business intrigues me as it often seems to be of much more benefit to the retailer than to the customer to be on a subscription basis.
"I don't go into anything in general with expectations. If you put in the work and do it with love, you will always be rewarded. It sounds cheesy, but 'Project Runway' saved my life. It really did change my life."
I once heard that humans seek out natural environments because nature is not in resistance to itself. Having finally accepted the truth that my father is gone, I am surrendering my resistance as well.
I was probably the most nervous I'd ever been when I went up onstage to do my scene with Stanley Tucci! Imagine this: Your first line in a movie. Ever. Onstage. With your acting idol. Totally improvised. In front of three hundred people.
When your partner says "I love you" too early in the relationship, it's often because he or she is feeling insecure themselves or in the relationship, or more likely both. But if you don't oblige with the return "I love you," it makes the other person feel even more insecure. But that's no excuse to lie.
There is no need to parade them around like a pair of water balloons perched on a serving tray.
I pulled back abruptly, completely in shock. What part of I-feel-uncomfortable-moving-so-fast did he not understand? I quickly got out of the car, grabbed the lilies that he had brought for me earlier in the night, and muttered goodbye.
While many "walk for a cure," which I do think is worthwhile, I will also speak out for a more intelligent approach to manufacturing, which should include the exclusion of synthetic fragrance in all products.
Capturing the attention and keeping it alive for a couple of hours is not an easy task. The tone, the concepts and the way you speak are fundamental elements.
I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is "anti." Aging is as natural as a baby's softness and scent. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes and aging.
On Feb. 2, 2012, our dear friend Punxsutawney Phil declared that we would have six more weeks of winter. Well, time's up!
Victoria Klein became an interior designer in her 50s. It was a dramatic change in a relationship that led to her new career.
What would wayward men do without a deodorant brand that dispenses dating advice? This week Axe's latest ad campaign helpfully reveals the secret to relationship bliss: oddly-named shower gel.
I have a surprise to reveal: Most celebrities don't have perfect figures; rather they understand a few key secrets behind the art of dressing.
In celebration of the Council of Fashion Designer of America -- its 50th Anniversary and its wonderful exhibition, "IMPACT 50 Years of American Fashion," I interviewed the CFDA's Steven Kolb.
What must it be like for Servicemen with genital wounds to resume intimate relations with their wives? Or initiate new relationships...get up the nerve to ask a woman on a date knowing that their most private part may not look or work the way it used to?
For the 2nd annual "50 Most Stylish New Yorkers" list, which just launched Wednesday, StyleCaster selected, shot, and interviewed 50 people who are influential in their fields, entrepreneurial, perhaps trendy, but more than anything... cool.
From the sidewalk to the red carpet, more women are choosing to embrace their natural hair texture, skin tone and even body shape rather than continuing to fight nature to fit an impossible ideal.
Phil Shepherd, 2012.21.03
