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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Blogger Love: Cozy & Chic

lalam1127
For those of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving! While we're all laying around the house waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven, or rooting for their favorite dog to win the National Dog Show, or rooting for their favorite football team, or playing Just Dance on the Wii, just because we're getting cozy today doesn't mean we're not chic. Cozy up to this week's roundup and have a wonderful day!
  1. Anami Blog: How To Wear a Camel Coat
  2. Burgundy Whispers: Beauty Bit, Beauty Sleep
  3. Chic & Defined: Cozy & Chic Winter Accessories
  4. Chromobeauty: Guys, We Don't Wear Makeup For You
  5. Couture Crush: Trending Flash Tattoos: A New Beach Accessory
  6. Fashion Trends & More: 7 Winter Layering Essentials
  7. Fleur d'Elyse: Gifts Under $25
  8. Les Assorties: A Lesson in Fashion History
  9. Miss YoLEE: On Living Abroad
  10. Ms. Fabulous: Dance & Fashion at the Museum at FIT
  11. Musings of a Fashion Designer: Mabeline New York Millennial Fashion Debuts
  12. Myself Expressed: Audi Fashion Houston Five
  13. Pretty Passions: Winter Fashions
  14. Sheela Writes: Imagination is the Blueprint
  15. Stained Couture: Products to Minimize Pores
  16. Storybook Apothecary: The Best Holiday Gift Shops Around the Web
  17. Style Diary Byosy: Wedding Guest: African Style
  18. TLV Birdie: Blogging Tips: Your Questions, My Story
  19. We Are Ready Made: Socialist Youth
  20. Wild Beauty World: On Being Happy & Beautiful at 100

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Small Business Saturday - Awesome Indie Fashion

stephanie chen
Were you disappointed with crass Black Friday shopping? Now refresh yourself with independent style for Small Business Saturday. That's right, explore local talent, indie fashion labels. Show your true style sense by wearing something that everyone one else on the planet didn't get on sale, shop at a boutique that only celebs in the know would keep secret. Here are a few of my favorite designers whom I know personally, so I can vouch for their talent and cred...

Stephanie Chen I knew from Parsons School of Design. She spent some time designing for Ralph Lauren. She now produces an exquisite lingerie and swimwear collection, Sapphire Bliss. Her line is truly local, made in New York.

alice cheng fashion

Alice Cheng's boutique A Cheng in Brooklyn has been a favorite of the stylish Park Slope set for years. She carries her own line of effortless chic clothing and accessories. The shop also offers other carefully curated designers as well as jewelry and fragrance for fashionable gift giving. Alice is another of my Parsons alum.

valerie thompson

Valerie Thompson is a knitwear maven for some of the biggest brands in the industry. I worked with her over a decade ago and she was always creating beautiful things. She saw a huge hole in the market for full figured, stylish designer clothing, made and fit for that market, designed by someone who actually wears it. There is a huge demand for this with the dollars behind it, but still, large corporate entities still seem to ignore this. Her venture, Cushie B. fulfills this much-needed niche.

minji kim

Minji Kim was ruling the indie style set in the East Village and now Nolita with her Min-K boutique almost straight out of college. She creates her own collection of downtown chic and finds the most unique women's and children's wear discoveries that no one carries. In addition to her boutique, she is the costume designer behind stylish films like the upcoming Stealing Chanel.

Ready to shop small? There are also celebrations around each city spotlighting the best businesses in each neighborhood. Discover the best style in your own backyard for Small Business Saturday.
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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Black Friday Shopping Online



I am thankful this year for the opportunity to work with amazing people and the good fortune to spend time with the people I love. However, for those working in retail, they may not have the chance to do either as they are forced to work grueling hours for rude customers today.

Do everyone a favor and shop ONLINE. Send a message to the stores that it just isn't worth opening their doors during the holiday when they can be just as profitable online with less fuss to everyone. Really, do you really want to line up in the cold and fight the crowds when you could be binge-watching something under the covers and eating pie?

Racked.com had the best shopping compilation:

Women's Fashion:
·Shoes:
· Aldo: Extra 50% off sale items. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
 Converse: 25% off select items plus free ground shipping. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Jildor Shoes: 20% off site wide (excluding Toms, Ugg, Sorel, Pajar, Valentino, Jimmy Choo and select Stuart Weitzman styles) and free standard shipping with code CYBER20. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Loeffler Randall: Extra 15% off fall sale with code BLKFRIDAY. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Nov. 30th.
 Nike: Extra 25% off clearance items with code DOMINATE. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Dec. 2nd.
· Sigerson Morrison: 30% off full-priced Sigerson Morrison and Belle by Sigerson Morrison shoes with code Thanks. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 1st.
Tretorn: 40% off all full-priced items from 9am to 12pm and 25% off for the rest of the day. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Nov. 30th.

Handbags and Jewelry:
 BaubleBar: 15% off two items, 25% off three items, and 35% off four items on Nov. 28th. 
· Bella Bag: 50% off select items. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Ben-Amun: 30% off site wide with code CYBER30 plus free shipping on US-based orders over $200. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Bianca Pratt Jewelry: 25% off site wide with code BIANCA25OFF. Starts Nov. 1st and ends Dec. 2nd.
· Botkier: 25% off your purchase with code GIVEBOTKIER. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Cambridge Satchel Company: 40% off select items. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Carbon & Hyde: 35% off site wide plus free shipping on all US orders. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 29th.
· Cast of Vices: 35% off with code BLK35 on Nov. 28th.
· ChicTweak: 40% off site wide on Nov. 28th.
· Colby June Jewelry: 15% off all orders. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 24th.
· Dannijo: 30% off iPhone cases on Nov. 26th. 30% off all bracelets, cuffs, and rings on Nov. 27th. 30% off all handbags on Nov. 28th. 30% off all necklaces on Nov. 29th. 30% off all earrings on Nov. 30th.
· Edge of Ember: 30% off site wide with code THANKS. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Editorialist: Sign up for the mailing list and receive a one-time 40% discount to VIP Insiders.
· EF Collection: 20% off site wide with code CYBER20EFC. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Effy Jewelry: Extra 50% off all Final Call items with code BF50. Starts Nov 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Foley + Corinna: Up to 60% off select items on Nov. 28th.
· FRENDS: Get a bundle pack of over-the-ear 'Layla' headphones and in-ear 'Ella B' ear buds for $100. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Graf & Lanz: Spend $100, receive $20 off; Spend $200, receive $50 off; Spend $500, receive $150 off. Starts Nov. 25th and ends Dec. 2nd.
· Haati Chai: 50% off site wide from 12am to 5am PST on Nov. 28th.
· Juliet & Company: 20% off site wide with code HOLIDAY20. Starts Nov. 20th and ends Nov. 29th.
· JustFab: 30% off jewelry. Starts Nov. 24th and end Dec. 3rd.
· Kate Spade: Up to 75% off plus free shipping. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Nov. 29th.
· La Mer: 30% off site wide. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
· LAB by Laura Busony: 50% off all purchases on Nov. 28th. 35% off all purchases from Nov. 29th to Nov. 30th.
· Lulu Frost: 25% off site wide (excluding custom CODE and sale items). Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Max & Chloe: 25% off site wide and free shipping. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Miansai: 15% off site wide on Nov. 28th.
· Mr. Kate: Up to 70% off site wide. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Noir Jewelry: 25% off your purchase with code BLACK. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Pintrill: Free shipping on all orders. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Rachael Ryen Jewelry: 20% off site wide on Nov. 28th.
· Roztayger: 20% off site wide with code MONOCHROME. Starts Nov. 24th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Porter Lyons: 20% off site wide with code BLACKMAGIC20 on Nov. 28th.
· Skagen: Buy 2 Jorn watches for $150 plus free shipping on Nov. 27th. Up to 60% off select items plus free shipping from Nov. 28th to Nov. 30th.
· Skullcandy: 20% off select lines. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 6th.
· Stella & Dot: Extra 25% off sale items. Starts Nov. 25th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Suzanna Dai: 25% off site wide (excluding sale items). Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· The Zoe Report: 20% off The Zoe Report x Oscar de la Renta collaboration pieces with code ODLRxTZR20. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Tumi: Up to 40% off select items. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 28th.
· Westward Leaning: The first 100 people to purchase a pair of Westward Leaning sunglasses will get a free gift box on Nov. 28th.
· Will Leather Goods: 15% off $100, 20% off $250, and 25% off $500. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Zoe Chicco: 25% off site wide with code ZCTHANKU. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Zoetik: 50% off your first purchase and free shipping on orders over $50. Starts Nov. 24th and ends Dec. 1st.

Beauty Deals:
 Ahava: 35% off any order with code BFRIDAY14. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Anthony: 30% off site wide. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Beautified: 25% off all gift cards purchased within the app. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Birchbox: 20% off annual subscriptions with code BESTYEAR20 on Nov. 21st. Get a free Birchbox for every $60 spent on subscriptions with codeBOXME from Nov. 28th to Nov. 30th.
· Bliss: 20% off select products, four free deluxe samples with $100+ purchase, plus get a free Luxe Holiday beauty bag (a $150 value) free with any $100+ purchase. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Darphin: Receive a six piece Intral and Hydraskin gift with purchase plus free second day shipping on $125+ orders with code HOLIDAY on Nov. 28th.
· Estee Lauder: Get the Pure Color Nail Coffret for $29.50. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 2nd.
· JINsoon: 15% off select products with code GETPOLISHED. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Laura Geller: 25% off any purchase with code FRIDAY25 and 30% off orders over $100 with code FRIDAY30. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Nov. 30th.
· L'Occitane: Receive a free gift of three 10ml hand creams with any purchase on Nov. 28th.
· Memebox: 20% off site wide and up to 50% off select items. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 30th.
· NCLA: 30% off site wide on Nov. 28th.
· Philosophy: 35% off select bundles on Nov. 28th and $10 shower gels from Nov. 28th to Dec. 1st.
· Priti NYC: 40% off site wide on Nov. 28th.
· Sigma Beauty: Free shipping with code BF2014 on Nov. 28th.
· StriVectin: 20% off site wide with code FFNOV14. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Too Faced: Extra 50% off sale and three deluxe samples with $70 orders. Starts Nov. 24th and ends Nov. 28th. BOGO 50% off all Better Than Sex items on Nov. 28th.
· Urban Decay: The Ammo Palette, Smoked Palette, and a deluxe sample of Perversion Mascara will be on sale for $30, plus free shipping on all orders on Nov. 28th.

Menswear:
· 2(X)IST: 30% off site wide. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Alder New York: 25% off apothecary, apparel, accessories, and sale items ataldernewyork.com with code ANYBFWS. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Altru Apparel: 35% off site wide on Nov. 28th.
· Baxter of California: 25% off site wide plus free shipping on orders over $50 on Nov. 28th.
· Bespoke Post: Orders over $45 will also include a free Black Box full of stocking stuffer items worth at least $45 on Nov. 28th.
· Bespoken: 25% off all product, can reach up to 50% depending on purchase amount. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Billy Reid: Extra 20% off sale items with code FRIDAY. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 29th at 8am CST.
· Bonobos: 25% off orders of $150 or more, 30% off orders of $250 or more. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Boohoo Man: 30% off select items with code THEBIGWEEKENDER. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Combatant Gentleman: $10 gift card for every $50 you spend on Nov. 28th.
· Copious Row: 25% off site wide with code FF2014. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Ernest Alexander: 25% off any purchase with code HOLIDAY25. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Florsheim: 20% off site wide with code TGIVING14. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 28th.
· Frank & Oak: Up to 50% off select items. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Gents: Spend $100, get $25 off; Spend $200, get $50 off; Spend $300, get $75 off; Spend $400, get $100 off; Spend $500, get $150 off on Nov. 28th.
· Grayers: 25% off site wide with code cybersale. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Hook + Albert: 50% off select items on Nov. 28th. Extra 40% final sale items from Nov. 29th to Nov. 30th.
· Indochino: Up to 70% off site wide with code BLKFRI. Starts Nov. 21st.
· Isaora: 25% off site wide. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Ledbury: 35% off all shirts on Nov. 27th and Nov. 28th, 30% off all shirts on Nov. 29th, and 25% off all shirts on Nov. 30th.
· Matiere: 25% off all orders. Starts Nov. 24th and ends Nov. 30th.
· Mr Porter: 30% off select items. Starts Nov. 26th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Onia: 50% off sale items.
· Peter Manning: 20% off site wide. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· Reef: 25% off site wide on Nov. 28th. Up to 30% off site wide with codeMYSTERY2014 from Nov. 29th to Nov. 30th.
· Richer Poorer: 40% off site wide plus free US shipping. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Dec. 1st.
· The Motley: 15% off items under $75 with code THANKS15, 20% off items under $150 with code THANKS20, and 25% off any items of $150 or more with code THANKS25. Starts Nov. 25th and ends Dec. 2nd.
· The Tie Bar: Free shipping on $40 or over with code FREESHIP40 and free socks on $75 or over with code FREESOCKS75. Starts Nov. 28th and ends Nov. 30th.
Tumi: Up to 40% off select items. Starts Nov. 27th and ends Nov. 28th.
· UNTUCKit: Up to 40% off site wide.

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