Indies 50-70% Off
— Sat, 21st February 2009 —
Online boutique Acrimony is taking 50-70% some of the world’s badder indie labels, including Wood Wood, You Must Create, Public School, Hyden Yoo, United Bamboo…
Barneys Warehouse Sweetens The Deals
— Fri, 20th February 2009 —
A week and a day into the ghosttown that is the Barneys Warehouse Sale, here’s the latest markdown rundown (which already factors in the sale’s original 50% discount):
• Take an addition 40% off about half of the sale’s suits and jackets. Look for the red tag.
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• Take an additional 20% off dress shirts.
• Take an additional 20% off belts.
• Designer outerwear has yet to be marked down.
• Shoes have yet to be marked down.
Expect further markdowns through March 1st. And, as always, don’t forget to follow our Barneys Warehouse Survival Guide, and remember to check out Camouflage boutique right around the corner.
Barneys Warehouse Sale – 255 W 17th St between 7th & 8th – 212-450-8400 – Map
Byrne There
— Fri, 20th February 2009 —
That Can-Do Attitude
— Fri, 20th February 2009 —
Beyond the fading of this designer or that retailer, we’re beginning to wonder how the recession might transform the very look and feel of men’s style and fashion. From Duckie Brown to Calvin Klein, designers are already responding to the downturn with more sober-minded and sturdier lines. Albeit from a distinctly female perspective, Recessionwire.com briefly reviews how historical forces have shaped generations of dress — “By the time war arrived in 1939, European designers were turning out simple, sturdy clothes made to last…” — and then predicts styles reflecting confidence, strength, and intelligence to flourish during these increasingly uncertain times. [Recessionwire]
Tron Chic
— Fri, 20th February 2009 —
As Mr. Thoreson so well put it, many of the textures and materials — Neoprene, anyone? — in Calvin Klein’s Fall ’09 collection are just too 22nd Century to take seriously. And, recalling some of the space-agier materials used in the ’90s, most of that stuff was ill-fitting and all too alien-feeling. When will the fashion industry learn that, for men, comfort comes first?
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