Ive just landed into Sydney right now so I havent done some sort of killer teleportation move where I can transport myself to balcony and back in a flash. It would have been a smooth-as-you-like flight had I not stupidly lost my glasses on the flight to Hong Kong for the transfer. Now Im slightly poo-ing myself that my eyes will burn and burst with blood vessel goop everywhere because Ive overworn my contact lenses.
After all the hush-hush wedding preparation, the mysterious designer of the brides dress, the talks about the ring, et cetera, finally Prince William of England and Kate Middleton tied the knot. Over a million television viewers from all over the world tuned in to their favorite television channels to at least catch a glimpse of what Middleton wore on her big day.
Kate Middleton wore a dress designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, which emphasized elegance and her beauty. The intricate laced sleeves, perfectly fitted bodice and structured skirt and veil made a total princess out of Kate. S
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Here we were, sitting and thinking about what ended up happening to the blazer we returned to Uniqlo this weekend, when all of a sudden a retail story from hell Tampa made it all clear. A woman in that fair city in Florida tried to return a pair of unworn sweatpants to her local Victorias Secret. The return was accepted, but then the woman was stunned to watch the salesperson shred them in front of her with a pair of scissors.
Up until that point, Marie Wolf had been a regular shopper at Victorias Secret, and had planned on exchanging the $70 PINK sweatpants for something else.
To see this familiar font above a shop space is a happy sight indeed. To see it on a Rivington Street shop space is even better. When leather goods designer Jas M.B. closed his Doors by Jas M.B. store on Ganton Street in Soho, it was another jab into the number of diminishing independent boutiques (boo to the likes of Machine-A and My Sugarland closing in the last few months…). That smell from the leather-clad walls used to beckon me to pop in even though I already had a trusty Jas M.B. bag (or two…).
The newly rejuvenated Doors store on 20 Rivington opened last week before Easter, to a heaving guestlist, all welcoming Jas M.B.