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The knit polo – one of a man’s essential Summer items – has been updated for the new season ahead. In a range of hues, ‘added value’ has been created through ‘added detail’. Contrast color tipping – on collars, plackets and sleeves – enhances details and makes these so much more interesting than their solid [...]

In sunshine bright hues of saturated yellow, orange and red, a whole range of accessories stand out across the fashion floor. From straw hats, to supple soft leather bags, statement making jewelry and shoes of every description – sunshine bright hues – lends a strong Summer feel. To read more, pick up a subscription to [...]

Research thru some NY based blogs – describing the new 6,000 sq. ft ‘Superdry’ flagship at 718 Broadway, NOHO (btw Washington Pl. & Waverly Pl.) and their aesthetic – has surely got allot of potential customer’s confused. Is it Japanese? Is it English? Is it an Abercrombie wannabe? Is it for hipsters? Or is it [...]

After some delays, British retailer All Saints Spitalfields opens at 512 Broadway, Soho (btw Spring & Broome) and it’s a beauty! Approximately 13,000 square feet in an industrial/loft like setting, All Saints dark and unconstructed aesthetic will have surprisingly wide appeal. Decorated with searchlights recovered from the Suez Canal, walls of vintage sewing machines and [...]

Let’s crush the tired image of the Abercrombie & Fitch male – and move on! If they are not coming to the party with updated fashions and silhouettes – there are plenty of other places to pick them up. The latest offering of shorter length shorts gives a man real reasons to update his wardrobe [...]

Ella Fitzgerald may have lost her green and yellow basket but this Summer season she would have plenty more to choose from. With a strong trend to natural qualities, straw baskets have become the popular choice for women – not just for the beach – but also on the crowded streets of New York. And [...]

On 6th Ave @ 20th Street, this historic 163-year-old venue has been transformed into a three story marketplace. The Limelight was a church, then later an infamous nightclub where I spent more than one or two ‘hazy’ nights in the late 80′s – and now it’s a shopping mall! Housing more than 60 vendors including: [...]

After and out of town try out in Paramus, New Jersey, Korea’s WHO.A.U. debuts in New York – on 34th Street between 5th & 6th Ave. I don’t know if this saying resonates with Americans but in any other Commonwealth country we would say – “It’s a bit like bringing coals to Newcastle” (Newcastle being [...]