The most democratic – and fun – shoe for Summer is the flip flop – and it looks fabulous in an array of new prints turning up all over the fashion floor. In graphic black and white – or in brightly saturated hues – fun flip flops represent of the season’s most important trends in [...]

Bondage themes and details are appearing across the fashion floor and are interpreted in ways that add a sensual and highly alluring element. Elastic plays an important part in ‘bandage’ dresses and skirts that are always form fitting. Interesting ‘criss cross’ detailing on the reverse of a dress or in a tulle overlay dress ensures [...]

A four-level, 90,000 plus-square-foot flagship Forever 21 store opened on Times Square on Friday – at 1540 Broadway! With a sales projection of $100 million for the first year – expectations are high – and will not disappoint the Junior customer! Open daily – from 8.00AM until 2.00AM – with 151 fitting rooms, 32 cash [...]

White shorts, in a range of styles, are becoming an essential this Summer season. Cargos, flat front  styling, extra long looks and shorter lengths can all be seen – crisp and clean – or washed and left crinkled and wrinkled. Constructed cotton weaves – twill, poplin and subtle textures – compete with a rising trend [...]

Accessories will be key in achieving the ‘cowgirl’ look! Straw cowboy hats, cowgirl boots, turquoise jewelry, bandanas and tooled leather platforms and bags are based on vintage style – straight out of the old wild West and Santa Fe! Americana looks set to be reinvented. To read more, pick up a subscription to the New [...]

Western shirts – trimmed with lace, ruffled and tiered denim skirts and dresses, ombre plaids, gingham checks, tooled leather dresses, Navajo stripes, suede and fringed vests and cute little denim ‘Daisy Duke’ cut off shorts are appearing all over the fashion floor. The ‘cowgirl’ looks set to be an important trend for transeasonal and early [...]

In supple, vintage and cracked black leather qualities, the motorcycle jacket looks set to be a new key item. In heavily air conditioned environments – a jacket becomes an essential – and these motorcycle jackets look set to be extremely popular – layered over every outfit! To read more, pick up a subscription to the [...]

Handcrafted elements in the form of ‘patchwork’ brings creativity and innovation to menswear. Nothing new, patchwork Madras plaids continue to multiply all over the men’s floor, however interesting developments can be seen in shirts that are spliced with patchwork elements. Another new item is a shirt that is a patchwork of seemingly random tropical prints. [...]

Sexy and highly alluring, accessories are inspired by the boudoir. Luminous pearls, soft ‘nude’ hues, sensual lace, lustrous satins and silks, tulle, fine crochet, rosettes and hair accessories, illusion elements and faded vintage wallpaper florals go along way in getting the message across. Boudoir style will only grow stronger in the coming seasons. To read [...]

In a nod to the 80′s – think Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” – bras, bustiers and bandeaus are turning up across the fashion floor – and on the streets of New York. Worn under a jacket, a top or a blouse – or back with skinny jeans and sky high stilettos – lingerie – is [...]