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06/23/09
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There Goes the Neighborhood

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Boutiques are always better if there’s an element of transgression on display. Usually, that means putting your wildest gear out front, but it can also mean making the most of an outré address.

Nuzyn, Amsterdam’s latest boutique is taking the latter approach, setting up shop in a former brothel in the red-light district with most of the old fixings intact. It’s a good idea—and, depending on Nuzyn’s clientele, just plain convenient—but what about the city’s endangered red light district? After all, the last thing a house of ill-repute needs is a rent hike. And after the first boutique lands, the strollers can’t be far behind…

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05/19/09
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Well Aged

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Starting today, Gilded Age graces Uniqlo with a few downmarket gems, and the fine folks at Shophound managed to get a few early pics. We thought it was a good catch when the collab was announced, and it looks even better now, particularly the red henley-ed sweater on the right. On your marks, get set…

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04/27/09
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Off the Wall

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This is a snap from the latest redesign of Louis Vuitton’s Omotesando store in Tokyo, but it should look familiar to anyone who’s caught the traveling Murakami retrospective that’s been making the rounds for the past year.

The wallpaper and central flower-ball are all taken direct from the exhibit where they worked to great effect…but we’re not sure if it’s quite what we want in a retail setting.

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03/09/09
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For the Winn

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It’s important for brands and retailers to stay agile these days, but good ideas have been in remarkable short supply. To that end, we’ve reached out to some of the brighter minds in the business for an impromptu thinktank. If you’ve got any ideas of your own, feel free to let us know.

Not all great minds are bloggers, so the latest in our ongoing series comes from the retail side of the equation.

Portland’s Winn Perry is one of the rare independent boutiques that manages to steer the mainstream from outside of New York or Los Angeles, and establishing a style stronghold in a small city takes a whole lot more than just a good eye for clothes. So naturally, proprieter Jordan Sayler has a few interesting things to say about keeping afloat in troubled times.

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02/26/09
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Wood’s Tats, Obama’s Ties, and the Pricing Dam

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Writing on the Wall: Evan Rachel Wood’s tattoos come out at the Oscars. [Bastardly]

Fashion Weak: Apparently someone at Fashion Week was keeping track of the more ridiculous utterances. We’re amazed they didn’t run out of notebook space. [Unbeige]

Bold Action: President Obama continues to make neckwear choices that can only be described as bold…by Washington standards, of course. Silver ties? In the White House? [The Cut]

Wholesale Nation: Now that the pricing dam has burst, will we ever pay retail again? More importantly, how much longer can the shoplifting dam hold out? [International Herald Tribune]

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11/03/08
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Setting Up Shop

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As you may have noticed, things are a bit different in Japan. An American storefront means the usual hole in the wall—maybe one with a little history and exposed brick if you’re lucky. But apparently Japan has a little more flexibility on the retail end.

A.P.C. finally finished up their Kita-Aoyama store (with help from architecture firm Wonderwall), and it’s quite a sight. It’s less a store than an all-encompassing bungalow, with a touch of feudal-palace thrown in for good measure. It’s not quite as location-appropriate as their industrial-throwback Brooklyn outpost, but we know where we’d rather spend an afternoon. And if you want to pick up those pajamas in person, we can’t think of a better place to do it.

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07/09/08
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Guitar Heroine, Do The Brady, and Crushing on Squash

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Picture Perfect: The only thing hipper and wackier
than Adam Kimmel’s clothes are Ryan McGinley’s lookbook shots. [Selectism]

Newly Available: These starlets are all suddenly single. Have at it boyos. [Radar]

H&M is Pushing Menswear: Yes, but where to? [Fashion United]

Pull The Blinds: There’s something deeply creepy about Hussein Chalayan’s new T-shirt. [Men.Style]

Lanvain + Acne: Equals one very cool, very classy hightop. [Scotch and Plaid]

How to Get The Tom Brady Look: Giselle Bundchen not included. [Valet]

Squash is The New Golf: Yes! We can finally make good use of our super tight shorts! [Vanityfair.com]

Chic Rock: When we boot up Guitar Hero at home, we can only wish things like this happened. [Crave Online]

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06/18/08
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Happy Campers, Unhappy Tailors, and Wedding Bells

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Sleepaway: We’ve been to summer camp before. If was
like this, we never would have left. [ href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/06/ws_racy_summer_camp_spread_wit_1.html"target="_blank">The
Cut]

We Got The Blues: A denim roundup you just can’t
miss. [Refinery29]

Pop The Question: So you’ve overcome
commitmentphobia. Here’s some suggestions for the next step [ href="http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/17/the-mans-guide-to-the-perfect-marriage-proposal/"target="_blank">Art
of Manliness]

All About Yoo: Thanks to his ability to please the,
“everyday business guy,” and the “Brooklyn kids,” Justin Yoo is
officially on our radar. [ href="http://www.wearethemarket.com/blog/2008/06/a_dose_of_capsule_hyden_yoo.php"target="_blank">We
Are the Market]

Revving Up: BMW brings back the M1 Supercar. Frankly,
we’re a little turned on. [ href="http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/bmw-brings-back.html"target="_blank">Wired]

Early Delivery: Even though Steven Alan’s Lark &
Wolff Urban Outfitters collection isn’t supposed to be available for
another couple of weeks, you can snatch some shirts down at the Noho
shop. We suggest cutting out of work early. [ href="http://racked.com/archives/2008/06/18/wolff_in_the_wild.php#reader_comments"target="_blank">Racked]

Core Values: British tailors are fighting to preserve
the meaning of the term “bespoke”. Join the crusade! [ href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2149810/Savile-Row-tailors-lose-fight-to-preserve-the-term-bespoke.html"target="_blank">Telegraph
UK]

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06/16/08
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Assembly Lines, Pocket Squares, and Salma Forever

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Certified Classic: Salma Hayek—still beautiful, still badass. [Camel Tap]

British Invasion: Save your pence—Topman will arrive any day [DNRNews]

These Nike Canvas Lows Are Kinda Awesome: That is all. [Hypebeast]

Pocket Protector: The history of the pocket square revealed. [Art of Manliness]

Putting It Together: Assembly, the omnisexual store from one of the creators of Scout, is picking up all kinds of press. [We Are The Market]

Misunderestimating: President George W. Bush tells French President Nicholas Sarkozy of his wife, Carla Bruni, “I can see why you married her”. Apparently his degree from Yale was in stating the obvious. [BBC]

Hanging In There: The tie is dead? Go tell it to CBS. [A Continuous Lean]

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06/06/08
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Deadly Stems, Kate Reads Up, and Atelier on the Move

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Book Smart: Kate Beckinsale plays the “naughty
librarian,” thus setting the Dewey Decimal System ablaze. [ href="http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/?p=5072"target="_blank">Hollywood
Tuna]

Presumptive Nominee: Now that he’s locked up the
primaries, it’s time to ask the important questions about Obama’s
closet. [Brandish]

Problem Drinkers: Sip carefully: these wineglasses
can kill. [NotCot]

Movin’ On Up: Atelier packs their bags for SHNOT.
Gesundheit. [ href="http://racked.com/archives/2008/06/06/storecasting_atelier_enters_hu.php"target="_blank">Racked]

Short Story: Ladies give you advice on swimsuit
shopping. No banana hammocks allowed. [ href="http://www.refinery29.com/shopping_roundup/trunk_show.php"target="_blank">Refinery29]

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05/16/08
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Amazons, Wingers, Quarterbacks and Chevaliers

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Golden Goddess: Charlize Theron makes our Friday. [ href=" http://www.celebritysmackblog.com/2008/05/15/charlize-w/">Celebrity
Smack]

Avery Gets Nasty: Teen Vogue staffers swoon
and sigh as our
favorite metrosexual jackass arrives at href="http://deadspin.com/5009332/sean-averys-internship-at-vogue-begins">4
Times Square. [ href="http://gawker.com/5009304/intern-sean-avery-basically-poised-to-take-over-vogue">Gawker]

End Zone: In other sporting news, Tony Romo ensures a
NFC championship berth by dumping Jessica Simpson. [ href="http://www.celebitchy.com/11659/jessica_simpson_and_tony_romo_over_-_is_it_because_she_overshared/">Celebitchy]

Shopping Spree: The Moment’s favorite five new
stores. [The
Moment]

The New Boss: Dior CEO Claus-Dietrich Lahrs takes the
helm at Hugo Boss to refresh (translation, “save”) the brand. [ href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iCxUyeIsahIU5xbFpnOWEWgXWIJQ">AFP]

Fit is the Thing: Permanent Style dresses down the
label whores of the myriad style forums. [ href="http://permanentstyle.blogspot.com/2008/05/fit-above-all-else.html">Permanent
Style]

Félicitations, Giorgio: President Sarkozy to make
Armani a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. [ href="http://www.wwd.com/fashionscoops/article/124978">WWD, 4th
item]

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04/09/08
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Gus Guzzlers, Penguins and a Spot of Tea

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The Princess and The Peacoat: Amanda Brooks has a
thing for men in uniform. [ href="http://www.mensvogue.com/clothing/blogs/in_her_eyes/">Men's
Vogue]

Okay, Who Farted?: Gucci and Louis Vuitton unveiled
diamond-encrusted, WMD-proof gas-masks at the Bucharest Luxury fair
because, really, who wants to survive a ricin attack in just any old
thing? [Complex]

So? New?: R29 introduces us to our new neighbors. [ href="http://www.refinery29.com/just_opened/new_wave.php?topcategory=shopping_news">Refinery29]

Spin Cycle: Damien Hirst shows no mercy to Levis
Jeans. And you thought href="http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=68298&in_page_id=34">that
cow had it bad. [ href="http://gawker.com/377395/damien-hirst-is-really-into-jeans">Gawker]

Long May it Rain: Barbour employees worldwide will
enjoy tea and cake tomorrow at 4pm to celebrate the waxed-cotton
giant’s centenary – and nothing could be more just and perfect. [ href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=51905">Vogue
UK]

Deal Alert: Again, Racked comes through with discounts on href="http://www.originalpenguin.com/opg/index.jsp">Original
Penguin. [ href="http://racked.com/archives/categories/dealfeed.php">Racked]

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