Today is a big day at The Recessionista.  I’ll be appearing on Headline News Making It In America today, Tuesday Jan 29th at 4:40 pm EST/1:40 pm PT.  I look forward to having the chance to appear and tell my story.  It’s not easy to build a small business in the midst of a global [...]

You can read the original blog post here The Recessionista on HLN Making It In America: Support Small Business on The Recessionista™.”

Even since H&M was exposed by the NY Times several years ago for throwing away clothes, they have made an effort to be more environmentally conscious. Since the infamous dumping,  they launched the WASTE collection made from left over material from the Lanvin collection and later their own Conscious Collection.  The Conscious Collection is made [...]

You can read the original blog post here Eco-Friendly: H&M launches new Collection with Vanessa Paradis on The Recessionista™.”

Today is Columbus Day.  The day we commemorate Christopher Columbus discovering the new world.  You know, that guy Columbus. He sailed over to the “new world” on three ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.  As far as I know, he wasn’t carrying any sale fliers or coupons for specials at the mall.   [...]

You can read the original blog post here The Recessionista’s Columbus Day Sales Round-up 2012 on The Recessionista™.”

Save the date and mark your appointments in advance because Spa Week is coming in just a few short weeks.  Spa Week is a April 16-22nd this spring. Many spas (some of them luxury spas) are making $50.00 treatments available to customers. For some spas, the savings are substantial on  a facial, massage or other [...]

You can read the original blog post here Save the Date: Spa Week Spring 2012 is coming with $50.00 Spa Treatments on The Recessionista™.”

Pictured: Donatella Versace on the Milan runway in an H&M Versace dress (photo via H&M) The Versace for H&M collection will go on sale this week. The sale will occur on Thursday, Nov. 17th in Europe and Saturday, Nov. 19th in the US.  To help shoppers in the UK and London, The Telegraph has published H&M’s [...]

You can read the original blog post here Verace for H&M: Shopping Rules and Limits on The Recessionista™.”

In case you haven’t heard, Spa Week is coming October 10 to 16th! Spa Week is a week when some spas are making $50.00 treatments available to customers. That is a nice savings on a facial, masssage or other treatment. PTL (praise the lord) I say.  Every year, I seem to learn about SpaWeek too [...]

You can read the original blog post here Spa Week is Coming: October 10 to 16, $50.00 Spa Treatments on The Recessionista™.”

Pictured: Emerald Society FDNY Pipe and Drums (picture: M. Hall) I took a break from Fashion Week to attend the September 11th Memorial Services today at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.  This year marks the 10th anniversary of this tragedy.  It was overwhelming to hear the list of names read today and see the families of the [...]

You can read the original blog post here In Remembrance of September 11th on The Recessionista™.”

Pictured: The All Saints Clothing Store in Soho, NY I’m excited to announce a very special giveaway on The Recessionista this week.  We’re celebrating the last of August with a giveaway of a $200.00 gift card from upscale fashion label All Saints.  My affection for UK label All Saints is more sinful than saintly. That’s [...]

You can read the original blog post here Sponsored Post: All Saints Giveaway: Win a $200 Gift Card from the UK brand on The Recessionista™.”

If you’re visiting Los Angeles this weekend, or you live here, you may wish to check out the Los Feliz Fashion Fest today which is part of the  Los Feliz Village Street Fair. The event takes place today, July 24th, on Hollywood Blvd. from 11am to 10pm. My spies tell me that the fair will [...]

You can read the original blog post here Today in Los Angeles Los Feliz Fashion Festival on The Recessionista™.”

Pictured: Alternative’s CCO Greg Alterman, and friend with actress Joy Bryant of Parenthood (photo: M. Hall)  The recent opening of the Alternative Apparel store on Abbot Kinney in Venice was star-studded. Pictured above are actress Joy Bryant (on the right) from the TV show Parenthood, with Alternative’s Greg Alterman (Alternative Founder and Chief Creative Officer.) [...]

You can read the original blog post here Alternative Apparel ‘s Star-Studded Opening in Venice, CA and Special Sale on The Recessionista™.”