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The Recessionista to Speak at Retailcamp LA, April 9 &10
Dah-lings, it’s so exciting…I’m going to step out from behind the Blog and Twitter @Recessionista to speak on a panel at Retail Camp LA on Sunday April 10th. I’ll be waking up early and getting fully caffeinated to meet with all the peeps and tweeps. If you haven’t heard of Retail Camp and you’re in [...]
SpaWeek is Coming April 11-17th with $50 Spa Treatments
In case you haven’t heard, Spa Week is coming April 11th to 17th! 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 [...]
Los Angeles Fashion Week: Designers & the City Unite for a Great Week of Fashion
Pictured: Mannequins at Hope in the City Charity event (photo: M. Hall) Last week was Los Angeles Fashion Week. No, it’s not the same as New York Fashion Week in terms of organization and variety of shows, but Los Angeles put on some great shows last week. As I’ve said before Los Angeles has a [...]
LA Fashion Week, not Fashion Weak, Kicks-Off Fall 2011 Collections
Skeptics may scoff, but LA Fashion Week (LAFW) is upon us again. Although LA Fashion Wee is widely regarded as a poor cousin to the bigger fashion events around the globe particularly, New York Fashion Week, there are always some worthy highlights to consider. Los Angeles has quite a burgeoning fashion scene here with some [...]
Kinder Aggugini for Macy’s Budget Line Arrives Feb. 15
Kinder Aggugini for Macy’s long sleeved dress Isn’t this blue dress with the white geometric patterns amazing? And even more amazing is the price. It will be sold for $68.00 US at Macy’s stores on Feb. 15th. The dress is designed by Kinder Aggugini, a talented, but not exactly famous designer. Macy’s is going to [...]
The Fred Segal Sale Ends Today
In the words of Jim Morrison, “This is the end, beautiful friend.” Yes, the end of the Fred Segal sale. If you are in the Los Angeles area, and you are a savvy shopper, you should be on high alert. Everything on the sale is now reduced to 75% off of the original retail price. I [...]
Tasteless Celebrity Merchandise: It’s not Cheap or Chic
Tori Spelling “Bracelet” from HSN. Witness this incredible atrocity that HSN is passing off as jewelry under the moniker of Tori Spelling. Even more frightening, this piece is now a customer pick on HSN. WTF is Tori doing allegedly designing jewelry any way? The words “questionable taste” come to mind. The above bracelet is from [...]
The Recessionista’s Last Minute Gift Ideas
A Vintage Looking Card from Rose Bud Designs Are you ready shoppers? This is it, the final Christmas Countdown. I have to admit, I’m a little stressed. California is lost in torrential downpours, mudslides and floods. The east coast is freezing. And poor Europe is also freezing. London looks more like New Iceland. My well [...]
Holiday HSN Collections: Mariah Carey and Luxe by Irina Shabayeva
There seems to be no end in sight or at least website for celebrities licensing their names to budget fashion collections. Tonight Mariah Carey enters the budget arena with her collection of jewelry, fragrances and high heeled shoes on HSN. The collection is not cheap, so if you like it, you may want to wait [...]
Freebie Alert: Check in on Foursquare with In-Style for Nars lipstick at Saks Fifth Avenue
One of the things I’m hearing from readers on comments of what they’d like to see on The Recessionista is more freebies. So here’s one for you. But, you must be a social media lurver to get it, and specifically , a user of Foursquare. Here’s the deal. Saks Fifth Avenue and social networking site [...]
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