I came across this a long time ago and meant to post, but never did (and their frequent mention in Sex and the City: The Movie scooped me in bringing the news to the masses):
http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/ui/howitworks#ways_to_shop
These guys let you rent high-end bags on the (kinda) cheapo. Cool concept. I wonder how many people are doing it.
I am catching up on last week’s Economist and came across a small article on Blue Nile, an online middle-man for jewelry sales (mostly engagement rings). I remember when Blue Nile launched in the late 1990s for a couple reasons, including the fact that it was crazy you could buy high-end jewelry online. Yes, I [...]
Also tagged Blue Nile, economics, Economist, Internet, TechI’m way late on this, which is to say that I’ve been busy and not much struck me as awesome from the recent fashion weeks. Although, Yves Saint Laurent’s collection won major points in my (limited) book. Take a look at my favorite piece on the far right in the first image (Photo from NYT). [...]
Also tagged New York Times, Yves Saint LaurentThe New Yorker has a great article about a study done that identifies the lack of copyrights and patents in the fashion industry as a major source of the industry’s continued success. The article is definitely a good read, although I do not know why the author is so stubborn (at the end) in thinking [...]
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