WJA—The Women’s Jewelry Association New York Metro Chapter—recently held an Instagram University Panel, educating jewelry brands about how to maximize their Instagram presence. Some excerpts from the panel, moderated by Peggy Jo Donahue. Clockwise from top left: Natalie Bos Betteridge (@jewelsdujour), Molly Clarke (@rockthatgem and @ringliaison), Liz Kantner (@liz_kantner)   What is the biggest mistake […]

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Everyone gets inspired by Pinterest boards, and JCPenney wants to maximize that interest by placing its boards right inside malls, adjacent to physical stores. Ten malls around the country will feature the digital boards, which are 10′ x 9′ x 2′ in size. They will feature clothing, beauty and hair inspiration. JCPenney and Pinterest are […]

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From sports to military to transportation and more, uniforms have always been a part of our apparel lexicon. Fashion designers have long taken cues from uniforms, even designing them for airlines and such, and an upcoming show at the Museum at F.I.T. explores this intertwined relationship. Uniformity, opening May 20, explores the dynamic history behind […]

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Deckers Brands, a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories, has tapped Andrea O’Donnell as president of Fashion Lifestyle, effective immediately. She joins the company from DFS Group Limited, a multi-billion dollar retailer majority owned by LVMH, where she served as president, Global Merchandising. She was previously executive director of […]

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I think it’s safe to say: We (heart) these shoes! Comprised of suede hearts pieced together in a lovable patchwork, these stacked heel shoes from French designer Jean-Michele Cazabat are sure to melt hearts all around. Cazabat has been designing shoes for over 25 years, but branched out in 2000, to fill a niche in […]

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As of today, Accessories Magazine is now part of the world’s largest “pure play” B2B events company in the world. U.K.-based events and marketing organization UBM plc has acquired Business Journals, Inc. (BJI), parent company to fashion trade shows AccessoriesTheShow, FAME, Moda, Stitch, EDIT and MRket, as well as trade magazines Accessories and MR. With […]

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“I think chokers are the new flower crowns,” said Taylor Swift on Instagram to the sound of 1.3 million fingers tapping “like.” Indeed. To accessorize all that white eyelet and crochet, thousands of Coachella-istas reached for jewelry chokers and bandana scarves fashioned into chokers. And flower crowns? They love you, they love you not! Any […]

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Here’s a sales pitch (with a heart): shop now, get a Fall 2016 bag in advance of this Summer and help kids go to school. Sounds great, right? For Rafe Totengco and his eponymous brand, today is the perfect time to do just that. Just recently, the New York-based designer (who is also the Creative […]

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Sears Holdings is closing 78 stores (68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores) this summer. In February, the company said that it would accelerate the closing of unprofitable stores and this is now closer to fruition. “The decision to close stores is a difficult but necessary step as we take aggressive actions to strengthen our company, […]

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