100 Sweaters To Avoid On First DateBy Laura Milligan of The Love CoachDeciding what to wear on your first date is tough. Especially if your first date falls during the colder months. We’re here to help you resist the temptation to pull on some pilly, hole-y, stinky holiday sweater by showing you just how horrible you might look on your date. Read below for our list of 100 types of sweaters you should completely avoid wearing on your first date.Top 10 Deal BreakersIf your sweater meets any of ... Read Full Story

AVELLE KICKS OFF COMPANY EXPANSION WITH THE LAUNCH OF TWO NEW ACCESSORY CATEGORIES – LUXURY WATCHES AND LUGGAGEDesigner Watches and Luggage are the Newest Additions on Avelle.com Available for Renting SEATTLE, WA (November 3, 2008) —Avelle, the new Bag Borrow or Steal, and the largest online rented-luxury retailer offering designer accessories, today announced the addition of luxury watches and luggage to their line of product offerings. These two categories are part of the company’s overall ... Read Full Story

Guest Contributor: jewelrywhoreHesitation came over me as I started to get the pieces together for this post. I became worried that I love Indian jewelry TOO MUCH, and that the BEAUTIES in this post was just going to turn me into a blathering IDIOT. Too pretty! Too cool! But I’m soldiering on, and hoping it all makes sense!I’ve always been fascinated by Indian jewelry. So colorful and vibrant and amazing. And they wear so much of it, especially on special occasions, like a wedding. You’ll be ... Read Full Story

Portero.com is giving away a Chanel Handbag worn in the hit NBC show, Lipstick Jungle:Chanel SE 2.55 Reissue Dark Silver Classic Double Flap Bag ($2,650)You must enter by 11/13/08! Worn by Nico Reilly in the show Lipstick Jungle.The bag can be seen on the episode that airs on 10/29ENTER HERE: http://www2.portero.com/lipstick-jungle-bag-sweepstakesHave a Fashionable Day!Apresenta Read Full Story

With her penchant for kitsch, ultra-sexy clothes, Field might not seem the obvious choice for M&S. Yet, when I meet her in The Hotel Edison in New York, hours before she unveils the range on the catwalk, she dismisses the notion. "My look has been proven on worldwide television, and M&S is a worldwide retailer so I think it's a perfect fit," she says, firmly. Seated next to Field is Kate Bostock, M&S's executive head of clothing, clad in a red dress from the new ... Read Full Story

COCKTAILS & CONNECTIONSSerious social networking function in a sophisticated environment. This event is open to all established professionals and entrepreneurs and is specifically designed to facilitate professional networking. Due to our unique 9MinuteNetworking platform you will leave this event with new contacts in your Rolodex. You should expect to have a wide range of conversations, meet new people, exchange cards and contact information. If expanding your base of relationships and m... Read Full Story

Word Sight Day is an annual day of awareness coordinated by the Vision 2020 Global Initiative and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). Its aim is to raise global attention concerning the current reality of 300 million people living with blindness and vision impairments worldwide. On WSD, Vision 2020 members work together to:- Raise awareness of vision impairments and blindness, an international public health issues.- Involve and influence governing health ministrie... Read Full Story

Guest Contributor: jewelrywhoreJewelry storage. How do you keep your jewelry organized, easily accessible, visible, and all in a chic way? Even though I’m the jewelrywhore, don’t look to me for the answer to this one, because I don’t have it! Believe me, I’ve tried and failed and crafted and almost lost my marbles over this.Since I have enough jewelry to literally fill a medium-sized store, I thought I was alone in this dilemma; I am not. Seems most everyone with a decent-sized collection is ... Read Full Story

1.) You only shop the sales.Use caution when shopping sales that you don't get caught up in the "thrill of the deal" and lose focus on whether or not the items will be a truly valuable addition to your current wardrobe. Think of the shirt you got this great deal on for $8.99; yet this fact surprises no one because the shirt actually looks like it’s only worth about $8.99. Let face it. Bad color choices and ill-fitting garments have all been purchased in these "thrill of the... Read Full Story

Mischen Sample SaleUp to 85 % off!Finding discounts like these is usually a Mischen impossible!When: Fri.-Sat., 9 a.m.-8 p.m.Where: 255 W. 36th St., b/t Seventh & Eighth Aves.Williamsburg Fashion Show8 emerging Brooklyn-based designers showcase their wares.When: Fri. & Sat., 7-10 p.m.Where: Monster Island Building, Secret Project Robot, 112 River St., at Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg.Have a Fashionable Day!Apresenta Read Full Story