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Us Elephants had a stomping good time at last Thursday’s party, thanks to our fine friends & the Drunkness Monster. Anyone have shots of Pop Rocks or Garbage Pail Kids? Do send them our way, we’ll add them to the pixmix.

The next smashing soiree will celebrate St. Valentine’s Day.
A Kissing Booth? […]

Marc Jacobs now has 3 stores on Bleecker street and makes $20 million annually on items priced under $25. And yet with this, and Marc by Marc Jacobs, Mr. MJ magically has not diluted his brand.

How has MJ retained value while selling $10 wallets? Well in a world of brands cloying to be your friend, Marc Jacobs actually succeeded. And you value things made by your friends.

We’ll start with the fact […]

Straight from Japan, we bring you the newest technology in personal defense & urban camouflage:The Coke Machine Coat.

The culture of the creator is indeed a mother of invention.

We RSS street fashion blogs from around the world and invited the authors to our upcoming Autumn Apotheosis soiree - You never know when a Carioca or Milanese will be on a NYC jaunt. Our friends Saana & Tonic in Manchester blogged about missing the party, then the fashionistas at Les Mads in Köln read it and RSVP’d. And…to update ya - the ladies arrived straight from JFK to throw […]

Brands and Ad Agencies have lately taken note of the $170 Billion purchasing power of Muslims in North America.

Halal Chicken McNuggets for customers.
Ikea hijabs for employees.
Ramadan Sales for all?

And as Madison Avenue develops campaigns for this newly acknowledged demographic, I’m curious to see if there will be nuance in the advertising. Or will it just be the Islamic equivalent of simplistic sombreros and soul claps - with every third word being “Allah”. […]