Pages with tag "shopping"

The ultimate shopping guide for custom clothing in Hội An, Vietnam

Alix and Colin are almost midway through their trip around the world.

Their global backpacking adventure to all points exotic took a very chic turn when they stopped off to sample the custom clothing and shoes from the tailors and cobblers in Hội An, a city located in the South Central Coast of Vietnam.

According to Wikipedia, in 1999, the old town of Hoi An was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences.

Here, Alix and Colin share their Vietnam shopping diary with you, and they were certainly roused by the trading of local and foreign influences!

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This entry is part 2 of 1 in the series Venice Window Shopping

Or, how I spent my summer vacation, Part Due…

Venice is quite the chic shopping mecca with Gucci, Fendi, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Zegna, Hermes, Chanel, and almost any luxury brand that you can think of in the vicinity of the ubiquitous Carnevale masks and Murano millifiore glass chotseka tourist shops.

Yes, there are some rather major contemporary glass shops thrown in the mix, but it is heaven for the figurine junkie!

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Spring Fashion Trends Shopping List: What you want, what you already have, and how to wear it

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Nothing dresses your mood up more than some pretty lingerie, even when worn just for you. Makes every day Valentine’s Day with our lingerie shopping guide below, for what’s hot in looking hot!

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Rock, roll, and buzz your way to some frisky fun with our Jimmyjane Sex Toys Buying Guide

These are the stylish sex toys that have had plenty of screen time on Sex and the City and The Real Housewives of Orange County, plus the provocative “Let’s Do It Again” video collaboration with musician Dave Stewart.

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Early spring allure in the NY windows of Bergdorf Goodman…

Don’t fret the freezing temperature, sit back and ponder the beauty of top designers in Bergdorf Goodman’s early spring windows.

We love the architectural sleeves of the Lanvin for Acne Jeans dress pictured here, and sure you will be gaga over the all the other delicious styles in our photo gallery below.

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A little sexist, absolutely! But genius just the same...

Here’s a marketing ploy that falls somewhere between a left-handed compliment, a Henny Youngman wannabe, and a crack that a country club gent would gloat about over a gin and tonic and a smoke, “It only cost me $50,000 to stop my wife from shopping at Zappos.com!” Bah-dum-dum.

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Scrap the luxury orange or turquoise signature shopping bag and make hers a modest plain Jane…

We are totally behind carrying your own eco bag to the grocery store, but this shopping bag switch is on a whole other level!

The Daily Beast reports, “What Rich People Don’t Want You to Know About Their Spending” is that although the cash cows are more than happy to drop a mother lode to support their luxury indulgences, they simply don’t want to be caught red-handed walking out of tony shops flaunting the armloads of arm candy. Have they not heard of FedEx?

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