Qlix thought our entrepreneurial arbiters of style and fashion would love to read how one of fashion’s most influential shoe retailer got his start. In The Big Bang column (Barneys NY popular blog site, The Window) we are definitely giving an insiders-view to the humble entrepreneurial beginnings and wisdom, Diego Della Valle.
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Last month, Threadless celebrated their 10th birthday with a meet and greet at the MCA bookstore. I, being an editor who is highly selective of who I personally interview, welcomed the opportunity to interview co-founder Jake Nickell when I found out he would be in attendance.
Jake Nickell is only half the dynamic duo [...]
By Getting invited to a Fashion Week show means you’re pretty cool. Getting invited to so many that you have to keep a calendar on your closet door specifically so you can keep track of them all means you’re pretty freakin’ awesome — and maybe a teeny bit sleep deprived.
em>Samantha Lim, the fashion [...]
Margaret J. Harris has had her own interior design business and has been practicing Feng-Shui for over 35 years. Only more recently has she decided to pursue jewelry design. However, this was not in her original plan. A friend asked her to make some custom pieces of jewelry as a favor. This is when [...]
Note: Originally posted in Fashion By The Rules.
One can find art in many areas of fashion, but it is rare that one can find a master of his art in any industry. I have been lucky enough to find such a master and he is in the unlikely business of GLOVES!! Gloves have [...]
Mathew DiSpagna created DiSpagna Designs, this unique line of jewelry, in 2004. Founded on patience and a keen attention to detail, each piece of jewelry is specially handcrafted. That being said, Mr. DiSpagna is offering a fabulous opportunity at acquiring one of his most beautiful pieces — The DiSpagna Designs LTD Carlina Giveaway! [...]
When you leave an interview more inspired and motivated to “be great and do good” (as cliche as that may sound), than what you initially felt when you came…that feeling, that experience speaks volumes. On April 30, 2010, that’s what I felt after I had the opportunity to interview celebrity makeup artist, Sam Fine at [...]
I had the grand pleasure and opportunity to interview Nena Ivon, the new fashion director of the Randolph Street Market, at the lovely yet chic Wit Hotel located at 201 N. State Street, Chicago, IL. I was able to ask a variety of questions from what sparked her interest in fashion, to what should attendees [...]
This week’s smartest individual is Julie Kaye, an emerging visual artist whose talent is intriguing, unabridged works of illustrative art.
Tell us a bit about who Julie Kaye is and the inspiration behind your works.
Who am I? I am a visually creative creature and a really bad cook. My artwork contains layers of [...]
Not many people can say that their career, their lives, are all about learning and interacting with everyone and everything around the world, learning constantly, being a voice consistently for “those” or “that” who are not known, but should be. Chauncey Zalkin can. Writer, curator, ethnographer, and creative architect of Girl on the [...]
