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Why aren't you wearing this? American Living 'City Chic' Dome Satchel

Email thisPosted Sep 2nd 2008 at 4:01PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Must Haves

When you think of tweed, your mind probably automatically goes to jackets and skirts -- at least, that's how we work. But there are other ways to incorporate this fall trend into your wardrobe without wearing anything remotely suit-like; for instance, how about with a brilliant bag?

Try this American Living 'City Chic' Dome Satchel, which is currently on sale for just $39.99 at J.C. Penney. It'll work with a plethora of outfits, from casual weekend wear to office appropriate. Here's how:

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Tags: accessories, american living, AmericanLiving, bag, fall, handbag, jc penney, JcPenney, purse, tweed

Ralph Lauren's new logo

Email thisPosted Mar 19th 2008 at 10:15AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing, Men

I've never been a fan of logos, designer labels, or any of that crap, unless it's something sarcastic like a middle finger -- and then it's only kinda cool. So it's no surprise that I can't stand this ridiculous new logo for Ralph Lauren's high end line, Purple Label. Look, I'm OK with the small and inconspicuous polo player -- because I've seen it all my life -- but this new one is just ugly and over the top.

A multi-color, oversized logo of a polo player riding a leaping horse? Really? I thought RL might have better taste than that, especially on a shirt that's over $200. I think that might be even worse than The Big Pony collection that features giant versions of the original logo. Maybe RL has been spending too much time thinking about that over-hyped American Living Collection.

Logos never make clothing look better and, more often than not, they just screw up whatever the design had going for it in the first place. The only place for a logo as far as I'm concerned is inside the collar. If I paid $245 for a polo shirt, the last thing I'd want to do is lease out part of my shirt for advertising space.

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Tags: American Living, AmericanLiving, Polo, polo shirt, PoloShirt, Purple Label, PurpleLabel, Ralph Lauren, RalphLauren, The Big Pony Collection, TheBigPonyCollection

American Living on sale, already

Email thisPosted Feb 27th 2008 at 11:34AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing, Men

It doesn't really seem possible that JCPenney could already be discounting their brand new American Living clothing line. American Living -- a collaborative effort between JCP and Ralph Lauren -- has only been available for a week or so. You might remember those 50 commercials that JCPenny jammed down your throat throughout the course of Oscar night?

Anyhow, the sale is on, and one of the sweet deals is this lightweight, reversible jacket. I couldn't find a picture with the blue/green plaid side out and it's a shame. Plaid is pretty fashionable now, but this is more your 'prep school plaid' -- as opposed to 'lumberjack plaid.'

This jacket has a nice conservative look to it, but the plaid gives you something fun to work with -- it's basically a Ralph Lauren jacket. Plus, instead of a dorky Polo player, the insignia is a sweet eagle clutching an American flag in its killer talons. Colbert would be proud.

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Tags: American Living, AmericanLiving, Global Brand Concepts, GlobalBrandConcepts, JCPenney, light jackets, LightJackets, Oscars, plaid, Ralph Lauren, RalphLauren

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