Posts with tag JuicyCouture

It has been said that if our country were to be hit by some huge asteroid everything would be destroyed -- plants, animals, humans -- except for those nasty little cock roaches. Some how, they would end up on the top of the food chain.

We absolutely love it when the weather turns just cool enough that we need to wear a light sweater. To warm it up just a little bit, our favorite trick is a warm scarf -- it takes up almost no room, unlike a coat, so if the weather warms up we can just tuck it away in our handbag, but if we get cold, wrapping it around our neck really does the trick.

New York Fashion Week is in full swing (and StyleList is covering it from every possible angle!) so it is nearly impossible to not be inspired by all the fabulous looks high-end designers are sending down the runway. We were particularly taken by this ethereal look from Jill Stuart and set out to find a real-world version to feature here.

Most of the time, we don't really want anything we're wearing to be described as slouchy. We did the slouch sock phase, and we're happy to be well past it, and sure, there are slouchy sweaters, but in all honesty, we prefer something with a little more fit.

When the days are get long and our feet are hurting, we love nothing more than to take a good hot shower and slip into our favorite pair of PJs before hitting the sack.

Today, WWD reports Juicy Couture wants to dress us for our mission to reach a deep coma-like state of sleep at night. Recently, the brand dropped its first-ever collection of sleepwear and loungewear in several department and specialty stores world-wide.

Named Choose Sleep by Juicy Couture, the lines consist of nighties, robes, pajama bottoms, sleep tops and undies made from playful prints and luxe fabrics. The pieces retail in price from $14 for panties to $125 for robes. Sizes will range from XS to XL

Basically, this will be like Victoria's Secret's PINK line except with less sparkle and more charms.

[via WWD]

What recession? You'd never know the country is in belt tightening mode by looking at the children's departments of upscale stores like Saks Fifth Avenue or Neiman Marcus. With designer names and totally impractical materials -- silk? cashmere? for a baby? -- the racks are full of high fashion and high prices.

We suspect that Suri Cruise is somehow to blame. Talk about the child most likely to become Claire, Molly Ringwald's character in The Breakfast Club, who got detention for skipping school to go shopping. Perfectly coiffed and dressed, she has a wardrobe full of Cavalli, Dior and Burberry. And she's just turned two. We can only imagine what she'll be wearing at 16.

Some fancy baby duds for folks with more money than sense, in the gallery.

Last weekend, while cleaning out our closets (no pun intended), we stumbled upon one of our sixth grade Christmas lists.

On the crumbled piece of paper, a bike, the Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time album, and a Juicy Couture track suit all had triple asterisks next to their name, which means that our twelve-year-old selves had to have these items when the new millennium rolled in or we were going to totally die!

If you hang around with copyright lawyers enough, you're bound to get sued. That's what seems to be happening to Victoria's Secret right now. After suing Macy's for supposedly making knockoffs of their "Pink" line, it looks like VS is going to have to face the wrath of Juicy Couture's legal team. According to the lawsuit, Victoria Secret ripped off Juicy's trademark pink color as well as its marketing strategy, even down to the lollipop shaped packaging of some of their items.

It seems like every major fashion company is up to their eyeballs in copyright infringement lawsuits these days -- but instead of going after straight up counterfeiters, they've unexpectedly taken the opportunity to have a free-for-all on each other. It'll be interesting to see how many of these lawsuits hold up in court. When it's over, I'm sure most will wish the hadn't bothered to cast the first stone.

[via Jezebel]

Apparently, there isn't a thing -- not a thing -- that you can't do to pamper your puppy, even luxuriate it with "beauty" products.

Juicy Couture's beauty and fragrance division has a line specifically for pets! There are things that work for dogs like shampoo and conditioner, Pawlette wipes and moisturizer for their paws, and Pawfume. There's aso a house spray to take care of any "fragrance" that your dog may leave behind (not that she ever would!). Thank goodness there aren't any cosmetics, unless you consider claw polish as makeup. Because you know it just isn't right for dogs to go without a proper mani and pedi.

The gift set shown, called Doggy Jet Set, includes Pawfume, Pawlettes, and fragrance mist. It's $80 at Saks Fifth Avenue.

My love/hate relationship with Juicy Couture turned to love about 8 months ago and to me those Juicy babes can do no wrong no matter how silly their product lines are. Case in point; the Juicy Couture Camp Survival Kit. Now every snooty rich kid that is forced off to camp can make the other campers feel like losers by showing off their designer camp gear.

What is in a camping survival kit anyway? For me it would be my Blackberry, a can of diet coke, a pack of gummy bears, and my YSL highlighter pen. For Juicy it is a pink camo drawstring bag to tote around all of your camping necessities. A pillow to rest your tired head, so much better than those germ ridden ones they force you to use on the camp grounds. Pink postcards to write home to mom and dad letting them know how much you love or hate them for shipping you off to camp. An address book and pen so you can keep in touch with your new friends, and of course a pink photo album so you can peg a name to a face. It gets hot and sticky out in the log cabin so a red translucent fan is a must have. Possibly the most important tool in the kit is the flashlight -- now you can stay up late reading US Weekly's and will have a nice beam of light to lead you down the dark woods to your bathroom in the ground.

Get one at Neiman Marcus for $95 and if the log cabin is booked and it's sleeping under the stars for you, you might need this too!

Happy camping.

What's the catch? The catch is that this berry isn't going anywhere near your mouth. With all of the hot dogs, hamburgers, and mayonnaise-laden "salads" you will be ingesting this holiday weekend you won't need anymore actual food to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Juicy Couture has managed to keep the good charms coming with their newest batch, which includes soccer balls, martinis, banana splits, and even a diploma for the grads. The actual charm bracelet has been sold in department stores and boutiques for years and years, but the charms are always changing.

I wasn't even interested in the charm bracelet trend until I fell in love with last season's lipstick charm and began to fill up my $35 bracelet. Now it's not only becoming addicting, but fun to collect all of the charms. I have a feeling I might need to buy a second bracelet this season.

You know how much we love giveaways, whether we're the ones who are throwing handbags at you, or whether it's someone else sharing some love.

Fashion blogger Kristopher Dukes has paired up with ThisNext.com and is giving away a Juicy Couture "Cheque Book" charm ($50) plus a $50 Starbucks gift card (if you don't know, Ms. K is famous for sustenance on non-fat soy lattes alone). The contest starts today, but you have to hurry because it ends next week on February 7, 2007. The details of how to play on Kristopher's blog.

Wired Magazine always has interesting short articles on consumer etiquette. Recently, a parent lamented to the online magazine that their child wanted an iPod for Christmas so that he could "fit in" at school. I was expecting the advice columnist to answer with the typical "help your child be comfortable with himself; an iPod won't buy him friends" stance, but Wired took a dramatically different approach.

Comparing the iPod to the Red Ryder BB gun of generations past, Wired's entire answer was based on the assumption that buying the iPod wasn't even a question - of course the parent should buy the iPod. The question then, became how best to purchase the iPod; whether the child should be required to chip in with his allowance, or whether requiring the child to learn music history with the iPod would be the best tactic.

This answer disturbed me more than a little. If a parent chooses to purchase an expensive present (perhaps the ever-popular Juicy Couture tracksuit) for a child and then wants to use the gift to educate or help the child learn the value of a dollar, then so be it. However, if a child comes home, claiming that he or she "can't fit in at school" without a certain product, I would feel that purchasing said product would only reinforce that the child has friends based on what they have, instead of who they are.

Or maybe, like last week, I'm just not getting into the gift-giving spirit of the holidays. What do you think?

You know it's coming, and perhaps you've been preparing yourself, both mentally and physically for the onslaught. You are going to be stretching your tight little abs to limits unknown to Denise Austin at the next big Holiday feast. If you're going to a formal dinner party, you have no choice but to slip into a sexy girdle, suck it in all night in your taffeta cocktail dress, and restrain yourself from seconds. However, if you're going to a friend's or family member's house for a casual, comfortable day of dinner and football, you can dress smartly for abdominal comfort. Styledash has seven suggestions of what to wear to your Holiday eating spree.

Sunday - The only thing I can think to wear on a day that involves non-stop eating and drinking from 9 am to 9 pm is a tracksuit by Juicy Couture because it's soft, has some give in the fabric, and most importantly, has an elastic waistband. Yes, perhaps the terry cloth tracksuit is on its last legs as fashionable wear, but for Thanksgiving and the Holidays, people aren't paying attention to anything but the dressing in the turkey and on the salad..

Monday - Thankfully, the Eiffel Tower jeans have not hit the US, so you're not going to be laughed out of your wardrobe with a pair of ultra low-rise jeans that will fit snugly around your pelvis and let your belly stretch out a little. No belt, naturally.

Tuesday - If you're more inclined to hide, rather than letting it all hang out, just go with lots and lots of loose layers.

Wednesday - Dressing up is not out of the question. You just have to be smart. A babydoll dress doesn't have a wasitline, and unlike regular empire-waisted dresses, the babydoll dress is gathered, then lets loose in the skirt.

Thursday - Wrap dresses are classy, and if they're made with jersey, they'll stretch and let you breathe after that second helping of mashed potatoes. In fact, you can slip away to the bathroom for a moment to re-wrap your dress a little looser.

Friday - Like the babydoll, a jumper doesn't have a waistline, and if you're creative, you can find one that doesn't make you look like you're eight years old. Then again, it might work if you're relegated to the Kids' Table again this year.

Saturday - The best bet for a Holiday meal is to dress sporty. Yoga pants will stretch as you eat, and since you're already dressed up, you may as well go for a walk and burn those extra 1500 calories you just ate. And that was just the salad.