Very few actual human bodies are built like mannequins. Hell, actual human clothes don't even fit mannequins, hence the plentiful binding clips that pull and tease clothing they're supposed to model into the proper configuration. But that may be changing.
High-quality natural fabric-slinger Garnet Hill is hardly the place a catalog enthusiast would expect to find a faceful of vagina. And yet, it's hard to look at the latest edition of the catalog without feeling like a giggling sixth grader at the Santa Fe Georgia O'Keeffe museum.
In case you thought us lowly poors who shop at Target were the only ones who needed to worry about this whole credit card hacking thing—think again! Neiman Marcus—the Charlize Theron of upscale retailers—just admitted they are the latest store to have customer's credit card info fall victim to hackers.
Happy 2014! As Sociological Images reminds us, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which enabled women to have credit cards in their own name. Not only was the act a step towards financial independence — it spawned the exciting stock photo genre "Delighted Lady Holding Credit…
Wondering why you always have such a hard time finding good plus-size options at retailer Target? Maybe it's because you're not pregnant!
A bit of planning can save you a ton of money when it comes to buying throughout the year. Here’s your comprehensive, always up-to-date guide on the best times to buy everything this year.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 28: A man shouts through a mega phone to entice people into a store on Regent Street on December 28, 2013 in London, England. Shoppers across the country are re-emerging to take advantage of the post Christmas sales which had been hit by the recent bad weather, with many shoppers turning to…
Uh-oh. Shit's about to get real with day-after-Christmas sales. Mallwalkers! Gird your loins!
There are a lot of different ways banks might deal with the recent Target database caper, but none of them are quite as Grinch-like as ravenous bank monster JPMorgan Chase's decision to cap debit card cash withdrawal limits at $100 a day and card purchases at $300 a day.
O holy shite: Four days until Christmas! If you're stumped or stuck, remember that books make a great gift for people ages 1-100.
Winter officially begins on December 21, but weather-wise, it's already here. Now that we've sorted out which boots are the best, we're moving on to coats.
Here in the Northeast, we've been dealing with a little snow, a lot of slush and freezing temperatures. Elsewhere in this great nation, it's even worse. Bundling up is obvious: Sweaters, scarves, hats, gloves, coats. But what about your feet? WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT YOUR POOR COLD FEET?
The thought of visiting any cluster of stores anywhere in America during the month of December seems borderline unbearable. But if you've got to pick up a few Christmas presents and you just cannot with the crowds, judging by this WWD report, you might want to drop everything and go right now.
Are mannequins just garment enhancers that let prospective consumers visualize what an outfit looks like on a human body, or are they creepy holdovers from the Egyptian aesthetes that first help shape the Western gaze? Both, of course — according to a recent overview of mannequin history in Collectors Weekly, the…
As couples across the nation frantically wrack their brains for something, anything, to give their significant others, there's likely to be a fair number of men sidling uncomfortably into Victoria's Secret stores in the coming days. Interesting to know: Vicki's sales strategy for them reportedly revolves around the…
Ah, Cyber Monday, that lovely online shopping extravaganza that blessedly allows you to partake in the post-Thanksgiving capitalistic deals-orgy with a significantly lowered chance of encountering loose human excrement.
Oh, pretty fucking crazy. As expected, consumers flocked to big box retailers to scoop up premium discounts on merchandise for holiday presents. Unfortunately, every year bad things tend to happen when you get thousands of people crowded into tiny spaces.
After two black shoppers complained of being targeted by NYPD assigned to patrol Barneys, the luxury retailer has announced that they will be monitoring the cops in their stores to make sure they're not being racist. Cops, in turn, will monitor the shoppers to make sure none of them are stealing from Barneys. It's the…
Lots of people Social-Media-On-Company-Time-level hate their jobs. Many Badmouth-Their-Employer-To-Their-Friends level hate their jobs. Fewer still Steal-Shit-From-Work level hate their jobs. But one Maryland woman wins: she stole $5.1 million from her job over years... all while running a charity for military brides.…
We're one step closer to the day when Thanksgiving seems but a quaint memory and/or fiction from a Norman Rockwell painting. CNBC reports that, with retailers moving Black Friday ever earlier, restaurants are also being roped into the Thursday-evening frenzy.
