Recessionistas

With too many people left with too little spending cash, the world's oldest profession (in one of a few countries…

Not only is "A Month Of Outfits" in the May issue of Lucky for the skinny who live in warm climates, it's for the…

16-year-old Kira Plastinina's company went bankrupt in January, less than a year after a huge write-up in New York.…

A piece in Salon suggests that in a recession, we find sexist stereotypes comforting. To that we'd maybe add:…

Editor: "I want to resist, yet I can't help thinking that they're actually really cool." Commenter: "Are these…

There's trouble in DABA-land. A trusted tipster says (and the company confirms) that one of the New York Times' infam…

Did the DABA girls, those banker-loving women so devastated by the recession, pull a fast one on the New York Times?…

Earlier today, a group of brave young women told the New York Times that dating rich guys who were no longer so rich…

At meetings of "Dating a Banker Anonymous," frustrated finance paramours can discuss recession era troubles — like…

And so it begins: as the cocktail party circuit has buzzed with the novelty of "cutting back" and "shopping their…

Yesterday, while flipping through an issue of Departures as I enjoyed a pumpkin cupcake, I ran across the magazine's…

Bliss Broyard's rich friends used to love giving her stuff. At least that's what Broyard, author of One Drop, a…

You know, we've talked a lot about the difference between 'fashion' - that remote art form that most of us admire…

If you're hoping to sell some of your cast-off finery to drum up a little mad money, the Wall Street Journal has…

It seems some marathon shoppers are learning the difference between "want" and "need." Now that the credit crunch is…

In lean times, women cut back more than men. According to a new survey, ladies "were more likely to cut back on…

In this economy, more and more people are dyeing by their own hand. Yup, salons are the latest economic casualty:…

Since the world learned that hypocritical hockey mom heroine Sarah Palin has spent $150 grand of RNC cash at…

Take a look at what you're wearing right now. Chances are it's not gonna give many clues to your personal history;…