http://www.prettyconnected.com Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle blog based in NYC written by Lara Eurdolian Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:29:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/emu-springsummer-2012/ http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/emu-springsummer-2012/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:31:46 +0000 Lara http://www.prettyconnected.com/?p=8384 EMU? More like, OMG! Up until now I thought of EMU Australia as an UGG-like brand that made ultra warm sheepskin boots, now after seeing their Spring/Summer 2012 I realize they are so much more! For starters, they have a full line of shoes (men’s + women’s) that stretches beyond their classic Stinger sheepskin boots, [...]

]]> http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/emu-springsummer-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/the-best-time-to-buy-everything/ http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/the-best-time-to-buy-everything/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:19:58 +0000 Lara http://www.prettyconnected.com/?p=8360 I find it so annoying when I make a big purchase, and then see the same item is on sale the next month! Which is why I thought I’d share this article on About.com which lists all the good times to buy just about anything by month. Here’s a look at January: Non-food: Linens TVs [...]

]]> http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/the-best-time-to-buy-everything/feed/ 0 http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/8-interesting-shopping-trends-we-learned-in-2011/ http://www.prettyconnected.com/2012/01/8-interesting-shopping-trends-we-learned-in-2011/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:42:15 +0000 Lara http://www.prettyconnected.com/?p=8297 It’s amazing with all the advancements in technology and the increased competitive climate of the retail industry how much our shopping habits have evolved in the past years. Andrea Woroch is a consumer and money-saving expert and she shared these 8 shopping trends learned from the 2011 holiday shopping season with us: 1. Clicks Beat [...]

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]]> http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/12/fashinvest-connects-fashion-innovators-with-potential-funding-players/feed/ 0 http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/marni-to-design-spring-collection-for-hm/ http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/marni-to-design-spring-collection-for-hm/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:47:02 +0000 Lara http://www.prettyconnected.com/?p=8078 Well the title of this post pretty much sums it up! And I’m so excited!!!! After a long line of designer collaborations (Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Comme des Garçons, Jimmy Choo, Lanvin, and Versace), H&M has announced their spring designer collaboration will be with one of my favorite Italian brands, Marni. Famed for its original prints [...]

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]]> http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving-3/feed/ 0 http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/josie-natori-open-first-ready-to-wear-boutique-ad-saks/ http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/josie-natori-open-first-ready-to-wear-boutique-ad-saks/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:07:12 +0000 Lara http://www.prettyconnected.com/?p=7784 Josie Natori (as in the woman behind Natori lingerie) has launched her first ready-to-wear boutique at Saks Fifth Avenue on their newly renovated fourth floor. Launching with her Resort 2011 collection, the line is an embodiment of the art of the Geisha and spirit of the Samurai, with silhouettes that resemble reworked traditional kimonos and [...]

]]> http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/josie-natori-open-first-ready-to-wear-boutique-ad-saks/feed/ 1 http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/december-7th-is-the-second-annual-fashinvest-conference-for-entrepreneurs/ http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/11/december-7th-is-the-second-annual-fashinvest-conference-for-entrepreneurs/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:25:07 +0000 Lara http://www.prettyconnected.com/?p=7499 Being an entrepreneur in the fashion industry is tough. It is notorious for being cut throat and very expensive. With the goal of encouraging funding for medium to smaller size businesses the FashInvest Capital Conference was created as the only place in the world where entrepreneurs within Fashion, Branded Goods, Retail and Fashion Tech start-ups [...]

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