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POPSDON'T SHOP! Last month, 13 of my favorite NYC fashion bloggers united for a mission to support our industry in a form of DON'T SHOP video campaign, inspired by the well-known Leonardo Dicaprio elections video "DON'T VOTE!"
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POPSProject Runway season 5 finale review Without trying to spoil the show's season finale, I have to say Leanne is a very strong candidate to win the last challenge. The level of craftsmanship she delivered throughout the season and the last creative effort she showed at the Bryant Park, was close to perfect. Consistency, innovation, very unique vision combined in a very wearable statement pieces - she has all the qualities we are looking for in a young up-and-coming designer.
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POPSFed's Yellen: Crisis "ongoing and perhaps deepening"
Second, export growth alone contributed one-half of the total real GDP growth registered in the second quarter. This element has been an important source of strength in our economy for over a year, being buoyed by strong growth abroad and by the weakening of the dollar. However, as I discussed, in recent months the dollar has risen somewhat and economic growth in many of our industrialized trading partners has slowed or even turned negative, suggesting that we can no longer count on exports as an important source of strength. Third, the problems in the housing markets, financial markets, and labor markets continue to be a drag on growth and employment. Fortunately, the recent fall in commodity prices should help to cushion some of this downward pressure on activity. Overall, I anticipate that real GDP growth in the second half of this year will come in below the growth of potential output which implies that the unemployment rate will rise. On its own, this obviously is not good new
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POPSNew scandal puts Vogue India on the map It's easy to see both sides of the issue. One on hand, it does seem in bad taste to dress up poor locals for the amusement of the wealthy. At the same time, if the argument is that the shoot is distasteful because of the vast povery in India, then the condemnation would seem unjustified.