I tried something a little different this season for the Las Vegas market. When I booked my flight, I waited maybe just a week or two longer than I should have, so to get a better deal, I stretched the time spent there out by a day or two on either end. I flew into McCarran Airport on Saturday and planned to do a redeye back home on Friday night. By Monday...

Cockpit kicks off second shop-in-shop.

I know that it drives some people crazy, but I just love summer in the city...yes, even when it's this hot (102 degrees yesterday!) Yes, it's fun to escape it, too, and head out to the beach or the mountains, but there is still something about walking down a hot, muggy New York City street, with your shirt sticking to...

Living in Jersey City, I take the PATH train home from MR’s Broadway office almost every day. So off and on for the past 15 years or so, I've walked past a rather unique looking suit store on the corner of 33rd and Broadway almost every day, too. It used to be called Cambridge Members, but a few years ago the shop made a dramatic change, rebranding itself...

News from both coasts.

I’m trying to squeeze in at least a few days of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week before heading out to the Vegas shows. Despite New York City being socked by a major snowstorm yesterday, the Bryant Park tents were fully operational (as expected) this morning for their final performance before the whole show moves up to Lincoln Center next...

Back when I went to college at FIT, one of my favorite classes was Textile Science. It was an introductory curriculum for Fashion Buying and Merchandising majors...really just scratching the surface of a whole major. My "not scientifically wired" brain balked at the chemistry portion of the class, but my enthusiasm for industrial design took over when it...