Wednesday November 4th at the Grand Hyatt in NYC is the annual gala for Fashion Delivers and Kids in Distressed Situations. In anticipation, I chatted with one of their honorees: Stage Stores’ president and CEO Andy Hall. Here, Hall’s crystal ball on retailing and his theory on learning from mistakes. For the complete interview, see the upcoming November...

For anyone in doubt, contemporary menswear is alive and well and living on the seventh floor of Saks Fifth Avenue.

At an event at the store this past Thursday night, GQ magazine and Saks celebrated the newly expanded space with a fabulous DJ, lots of pretty cocktails and most importantly, tons of terrific clothes, “the kind guys actually wear” explained...

Though I’m certainly not a theater critic nor do I know much about comic opera, modern dance or classical music, what a fantastic program of free performances I discovered by accident last night on my way to Grand Central Station. Running from my office to make the 7:08 train to Stamford, I stumbled upon the most amazing production of Gilbert and Sullivan...

As the dust settles on the spring 2010 Vegas menswear shows, astute retailers agree on several factors: 1) Spring 2010 inventory is planned down between 20-40 percent from last year, with most merchants planning to chase goods as needed; 2) Most retailers believe it’s better to focus on less basic merchandise that is somehow unique and special; 3)...

Only in Vegas might one expect to spot the most unlikely characters hanging out together.

When Paul Wattenberg first spotted rap/reality star Flavor Flav at the SW Steakhouse at the Wynn, he had no clue who he was. When his wife Linda filled him in, Wattenberg immediately called his grandson to get the scoop. Although dying to run over to the next table...