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Ah, Christmas, don’t cha love it. You frantically scramble to get the perfect gift for everyone on your list, panic when you remember someone on Christmas Eve, sigh in relief after checking out my last-minute gift guide, then practically hyperventilate when you realize you don’t have all the pieces necessary to throw that incredible Christmas/ New Year’s Eve party you’re hosting. Well never fear, I have another guide to help you through the last-minute party jitters.
No matter what you may be missing - whether you just remembered (after searching the attic, basement, space between the floorboards, etc.) that you lent half your fine china dinnerware set to your Blair Waldorf-esque dinner party-obsessed compadre, or broke the last champagne glasses you own at your last anniversary (what? It was a moment of excitement. And well worth the broken glasses, I assure you…) - you can get the perfect party piece from Mikasa.
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No matter what you may be missing - whether you just remembered (after searching the attic, basement, space between the floorboards, etc.) that you lent half your fine china dinnerware set to your Blair Waldorf-esque dinner party-obsessed compadre, or broke the last champagne glasses you own at your last anniversary (what? It was a moment of excitement. And well worth the broken glasses, I assure you…) - you can get the perfect party piece from Mikasa.
Mikasa offers a vast array of what might best be classified as
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
If, like me, you leave your Christmas shopping until, well, Christmas Eve, don’t worry: I’ve got the solution. (Yes, the solution. Like, the solution to Christmas. OK, just kidding, you still have to bake those cookies. And I can’t really help you with the relatives either. What? I’ve been trying to manage my own for years.)
Anyway, if you’ve been hurled around by the Christmas whirlwind recently and been left feeling overwhelmed, and still haven’t checked off everyone on your list, that’s where I come in. If you’re like me, you get all excited and proactive at the beginning of the season, hit off all the ‘difficult’ people on your shopping list (the boys, basically), and then get hit, in the face like a cream puff, with all the other seasonal obligations that fall to your capable hands (I only have two of them, people! Remember that!). Then before you know it, it’s Christmas Eve and you haven’t shopped for the easy people - your best friend, for example. Help?
Well, help is at (someone else’s) hand (for once, huh?). Below, I’ve put together a little last-minute gift guide for all the lovely women in your life. No matter what their tastes, they’re sure to enjoy one of the treats below. Enjoy!
Anyway, if you’ve been hurled around by the Christmas whirlwind recently and been left feeling overwhelmed, and still haven’t checked off everyone on your list, that’s where I come in. If you’re like me, you get all excited and proactive at the beginning of the season, hit off all the ‘difficult’ people on your shopping list (the boys, basically), and then get hit, in the face like a cream puff, with all the other seasonal obligations that fall to your capable hands (I only have two of them, people! Remember that!). Then before you know it, it’s Christmas Eve and you haven’t shopped for the easy people - your best friend, for example. Help?
Well, help is at (someone else’s) hand (for once, huh?). Below, I’ve put together a little last-minute gift guide for all the lovely women in your life. No matter what their tastes, they’re sure to enjoy one of the treats below. Enjoy!
Monday, 20 December 2010
Want to start your own fashion line? It is the dream of many fashionistas as it can be a fun, profitable and glamorous career. But, of course, it’s not that easy.
I sat down with David Colby, the Managing Partner of Colby Law Office to ask about some of the challenges fashion entrepreneurs must face.
As an introduction, please tell us a little bit about Colby Law Office. For example, where are you based?
We are a law firm dedicated to ideas, plans and strategies of entrepreneurs, designers and creative business revolutionaries. We’re based in NYC, but we represent clients from all over the U.S. and the world.
What services do you offer that might be of particular relevance to creative individuals, especially those working in the fashion industry?
Perhaps the number one thing a fashion designer can do is register a trademark of their brand. Whether it is their name, a pseudonym, or a logo—or all of the above, it is the premier asset for fashion. Fashions come and go, but the designer name is what builds value and goodwill. We take it very seriously and we use our experience to accomplish these goals for our fashion design clients. The earlier the better for an aspiring designer. There are many other things that are important in the fashion industry, but trademark is of particular relevance.
I sat down with David Colby, the Managing Partner of Colby Law Office to ask about some of the challenges fashion entrepreneurs must face.
As an introduction, please tell us a little bit about Colby Law Office. For example, where are you based?
We are a law firm dedicated to ideas, plans and strategies of entrepreneurs, designers and creative business revolutionaries. We’re based in NYC, but we represent clients from all over the U.S. and the world.
What services do you offer that might be of particular relevance to creative individuals, especially those working in the fashion industry?
Perhaps the number one thing a fashion designer can do is register a trademark of their brand. Whether it is their name, a pseudonym, or a logo—or all of the above, it is the premier asset for fashion. Fashions come and go, but the designer name is what builds value and goodwill. We take it very seriously and we use our experience to accomplish these goals for our fashion design clients. The earlier the better for an aspiring designer. There are many other things that are important in the fashion industry, but trademark is of particular relevance.