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...Fifth Avenue apartment, a hunky hockey playing bed buddy who calls her “sweet bottom,” and a drawer full of B-cup bras that she can fill out without the help of a wad of quilted Charmin two-ply. This Jenna shops at Henri Bendel, drinks non-virgin Pina Coladas, organizes her files with Lisa Frank unicorn emblazoned folders, and knows the dance routine to Michael Jackson’s Thriller down to every last neck gyration. This Jenna was the prom queen and calls Tom Tom (now referred to as Lucy) her right-hand...
...lights at the Salvation Army store or having a friend tip you off to that tiny, off-the-beaten-path consignment shop. But today, threads from the past are a ubiquitous and accessible part of fashion, and retailers across the country--including department stores like Bloomingdale's and Henri Bendel in New York City--sell vintage alongside contemporary collections. "It's as if it was another label," says Tiffany Dubin, the author of Vintage Style: Buying and Wearing Classic Vintage Clothes, who introduced couture auctions to Sotheby's in 1997 and owns the vintage outpost Lair ("an uptown tag sale...
...getting into the fashion industry," she says. "So I graduated on a Friday, and on Saturday I was on a plane to New York." With similar speed and purpose, Ahrendts, 43, has ascended fashion's corporate ranks, serving as president of the Donna Karan Collection, vice president of Henri Bendel and currently as an executive vice president at Liz Claiborne...
...more flexibility when ordering and displaying merchandise. Denim brands like Habitual and Paper, Denim & Cloth can turn around a new product in a matter of weeks. And an up-and-comer from London like Alice Temperley will happily put together a little table display on the ground floor of Bendel's on any given Saturday...
...There's an emotional connection to spending when times are uncertain, and these smaller brands have an emotional reach to the customer," says Ed Burstell, vice president of Bendel's, a store that in the past five years has committed itself to little labels. "Consumers want something distinctive, but they are also very loyal to these small designers. They want to grow up with them...