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What A Stud

By kaight December 17, 2008

The new belt by Brave Leather will freshen up any wardrobe.

Brave Leather is one of those rare companies that just get it. They care about good design, the environment and human rights. All of their leather goods are handmade in Canada in fair-wage factories, and employees are not exposed to harmful chemicals as the dyes used in all Brave products are derived from plant and vegetable extracts. But, even though the conditions and the ethics are on-point, it's still leather, we know. So that's why we almost fell out of our chair when we came across the Jakki, a non-leather skinny number with gold studs. So shiny, so slim. We're...

Lulu Frost Trunkshow

By kaight December 15, 2008

Give Something Old, Something New This Holiday

The uber-chic jewelry line, Lulu Frost, never ceases to amaze us. First, it consists predominately of hard-to-find, one-of-a-kind vintage pieces -- so smart! -- making the collection not only totally special, but also guilt-free. Second, the collection achieved cult status when it launched necklaces from castings of the original Plaza Hotel room numbers, giving us New Yorkers a permanent connection to one of our most beloved institutions. Brilliant. And, Lulu Frost designer Lisa Salzer has recently worked with Women for Women, a non-profit organization that helps women survivors of war become economically independent, in collections for designer Chris Benz, as...