December 10, 2013
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tamia
One of the shops I frequent when I’m scouting for work or hunting for vintage for my own collection is Hi-Bred in Walnut Hills. Owner Shawna Maria Guip (remember we profiled for the September issue of Cincinnati Magazine?) has filled her shop to the brim with vintage and secondhand clothes, accessories, and home goods, all apparently selected to trigger my Things I Must Have sensors.
There's plenty of manly menswear and cute things for home
December 3, 2013
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Shopping
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tamia
I’m a big fan of shopping small local retailers, and I work with these businesses so much that I consider many of the business owners friends. However, I’m also a fan of sitting at home on the couch and shopping online--I mean, that’s just common sense. For a while it seemed as if never the ‘twain should meet, but many Cincinnati-area retailers have gotten hip to the e-commerce game and offer a variety of their
November 29, 2013
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Shopping
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tamia
Welcome to Black Friday, the day holiday shopping Officially Gets Real and the race to find The Perfect Gift For Everyone is ON. For me, the thought of pushing through stampeding hordes of wild-eyed shoppers after spending 20 minutes trying to find parking is my own personal hell. Like most sane people, I prefer to shop online from the comfort of my bed, usually while finishing off a pint of Haagen-Dazs dulce de leche around
October 25, 2013
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Shopping
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tamia
I’ve always loved menswear, but only in the context of how I would wear it, forget about actual menfolk. But since it’s now my job to style both men and women, I’m discovering the joys of mixing and matching patterns and textures in men’s fashion! Perusing Pinterest and GQ and Third Looks is a favorite pastime, and I'm not gonna lie: looking at pictures of pretty boys with great style is a BIG part of
October 15, 2013
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Shopping
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tamia
So this seems pretty neat: ShopStoree.com brings a bit of the in-store experience to online shopping by showing you each shop's merchandise in it's natural retail habitat. The visuals are the trick here: the interior of each store (not just individual products) is shown via a series of colorful, inviting photos. Hovering over the black dots that appear on the images brings up the details (designer, price, etc.) of each piece--which you can then order.
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