Upcoming: Boxing Sale at Reborn

Posted 3 years, 5 months ago on December 23, 2008 by Carl

All these sales are spoiling me. I never want to pay retail again. Beginning December 26th, Reborn will be giving discounts based on how many items you purchase. Buy 1 item, get 30% off, buy 2 items, get 40% off, buy 3 or more and get 50% off. Sounds like a deal to me! Make your lists ahead. This could most definitely rectify a falling out with Santa if you know the big guy that is.

Welcome to the Woodlands: Introducing Julia Kim

Posted 3 years, 5 months ago on December 23, 2008 by Carl

This 2008 collection comes from Julia Kim. Kim is an aspiring designer whose past experience includes work with the label Preen. Kim is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerpen, Belgium. The most prominent features of Kim’s collection are the wood-inspired patterns and the impeccable eye for detail. This penchant for detail is perhaps best exhibited in the way she approaches construction as seen with the interesting cut and form many of the lapels take. I don’t know about you, but I am excited to see what the future holds in store for Kim.

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The Genius of Opening Ceremony

Posted 3 years, 5 months ago on December 22, 2008 by Carl

1743 The Genius of Opening Ceremony

One of Ponystep’s latest features is a story on Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, the partnership behind store and label Opening Ceremony.

Leon on Opening Ceremony’s atmosphere:

“So we said these are all the things we don’t want for our store. When we first opened up we talked about how much we loved shopping at thrift stores — Salvation Armys and Goodwills and all these kind of great junk shops. You’d pick something up and be so excited because you were the only one that had it — you’d yell across to your friend ‘look what I found!’ And your friend would be super-jealous once you showed it to them! Then you’d start piling clothes on your arm — five or six pieces. That was the inspiration, that fun idea of shopping. That excitement. Those stores aren’t perfect and that’s a great thing because you don’t feel you have to act perfect. You can take your jacket off, throw it in the corner and start really going at it through the rails! It’s a big aspect of Opening Ceremony that’s missing in a lot retail. We really look at things from a shoppers point of view, not a store owners’ point of view.”