Annie sez is a chain of upscale “designers-for-less” stores offering head-to-toe wardrobe options, including sportswear, dresses, outerwear, jewelry, fashion accessories, shoes, handbags, trendy contemporary separates, special occasion dressing, and lingerie/loungewear.
The chain, which operates 42 stores in seven states, provides customers with prices that are 20%-65% below department store prices. Annie sez also is the first brick-and-mortar retail chain to offer customers nationwide access to private/"flash" sales on highly-coveted designer collections up to 70% off suggested retail prices.
Mandee is a junior apparel retailer targeted to young women 17-23 who crave cutting edge fashion and style at a value price. Mandee carries trendy sportswear, dresses, shoes, intimates, accessories, and jewelry at its 117 stores.
Since launching his eponymous label more than 40 years ago, Emilio Cavallini has cultivated a devoted fan-base of women worldwide...all enlivening their legs in eye-opening stockings.
Says Cavallini, "When I started my company (Stilnovo SpA) in 1970, I was intrigued by the idea of pulling hosiery out of anonymity, of transforming it into a bona fide garment."
Renowned for his superb quality, unique designs and impeccable fit, Emilio Cavallini is inspired by art and artists, nature, music, and movies, cultural phenomena...basically, the immediate world! His statement-making legwear gives women a tangible way to express themselves...customize their wardrobes...and glamorize their gams with 'walking wearable art.'
Today, Emilio Cavallini continues to innovate with new products, producing more than 4 million pairs of tights per year.
This second book in author Peter Quinn’s Fintan Dunne detective series centers on one of the most enduring mysteries of New York City...the 1930 disappearance of NYS Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater. Judge Crater had dinner with two companions on August 6, 1930, at the long-gone Billy Haas' Chophouse on West 45th Street...then got into a cab...and was NEVER seen again!
Peter Quinn presents a shocking and sinister solution to the Judge Crater mystery in this brilliant page-turner. Quinn is an historian and novelist who served as speech-writer to two New York Governors (Hugh Carey and Mario Cuomo). He then went on to be speech-writer for five successive chairmen of Time Warner. Peter was tapped by Martin Scorsese to be an historical consultant on the film Gangs of New York. He has also contributed to several PBS specials about Irish immigration in America and won an Emmy for his documentary McSorley's New York.
AFTER MANY A SUMMER: THE PASSING OF THE GIANTS AND DODGERS AND A GOLDEN AGE OF NEW YORK BASEBALL
Author Robert E. Murphy’s book explores the real reasons why the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants abandoned New York for California…and left millions of devoted fans crushed.
After Many A Summer is rich in baseball lore, civic history, and the wheeling and dealing, alliances, betrayals and sharp-elbowed machinations of big city business, politics and sports.
ARMED & FEMALE: TAKING CONTROL
Have you ever met a woman who has taught 7,000 women how to shoot handguns? Well, meet the provocative Paxton Quigley! A former bodyguard, security consultant, self-defense expert and shooting instructor, Paxton is a leading advocate for a woman’s right to own—and legally carry—handguns for self-defense. Armed & Female: Taking Control, is the fourth in Quigley’s women’s self-defense series. Paxton has trained a veritable army of women (7,000+ strong) how to shoot. Her sharp-shootin’ students represent all ages and all walks of life...from an 11-year-old and her mom to grandmothers. Also…doctors, lawyers, teachers, professors, psychologists, homemakers, hairdressers, judges, TV anchors, actresses…you get the picture.
“Today poker isn’t just a game; it’s a metaphor for life,” says Ellen Leikind, author of the new book, PokerWoman: How to Win at Love, Life, and Business using the Principles of POKER. PokerWoman teaches women that thinking like a “poker player” will make them smarter, sexier, more confident and more successful. Says Leikind, “Lessons learned in poker can transform anyone into a more powerful person.”
Poker is now a global phenomenon, and Leikind’s advice is: “Find your seat at the table…and stop betting like a girl.” Any woman can use the ‘poker principles’ to get what she wants in business or romance. “Inside every woman is a ‘poker woman’ waiting to be unleashed,” says the author, who encourages women to overcome their fears and doubts, figure out what they want, and go all in.
After 15 years as a successful Fortune 500 marketing executive, Ellen Leikind decided to take a year off and re-discover poker, which she had learned as a teenager. During that year, she realized that the strategies she was using in poker had direct applications to the real-world scenarios now revealed in PokerWoman. Her “poker year” also led her to create POKERprimaDIVAS®, a company that offers corporate programs and entertainment to teach women how to play poker and apply the game’s principles to enhance all aspects of their lives.
PokerWoman contains compelling real-life anecdotes from women who have taken Leikind’s courses and applied the author’s winning poker strategies to get a promotion, a raise, or a rewarding relationship.
THE DANIEL JORDAN FIDDLE FOUNDATION
The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation (DJF) was established to develop and award grants to programs that enrich the lives of adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The goal of The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation’s grant-giving endeavors is to honor the individuality of every person with Autism so that each may participate throughout their lifetime in vocational, recreational, educational and residential opportunities that allow for maximum integration into the community. An integral part of the DJF mission is to support community outreach and education regarding the life span issues associated with Autism. This is accomplished through involvement in community-based events, development of educational materials that enhance awareness, and advocacy efforts on the state and national levels.
FRED FLARE
Keith Carollo and Chris Bick, founders of Fred Flare, have turned “cute” into a business philosophy and “fun” into an essential component of shopping. Their unique e-store, www.fredflare.com, attracts a devoted following of teens, ‘tweens and 20-somethings (and up!)…who LOVE their quirky mix of fashion, accessories, home décor, contests…and more!
Their mantra is “NICE…is the new black”…and their company is like “CandyLand” meets Pee Wee's Playhouse. “We feel like we’re still in junior high,” says Keith, 34, “and we never want to grow up.”
Keith and Chris both hail from the suburbs of Chicago. Keith’s dad ran a balloon business and Chris’s dad ran a small carnival. “We both grew up surrounded by clowns, party favors, noisemakers, balloons, moonwalks and games…a lot of celebration,” says Chris, 37. “We definitely see ourselves as entertainers as much as retailers, and we just want to show people a good time.”Back in Chicago, Chris worked as an architect and Keith was a frustrated would-be dancer who worked in the advertising department of Bloomingdale’s. They arrived in New York in 1997 and launched their “retail career” by selling homemade disposable coasters from the back of their bicycles (which they parked in front of the Miu Miu store in SoHo). After that they developed their own line of stationery products and got orders from Urban Outfitters, Colette in Paris, Paperchase in the UK and other boutiques around the world.
Today, Fred Flare sells a unique mix of trendy apparel, jewelry, handbags, tee-shirts, swimwear, underwear, home décor and stationery…everything a girl needs to stay cute and current.
Fred Flare (the name reflects Keith’s love of Fred Astaire!!) is more than an online retailer…it’s a universe of fashion, fun, blogs, contests and gossip. The Flare’s are your new besties…and customers keep coming back for more because the website changes every day (sometimes HOURLY depending on blog activity!!) The site generates more than 10,000 hits per day..!!
boho
boho magazine is the first-ever green fashion/lifestyle publication to be printed entirely on recycled paper with natural soy inks and no glossy finishes. The publication targets creative, free-spirited, independent women who love fashion and beauty, but who also want to make the world a prettier place by giving back and going green. boho inspires readers to incorporate greener living and social consciousness into their lives while offering them the newest fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle features. Regular sections will spotlight “Dreams” (come true!) and “Earth Angels” (people making a difference). Ongoing themes will tap into the psyche of the “modern bohemian” woman who is full of energy and ideas, real-life goals and romantic spirit.boho is the brainchild of Editor-in-chief Gina La Morte, founder of fashion website TheStyleDoctor.com and one of the country’s most sought-after style gurus. She is the first U.S. stylist to create her own American magazine. La Morte’s expertise on fashion and style has been seen by millions on her award-winning website as well as on national television shows, including ABC’s The View, CBS This Morning, Bravo/NBC, MTV and more. La Morte was also a celebrity stylist for clients such as O, The Oprah Magazine, People and People StyleWatch, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and more. As a fashion expert, she has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, including Associated Press, America Online, Life & Style Weekly, OK!, Fitness and Women’s World. A graduate of Fashion Institute of Technology, Gina also has served as national spokesperson for Shoemall.com
“I started boho to celebrate the freedom and passion associated with bohemians (‘bohos’) throughout history,” reports La Morte. “To me, ‘bohos’ have always been about intriguing contradictions and living life a little outside the box. I wanted to create a magazine for modern bohemians…women who are complex, confident and stylish; those who want to go green and give back while still wearing the latest fashion trends.”
The editor-in-chief adds, “A boho reader is a woman who supports earth-friendly causes and is also a beauty brat. She has a social-conscience but doesn’t apologize for wanting a new pair of pumps (perhaps they’re recyclable!). boho is for women of all ages who are ‘eco-conscious’ without being eco-militant.’ Our aim is to provide readers with important yet convenient ways to care for the earth, while not ignoring their need to look great and have fun, too.”
boho is available for a subscription price of $30 for 12 issues, a savings of 50% off the cover price. Ten percent of the net proceeds of boho will go to environmental and humanitarian charities. Newsstand price is $4.99. Visit the website for more information or to order a subscription. www.bohomag.com
BIGGS & FEATHERBELLE
Biggs & Featherbelle produces health-conscious body-care products, including hand-made soaps, bath soaks, belly balm, body butter bars and lip balms…using all natural ingredients, including botanical essential oils, vegetable and nut oils, vitamins, sea salt, plant and flower extracts and spices.
Created by sisters Kasey and Kelly Evick, Biggs & Featherbelle products are packaged in recyclable brown kraft paper festooned with colorful soap-bubble dots and a whimsical logo. (“Biggs” is inspired by pet cat Diesel, and “Featherbelle” is an adorable combination of tomboy and girly-girl…like the sisters themselves!!)
Biggs & Featherbelle products contain no synthetic fragrances, dyes or additives. The intoxicating scents are just as nature intended them. All products are lovingly prepared in the girls’ “lather lab,” and formulated to cleanse, soothe, tone, exfoliate, balance and moisturize the skin…while relaxing the body and mind. Ahhhhh…!!!!
