August 13, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloSteve Arnold, owner of Classic Cleaners, explains proper suit maintenance.
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July 16, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloAny sharp-dressed man will tell you a good tailor is worth his or her weight in gold—and often just as tough to find.
What follows is a treasure map to guide you to some of the city’s best tailors.
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June 18, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloShelly Leer had planned to start ModHomeEc on a small scale, but has found it tough to keep it there. She’s had to double
class sizes from three students to six since January and has started offering three-day, out-of-town workshops in Chicago.
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April 16, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloI like to picture my cast-off clothes in a nice shop like The Toggery.
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March 19, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloWhile most local designers have thus far forgone the operating cost of a brick-and-mortar boutique, these opt for a tangible
location
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January 15, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloJudging by photos I’ve seen on Facebook, ugly-Christmas-sweater parties ’re all the rage, not to mention pretty
hilarious. But to Jared Ingold of Varagen T-shirts, they're all business.
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November 13, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloLocal design junkies know a Studio AMF piece by its painstakingly finished woodwork embedded with specks of sterling silver.
That type of branding is difficult to achieve without using a giant logo, and Allison Ford is one of few, if not the only,
local designers to pull it off.
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October 16, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloAll 108 eye shadows, every shade of lip gloss and even the makeup brushes lining the walls of her Broad Ripple Studio were
designed by Kiralee Hubbard.
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September 18, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloWhile guest-speaking at a fashion history class at the Art Institute of Indianapolis, I became curious what the roomful of
students planned to do with their education.<
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August 14, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloI’ve heard that there were people out there who quit their day jobs to take pictures of their outfits for a living,
but I couldn’t begin to imagine a business plan that could make that lifestyle happen.
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July 17, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloIndianapolis' Virginia Avenue is quietly becoming a sort of vintage clothing district. Owner Tammy
Dyson is planning to open the newest
"old" store, Harloh's, on Aug, 1.
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May 15, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloI wish I hadn't missed the days when Nordstrom's Manhattan outpost would've been a gleaming tower of polished consumerism,
complete with elevator operators and too many shoe salesmen.
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April 17, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloIn light of the copyright infringement lawsuits Coach has brought against two Indianapolis retailers, I find myself wondering
if my purchase would be an ethical one, especially as someone who appreciates apparel (and accessories) as an art form.
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March 13, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloMidwest Fashion Week Berny Martin says the 2010
event, which runs through March 20 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, is less about the party and more about the business. Online
extra: Runway preview photo gallery.
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February 13, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloNikki Sutton knows she’s a talented interior designer. Now, she’s making herself a brand.
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January 16, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloCatherine Fritsch exercises her night vision, creating a line of camisoles and more.
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December 19, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloBirk Billingsley, of Krieg DeVault LLP, sidelines in neckwear.
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November 14, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloHat-maker Emily Clark faces challenges with her nearly lost art.
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October 17, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloAnita Hopper's got a brand new bag ... made from an old leather coat.
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September 19, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloIn New York, the word September is synonymous with fashion. What about Indy?
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August 17, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloA quarter century after graduating from Warren Central High School, Scott Schuman is a top fashion blogger.
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July 20, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloAlong with the debut of this new column, focusing on style in Indy and beyond, comes a Broad Ripple shopping
shuffle, where the reorganization of two mainstays has given way to new life along the canal.
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Three Magi
Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.
Does the buyer get to keep the recent Accu-Chek J.D. Power award? Be careful, those Swiss cannot be trusted. Last June they pimped Mayor Ballard and former Governor Daniels at a media op, announcing plans to invest "$300 million at its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2017," only to turn around and close the Roche Nutley, NJ facility and eliminate 1000 jobs there later the same week. It seems that healthcare can be innovated only as long as money is to be made. Right now Roche seems to have big eyes for China: there are many Chinese in China and potential billions in Swiss francs! Since Roche is having difficulty with US insurance companies swallowing the bill for overpriced cancer drugs (with debatable efficacy) why not sell insurance to the Chinese and market the drugs to them there? There is a name for these sort of business practices however proper decorum precludes it use in this forum.
Same kind of Luddites who oppose I-69. Guessing their 501(c)(4) application probably sailed right through the IRS.