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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May 14, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloThe French Seam is not a craft store or a quilting store. It's where one shops for the trappings of an evening gown or a killer
suit.
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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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February 19, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloThese personal shoppers posses not only a knack for dressing people, but a background to each qualify as an expert in looking
good.
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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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December 18, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloFrom their Noblesville house, a mother-and-daughter team try to change embroidery's damaged image.
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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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June 19, 2010
Gabrielle PoshadloWith this year's Indianapolis 500 behind us, she's turning to quantifying the city's fashion industry
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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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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.