Cyber Mall Shopping

Americana Manhassat has followed in the path of some many high end brands and started an online store as reported by WWD. They have added items from selected retailers such as this bag.

The e-commerce component of americanamanhasset.com launched with 12 items that consumers “won’t see everywhere else,” she said.

“It will grow organically,” Sanders said. “We’ll see what kinds of things customers are interested in. We expect more vendors to get on board once they see how nicely we present the products....We want to maintain quality control over fulfillment.”

If you aren't so fortunate as to live near Manhassat in one of the amazing Glenn Cove or Westbury mansions of the Long Island Gold Coast you can still shop at this small but exquisite mall online.

When will South Coast Plaza do the same?

Los Angeles Antiques Show

I love antiques and have a particular appreciation for jewelry, furniture and objets d'art that were made before the machine age. And let's face it, Los Angeles is not exactly a mecca for Antiquaires. So...If you are like me and wishing to spend a day at the Marche des Puces, but you don't have time to catch a plane to Paris, (nor the extra euros), you've got the next best thing. The Los Angeles Antiques Show at Barker Hanger...coming up next weekend.

Savvy Shopping - Ruby Red

Spice it up for spring with ruby red.

This hot Norma Kamali dress is on sale at Nordstrom.com

And then go for a little estate jewelry extraordinaire in high karat gold with these 22k ruby chandelier earrings and 20k ruby bracelet, both of course, from Beladora.com.

LVMH Q1 Earrings - Beaucoup Billions

As reported by Idex, the Q108 earrings of LVMH were greater than 4 billion Euros with organic revenue up by 12% over the Q107. I'd like to see the figures on the percent of sales from the US, China and Europe. With the US in recession, I wonder who is buying these products.

All business groups in the company, which include wines and spirits; fashion and leather goods; perfumes and cosmetics; watches and jewelry and selective retailing (a consortium of specialty brands) recorded double-digit organic revenue growth in the period, with the exception of the wines and spirits sector.

Watches and jewelry revenues rose 19 percent overall to €211 million in the first quarter. The reported increase was 12 percent. Watch and jewelry revenues were €189 million in the first quarter of 2007

The watches and jewelry division comprises TAG Heuer, Chaumet, Christian Dior Watches, Zenith, Fred and De Beers Diamond Jewellers, a joint venture with the diamond company.

Maintenant, un coup de Moet pour Monsieur Arnault

Savvy Shopping - Going Green For Spring

Yesterday I had lunch in Newport Beach, the land of the perpetually tan, trim, trendy and trust-funded. What a spectacular place.

I don't know what I was thinking wearing my usual Beverly Hills black when I could have been gorgeous in green.

From Bergdorf Goodman online this Tory Burch outfit paired with this emerald and diamond ring from Beladora.com is perfect for Newport Beach babes.