Hello-hello, and happy start of the three-day weekend. Today we offer a touch of Friday Fun, beginning with something unusual (at least to us), an opportunity to buy Kate Spade stock. On Facebook. Fo...
Hello-Hello, happy mid-week. In reality it is a bit beyond that, as Friday is a half-day at many places of business. We thought readers might be interested in a television program airing tomorrow nig...
What a wonderful weekend we were blessed with, hopefully all of our treasured readers enjoyed similarly blissful weather and fun in the sun. We have been pondering whether or not to post about today&...
It is a simply gorgeous day here at the Prepatorium, the kind of afternoon people in The Great Midwest dream of when slogging thought the dreary days of February. We have written at length in this sp...
Hello-Hello, welcome to a new week, we apologize for being so tardy posting, the weekend’s activities somehow left us running behind. We share just a few Bits & Bytes today, beginning with ...
Hello-Hello, and Happy Friday! We’re all adither today, lots going on this weekend, a bit of travel, time with siblings and TQM, hopefully you are looking at a fun weekend as well. We are brief...
Hello and happy day to everyone, I hope your afternoons are going swimmingly. Business pressures mandate brevity today, so we are going to offer another reading suggestion. Like so many topics we end...
Hello-Hello, happy top of the new week to all of our treasured readers. We begin today with a look at a brand we haven’t chatted about much (if at all) in this space, one with a name and histor...
Today we share tidbits about a few books that look intriguing, and then a quick reminder about Targét’s weekend launch. We learned about this first volume via last month’s issue of Matchb...
Today we have a number of quick Bits and Bytes to share, beginning with an auction item from an event that seems long ago and far away. PFC Auctions We’re talking about an amazing scrapbook cre...
Hello-Hello, happy top of a new week to everyone. Today we begin with a look at a topic we have been pondering lately, how things are going for the Gap. Some may recall earlier posts in this space ab...
Hello-Hello, happy middle of the week to everyone, we’re so glad you popped in for a visit. Today we have a tidbit about the need for ‘socialites’. (Ahem.) We’re talking about...
Hello, and welcome to a new week, we are blessed with another bright and beautiful day. We begin with a quick look at J. Crew’s new capsule collection from Joseph Altuzarra, described by Crew a...
We are more than ready for a day’s dose of Friday Fun, we thought we would start with the Team USA Olympic uniforms unveiled this week. Ralph Lauren Courtesy Photos We have already seen what Ol...
Today we share the rather odd tale of a French fashion label frequently referred to as preppy, a party with Pippa (Middleton) and some very bad press. The brand is Vicomte A., founded by a Frenchman,...
Happy start to a new week, we hope your weekend was refreshing and restorative. In our last post we chatted about Whit Stillman’s new film, Damsels in Distress, and mentioned his reputation as ...
Hello-Hello, welcome to a post on something generating a bit of chatter, Whit Stillman’s new film. First, some background for those saying “Whit who?”. Many will recognize Mr. Stil...
Hello-Hello and welcome to a new week, we are forced to be brief once again, we are a bit swamped with business. We begin with an early look at the upcoming collection for Le Boutique Targét, the fir...
Hello-Hello and happy Thursday, it’s a bright and beautiful spring day here at the Prepatorium. Today we look at a new collection from style whiz and author Annie Selke. Some readers may recall...
Hello, Happy Tuesday! We begin today with eye candy for many a fashion fan, a new book, “Stars in Dior”. Rizzoli via Selectism The book accompanies an exhibit with the same name, more fro...
Hello-Hello, and welcome to a new week. We’re in an especially celebratory mood here at the Prepatorium because it’s our Annual “I’m No Fool” Sale, with the entire stor...
Hello and Happy Friday. We begin with one of our favorite events this time of year, the Annual Washington Post Peeps Diorama contest. As explained in the paper’s story about the event: After s...
Hello-Hello, welcome to the middle of a fabulous week, we hope yours is going splendidly. We begin today with something creating a little buzz about the interwebs, the upcoming Sex and the City prequ...
Hello-Hello, it is a wonderful new week here at the Prepatorium. For almost two years now we have been asked “Why aren’t there phone cases in the Lilly Pulitzer Greek prints?” Lilly...
Hello-Hello, welcome to an almost-weekend. We’re all about some Friday Fun today, beginning with word of a Ladurée – Hello Kitty collaboration. We first heard about the new collection on...
Hello-Hello, what a gorgeous spring day it is. We are in the middle of a major heat wave, it is supposed to be 86° here today, more-than-unusual for March in The Great Midwest. But as you might imag...
Hello-Hello and Happy Monday! We begin with something that is generating quite a bit of buzz, Gwyneth Paltrow’s deal with Swedish retailer Lindex. Lindex The actress is the new face for the bra...
Hello-Hello, and welcome to a Wednesday. We are celebrating a bit here at the Prepatorium, this happens to be our 1000th blog post. Who knew way back when we wrote our very first posts (the first se...
Hello-Hello, happy new week! Today we share a look at two of the more notable collaborations now on sale or about to launch, starting with the Diane von Furstenberg for Gap Kids collection. Gap.com T...
Hello-Hello, and Happy Friday. (I don’t know about you, but we’re ready for a touch of weekend here in the Corner Condo at Princess InterPlanetary HQ.) If it’s almost spring, then i...
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