The Alexander Report

I was traveling to Paris last week with a very good and very very curvaceous friend of mine who’d left something very very crucial at home.
I left my “Spanxs!” she frantically exclaimed. Huh? Well of course I’d heard of them they’re the footless pantyhose that have been so impeccably branded and promoted they’re in a […]

I had a chance meeting in Atlanta with the director of Business Development for Compulsion.
Compulsion what? The guy claimed it was revolutionary. Whatever…everything’s revolutionary these days. I’ve been known as a hard nut to crack but once I watched the Compulsion demo on his laptop I knew…right then…right there. These folks were about change the […]

The topic of Search Engine Optimization was the big buzz at my online marketing seminar last night.
“How can I get to the top!” the attendees clamored…banged on the tables and shot daggers at me that resembled bic pens. Aghhhhhhhhhh…the expert has been exposed. Let’s give everyone a refund and I’m going to try to […]

With the fashion industry generating over 350 billion annually, a few New York based designers ( Diane Von Furstenberg, Narcisco Rodriguez and Nicole Miller just to name a few) have formed a coalition in seeking that the current US copy write law extend to the fashion world. The Council of Fashion Designers of America is […]

It takes a lot of hard work and determination to reach the Top of the fashion business, and Anna Sui has certainly succeeded. Time Magazine included her in the list of five most important fashion gurus of this decade. She was born in Detroit in 1955 and moved to New York City after High School. […]

Interest in the fashion industry is on the rise, and so are the opportunities – and the competition. It is relatively easy to earn a degree in fashion design, merchandising, or fashion marketing. Each of these segments focuses on a different aspect of the fashion industry. As the fashion industry continues to grow, there is […]

It wasn’t very long ago when acceptable business attire wasn’t hard to understand. It was simple. Men wore suits and women wore dresses and blouses. In men’s business clothing, acceptable fashion does not change considerably every year since it is more about being professional than being fashionable. You want to present yourself in a way […]

Ever imagined owning your own clothing line? Who hasn’t been to a store to find the ugliest design you’ve ever seen charge $50 and up? Or walked down the street and wondered how any human could allow them self to be seen in such an ugly clothing article? Have you ever thought to yourself, if […]

The fashion industry is a utopia where money rains down on streets paved with gold; where the citizens are bedecked in the finest fabrics and jewelry known to man. They live in extravagant homes surrounded by diamonds that grow from trees. This utopia is such an amazing place that words cannot describe it. Well, okay […]

1. The Skirt Suit Jacket
The skirt suit is back. So the first jacket would be something you can wear with one or more of your skirts as part of a skirt suit ensemble. Or maybe you should get the entire suit. These jackets are short, ending at the waist, or if they do end below […]