Emporium Mag

Has Myer’s emporium magazine been selling (at all)? I have no idea – but if the fact that they were giving away free copies with purchases last weekend is anything to go by, then it’s um, not. It must seem like I live at Myer since I am always going on about it. Just for the record, I don’t.

Launched earlier this year, emporium is supposed to be a quarterly thing, but who knows what the good people at Myer and News Magazines are planning to do. For a 15-minute read it’s alright, but not worth the $5,95 that they've been flogging it for.

Needless to say it’s disappointing.

I especially love how the cover says “Australia’s favourite designers”, which basically translates into “Australia’s favourite designers that are stocked at Myer”.

Midyear Sales - Woo Hoo!

Yep, it’s that time of the season again when fashion retailers realise they can’t sell any of their stock at the original price (mostly because it was priced way too high to begin with), so they generously mark it down for the people who could never afford to buy it in the first place. In other words, it is the only time I shop. Yay for markdown time! Sweet.

Consumer 1 Retailer 0

So with the sales season upon us, now is a good time to stock up on the essentials (eg. Myer was having 30 per cent off hosiery the other day, so I snagged a few things – get the whole ‘snag’ joke thing I did – ‘cause typically you snag stockings… yeah, ok, it’s over, I’m moving on).

I also bought a dress from Veronika Maine (which I worked out had been reduced by 70 per cent!). Crazy, huh? The original price was total b/s; sometimes I wonder how designers think people will actually pay that kind of price to begin with.

While the midyear sales have yet to measure up to their chaotic sister sales – aka the Boxing Day sales - they’re still worthwhile… especially since it’s uni break and there’s nothing to do.

P.S. Nine West is having 50 per cent off for two weeks only – such a shame their current stock isn’t anything that one would want to buy. But still – it’s half price, people.

Designers To Share Cooper Name

New Zealand fashion designers Tamsin Cooper and Trelise Cooper (not related, but share the same surname) have settled their legal dispute over the Cooper name.

The designers reached an amicable decision over the trademark debacle. Trouble first loomed when Trelise attempted to block Tamsin registering the Cooper name, on the grounds that it could cause brand confusion.

But it’s all sorted out and the two designers now believe their public legal battle has given people a distinction between the two labels.

How convenient. All a publicity stunt? Yeah, I doubt it, but it’s always start to fun rumours, right? Well, it was in high school.

Kate Moss Not Provocative Enough

This is probably a shit week for Miss Moss – first her dodgy BF Pete Doherty allegedly cheats on her, and now lingerie label Agent Provocateur has dropped her from the face of their campaigns. Unlucky.

Moss’ $1.2 million deal with the racy bra + undies label means there is a vacancy for a newcomer – and apparently a new fresh-faced, younger model has already been chosen. But whom?

SMG + satin = I don't know?

Here's super-cutie Sarah Michelle Gellar opening a Harrods Summer Sale. I still don't know what to make of the outfit - the top-half works, but as for the satin shorts... there's some weird stuff going on there. To be fair though, satin shorts are a difficult item to pull off for anyone.

Lighten Up

Looks like the hair shade of choice for some is on the lighter side of things.

Adriana Lima with her new 'do' and with black hair for the bebe ads.

I can’t believe how different Petra Nemcova looks as a blonde.

Cavalli Likes Drug Users

I heard back a few weeks ago that dirty duo Kate Moss and Pete Doherty—aka ‘Moherty’ I think they’ve been officially dubbed—were fronting Roberto Cavalli ad campaigns. Why? I do not know. How? I cannot tell you. Wait, yes I can – the photo shoot was done in trendy Ibiza.

Modelling must be the only industry where drug addicts get employed. Perhaps a coke addiction and rehab is a prerequisite? Good for them.

And Cavalli’s thoughts on Moherty: "Kate Moss and Pete Doherty perfectly embody everything that's contemporary and they're poetic, creative and wild." Riiigghht. Poetic, creative ane wild? Yeah, I’ll give ‘em that. Contemporary? No way. So what you’re saying Cavvy, is that people have to act like these two to be considered ‘in the now’? We’re all screwed.

These images of Kate have been photoshopped for magazine perfection (would we expect any less?).

Bargain Buy – Impulse Deodorant

I went grocery shopping for the first time in about a decade the other day and came across trusty Impulse deodorants. Now I thought Impulse have been off their game a bit for a while (or for a few years), but their new City Collection – NY Sass, Paris Chic and London Vibe are neat.

I bought Paris Chic (which is the only one the supermarket had), so I’m kind of eager to test the other two. Paris Chic is basically a decent-enough-smelling perfume in a can for a cheap price. I posted the ad above but it's been shown on TV about 5,494,032 times. If anyone is a fan of 'Top Model' you might remember one of the contestants (can't remember her name, but she was the annoying one - true, they were all annoying) did an ad for Impulse NY Sass.

Why do websites use flash? It’s positively the most frustrating thing. Despite this, the Impulse Paris Chic Australia website is cool...ish. I wanted to get a pic of it but the non-nerd in me doesn’t know how to do it. Blah. Anyhoo, on the website there’s this groovy ‘8 Chic Places to go in Paris’ map. If you’re bored, it provides some fun for about 80 seconds.

Also, I found this recall notice on the Impulse UK site:

Important safety notice - UK & Ireland Product Recall - Impulse Body Spray 75ml Cans

Quality checks have revealed that a small number of Impulse Body Spray 75ml cans (all fragrances) may have a manufacturing fault. The fault may mean that some cans are unable to stop spraying, which can potentially lead to a safety risk.

LOL. How does a can not stop spraying? But it sounds lethal. A person would probably choke from too much of the smell.