therapeutic?
Daily Confession
The best thing about rainy days? Hunter green rain boots, double expressos, and an umbrella that shows the rain who’s boss. Oh, and your friend with the “looks great without even trying” hair… not so great today.
Covet This
Let’s talk shock and awe. Not the WMD kind, but the kind that involves styling a daring leather jacket over the sweetest of sweet, ruffled blouse. Talk about a bombshell look.
Daily Confession
We hear you Nell, our Reinvention Convention Red Chair Confession winner. Have fun with your Talbots gift card. And btw… we think you’re pretty great, no matter what size you are, want to be, or end up buying.
Ink: Women’s Wear Daily
If what you’ve been seeing has you thinking happy thoughts about Talbots, well, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re in very good company. Check out what the fine people at Women’s Wear Daily had to say just last week. We feel the love.
Talbots Ups Fashion Ante, by Jessica Iredale
Wednesday March 17, 2010
In its self-professed, ongoing evolution away from “your grandmother’s Talbots,” as chief marketing officer Lori Wagner put it, the retailer took its fall collection in a different direction. Much of the lineup, described as “country-club chic” by chief creative officer Michael Smaldone, could be classified as updated classics with an emphasis on sophisticated outerwear, such as a trim, tailored double-breasted coat in gray and secretary skirts done in bright pops of color. But not content to stay in safe, staple territory, Smaldone also included ample doses of animal prints, on cardigans, sheath dresses and a swingy three-quarter-length coat, as well as a full accessories line of chunky, on-trend jewelry, laceless leather oxfords and croc-embossed handbags. If such fashion-driven fare stands in contrast to the Talbots of yore, that’s exactly the point. Since joining the company two years ago, Smaldone has been tasked with restoring a design focus to the retailer, which has spent millions of dollars trying to revamp its admittedly stale image. “The brand lost its relevance,” said Smaldone, who noted the recent introduction of two new pant fits was one major initiative, which continues with a big denim push for fall. Still, as much as Talbots wants to take a more stylish stance, it does not want to alienate its loyal customer base, which Wagner describes as fortysomething women who are partial to American sportswear. Thus, for every trend piece, such as knit riding pants or a leather bomber, there’s a classic, as in printed tie-neck blouses and cropped jeans. Prices, too, have stayed within Talbots’ accessible range: Pants run from $59.50 to $129, and jackets and coats, from $99 for a blazer to $480 for a camel version, with a few pieces that push the limits, such as a black shearling piece, priced at $1,400.
Daily Confession
Welcome to Red Chair Confessions. Or as we like to call it… the side of Talbots you never knew existed. The side that mixes a tweed pencil skirt with a leopard print cardi. That knows a good book club doubles as a wine club. [And vice versa.] The side that always seems to know the newest must-read, must-eat and must-wear. And never shies away from a heated discussion or a killer printed dress.
Ok, confession time.
We weren’t always this put-together. We’ve had our slip-ups… digressions, if you will. But tell us who hasn’t? Or better yet… tell us who has. Come on, we want to hear it. Confess your biggest, most embarrassing, most jaw-dropping fashion mishap in our RedChairConfessions.com Fashion Digression Contest. If we like what we hear, we’ll give you a $250 gift card so you can see for yourself this is not your grandmother’s Talbots anymore. Unless of course you happen to have one very chic grandma with her own blog. It happens.
Rules… who needs ‘em? Apparently contests and legal who will have our heads if we don’t share. Here you go…
- Submit your confession via comment in 200 words or less.
- To be eligible to win, submission must be received by midnight, April 5, 2010.
- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. [but where's the fun in that?]
- Want more? See official rules for details.
Daily Confession
So you leave your shopping bags in the trunk of your car. And sometimes you brag about this amazing sale… that never really happened. We’ve all been there. [Haven't we?] Check out the latest crazy, desperate, and [we believe] justified shopping confessions on our youtube channel. Think you can top ‘em? Comment with your sneakiest, funniest, most shocking shopping confession here, and we’ll be the judge. But please… keep it clean. This isn’t cable TV.
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