del.icio.us fashion links for November 21, 2008:
- Why Spending Online May Bounce Back First – Forbes.com
When the economy stabilizes, luxury e-tailers might be the immediate beneficiaries. - Fashion Week Daily – Chic Report » Net-a-Porter’s Chic New Outlet
With the proliferation of online sample sales, the queen of online designer shopping is getting in on the action. The woman who brought you Net-a-Porter.com, Natalie Massenet, announced at a luncheon today at Brasserie 44 that she is launching TheOutnet.com, a high end designer sale site that she said will go live by the end of the year. That means even if you don’t get invites to the VIP Christian Louboutin and Prada sample sales, you can still shop from the comfort of your own home or office. It sure beats bearing the claws that come with the mayhem of sales. - BEIJING BARNEYS? – New York Post
Add Beijing to the list of possible targets as Barneys New York plots its global expansion.The ultra-chic luxury chain has been "talking to architects" as it sniffs out prospective sites for a new flagship store in China's capital, a person familiar with the matter told The Post.
