JCrew Answers all my Questions

Once again I have found answers from visiting JCrew online. You may have seen or in fact own a pair of the mysterious hand warmers seen below which appear to be a veritable cross species in the apparel dictionary.

For years I have wondered 'what are these woolen wonders to be called?' And no longer will I have to settle for 'you know those wool gloves that have the cap thingy'. JCrew has put this question to rest: GLITTENS! So simple and yet so ingenious only the great minds at JCrew could have come up with it. Thank goodness I finally have one less thing to worry about. Now if only I can think of a name for those hats that are also scarves. These hybrids are really head scratchers

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The Foundations of Menswear: A retrospective by Net-A-Porter

Hello Saloners,

Today I was scoping the Internet for interesting tid bits and found this little piece (http://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine#/13/13) which I think is quite relevant. If you've seen any runway shows this past year or really stepped foot into any mall you can see it, men's wear has firmly asserted itself into women's wear lines. And thank goodness because a little tailoring never hurt anyone. But this retrospective from Net-A-Porter looks back at the trendsetters who did it first. I like what they've done but how did not one look from my fav Katherine Hepburn make it on the list? Like this one for instance? Were there just too many to choose from or what? Such a large oversight by such a fashionable source.

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