During my recent trip to New York, I stopped by the Warby Parker store on the Upper East Side, just a few blocks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sidebar- fashionphiles need to check out the Costume Institute Exhibit “Heavenly Bodies – Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”. Beautiful! But I digress…. ­­­Warby Parker started in 2010 as an online retailer of eyeglasses, positioned as a fashionable brand with fair prices. Consumers could request frames to be sent to them t

To quote the wise Taylor Swift, “Welcome to New York”. Just came back from a quick trip and no matter how many times I’ve been there, it never gets old. Lots of good food, some great shows (highly recommend both Mean Girls and Boys in the Band) and of course, shopping. But instead of using shopping as retail therapy, I made some deliberate stops to check out the newest trends in retail. Later this week, I’ll share with you my thoughts on how an internet darling has created a