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Who Knew? Fall '09 Winner Is the Gap

Michael Cohen | Posted 09.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Barney's, The Gap, Donny Deutsch, Banana Republic, Bravo TV, President Obama, Starbuck's, Designer Jeans, Madison Avenue, Adidas, Prada, Helmut Lang, Miami Social, Style News
Michael Cohen

I slipped on the Gap's Easy Fit jeans. I looked like a straight guy who might be heading to Applebee's for dinner. Not so much. It got worse with the Standard Jean. I looked like President Obama.

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Mad Men Returns: The '60s Advertising Drama Is A Time Tunnel To the Present

William Bradley | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Christina Hendricks, Pete Campbell, Joan Holloway, Jon Hamm, Robert Morse, Camelot, Elizabeth Moss, Bryan Batt, Sal Romano, Roger Sterling, James Bond, Matthew Weiner, Betty Draper, John F. Kennedy, Don Draper, January Jones, John Slattery, David Chase, Bert Cooper, Mad Men, Peggy Olsen, Vincent Kartheiser, The Sopranos, British Invasion, Sean Connery, Richard Nixon, 1960s, Madison Avenue, New York, Advertising, Entertainment News
William Bradley

There are a number of ways to view Mad Men. For my own part, I can take it as a period piece, a sort of time capsule of the early '60s, at once relatively close yet far enough away to be intriguing for its unfamiliarity.

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YouTube and MySpace Leaves "No Space" for a Generation

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Ipod, Baby Boomers, Myspace, Exhibitionism, Burning Bras, The War in Iraq, Cell Phone Cameras, Psychologists, Madison Avenue, Self-Esteem, Text Messaging, 1970's, The Vietnam War, Dick Cavett, Character, 1960's, Boob Jobs, Richard Nixon, Apathy, Techno Babysitters, Walter Cronkite, Generation, Youtube, Self-Expression, Therapists, Living News
Francesca Biller-Safran

A generation suckled on the need to be constantly seen and heard leaves a generation that is heard and seen, but doesn't listen much.

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Mad Avenue Blues (VIDEO)

Posted 07.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: American Pie, Madison Avenue, Comedy News

It's not just Wall Street that's been hit hard by the economic collapse, Madison Avenue is also in trouble. Sung to Don McLean's "American Pie," this ...

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Madison Avenue's Shopping "Gold Coast" Finally Melts

New York Times | Terry Pristin | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Shopping, Rent, Consumer Spending, Stores, Retail, Madison Avenue, Fashion, New York City, Business News

After more than 30 years on Madison Avenue, the retailer E. Braun & Company is packing up its $3,500 hand-embroidered tablecloths and $2,390 bedding s...

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Welch's Taste Tests Lickable Ads

Wall Street Journal | SUZANNE VRANICA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Welch's Grape Juice, First Flavor, Madison Avenue, Welch's, Lickable Ads, Welch's Lickable Ads, Business News

Madison Avenue thinks a tasty approach will give new life to Welch's grape juice. Welch's is taking out full-page print ads in People magazine this m...

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