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Not In Love With New Anymore

Schuyler Brown | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Marketing Trends, Consumerism, Neophilia, Newness, Schuyler Brown, Trendspotting, Trends, Marketing, New Thinking, Green Living, Consumption, Consumer Spending, Living News
Schuyler Brown

Neophilia is in itself a new word. It was popularized around 1999 in techie and sci-fi subcultures to describe the trait of being enthralled by all things novel.

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Hot Celebrities Create Green Websites

Grist | Katharine Wroth | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Living, Julia Stiles, Alicia Silverstone, Tricia Helfer, Trends, Sustainability, Green Living, Gwyneth Paltrow, Green Websites, Rachel McAdams, Hot Attresses, Green News

And this is one trend we didn't mind spotting: hot actresses are starting green websites left and right. With the launch of the most recent addition f...

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Top Green Consumer Trends for 2009: Which Predictions Came True?

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Spending Habits, Consumerism, Green Trends, Consumer Trends, Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, 2009 Trends, Top Consumer Trends, Craigslist, Fresh Ideas Group, Trends, Conscious Consumerism, Green Consumer, Sustainable Consumer, Natural Home, Natural Home Magazine, Fair Trade, Landfill Waste, Organic Food Sales, Over the Counter Remedies, Economic Slowdown, Organic Food, Natural Home Remedies, Netflix, Green News
Robyn Griggs Lawrence

At the end of last year, our friends at The Fresh Ideas Group went out on a limb with some public predictions about how Americans would act in 2009. As the year winds down, let's see how they did.

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PSFK Talks to Dennis Crowley of foursquare

Piers Fawkes | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Foursquare, Dennis Crowley, Psfk, Api, Clay Shirky, Internet Startups, New York City, Trends, Software Startups, Sxsw, New York News
Piers Fawkes

Crowley argues that a location based service needs to evolve to understand a user contextually -- to tap into your calendar, for example, and understand if you have a hole in your schedule.

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Community Coup: Chickens Are the New Dog

Zem Joaquin | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Chickens, Solar, Organic Garden, Domestic Pets, Grow, Trends, Urban Agriculture, Rural, Organic, Agrarian, Urban, Eggs, Chicken, Poultry, Environment, Hens, Green News
Zem Joaquin

We got our hens after we had to give up our dog due to my son's allergies. I decided that if I was getting a new pet, it was going to reciprocate and have some positive environmental claw-print.

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My London Design Fair 2009

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 11.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Creativity, Women, Wapping, Independent Stores, Furniture, Feminist, Girl, Bloomsbury, Terence Conran, Galleries, Artisans, Tom Dixon, Design, London Design Week, City, Trends, Innovation, Knitting-Comeback, Recent Graduate, London, Crafts, Skandium, Persephone Books, Portobello, Sustainability, Independent Design, Designers, Designer-Maker, Recycled Furniture, Entreprenurs, Style News
Chauncey Zalkin

The week surpassed all expectations. London surprised me. The design energy there is unmistakably moving forward in creative, thoughtful and innovative ways.

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What To Wear With Over-The-Knee Boots

Michelle Madhok | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Trends, Fall Fashion, Over-the-Knee Boots, Thigh-High Boots, Boots, Style News
Michelle Madhok

To combat the boot's sexy overtones, choose a slightly more reserved tone and either a modest heel or none at all.

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Tiring of Facebook Fatigue

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Facebook Fatigue, Backlash, Twitter, New York Times, Trends, Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Exodus, Media News
Sarah Schmelling

Just a few months after we've splattered the media with pieces about how great something is, we turn around and report on how sick of it everyone has become.

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Flats Trend Sweeps England

Times Online | Alice Olins | Posted 09.11.2009 | Style

Read More: Style, Ballet Flats, Flats, Trends, Fashion, Shoes, High Heels, Fashion Trends, Style News

Just as we'd managed to convince ourselves that 7in heels were a practical footwear option, rather than the modern equivalent of Chinese foot-binding,...

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Tweet Stuff

Alexis Maybank | Posted 09.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Sample-Sales, gilt.com, Twitter, Fashion, Gilt Groupe, Dalai Lama, Gawker, Marc Jacobs, Trends, Wall Street Journal, Tweets, Fashion Trends, Style-Trends, Tweeting, Financial TImes, Style News
Alexis Maybank

So as a modern executive, would I exist without Twitter? Twitter makes me feel more alive to the possibilities of work and life.

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Another Casualty of the Financial Crisis: Extended Adolescence

Schuyler Brown | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Adolescence, Advertising, Finance, Financial Crisis, Trends, Extended Adolescence, Generation Gap, Adult, Living News
Schuyler Brown

Slowly, painfully, we're leaving behind a dream of eternal youth and settling into a new idea about maturity.

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Sustainable Food Ripe for Entrepreneurs to Drive Forward

Rob Smart | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Farms, Innovation, Investments, Entrepeneurship, Retail Sales, Cooking, Food, Agriculture, Trends, Sustainability, Business, Consumers, Green News
Rob Smart

While perhaps it's not "broken," America's industrial food system has developed side effects that are accelerating in severity; diet-related health and environmental issues can no longer be ignored.

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Story of Reusing The City: Welcome to High Line

Richard Laermer | Posted 07.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Values, Parks, Trendspotting, Reuse, Trends, Green Living, High Line, Friends of the High Line, Bryant Park, New York City, New York, New York News
Richard Laermer

Here, a town with many (other) problems turned an eyesore into what New Yorkers value most -- a public space that cost us nothing out of pocket.

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Teen Trends: Is Fiscal Prudence the New Cool?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 06.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Lisa Earle McLeod, Trends, Forget Perfect, Recession, Teenagers, Style News
Lisa Earle McLeod

The money men of Wall Street have accomplished what Main Street moms have been trying to do for decades. They've shown our kids that consumption does not equate to happiness.

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For Recession-Chic, Look to the Woodsmen

Julia Plevin | Posted 05.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Woodsmen, Colby College, Paul Smith College, Dartmouth College, Trends, Fashion, Carhartt's, Recession, Style News
Julia Plevin

Before long, we will all be wearing camouflage while chopping wood.

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The Times Are, and Always Will Be, Changing

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Trends, American Culture, Nostalgia, Change, Living News
Jeffrey Shaffer

Nostalgia often affects our attitudes about change. The notion that "life was nicer when I was growing up" has been circulating in this country for generations.

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Jumpsuits Could Actually Be A Good Idea (Maybe?)...

Michelle Madhok | Posted 04.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Trends, Fashion, Kim Kardashian, Jumpsuits, Runway Trends, Jump-Suit, Runway, Style News
Michelle Madhok

When I first spotted the return of the jumpsuit, I figured it would probably come and go as so many other ill-advised flashback trends before it. But that may not be the case.

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Twitter In the Zeitgeist (Tweitgeist?)

Sally Horchow | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Snuggie, Jump the Shark, Connecting, Charlie Rose, Social Networking, Shamwow, Friday Night Lights, Twitter, Zeitgeist, Trends, Tweeting, Oscars, Evan Williams, Living News
Sally Horchow

Most everyone has an opinion about Twitter, even if it's just blind curiosity. It's a great topic of debate, a great means for connection. And you don't even have to be one of the millions already tweeting.

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Fashion's Remedy for the Recession

Susan Cernek | Posted 03.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Alexander Wang, Ohne Titel, Plaid, Glamour, Economic Crisis, Marc Jacobs, Angst, Trends, Glamour Magazine, Fall 2009, Neon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mad Men, Herve Leger, Preen, Behnaz Sarafpour, Fashion Week 2009, Carrie Bradshaw, Stephen Sprouse, Michelle Ochs, 80's, Fashion, Fashion Week, Thakoon, Style News
Susan Cernek

In fairness to the harbingers of gloomy grays and browns, it's not that designers forgot we're in a depression -- they just guessed wrong at how the fashion world would deal with the drama.

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This Week's Five Things That Are Already Old

Michael Drucker | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael Phelps, Christian Bale, Trends, Lame, Week, Barack Obama, Stupid Trends, Annoying, Comedy, Satire, Comedy News
Michael Drucker

How many YouTube videos does it take to ruin a pop culture phenomenon? I'm not sure; I'm still counting the endless Christian Bale parodies.

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Obama Fashion Fever Rages On Post-Election (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Barack Obama Style, Obama Style, Obama Influence, President Obama, Trends, Obama, Milan Fashion Week, Barack Obama, Paris Fashion Week, Fashion, Fashion Week, Style News

On October 3, 2008, in a story titled Obama Fashion Fever In Paris, we asked if Obama inspired wears, like the looks presented on the runways of Sonia...

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Second-Hand Style: Wedding Dresses Get Re-Worn

nytimes.com | BETHANY KANDEL | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Wedding Trends, Wedding Planning, Trends, Second Hand Wedding Dresses, Weddings, Thrift Store Wedding Dress, Style News

At a time when the average cost of a wedding is $28,082, and the average dress is $1,075, according to the Brides.com American Wedding Study 2009, and...

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The Latest in College Dating Trends: Serial Monogamy or Bust!

Julia Plevin | Posted 02.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Trends, Living, Relationships, Romance, Love, College, Sex, Dating, College Students, Dating Advice, Monogomy, Style News
Julia Plevin

I fear for my generation because there does not seem to be much of a difference between dating and marriage. Dating is a desert or a deluge. There is no such thing as casual dating.

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Fashion Resolutions That Aren't so Tough to Stick to

Michelle Madhok | Posted 02.21.2009 | Style

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Fashion, Style, Clothing, Heels, New Year Resolutions, Workout Clothes, Flats, Johnny Cash, Shefinds, Trends, Clothes, Fashion/Apparel, Women's Clothing, Resolutions, 2009 New Year's Resolutions, High Heels, Fashion Trends, Women's Fashion, Body Image, Ballet Flats, New Years Resolutions, Style News
Michelle Madhok

SheFinds writers and editors shared the fashion resolutions they've made for 2009. So far they're doing pretty well, so take a look at their nifty suggestions.

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Ins and Outs for 2009

Julia Plevin | Posted 01.31.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Trends, Fashion, Tap Water Bottled Water, Obama Administration, Green Living, President Elect Obama, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Style News
Julia Plevin

Here are some Ins and Outs for the New Year. Even though the economic downturn and war in the middle east are on our radars right now, I believe that ...

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