Gilt Groupe; The Brilliance, The Danger

Let's face it, Gilt Groupe could be the most brilliant shopping tool online today. Cutting edge designers, limited edition apparel and novelties, all at extremely reduced prices. You set your preferences and sizes, name brands you like, and the next thing you know your inbox is beeping at you and there it is. The daily email from Gilt is potentially the most hazardous few moments of my day. I can't tell you the number of times I've filled a shopping cart with credit card in hand, but had to snap back into consciousness and not spend $400 on sneakers jeans and sunglasses simultaneously.

The catch of course for those of you not fully educated on the product is that each sale starts at a certain time each day, which means you have X amount of time to beat out the other sneakerheads to pick up your new pair before they sell out. The gift and the curse with any fantastic deal, is of course quantity. Here's the deal, to sign up you have to be invited by someone who is already involved (have to love elitism). SO find your friend who knows the secret and get the invite. Just watch your credit card.

Thierry Henry Blowing S**t Up

An awesome post over at AdvertiseMe today showing off my favorite footballer of all time, Thierry Henry. Henry is showing off his new Reebok boots in explosive fashion....that was a hint to what goes on in the commercial for anyone keeping track.

Henry and The Reebok Valde

Reebok Opens '80s Themed Store In NYC

Courtesy of NY Magazine:

Reebok launched its first-ever pop-up shop on Saturday, in a two-story, 3,000-square-foot art gallery on Bowery. In honor of next year's 20th anniversary of the Reebok Pump, the neon-splashed space is inspired by eighties New York style and stocked with vintage sneaker styles. The limited-edition designs were inspired by the men's Pump and women's Freestyle shoes, which a Reebok spokesperson called "eighties staples." Stocked with T-shirts printed with "169 Bowery," hoodies by Reebok and Rolland Berry, and waves of candy-colored footwear, the pop-up will introduce a different New York–themed item each week, from a "Bodega NYC" shoe printed with the image of an ATM machine to Coney Island–inspired men's Ventilator sneakers. Reebok also enlisted guest designers to collaborate on sneakers, like graphic artist John Maeda, Dean of the Rhode Island School of Design. Limited-edition footwear starts at $90. 

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