As featured in KDHamptons.com

KDH STYLE ALERT!

Famed American fabric designer Quadrille has introduced a chic new women’s apparel and accessory line with their coveted fabrics! Check out their colorful tunics, swimsuits, shift dresses and swim trunks for the guys that Hamptonites will love. If you are already familiar with Quadrille fabrics you won’t be surprised that the prices aren’t exactly inexpensive, but KDH will definitely be hanging poolside in the Navy Nairobi tunic! LOVE!
*Shop the collection at www.TAIGAN.com

http://www.kdhamptons.com/love-quadrille-fabrics-for-your-home-now-you-can-wear-them-on-the-beach/

Life & Culture –> Food & Drink

Bits & Bites: News You Can Eat   THE MEAT – Pigging In

Rancher-butcher Preston Correll raises grass-fed, antibiotic-and-steroid-free cows, pigs and poultry (including eggs) on his Kentucky spreads. We were lucky enough to taste his livestock at a recent dinner party where chef Soa Davies made a divine pâté from the chickens’ livers, killer tacos from the ground beef and mushrooms stuffed with the pork sausage. The cuts came from Correll’s Marksbury Farm Market, a co-op slaughterhouse, processing facility and butcher shop, founded last year by the meat man, his wife and his like-minded collective. Sharpen your knives: As of this week, Marksbury’s juicy pork chops ($5 for each ¾-pound chop), and even a whole hog (from $850, artisan-eviscerated into multiple parts), can be purchased online. taigan.com

—Charlotte Druckman

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903520204576482644061592356.html

F. Correll's livestock - Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal, Styling by Anne Cardenas Preston

September 2011

New+Next / Market

WEB WATCH                     taigan.com

A unique e-boutique

Less is more when it comes to this online shopping emporium, a collection of carefully chosen high-end shops available at one Web address. House of Lavande vintage jewelry, Ann Koerner Antiques, and Sucre of New Orleans are just a few of the specialty retailers (taigan.com).

THE BEST OF BOUTIQUES

“We are defined by who we say no to,” says Elizabeth Nichols, CEO of Taigan, an ecommerce site that hosts some of the most amazing boutiques from around the country–boutiques that might not otherwise be accessible outside of the brick and mortar store. When Taigan, appropriately meaning a breed of Canine from Kyrgyzstan “known for its tenacity to find the best game for its master,” launched in 2009, Nichols estimates that there was a three percent acceptance rate from all of the retailers who reached out to them.

Since then, the offerings on the site have grown to more than 100 vendors in 11 categories–from fine jewelry to cigars. “The small stores needed a big voice,” says Nichols, who draws her experience from 20 years spent developing shopping centers. “If you put one store in the middle of the world wide web it won’t get any more traction than if you build a little store in the middle of a field.” Now with their re-launch–including a newly curated landing page–they also plan on introducing 8-12 stores each month. Though no store makes the page without a rigorous evaluation, from combing through the stock to seeing how they are packaged and shipped. Nichols even physically visits every store and is constantly seeking out new locations on her travels. As she puts it: “We are on a hunt.”

http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/editorsblog/2011/08/08/taigan-ecommerce.htm#ixzz1UTYZmHTp

City Chic New Orleans: The Best Spots for Your Weekend Getaway

Planning a trip this summer? We turned to our Rolodex of fashion insiders to give you tips on their cities’ high points. Stay tuned for a new destination each week.

The expert: Mimi Bowen, owner and buyer of Mimi.

What is your favorite part about living in NOLA? The amazing cultural opportunities and diversity, and believe it or not, the weather! Hot and humid is great for the skin (stay out of sun, of course!) or carry the quintessential parasol!

In your opinion, who are your city’s most stylish inhabitants? The Mardi Gras Indians, Olivia Manning, Julia Reed and my daughter, CeCe… Not necessarily in that order!

What are the essential places to go if you only have a weekend to visit? Tipitina’s for music, the whole French Quarter for the heartbeat of New Orleans, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the National World War II Museum for culture, Mother’s Restaurant for the best PoBoy sandwiches and Felix’s for the best raw oysters… Don’t leave N.O. without trying them!

Besides your own store, what are your favorite shopping spots? mac Maison for the most fab antiques, Hazelnut for amazing gifts and just about any little shop on Magazine Street — the most interesting shopping street in America!

What’s your favorite place to go for a quiet meal? A boisterous one? Quiet: Gautreau’s on Soniat Street, an uptown hideaway in a stylish, but unpretentious setting. One of New Orleans’ best kept secrets! Boisterous: Galatoire’s, a New Orleans institution. And if they know it’s your birthday, beware — the WHOLE restaurant will sing “Happy Birthday” to you, led by one of their great waitstaff!

What’s one thing you can only get in New Orleans? Mardi Gras

What is your favorite historical site? Lakefront Airport — an Art Deco gem that has just been redone after Katrina!

Where can you find the best…

Burger: La Petite Grocery. And don’t miss the truffle fries — to die for!

Cocktail: Cure. Imagine your own cocktail or let them entice you into something you never dreamed of!

Vintage clothes/Flea market: The French Market in the Quarter. You’ll never see the same thing twice!

Haircut/color/blowout: Jesse de Leon at the salon at Mimi. He’s a master of cut and color, an addiction that is impossible to break!

All-night dance party: F & M Patio Bar. Nothing like it on earth and the clientele runs the gamut from debs to truck drivers. Another example of the cultural diversity of N.O…

Outdoor activity Any activity at the Audubon Zoo and Park.

Spa treatment: The new Guerlain Spa at the newly refurbished Roosevelt Hotel… Not to miss!

http://www.harpersbazaar.com/bazaar-blog/weekend-getaways-new-orleans-062811?src=soc_fcbk

Stylists, editors, models and the rock elite celebrate the creations from Michael Spirito’s fashion-forward, timeless jewelry collection, now available on Taigan.com.

Michael Spirito has launched a new shop on Taigan.com.  Seen on the covers of Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Lucky Magazine, jewelry designer Michael Spirito has crafted edgy, futuristic pieces for the biggest and brightest stars in music and film, including Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Jessica Alba, Sigourney Weaver, and Cher.

Ranging from edgy serpents and scorpions to fine jewelry creations, Spirito’s vibrant, wearable works are ambitious and elegant at the same time. Combinations of oxidized sterling silver melded with pure gold, a melange of colored sapphires, diamonds, rubies, vibrant Tsavorite, Fire Opals and Rainbow Moonstones give the pieces an inner glow that seemingly lights the jewelry from within.

Spirito is famous for his regal, rock-inspired pieces. He meticulously hand-makes his works of art at his studio in NYC, ensuring the work remains wholly unique and exceedingly special, enhancing the personal style of all whom it adorns.

Michael Spirito is the most recent in a long line of designers and specialty retailers who have discovered the online shopping community. Taigan is a sophisticated shopping portal seeking special, unique and hard-to-find items from jewelry to apparel, boutique wineries, gourmet food and home décor and more.

For more Taigan Finds, subscribe to the Taigan Finds blog, stay connected on Taigan’s Facebook Fan Page or Follow us on Twitter @TaiganFinds.

About Michael Spirito

Since his first collection won the Gen Art Design Vision award in 2001, Michael Spirito has been considered a vanguard of jewelry design. His legendary store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, ‘Exhibitionist’, was a haven for stylists, editors, models and the rock elite. Formally accepted by the mainstream with his induction into the CFDA in 2007, Michael’s work has integrated edgy futuristic jewelry into society’s visual conscious. His work has graced the necks and fingers of the biggest and brightest stars in music and film for over a decade.

About Taigan

Editorially noted in InStyle, Departures, Elle Décor, winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category and named Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan is recognized as the online shopping destination for a highly curated collection of boutiques, designers and purveyors.  Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and wine and fine gifts, bringing the best shops to your fingertips. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure…  delivering an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors.  Creative Director Julia Reed delivers a collection of Elusive Finds, facts and profiles in Taigan’s fetch, online lifestyle magazine. Shopping is free, guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with shops.

Taigan.com introduces Mona Moore, featuring meticulously selected shoes and handbags

Montreal, Canada – December 14, 2010 – Paris, Milan, New York and now Taigan.com are destinations for runway designer shoes and handbags. Canada and California-based luxury shoe and handbag store Mona Moore debuts online at Taigan.com, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops, designers and purveyors. Offering the most discerning shoppers a place to find their perfect seasonal must-haves, Mona Moore’s collection is carefully curated to represent beauty, elegance, and style, with a consistently avant-garde sophistication.

Mona Moore is where the dream of style, beauty, elegance and the cutting edge coalesces in a collection of shoes and handbags. Shop among the coveted lines of Balenciaga, Dries Can Noten, Marni and Rick Owens, and see why the shop has been featured in The New York Times, Style Magazine, Vogue Daily, Daily Candy, Lucky Magazine, and Elle.

Specialty retailers like Mona Moore are tapping into Taigan’s hand-picked community of the best shops, brands and products online; styled and edited by Creative Director, Julia Reed.

About Mona Moore and Owners Anna Varriano and Lisa Bush

Anna Varriano and Lisa Bush say it’s the shoes and bags that really make the outfit. They describe their sensibility as “unusual beauty with an edge.” Strong advocates of supporting the old fashioned shoe makers of Italy, the two believe that one pair of Italian made leather boots is worth a million mass produced pairs. With boutiques in Montreal and Venice, California, the store first opened on Montreal’s Golden Mile in the fall of 2002. Anna and Lisa travel to Paris, Milan and New York four times a year to purchase a meticulously edited selection of the best styles from the best designers.
About Taigan

A recent winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category, and named Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan is recognized as the online shopping destination for a highly curated collection of boutiques, designers and purveyors.  Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine gifts, Taigan brings the best shops to your fingertips. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure… Taigan delivers an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors.  Julia Reed delivers a collection of Elusive Finds, facts and profiles in Taigan’s fetch, Taigan’s online lifestyle magazine. Shopping is free, guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with shops.

For more Taigan news, subscribe to the Taigan newsroom, stay connected on Taigan’s Facebook Fan Page or Follow us on Twitter @TaiganFinds.

Clary Sage Organics empowers online shoppers to live healthy, thoughtful and eco-friendly lives thru sustainable fashions and beauty products

Clary Sage Organics has debuted on curated online shopping website Taigan.com. Offering the best organic fashions, sustainable beauty products, and a comprehensive array of natural medicine programs, Clary Sage Organics offers fashionable apparel and wellness products designed to benefit consumers and the planet. Find both Clary Sage Organics Apparel and Clary Sage Organics Wellness – only on Taigan.

Grown and sewn in Northern California, Clary Sage Organics Apparel is made from organic and ecologically sustainable materials, combining feminine styling with delicate lingerie-inspired trims and details. From the yoga studio to the office and about town, each piece is infinitely comfortable, wearable and designed to be an everyday wardrobe essential.

Clary Sage Organics Wellness provides natural health and beauty products, including nutraceuticals and chemical-free skin care products. The shop proves that health and wellness goals can be achieved naturally through effective natural supplements and chemical-free products. Clary Sage Organics provides carefully selected, effective products that address specific health and wellness concerns, eliminating the confusion often surrounding natural medicine and skin care products.

About Clary Sage Organics and Owners Patti Cazzato and Daniel Kalish

Founders Patti Cazzato and Dan Kalish have combined their careers in fashion and green living to create their own organic yoga apparel and wellness collection.

Patti has 20+ years experience as an international retail executive working with brands including Esprit, Gap International and Levi Strauss. Dan’s consulting

practice in natural medicine has been based around an integrative approach to health and healing.

Patti and Dan share a passion for creating a sustainable world for future generations and an enlightened idea of beauty, both inside and out. Clary Sage Organics opened its doors in July of 2008 and has since been featured in the likes of Lucky Magazine, SF Chronicle, Sundance Channel, and more. Clary Sage Organics has shops located in San Francisco, Malibu and New York City.
About Taigan

A recent winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category, and named Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan is recognized as the online shopping destination for a highly curated collection of boutiques, designers and purveyors.  Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine gifts, Taigan brings the best shops to your fingertips. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure… Taigan delivers an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors.  Julia Reed delivers a collection of Elusive Finds, facts and profiles in Taigan’s fetch, Taigan’s online lifestyle magazine. Shopping is free, guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with shops.

For more Taigan news, subscribe to the Taigan newsroom, stay connected on Taigan’s Facebook Fan Page or Follow us on Twitter @TaiganFinds.

Chicago’s most charming and chic new destination for children’s wear has a new online shop among Taigan’s carefully curated collection of shops.

Odile Luxury Children’s Boutique, named Chicago Magazine’s “Best New Children’s Boutique” for 2010, is now online at Taigan.com, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops, designers and purveyors. From its posh location in Chicago’s Gold Coast, Odile has been recognized as the leading source of imported heirloom and classic children’s apparel and accessories from around the world, bringing classic, well-crafted children’s wear back into style. Elegant, simple-yet-luxuriously-produced pieces that will be the signature outfits for your little ones.

With the introduction of Odile’s online store on Taigan, now shoppers can visit a chic new destination for charming children’s wear from the comfort of their own home. Odile’s mantra is to dress children like children, celebrate tradition, quality construction and deliver exceptional customer service.

Specialty retailers like Odile Luxury Children’s Boutique are tapping into Taigan’s turnkey e-commerce solution to be part a hand-picked community of the best shops, brands and products online; styled and edited by Creative Director, Julia Reed.

About Odile Luxury Children’s Boutique and Owner Camille Cozzini
Odile provides a welcoming sanctuary in the heart of Chicago’s posh Gold Coast. Open for only a year, Odile has already cemented itself as the epitome of a high-end children’s clothing store. The perfect place to outfit stylish little ladies and gents in such labels as Le Nouveau, Chupeta and La Stupenderia, it’s easy to see why it was named Chicago Magazine’s “Best New Children’s Boutique” for 2010.

About Taigan
A recent winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category, and named Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan is recognized as the online shopping destination for a highly curated collection of boutiques, designers and purveyors. Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine gifts, Taigan brings the best shops to your fingertips. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure… Taigan delivers an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors.  Julia Reed delivers a collection of Elusive Finds, facts and profiles in Taigan’s fetch, Taigan’s online lifestyle magazine. Shopping is free, guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with shops.

For more Taigan news, subscribe to the Taigan newsroom, stay connected on Taigan’s Facebook Fan Page or Follow us on Twitter @TaiganFinds.