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Ask Anna: Retail Prices

Anna AkbariFebruary 19, 2013how prices are set, retail priceComment

A Tribe Called Us

Anna AkbariFebruary 6, 2013Comment

Ask Anna: Fashion Trends

Anna AkbariFebruary 6, 2013Comment

Once Upon a Tide and Other Brand Fairy Tales

Anna AkbariJanuary 30, 2013brandsComment

DWBH -- Cause, well, YOLO

Anna AkbariJanuary 21, 2013slang, what does yolo meanComment

Ask Anna: Color of the Year

Anna AkbariJanuary 7, 2013color of the year, emerald, greenComment

Holiday Travel: On the Road Again

Anna AkbariDecember 17, 2012Clinique, Flying, Frommers, Independant Traveller, Marriott, Refinery 29, Stress, The NY TImes, The Plaid SuitCase, TravelComment

Holiday Bacchanalia & Collective Effervescence: The Social Significance of Partying

Anna AkbariDecember 4, 2012Alcohol, AskMen, Celebration, Christmas, Detox, emile durkheim, emily post, Goorin Brothers, holiday hangover, Holidays, LBD, Lemon Juice Diet, New Years Eve, Party, power napping, Secret Santa, TheoryComment

Magical Transactions: Gift Giving and the Culture of Reciprocity

Anna AkbariNovember 26, 2012Comment

Joanne Wilson - Executive Style Interview

Anna AkbariNovember 20, 2012executive style, joanne wilson, style interviewComment

Scent, Pheromones, and the Irresistible Allure of Axe Body Spray

Anna AkbariNovember 19, 2012AskMen, Axe, Body Odour, Chat Perf, Claus Wekekind, Eskimo Kiss, Jill Kelley, Lap Dancers, Martha K McClintock, Napolean Bonaparte, Odor removing face mask, Pheromones, Scent, Spellbound Rx, The McClintock EffectComment

I'm Too Sexy For This Store

Anna AkbariOctober 30, 2012armani exchange, audio architects, forever 21, habu, hollister, New Yorker, Nike, Starbucks, topshop, toys “r” us, Urban Outfitters, Victoria’s SecretComment