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Where to Wear White After Labor Day

Why can't we wear white after Labor Day? The short explanation is that it goes back to the old days when we didn't have air conditioning but we did have class struggles. White not only keeps you cool, but it signifies status. After Labor Day, one typically transitioned to darker colors to adjust to the cooling temperatures and also to say that the vacation is over and the work must begin again.

Phooey! You can wear white after Labor Day, and we're taking it as a great excuse for a trip to one of these three excellent destinations for wearing white:

· On a Star Clippers tall ship cruise around the Med
Through the end of this month and all of October, the Star Clippers will be unfurling their massive sails over the blue waters of the Mediterranean, taking those clad in their crispest white linens between ports like Patmos, Greece and Bonifacio, Corsica. A 5-night cruise starts around $1,500 per person, but we'd go for a 7-night as an excuse to wring the last few days out of our summer ensembles. In November through the winter, the ships move to the Caribbean.

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Apple's Three Newest International Stores are Tourist Hotspots

Today at 10am PDT, Apple's Steve Jobs stepped out on stage to give the company's autumn keynote address. Along with all sorts of product announcements like a smaller, touch-screen Nano, a fresh Shuffle and chic black Apple TV, Jobs also briefly detailed the newest additions to their collection of stores around the world.

The three—Apple Paris, Apple in Covent Garden, London and Apple Shanghai—helped the company reach the 300 stores worldwide milestone, and they're already open. Considering how Apple's 5th Avenue store is one of the most photographed places in New York City and a featured location in guidebooks, we're not amiss in saying that the the new London, Paris and Shanghai stores will soon become as hot a tourist spot as any other landmark.

Already we gravitate to the glowing glass facades of Apple stores in international cities when we visit, and just to mooch off the free WiFi signal.

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The Day to Party in New York City is September 10

Have you always wanted to be a part of a Fashion Week, especially New York Fashion Week? Believe it or not, it's totally doable if you're in NYC this coming September 10, or actually, a whole of other international cities. You see, that night is when the models, celebs, designers and you and me can come out to play during the second annual Fashion's Night Out.

It's a huge event, guaranteed to be even more awesome after last year's successful first go at it. During FNO, stores around the world—but most heavily in NYC—call in their celeb friends and throw parties that include everything from ping pong to having free stylist appointments, and usually free booze and the opportunity to schmooze with bold-faced names.

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The 'SnazzyNapper' Is the End of Civilization

Remember last December, when we called the Airplane Seat Back Valet the worst travel product ever? It looks like we called that putt a little too early. This post is about something called the "SnazzyNapper," and for the last hour we've been trying to muster some kind of strong emotion about it. Humor, anger, whatever.

But really it just makes us sad. Sad about the people who make it. Sad for the people who buy it. Sad about the fact that, apparently, we no longer have a civilization where people recognize the existence of the other people.

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Don't Say We Didn't Warn You About the Barneys Warehouse Sale

At this time next week, you could be sorting through a brown paper bag full of deeply discounted designer duds you just scored at the semiannual Barneys Warehouse Sale. Or, if you're in SoCal, then you can do that at any time since the sale is going on now in Los Angeles and will continue through this weekend before it moves on to deliver the coup de grace in New York.

We go (several) times each time the sale happens, and believe us when we say that many international design diehards plan their New York shopping trips and vacations around it. It's a fashion feeding frenzy. But then, with last season's Prada, Lanvin, Givenchy and tons more available at prices a fraction of their retail, you can't expect perfect civility. There will be elbows and there will be people frantically stripping in front of mirrors, and the energy is awesome.

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The Top Five Travel Notebooks

A state fair-edition Field Notes at left, a regular Field Notes at right

As irreparably attached to digital accessories like smartphones, e-readers and laptops as we are, there is still something to be said for setting pen or pencil to actual paper. In our laptop sleeve pocket, we've always got a notebook of some sorts, just poised to record odd thoughts and inspiration from our trips, thoughts that just don't seem as magical when entered into a Word or Notepad file. All praise be to the almighty travel notebook.

Here are our Top 5 Picks for the Best Travel Notebooks:

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More News from Virgin America: Open Bar Tabs and Enhanced Google Maps

First they come up with a "Hangover Clause" and now an open tab...

Even more news from Virgin America today, and this time it's less to do with their planes and more to do with what's inside of them. Virgin has upgraded their RED seat-back TV system to include more than just TV, music, games, passenger chat and food ordering; the RED TV now includes a whole shopping experience, enhanced Google Maps and—omg, omg—the ability to keep an open bar tab.

We've already written about the SkyMall-powered touchscreen shopping news before—check out all those details and the $38,000 diamond-encrusted iPhone here and a video here—so let's now focus on the drinkin' and the mappin'.

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Found: The Creepiest SkyMall Product Ever

We were stuck on the runway for a long time in PHX last week because, no joke, "the wind keeps changing." Out of boredom we ended up flipping through a SkyMall. We shouldn't have, we know, but we did. Herein is a brief walk through our thought process, which culminates in one of those what has been seen cannot be unseen moments, when we turned the page to find the "Cherish" Lifelike Baby Doll, aka the creepiest SkyMall product ever.

Keep in mind that SkyMall essentially makes it pitch to you to buy this product while you're on an airplane and perhaps feeling lonely.

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Las Vegas Airport May Get Exactly What It Needs: A Liquor Store

When it comes to Las Vegas, it’s hard to know what exactly will make it big and what will fail, but we’d definitely vote one of the city’s newest business ideas as most likely to succeed. McCarran International Airport is getting ready to welcome a brand new store to its terminal—a liquor store.

No need to stop anywhere en route to your room, because now the hard stuff will be available just steps from the baggage claim area. We’re sure you’ll pay a slight premium for this convenience, but we’re also positive that won’t slow down most people from filling up the cart and swiping the plastic.

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JetBlue's New Online Mall Helps You Get Free Flights Faster

Believe it or not, some people think about things other than travel. Like perhaps shopping. And thanks to JetBlue, we can have both travel and shopping mixed together without the aid of SkyMall. JetBlue has released their own online shopping mall where you can feel the JetBlue love and score some TrueBlue award points while you're on the ground.

Pay attention to your budget closely, because your everyday purchases might get you one step closer to that freebie flight out of the cold weather this winter. Sure other airlines have had their promotional marketplace things before, but this is the first time JetBlue allows you to score points when picking up this year’s must have summer shoes at places like Nordstrom.

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Replace Your Craving for Alcohol in Dubai with Loads of Chocolate

As if Dubai needed another altar to excess, the city just debuted the region's first Hershey's Chocolate World.

Not only is this the first Middle East location, but it's also the largest Hershey's store after the flagship in Hershey, Pensylvania. Yep—it even beats the Hershey's Chocolate World in Times Square, New York City. And even though it can't be the largest, the Dubai Mall location makes up for this by displaying some other superlatives:

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Down with Ugly Travel Clothing! The First Place You Should Shop is Uniqlo

Travel clothing does not have to be ugly. It does not have to be all khaki cargo pants or wrinkle-free shapeless black dresses and it does not have to be from some sort of outfitter catalog. In fact, having a travel-friendly wardrobe is far easier than you'd think and the answer is right in front of your face if you've done any traveling in Asia or if you live in New York: it's Uniqlo.

Uniqlo is a Japanese mega-brand, as big over there as H&M is in the US and Europe, and it's also our secret fashion weapon. It should be your first stop for travel looks, if you can hit up one of their many, many Asian locations or their single US shop in Soho (with another soon to come on 5th Avenue). Prices are very affordable ($8 up to $100 unless we're talking leather), the clothing is modern but not overtly trendy, almost everything has easy care instructions and the fit is excellent.

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