Good Evening!

It has been almost a month since I've taken on my internship position with Marchuska, so I would love to share with everyone what I have been up too! First off, if you're in the Binghamton area, definitely head over to the Metro Center this Friday night to witness the area's coolest boutique offerings on display at the First Friday fashion show! m.y. boutique is part of the line-up and will amp up the chic factor by featuring pieces from Marchuska! It will be very cool to see Marchuska getting more exposure in the Binghamton community and among the college students..which is one of my main focuses. Currently I'm also working on organizing some sort of event on the BU campus in conjunction with other student groups...more details to come soon hopefully!

It's hard to believe that the holiday season is almost underway, and with this has come some exciting additions to the Marchuska line. The highly-anticipated Christine dress has been manufactured and is creating quite the buzz...better get your hands on one fast! ;) Also, if the crazy-early snow storm us upstaters endured last week and now watching the sun set at 5 pm has got you shivering at the thought of winter arriving...take comfort in knowing that Marchuska has introduced the hunter scarf!! Its made of super soft black organic silk and appeals to both men and women with its simple, yet ultra chic design (What else would you expect?) Clearly its the stocking stuffer of choice this holiday season, and what a great gift to give the hosts/hostesses of holiday parties!

Speaking of holiday parties, if you would like to incorporate some Marchuska merch offerings at your get-together, be sure to let Christine or myself know.

That's it for tonight, looking forward to sharing more news with you all soon! Remember to channel your inner designer and submit your idea for one of the new Marchuska pieces in the FeelGoodStyle contest!

-Sam

Beantown office reporting for duty

Well, consider the Boston office officially open!

I've known the Marchuska's since the wee age of 10 and I can say, Christine has always had the style thing down. Whether it was making that cheerleading outfit chic, buzzing around in her sidekick (trust me, in 10^th grade, it was HOT!) to rocking her childhood fur coat all over New York, she's always got her finger on the pulse. She's my style go to girl. While not everything makes the cut, she's definitely my "good friend mirror". You know you all have one. The person who tells you when you look hideous in those new pants? So when Christine first told me about her idea for her new business venture, I knew it'd be an instant classic. I mean, who doesn't love a trendy T that's ecofriendly? Green is the new black you know.

Well I had an idea for Marchuska and had to pass it Christine's way. While she may be my fashion maven, she certainly has learned a trick or two from 'ol Megan over the years and knows a good thing when she sees it. So Christine previews the new dress my way and I loved it, as I knew I would. Instantly I said, "You know what would go great with that? Leggings."

Some people may not like 'em, and those people do NOT live in Boston. Leggings have taken Boston by storm. A fan when they first came out, I was beyond psyched when I saw their return (for some of us, we never left). Whether I'm doing my day job at the office in Copley Square, or lugging my books to my grad school night classes on the campus of Northeastern, leggings go with me (and are seen) everywhere. And I'm not alone. In fact, spotted, Copley Place Mall, lunch time today, a cute gray sweater dress paired with black patent leather mary janes stilettos AND…wait for it…yellow stirrup leggins, the outfit was HOT! I'm spotting them everywhere. Corporate chic or just rolled out bed undergrad's newest fashion, leggings are back.

But Rome wasn't a built in a day. So, when I brought up the idea to Christine, she was on board. But first things first, find her some ecofriendly materials. So I'm officially on the hunt. It's gotta be soft and comfortable and help you take the mseries T or the Christine dress and leggings from day to night, just with a change of shoes! From taking a tunic from too big to too chic with a belt and some leggings or making that indecently short dress decent again, leggings are def your friend. Being in Patriots country myself, I can be seen sporting my fav Pats jersey Sundays with my leggings. With a cute pair of slouchy leather boots and a trusty pair of leggings, trust me, soccer mom I am not!

I've been trusting Christine with my fashion sense for the last 18 yrs, and I don't plan to stop now! Watch out Marchuska- leggings on the march.

Meet the Newbie!

Hi everyone! My name is Samantha Zimmer, and I am the new intern for Marchuska! I'm a junior marketing major at Binghamton University, and as you probably could guess, I have a great affinity toward the fashion industry...which leads me to tell you my story about how I gained this position. It all started a couple weeks ago; I just happened to come across the Press & Sun Bulletin article about Christine and Justin. I was immediately captured by the fact that a Marchuska T-shirt represents not only great style, but so much more. Feeling inspired by the story, I checked out the Marchuska website and loved what I saw. I dropped Christine an email regarding a possible internship, and we met this morning to discuss my role in the Marchuska business plan. I will be involved with a lot of the behind-the-scenes work such as researching online and creating databases. However, I will also be focused on marketing the Marchuska brand throughout the BU campus and local community. I'm sure Christine will be keeping me busy, and I could not be happier. I am so thankful to be embarking on such an amazing opportunity, and I am so excited to be on board with the Marchuska team!

P.S.- I think I speak for all college students when I say that introducing a hoodie to the Marchuska line would be really fun!

-Sam

CONTEST WINNING PHRASE

Good evening and happy monday (well not to all of the finance people out there----Dow below 10,000....ughhh)-

I have the winner of the first Marchuska screen printed tee contest.....Kelly Jones with "Vivons Vert" (which is Let's Live Green in French). We will be printing it on the white mseries t 50 in his cut and 50 in hers cut....so get your orders in!!

On another slogan/marketing note: Marchuska publicist and fashionable NYC socialite Frieda Shor has coined the Marchuska marketing slogan which you can find on our revamped website later this week.....drumroll please....."Marchuska: Redefining T(ease)"

Also, on our revamped website, another amazing slogan which Ruben Vargas created, "Conservation.Style.Substance." Both of these slogans will also be printed on tees in the upcoming weeks and months.

Thank you to everyone who participated!!!! Let me know if you have orders for the winning tee by Kelly Jones and also let me know what contest you would like to see next from Marchuska.

Stay warm if you are in upstate ny tonight like me ;)

CJM
xoxo

mseries t contest voting time!!!!

Alright everyone....the time has come for you to cast for the first screen printed tee....check out the poll on the right and vote for what you want to see on the tee!!!!

double take... 2 x 2

spotted. yes that's right, you were probably doing a double take last night if you saw a glimpse of me in my noir black t attending 2 of the hottest parties in the city. ; -)

if you haven't already figured it out, my nights seem to get jam packed at the last minute and i'm always zippin around trying to get jazzed up for my cameos. last night was no different from the rest EXCEPT that the 2 parties i was attending were polar opposites from each other.

thanks to christine's great friend corrine, i was able to snatch a ticket at the last minute to go to the Young Wall Street gala being held @ a museum downtown. wall street?! the words just ooze suits and dresses. i knew i had to put together a dressy outfit for the gala that could easily be converted into a sexy hip look for my 2nd party @ le royale in the w. village. that's where my new mseries noir black t came in to play. time was tickin so i quickly tucked my noir black t into a black skirt paired with my adorable "dorothy in oz" red pumps. ladies, if you want to land a man in a suit, this is definitely the outfit for you! so there i was, chit chatting away with christine (in her beautiful "christine" dress) & r (w/ her cute onesie sample in tow) when i realized father time had snuck up on me again and i had some major changin to do! i raced to the loo, pulled out a pair of skinny jeans i had hidden away in my purse, and just as the clock struck twelve...POOF - i had transformed my classic "wall street" outfit into an edgy sex kitten look!

off we raced to le royale to join victor @ his birthday bash of which marchuska was one of the sponsors. music was pumpin and the crowd was going wild. marchuska was draped on quiet a few sexy bodies i might add. ;-) to no surprise the birthday boy & i were 2 of those hot tamales in our noir black t's. cameras were flashin, drinks were sipped dry, and the party was another grandslam for marchuska.

happy birthday again to all the september babies - to which i'm including myself and christine since we just celebrated our 1/2 birthdays. 9/22! hehehe

xoxo,
prrrrrr


p.s. - stay tuned for new pics of last nights events.

Justin's upcoming birthday

A message from my brother Justin about his upcoming birthday next week....

Hi,

I'm using my birthday this year to support charity: water's September campaign to bring clean and safe drinking water to the people of Ethiopia.

I recently learned that more than 1.1 billion people in the world today don't have the most basic thing: clean water to drink. Over 4,500 kids die each and every day from water-related disease. To do my part, I've been supporting an organization called charity: water that has been making a real difference.

This year, I've decided to give up birthday gifts and ask for donations instead. 100% of the money raised will go directly to building freshwater wells, which will be proved with GPS coordinates and photos on Google Earth.

I'm asking for my age in dollars. Please make a donation on my page:
http://www.charitywater.org/birthdays/fundraiser/sept/view/2189

Thank you!

Justin Marchuska

A word from Frieda, Marchuska PR and marketing hottie

Woah. Thank You Ever So Much Christine. You will be paid the fee we discussed earlier, in addition to a bonus for unexpected flattery that may find me my future husband--if he has left Mars and re-routed from the original Pluto-Meet Plan, to the JUST MEET ME AT STAHHBUCKS, OKAY???
I definitely am a HUGE fan/air conditioner of the Marchuska Line, and I'm sure you have all guessed why-It's so goshdarn hard to pronounce the name! ;-) Actually, I have worn the tees, and they feel like you are barely wearing anything.Mmhmm...OKAY, GUYS, MOVE BACK!!!I RETRACT PRIOR COMMENT...SHEESH!!!(It's so lightweight it's like second sk-NEVA MIND WHAT I SAID!!! TAKE THREE HUGE STEPS BACK!!!)
These days we definitely don't need to inform you that there is NO ozone layer (Well, on top of my head for sure. All that hair spray when I was younger...Eradicated it all. It's like a bald spot in the Ozone.)As someone who is very Pro-Green(goes with my gray/blue eyes), and Eco-Friendly(far be it for me to be a snob. I love people. Check Facebook. 'Nuf Said), I gravitated towards the M Series like Men to Christine. *sigh* (Your'e HOT! They look!)
Speaking of Christine, you ask how we met. Okay, you don't ask how we met. I will tell you anyway. It was during confessional, actually. Nah, that would've made for the best story though! I "met" her through a funny question that Victor Medina asked and tagged random pple to answer. Her answer was pretty funny for a pretty chick, so I friended her. And the rest, as they say is his/herstory.
All levity aside, (finally, eh?)this isn't JUST A TEE-SHIRT COMPANY.The fabric BREATHES. From workout clothing to nightwear, to a one piece dress named "Frieda"(no, "Christine!!!lol), each garment gets better with age, can be dressed up or down,is easy on the wallet, and environment.We are building a Marchuska Empire and we are really happy you are here to witness its growth, one tee at a time.

Dream Sweetly all,

Frieda Shor
ShorThingPR/Marketing
FriedaNation@Gmail.com

September 23, 2008 11:56 PM

EXCITING NEWS!!!!

Evening to all you bloggers....

These days I am working a lot more than playing, but I'm super psyched about all the new things going on.  First off, guest writers as well as I will be contributing to the blog weekly, but I will be sending out a monthly newsletter to the masses.  I don't want to be blamed for "spaming" people's inboxes...so if you like what you read here then by all means please please please check it frequently, but if you would be more inclined to do the monthly thing - then just email me at christine@marchuska.com so I can add you to the monthly newsletter and make sure not to send you updates inbetween ;)

Well, I have some SUPER exciting news.  You must check out the blog so you can see the darling christine dress that will be coming to a store near you in the next few weeks.  It currently is being manufactured in our beloved NYC...so you fashionistas will be able to get your hands on it sooner than later.  Okay - that was just a little teaser for the big news though......drum roll please...... ShorThing headed up by that hottie Frieda Shor will now be handling all of the Marchuska PR and marketing!!!!  I hope everyone is as psyched as I am about this.  Frieda is basically as qualified as it gets....I mean who has 3,000++++ friends on facebook anyways ;)  So stay tuned for awesome stuff on the Marchuska/Shor horizon...

Alright that's it that's all....

Ciao darlings,

C

xoxo

expanding horizons

the news just keeps on getting better for marchuska! not only is the line expanding, but so are the locations to where you can purchase these stylish eco-friendly clothes.

as of this friday (9/26) you'll now be able to stroll over to (eco)compassions in greenwich village and snatch up some mseries t's with many more options to come (v-necks, dresses, long sleeved t's, scarves, etc.). get ready to also bend and stretch your way into the perfect marchuska yoga pants found at the PILATES Room in ithaca, ny. the new yoga pants are going to feature epaulletes so that you can easily roll up the pant legs and keep them secured while striking a pose. you'll also find a cute little back pocket to stash your id & cash in. you never know what hottie you'll meet at the juice bar. ;-)

the days may be getting shorter, but marchuska's shinning bright on the horizon. stay tuned to see where marchuska expands to next!

xoxo,
sunshine

donut debate the q & ray

summer has officially come to a close and my girl christine definitely finished hers with a SLAM DUNK. a week after the huge success of the ny couture show, christine's fashion expertise was requested again, this time by the executives of the Rachael Ray Show! the "authorities" called christine in to help rachael settle a lingering fashion dispute over scarves...remember the dunkin donuts controversy over rachael's black & white paisley scarf that she wore in a commercial?! christine was needed for a little Q & Ray to help set the record straight and let the world know that rachael's scarf in NO WAY had any affiliation with politics or religion. in her words it was just a "chic accessory to a stylish outfit." as the cameras rolled christine showed her support for black and white fashion by sporting the NEW mseries noir black t and a black & white scarf. the chilly breezes are blowing in quickly and so are this seasons hot new scarves. soon everyone will be able to get their hands on the new black & white eco-friendly scarf by marchuska.

who knows...maybe rachael ray will be wearing the new marchuska scarf soon too?! keep your eyes peeled. ; - )

xoxo,
glazed w/sprinkles

p.s. don't forget to order your new mseries t in noir black @ marchuska.com

ahoy maties!

the weather may be rainy today, but it obviously hasn't stopped your creative juices from pouring. christine and i are super excited to read all the great quotes that have flooded in for the "t phrase" competition. keep the ideas rollin in to christine@marchuska.com!

whelp, hate to cut this so short but it's a friday night, fashion week is still goin on and this girl's gotta get ready to float on out. ; - )

be safe, try to stay dry, and have fun!

xoxo,
skipper

where are we......?????

Well....I continue to be addicted to the Imogen Heap song....but it really sums up the day...."where are we, what the hell is going on?"  R and I had a crazy day running around the garment district.  We saw some interesting things....for instance a showroom, which we thought was a label making establishment, but instead a guy with blond spikey hair, combat boots and chains opened the door...inside was a blackboard with the following written in chalk "I will not be a nasty pig, I will not be a nasty pig, I will not be a nasty pig...."  Yeah I def didn't see that during my structured credit days.  Although there is a silver lining....the blond spikey haired owner of the establishment, "Nasty Pig", referred us to a great label maker so all was fine in the end.

The fun didn't ever seem to stop today as we learned that pima cotton can come in some super soft variations.  We also literally stumbled upon the actual distributor of all the fabric to all of the fabric stores in NYC, who has literally millions and millions of yards of the world's finest fabrics here in NYC.  His store has been around since the 1950s....and apparently we just missed Natalie Portman, her bf and her father who were in the store minutes before us checking out fabric.  The owner informed us that her dad sells fabric in Tel Aviv.

Other than that we saw some sketchy snap guy and an amazing office/showroom space if we had some dolla dolla bills y'all.  I have to say though the last 2 days have been amazingly awesomely productive...the garment district really is a gem!

Tomorrow is another adventure with a meeting with the founder of Bonobos and lots of number crunching.  I hope everyone has a fab fab night....try to stay dry!!  Also, keep the amazing one-liners, phrases, slogans coming!!!!!  I have seem some really great stuff for the contest and this is only the beginning!!!

Buh bye lovers,

C

xoxo

Lifting offers on Marchuska tees from the upper east side trading floor....

Hello, hola, allo.....

Well, you can take the girls out of finance, but can't take the finance out of the girls.  Yesterday, two ex-Morgan Stanley-ers set up shop on the upper e with a makeshift trading floor....yes R and I wanted to establish a working environment similar to what we had in finance.....because after all there is no better setup for a flow of ideas and communication than a trading floor.  However, we weren't talking stocks, bonds or the piece of crap GLD etf that I never should have bought...  We were talking fabrics, US based mills and onesies.  Plan to see some interesting ideas coming out of this new thinktank....as well as some crazy dance moves ;)  And yes R might kill me if I play that Imogen Heap Hide and Seek song again.....ha - I'm listening to it right now....after all they do mention sewing machines in it.

This week has been an uber productive one and I want to end it on a bing bang boom (can you tell that I already hit up the gym and am sipping an iced coffee?!).....  Alright all you esteemed people out there....Marchuska is having a contest.  We want you to submit your most creative, most ridiculous, most awesome sayings for our first screen printed mseries t.  We will go through all of the sayings, pick the best four and then you will vote!!  The winning saying will go on a mseries t sans epaulettes....(for all of you non Frenchies - that means without epaulettes).  We will print the saying on 100 tees giving the street cred to you.....  Now here's the hook - the sayings can't already be used, cannot involve politics (i.e. the upcoming most talked about election) or religion.  Also, please no obscenities.....cmon  people --- you know I came from a conservative household and a liberal education, but I still can't have Mama Marchuska seeing our name tainted with swear words.

So here is your mission....send this contest out to everyone you know.....I MEAN EVERYONE - friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, parents, cardio relatives (Frieda-ism), colleagues, offices!!!  Have them submit their sayings to me at christine@marchuska.com by Tuesday, September 30th 2008.  It's Friday and I am sure most of you are hungover from last night and the week, but get going....this is big time!!!!

Let the games begin.....

Happy Friday-

C

xoxo

as lumi says - "crazy"

the mansion was just that last night - CRAZY! the music was pumpin & the models were rockin the runway. lumidee's special appearance was a major hit too. the crowd went wild when she came out on stage - people were dancing on tables and couches. : -P

hands down marchuska's mseries t's were the hottest item in the gift bags. i expect to see tons of people sportin their new mseries t around the city now!

oh yea, did everyone catch a glimps of christine's "modified" mseries t in noir black last night?! she definitely looked like an edgy rock star in it. the noir black shirts are coming in this weekend so be sure to log on to marchuska.com and get your very own today!

thanks again to all those who came out to support marchuska last night. remember, your support helps the environment and charities.

xoxo,
karma

Live it, love it, own it

I will make this short and sweet....last night was a success.  Many close friends came out to celebrate a night of fashion and fun at Mansion.  Shoot me an email if you want to check out the photos.....

As for today....so much to do in so little time!  Thank you to everyone who came out last night!!!!  Tomorrow will be a much more detailed blog ;)

Ciao,

CJM

xoxo

show time!

it's been exactly 2 weeks since i got laid off & started working full time for marchuska, and boy it's been a wild ride! i can't imagine sitting in a windowless cube right now after having spent all afternoon shopping in soho for a funky dress to wear to tonight's fashion show. i've been a real sucker all these years workin for the man. although the work hours for marchuska can be crazy at times - thanks to my boss waking me up before 8am most days, the chaos is worth it.

i don't have much more to say except the cra-yon is on the wall - sleep doesn't matter when you've got business to handle & events to attend. it's just another day in the crazy life of a marchuska employee. ; - )

i hope to see all you marchuska fans out tonight at the mansion!

xoxo,
little red riding hood

Crazy morning paired with a crazy night....

I know I know.....I said each day the blog would hit by 10am and 5pm, but things have been hectic on the Marchuska front as we prepare for the New York Couture show tonight.  I hope everyone will make it to Mansion (located at 530 West 28th St) for the open bar from 9-10pm and the fashion show at 11pm.  Check out their site at www.newyorkcouture.net to see some of the edgy and funky styles that you will see live and in person tonight at the largest club venue in Manhattan.

Mia and I had an intense morning dropping off 200 shirts for the gift bags.....100 gift bags go to the first 100 guests and the other 100 go to stylists, celebs, press, etc etc.....we hope a mseries t lands in the hot hands of one of Hollywood's elite....so keep your fingers crossed for us!

On a different note, expect to see some cute cute cute little mseries ts for the kid set which should be out in the next month.  These little tees will be super soft and super adorable....I can't wait to see my niece and nephew sporting them ;)  

Alright here are some lasting words for you.....the world is your fashion show.....well maybe not everyday, but definitely tonight so come to Mansion, catch some photos with Mia and I, take in the scene, sip some champagne and check out the special edition fashion week mseries t in noir black that I will be sporting with a hot mini.

Ciao-

CJM xoxo

livin the tough life on the upper e...

fashion, glitz and glamour...it's a tough act to follow on the upper e. ; - ) you have to be ready at the drop of a dime to make appearances & you BETTER be dressed right.

i must have had my head in the clouds this morning when i headed to the "office" because i ran down the street in sneakers and left my umbrella behind! yes everyone, i saw the big black rain clouds outside...but i figured they were there just to tease me. you know, dramatic visuals to set the scene. silly me couldn't put 2 & 2 together to realize the "scene" was gonna be "down pour."

so there i was, workin my tail off packaging mseries t's for tomorrow night's fashion show when suddenly i received a NEW task from christine -- rubbin elbows @ la charlot! my jaw dropped. how could i show up to this delicious french bistro in sneakers?! i needed to act quick...i had no choice but to raid my boss's closet for a little black dress while she put together a fabulous outfit with her pristine mseries t, a black skirt and heels. check out the new pic posted! totally upper e, don't you think?!

today's lesson learned...rain doesn't stop fashion - you can still look glam.

xoxo,
pho-tog

Tees, earrings and necklaces, oh my!

Morning kiddos---

Well it's official, all of you local upstaters will be able to get some hipster chic jewelry at M.Y. Boutique located in downtown Bing.  Pick up your Friday night outfit with the mseries t, some rock and republics and Soho original earrings (okay guys - no earrings for you).

On a guy note, my bro spotted this great little commentary by none other, but Posh Beckham....we think it speaks perfectly on our ideals as well.  From "Rules of Style" in this month's Details mag, "Style isn't about money.  One of the nicest outfits on a man is a pair of jeans, some old, messed-up boots, a simple white tee and a vintage leather belt...."  Posh says it best - so boys, looks like you should be adding a simple white tee to your ensemble.....perhaps a mseries t in pristine white??  We think so ;)

Well I hate to blog and run, but as Mia wrote yesterday afternoon....it's fashion week people...we have places to go and people to see and be seen ;)

Ciao lovers,

CJM

xoxo