Fashion

Revival of the Hand-Written Note

Whatever happened to the simple pleasures in life? Taking a leisurely walk on a sunny day, a home-cooked meal, or a hand-written note? Walks now accelerate into shoving other pedestrians out of your way, home-cooked meals are made in someone else’s foreign kitchen, and hand-written notes are typed and sent …

Posted on April 19th 2009

A Bag for All Bags

Do you ever feel like you are not in control of the contents of your own handbag? It’s exacerbating to always feel as though you’ve left something behind. For me, it can be one or any combination of the following: keys, wallet, makeup bag, one of my two blackberries or …

Posted on April 12th 2009

TOPSHOP Opens in NYC!

This is very big news for me and although we try not to make Miss Know It All NYC-centric, this event is too important not to announce. If you’ve ever traveled to the UK and London specifically you most likely know about TOPSHOP. For those of you who don’t know, …

Posted on April 5th 2009

Retailmenot.com

I read the newspaper, I watch MSNBC – we are in a big-time recession…I get it! The title of this section is Coveter, not Glutton, so we intend to show you how to save money as well as spend it. RetailMeNot.com ensures you “never pay retail” by providing updated coupon …

Posted on March 1st 2009

A Modern Jewelry Dream: Garland Collection

Spotting these in the latest edition of ELLE, I was stopped in my fickle page-flipping tracks. The perfect star – These earrings are so simple yet so rock-n0-roll. I jumped on the computer to find out who the designer, Nicole Mann Novick, was and where I could purchase a pair …

Posted on February 22nd 2009

Naughty, yet so nice: Jimmy Jane

My friend made the honest mistake of buying the JimmyJane Ember candle with the sole purpose of having its beautifully rich and intoxicating scent permeate her apartment. Boy, was she in for a wicked and sensual surprise! Simple and non-descript candle by day, sensual massage wax by night! With a …

Posted on February 16th 2009

Oh So Charming: Helen Ficalora

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought we’d all want to see some jewelry.Helen Ficalora is heaven on earth – A perfectly pink store (and website) and the prettiest jewelry that’s also personal. Whether it’s a gift for yourself or someone else, you can be sure to find …

Posted on February 9th 2009

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My name is Melina Starr and MKIA is my version of the perfect online magazine. I created it for women like me who are interested in fashion, home décor, music, cooking, beauty, health and fitness and want thoughtful, researched advice on what’s worth buying and trying. Oh, and we want it to be one-click away too. That’s why everything on MKIA can be read, downloaded, purchased, or obtained in some other magical way online.