Taigan Newsroom

The New Online Shop That Used To Require A Road Trip

taigan5500 — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:11:08 +0000

Refinery 29 announces the launch of Evanston fashion boutique Chalk on Taigan.com It's basically the convenience online shopping, the fun of in-person shopping, and the joy of a freebie, all in one. But hurry—this news is sure to spread from Northwestern's campus down to Soldier Field in no time. Your luxe fashion go-to just went viral.

Taigan CEO Elizabeth Nichols interviewed by Wmagazine.com

taigan5500 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:19:51 +0000

Taigan CEO Elizabeth Nichols is interviewed by Wmagazine.com on the launch of the newly designed e-commerce website.

Taigan’s Keiko Swimwear featured in Sept 2011 Elle Magazine

taigan5500 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:05:23 +0000

Taigan's Keiko swimwear featured in the September 2011 issue of Elle Magazine.

Love Quadrille Fabrics For Your Home? Now You Can Wear Them On The Beach!

taigan5500 — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:11:53 +0000

Quadrille's chic new apparel and accessory line is reviewed by Kelli Delaney, editor of KDHamptons.com.

Luxury E-Commerce Site TAIGAN.COM Partners with EDO Interactive

taigan5500 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:36:54 +0000

Award-winning online shopping destination Taigan.com partners with advertising technology innovator edō Interactive to provide its retailers with access to high-end shoppers. New York – August 10, 2011 – Noted e-commerce website TAIGAN.com (Tahy’ gn) and advertising technology company EDO Interactive, Inc. today announced a new partnership. The relationship will provide Taigan’s hand-selected shops, designers and [...]

Taigan.com's Marksbury Farm featured in Wall Street Journal

taigan5500 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:50:20 +0000

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 [...]

Taigan.com mentioned in Traditional Home

taigan5500 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:14:16 +0000

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 [...]

Taigan in W Editors' Blog

taigan5500 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:43:14 +0000

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 [...]

Taigan Launches Re-designed Website

taigan5500 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:41:54 +0000

Award-Winning Online Shopping Destination Launches Improvements Noted e-commerce website TAIGAN.com today launched a new design. The updated online shopping site presents new functionality, design elements and intuitive tools. Touted as the online destination for a growing collection of hand-selected boutiques, designers and purveyors, Taigan currently hosts over 100 retailers and designers. The site deftly leverages the [...]

Mimi Featured in Harper's Bazaar Blog

taigan5500 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:11:21 +0000

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 [...]

Taigan.com featured as Glamour's Latest Online Shopping Obsession

taigan5500 — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:45:47 +0000

SLAVES TO FASHION | Daily Style Blog Our Latest Online Shopping Obsession: Taigan.com Have you ever traveled to a city and discovered a local boutique or shop that was so good you wished you could shop it online after you headed back home? Well, that may just be possible with shopping site Taigan.com. Get the lowdown and [...]

Fritz Orr Canoe Paddles Featured in The Week's "Best Summer Play Gear"

taigan5500 — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:19:20 +0000

The best…summer play gear Fritz Orr Paddles Ex-canoeing champ Fritz Orr builds his oars for the water. But given that he uses “musical-instrument-grade” hardwoods to museum-grade visual effect, it’s no surprise that many end up hanging above fireplaces. From $337, taigan.com Source: Town & Country

Blackberry Farm Breakfast Collection Featured in New York Times Style Magazine

taigan5500 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:28:14 +0000

Blackberry Breakfast Collection from Blackberry Farm For George Gustines, managing editor, Father’s Day celebrations involve food and the entire family. “A tradition our family has had in celebrating Mother’s or Father’s Day is for the five offspring — and assorted nieces and nephews — to take the appropriate parent out for breakfast,” Gustines says. “This year, [...]

Taigan's Jules Reid featured in Lucky Magazine for Hunter Linen Shorts

taigan5500 — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:27:06 +0000

July 2011

Taigan Mentioned on Page Six in New York Post

taigan5500 — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:04:22 +0000

We hear…we hear… That Vogue’s Andre Leon Talley talks about the latest YSL exhibit in Paris on Julia Reed‘s Fetch blog on taigan.com. http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/we_hear_we_hear_vBIHwcHw3MRmiIBIk6tAcM#.Te90lWz9TRA;email

Fritz Orr's Canoe Paddles & Merrimack Canoe Company featured on Vogue.com: Summer's Best Hostess Gifts

taigan5500 — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:43:15 +0000

As featured in vogue.com’s pondering of the perfect hostess gift. Only the most memorable presents honoring the host’s favorite summer pastimes made the list. Fritz Orr Canoe hand-crafted artisan paddles in Black Walnut and Bird’s Eye Maple, $367 and $600, respectively For information: taigan.com Merrimack Canoe Company’s handmade carbon-fiber-and-cherry-wood Osprey canoe, $3,125 taigan.com Photographed by Arthur [...]

Taigan's Fritz Orr Talks to Town & Country: ABOVE BOARD

taigan5500 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:43:43 +0000

June 2011- In Fritz Orr’s handcrafted wooden paddles, American nostalgia meets American craftsmanship. Let’s start with the obvious. Yes, his name is Orr. And, yes, he designs canoe paddles. Fritz Orr, a former member of the U.S. Canoe and Kayak team, grew up around the lakes of rural North Carolina. His family owned and operated [...]

Shop Fine Wines at Taigan.com: Bringing The Best Boutique Wines to the Table

taigan5500 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:48:00 +0000

Taigan.com adds boutique fine wines including one of Oprah’s Favorites – Blackbird Vineyards; whether it’s a gift pack of outstanding 2001 vintage Rioja or a case of 2008 La Follette Van der Kamp Pinot Noir, Taigan caters to the wine enthusiast looking for special and elusive wines. Napa Valley, CA – April 20, 2011 – [...]

Forbes Features Taigan Shop Caribiana Sea Skiffs: “Coolest Boats on Water”

taigan5500 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:34:30 +0000

Forbes Life Magazine writer Ann Abel highlights Taigan’s very own Caribiana Sea Skiffs owner Curt Morse in a piece titled “Caribiana Sea Skiffs: the coolest boats on the water.” These elegant boutique boats can be found on Taigan, the highly edited collection of online shops. Abel’s article is printed in its entirety below: Forbes Private [...]

Taigan.com Announces Polyvore Designer #Fashion Competition, Enter on Facebook

taigan5500 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:54:26 +0000

Taigan, the highly edited online collection of specialty shops, lets you be the fashion editor using Polyvore, the web’s largest fashion community. Take your fashion, interior design and art imagination to a new virtual level to win a $200 Taigan shopping spree. Nashville, TN – March 15, 2011 – Calling all fashion editors and want-to-be [...]

Taigan.com Redesigns TaiganFinds.com Style Blog

taigan5500 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:16:26 +0000

Taigan, a highly edited collection of online shops, continues to create online shopping experiences with the rollout of new interactive style blog TaiganFinds Nashville, TN – February 14, 2011 –Taigan recently launched the redesign of TaiganFinds.com style, fashion and shopping blog. The latest stages of the revamp include a new homepage and sections such as [...]

Taigan Welcomes Michael Spirito, ‘Rock Star’ Jewelry Designer

taigan5500 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:05:20 +0000

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 [...]

Taigan Online Valentine’s Day Gifts with Love

taigan5500 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:15:54 +0000

Gourmet chocolate, vintage designer jewelry, romantic poems, luxurious pajamas, rare books, and an escape to heavenly Blackberry Farm can only be found on Taigan.com for Valentine’s Day shopping, your online destination for the best gifts. It’s the Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte—AKA jaw-dropping high heels and the breathtaking circa 1980 Chanel gold hoop earrings that leave [...]

Luxury Children designer Bonnie Young on Taigan Featured on ArabNews.com

taigan5500 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:31:11 +0000

By MARRIAM MOSSALLI Kids know what they want; and now, thanks to luxury childrenswear designer, Bonnie Young on Taigan, they can get it. Preteens, unlike their older adolescent counterparts, are more comfortable being their unique selves. Their lives are not yet confused with the stresses of puberty and the need to fit in by assimilating [...]

Taigan in Lucky Magazine

taigan5500 — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:35:44 +0000

Editor-at-large Elise Loehnen tells us the sites she’s obsessed with this month 2 Membership is required (it’s free), but it’s worth it: Taigan.com is the only shopping portal for a host of great boutiques, including House of Lavande in Palm Beach. January 2011

Laura Bush’s Signed Book Available at Taigan Shop Books & Books

taigan5500 — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:13:40 +0000

In a Taigan exclusive, former First Lady Laura Bush sits down with Taigan Creative Director Julia Reed to discuss what’s on her shelves right now, including her recent best-selling memoir, “Spoken From the Heart”. Signed copies of the memoir, which captures the former First Lady’s view of what really happens inside the White House are [...]

Oprah "Likes" Taigan Shops' Featured Items from Kiyomi PJs and Blackbird Vineyard

taigan5500 — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:20:13 +0000

Global media leader Oprah Winfrey talks about some of her favorite things in O Magazine and Oprah.com including fine wine and soft PJs found on Taigan.com Nashville, TN – Add Taigan to the list of online shops to feature a few of “Oprah’s Favorite Things”. The broadcast, print and online empire has officially given her [...]

Taigan on Channel 5 News: 'Cyber Monday' Lures Online Shoppers

taigan5500 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:41:51 +0000

by Kim Gebbia Over the holiday many shoppers found a way to snag shopping deals without ever setting foot in a store on Cyber Monday. The sales promotions on the Monday after Thanksgiving got their name from a retail trade group, which promoted the idea that people, upon returning to work, would log onto their [...]

Taigan Founder Elizabeth Nichols Talks Online Shopping with The Tennessean

taigan5500 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:00:19 +0000

This year may go down as the Christmas shopping season in which consumers bounced off the mat of financial hardship and started spending again. But a lot of that spending took place online as retailers big and small pushed bargains and coupons to shoppers’ mobile devices and promised in-time shipping even if merchandise was ordered [...]

Canadian Designer Shoe Shop Mona Moore Joins Taigan Online Boutiques

taigan5500 — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:18:48 +0000

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, [...]

San Francisco-based Clary Sage Organics, now on Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:39:00 +0000

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 [...]

Online Specialty Retail Report: Taigan Celebrates Cyber Monday Success

taigan5500 — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:09:41 +0000

Cyber Monday was the icing on the cake for Taigan.com’s already record-breaking month of November. The hunt started here for hundreds of specialty retail shoppers looking for holiday gifts this past Cyber Monday. Taigan was part of what comScore called a “Billion Dollar Bonanza” as Cyber Monday sales surpassed $1 billion. That’s up 16 percent [...]

Most Unique 2010 Holiday Gift Guide for Boutique Shoppers by Taigan

taigan5500 — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:34:01 +0000

Online Shoppers Looking for Unique or Specialty Gifts Are Shopping at Taigan.com; Named Best of the Web 2010 for Gifts by InStyle Magazine. Taigan announces its 2010 most unique holiday gift ideas designed to top the list of online boutique shoppers. Online shoppers looking for the unique and original turn to the web address Taigan.com; [...]

Taigan.com Features Best Children’s Clothing with Chicago’s Odile Luxury Children’s Boutique

taigan5500 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:49:36 +0000

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 [...]

Taigan Partners with Garden and Gun Magazine to Recognize Award-Winning Artists

taigan5500 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:36:21 +0000

One of a kind artisans meet one of kind online shopping community – Lifestyle brands align to recognize award-winning artists with virtual shops, just in time for artful holiday gift giving Nashville, TN – November 23, 2010 – Taigan, together with Garden and Gun Magazine, celebrate the vision and talents of the newly announced Made [...]

Taigan Talks to Nashville Post About Online Shopping

taigan5500 — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:12:05 +0000

Elizabeth Nichols and year-old local Web shopping hub Taigan are taking niche retailers to the big time. Elizabeth Nichols, CEO for Brentwood-based e-commerce company Taigan, a portal for various specialty retailers. Nichols is a veteran of commercial development for some of the country’s largest retail chains, as well as a longstanding board member for various [...]

LA Men’s Store Douglas Fir Joins Taigan Online Shops

taigan5500 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:18:40 +0000

Los Angeles, CA – November 19, 2010 – Simple, elegant, austere, cool… are a few of the terms major media and men’s style writers use to describe men’s shop Douglas Fir, now part of the Taigan.com website, the Internet’s best shopping community of online specialty shops and one-of-a-kind finds. Douglas Fir was founded on the [...]

Miami’s Books & Books Joins Taigan.com Online Shops

taigan5500 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:26:10 +0000

Books and Books, landmark bookstore and inspiring gathering place for writers and readers in Miami, joins Taigan’s collection of online shops Coral Gables, FL – November 12, 2010 – Independently-owned Miami bookstore Books & Books takes its books online and joins Taigan.com, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops, designers and purveyors. Since [...]

Savannah Bee Company Fine Honey and Body Care Joins Taigan Online Shops

taigan5500 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:20:38 +0000

Savannah, GA – November 8, 2010 – Media darling Savannah Bee Company is now part of the Taigan.com website, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops. Since 2002, Savannah Bee Company has made a beeline to the editorial pages of O Magazine, Vogue, bon appétit, Southern Living, Rachel Ray’s Everyday and Real Simple, [...]

Elyse Winery Joins Taigan.com – Online Shoppers and Wine Lovers Join Forces on Internet Shopping Site

taigan5500 — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:44:01 +0000

Boutique wineries added to Taigan.com as Elyse Winery joins this online collection of shops, designers and purveyors, just in time for the holidays Napa, CA – November 8, 2010 – Elyse Winery, a long-celebrated Napa Valley winery, is now part of the Taigan.com website, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops. Owner and [...]

InStyle Magazine Names Taigan.com 2010 Best of the Web for Gifts

taigan5500 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:17:34 +0000

Taigan.com Best Online Shopping Splurges for 2010 Holiday Gifts InStyle Magazine editors say to bookmark www.taigan.com for the best in online gift shopping. As seen in this month’s InStyle Magazine Best of the Web 2010 cover story which named the best shopping websites on the Internet, Taigan.com is the new mecca for online holiday shopping [...]

Taigan.com Wins Start-up Company of the Year by Nashville Technology Council

taigan5500 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:59:58 +0000

Online specialty shopping website recognized for top technology talent at Nashville Technology Council’s annual awards gala Nashville, TN – November 1, 2010 – Taigan.com, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops, was named Start-up Company of the Year by the Nashville Technology Council at its 2010 “Feel the Beat” Technology Awards ceremony. The [...]

Strange Invisible Perfumes Shop Launches on Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:07:13 +0000

The Los Angeles-based botanical perfume house comes to Taigan.com in time for the holidays (Los Angeles, CA) – (October 27, 2010) – Strange Invisible Perfumes, the California-based botanical fragrance house, is pleased to announce its debut on Taigan.com, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops, designers and purveyors. Winning editorial accolades in the [...]

Houston Retail Shop FOUND Joins Taigan Online Shops

taigan5500 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:56:36 +0000

Houston retailer brings a new authenticity to design Houston, Texas – October 25, 2010 – FOUND, based in Houston, announced it is now part of the Taigan.com website, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops. Long a favorite of interior design and home publications, each piece on FOUND is selected for its detail, [...]

Nashville Business Journal Features Taigan: Open for Business

taigan5500 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:54:11 +0000

Elizabeth Litterer Nichols started Taigan.com in September 2009. The online shopping site serves as a curator and commerce solution for luxury boutiques nationwide. It has 11 employees, operating out of an office in Brentwood (5500 Maryland Way, Ste. 200; 615-627-1025). Startup costs, which included a custom-developed platform, were about $1 million, with first-year sales of [...]

Miami Retail Shop Niba Home Joins Taigan Online Shops

taigan5500 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:35:56 +0000

Miami Retailer Offers Interior Designers and Retail Clients More Ways to Shop Niba Home Online Miami, Florida – October 21, 2010 – NIBA Home, based in Miami’s famous Design District, announced it is now part of the Taigan.com website, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops. Whether it’s the perfect chandelier, credenza or [...]

Taigan.com 2010 Holiday Gift Ideas Makes Online Specialty Shopping Sparkle

taigan5500 — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:42:07 +0000

Must have designer gift ideas for him, her and home in fashion, gourmet, jewelry, health, art, and even luxury pet Taigan announces its 2010 holiday gift ideas designed to top the list of online shoppers. The search is on for the perfect gift this 2010 holiday season and online shoppers looking for the unique and [...]

Taigan Introduces Taigan Gold Membership, More Online Shopping Perks

taigan5500 — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:11:11 +0000

The Internet’s best collection of online shops adds a premium membership with savings and privileges. Whether it’s fall fashion trends in boots and purses to art and photography collections to the most unique holiday gift ideas, interior design gems and even luxury pet accessories; Taigan shops have it first. Nashville, TN — September 30, 2010 [...]

Taigan Shop News: Vogue Features Halle Berry Wearing House of Lavande

taigan5500 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:51:10 +0000

Looking fabulous, Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry opens up to writer Jonathan Van Meter in the September issue of Vogue. Berry discusses love, life and motherhood in her first lengthy interview in three years. For the cover, Berry dons an Escada dark-plum velvet dress and Taigan’s own House of Lavande duet clips. House of Lavande [...]

Follow Taigan on Twitter via iPad’s Flipboard: @Taiganfinds

taigan5500 — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:04:21 +0000

Taigan introduces a new way to follow the best collection of online shops via the iPad. Following @TaiganFinds is a beautiful thing on an iPad via Flipboard, the world’s first personalized social magazine. Inspired by the beauty of print and designed for iPad, Flipboard transforms the social media experience like never before. “Subscribing to Taiganfinds, [...]

Napa Valley’s 29 by Lydia Mondavi Joins Taigan’s List of Retailers

taigan5500 — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:52:27 +0000

Taigan, the highly edited collection of shops online, welcomes Napa Valley’s 29 by Lydia Mondavi to the health and beauty category. 29 by Lydia Mondavi is inspired by the extraordinary beauty of California’s Napa Valley and takes its name from the picturesque road that runs the length of this world-famous region-Highway 29. Creator Lydia Mondavi [...]

Twenty Seven East (27E) Joins Taigan Collection of Retail Shops

taigan5500 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:11:41 +0000

All roads (and shopping) lead to Taigan’s new specialty retailer, Twenty Seven East (27E) located exclusively in the Hamptons, and now on Taigan! Named for the roadway that runs through the string of seaside towns in the Hamptons, Twenty Seven East delivers a chic, classic collection of bags, totes and clutches for all occasions. Crafted [...]

Internet Retailer Taigan Celebrates One Year of Online Shopping Success

taigan5500 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:59:03 +0000

Specialty retailers tap into turnkey e-commerce solution and create an online community of the best shops and products online; stylized and edited by Creative Director Julia Reed. Nashville, Tenn. – September 8, 2010 One year, 59 specialty boutique shops, thousands of designer items, 30,000 registered online shoppers from 128 countries later; Taigan.com celebrates its one-year [...]

Taigan Follows Fashion Week and Fashion Night Out

taigan5500 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:17:38 +0000

It’s that designer time of year again! Taigan is following, tweeting and posting through Fashion Week. To kick it off, we share Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) 2010 PSA featuring 14 of the industries top models and directed by world renowned photographer Peter Lindbergh. The PSA was shot in locations throughout New York City and promotes [...]

Red Carpet Retail News! And the Winner is….Taigan Retailer of Excellence Award Goes to Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:39:57 +0000

Taigan was in good company last week with some top names in retail this week! Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine announced the winners for the magazine’s 59th annual Retailer of Excellence Awards and Taigan.com is pleased to accept top honors in the category: Retail Internet Innovation. The List of Retailer Excellence Awards Gift Store Design: [...]

Quintessence Blog Features Taigan.com as Miles of Style

taigan5500 — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:38:44 +0000

For those of you who don’t already know about Taigan and Fetch, let me introduce you. Taigan is a beautifully designed, sophisticated, members only (membership is free) online collection of the very best specialty shops across the country (and some abroad) for almost everything – fashion, home decor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine [...]

Taigan.com Named Winner For National Retail Excellence Award

taigan5500 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:25:01 +0000

Online shopping site Taigan has been recognized as the top Internet Innovator by Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine at its 59th Annual Retailer of Excellence Awards. Nashville, Tenn. – August 16, 2010 Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine announced the winners for the magazine’s 59th annual Retailer of Excellence Awards and Taigan.com has been awarded top [...]

Designer Jewelry News: Ancient coins, heavy metal and precious gems – Melissa Braniff Designs Joins Taigan

taigan5500 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:47:29 +0000

“The creative energy that goes into making each piece is as individual as the woman who wears it. Wear it, and you connect with history”, says designer Melissa Braniff, as she launches Melissa Braniff Designs on Taigan. Houston designer Braniff hand-selects ancient Roman, Greek and other coins and crafts them into one-of-a-kind necklaces, cuffs, rings, [...]

Julia Reed Shares her Foodie Favorites: Gourmet Food + Wine on Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:09:43 +0000

Columnist, author, reporter and famed hostess Julia Reed Highlights Gourmet Recipes, Backyard Dining Tips and More with Taigan Fine Food and Wine Retailers Blackberry Farm, Wine for All, Delaware Chicken Farm and Seafood Market and St. James Cheese Company. Nashville, TN – August 11, 2010 – The country’s premier place to find the finest and [...]

Luxury Retail Still Shines in Up and Down Economy, Reports Forbes

taigan5500 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:20:19 +0000

Luxury shopping is back and here to stay, according to Forbes.com Business Writer Anita Raghaven. In a recent article, Raghaven explains the luxury sector of the economy is enjoying renewed buoyancy through the first half of this fiscal year, despite the threat of “economic shocks in the second half.” Luxury car-maker BMW said its car [...]

Wine For All On Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:43:11 +0000

Wine For All is completely dedicated to boutique wines, specifically those bottled in batches of less than 3,000. Taigan.com is proud to add a wine shop of this quality to offer our customers a taste of these specialty blends. Wine for All on Taigan offers numerous varieties of wines, each with a different nuance in [...]

Haven Home Furnishings Joins Taigan

taigan5500 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:25:14 +0000

Taigan online welcomes a new addition to its collection of shops, the home accessories boutique Haven. Located in the West Village in uptown Dallas, Haven now offers its wonderful collections of home furnishings online thanks to Taigan.com. The home décor shop offers urban contemporary furnishings, textiles and accessories to make any home personalized and exceptional. [...]

Taigan's Peter Elliot, A Summer Membership With Privileges

taigan5500 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:19:33 +0000

By JON CARAMANICA At a certain income level, conventional rules about style simply fly out the convertible making its way to Sagaponack for the weekend. Fit? Meh. A little airspace masks the rolls and curves of good living. Matching? As if. Looking fastidious means you’re trying too hard, or thinking about trying too hard. It [...]

Now Serving! 7 Summer Entertaining Picks from Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:50:55 +0000

Fabulous trays, distinctive serving pieces, elegant cutlery and beautifully crafted serving bowls are part of Taigan’s summer party on the patio according to Julia Reed, Taigan.com’s Creative Director. Miami, FL – July 6, 2010 - The trends this summer bring dining and entertaining back home al fresco style, according to Julia Reed, Creative Director of [...]

Ylang 23 Joins The Taigan Family

taigan5500 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:21:56 +0000

The jewelry shop Ylang 23 has joined Taigan’s clothing specialty stores, gourmet food shops, luxury pet boutique Come. Sit. Stay., numerous home décor stores, children’s stores and more on Taigan.com. This fine jewelry shop, celebrating 25 years of business, was previously called Ylang Ylang and is owned by the married couple Joanne and Charles Teichman, [...]

Attn: Sid Mashburn "Webstore"

taigan5500 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:21:46 +0000

by L.A.S of Sartorially Inclined While Sid Mashburn has yet to set up his own official webstore you can buy the majority of his shop’s stock (sorry, no tailored gear) online via Taigan. You need to register of course, but it’s free and if you don’t find yourself in Hotlanta all that often this may [...]

America’s Top Interior Designers Shop and Share Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:07:08 +0000

Taigan.com’s Art, Antiques, Home Interior Shops Help Create Places to Live, Work and Play. Find out what two top interior designers from the ASID have picked as sophisticated summer finds. New York, NY – June 4, 2010 – When members of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) pick places to shop, people follow. Taigan’s [...]

Ylang 23 Joins the Taigan Community

taigan5500 — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:06:04 +0000

We are so happy to be a new storefront on Taigan, which has the most amazing selection of goodies (I already have my eye on some things to order for my four legged friend Eddie and for the house). We have a wonderfully curated selection for the discerning Taigan client which I hope you will [...]

Father’s Day 2010 Gift Ideas from Taigan.com Online Shops and Purveyors

taigan5500 — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:19:14 +0000

The elusive find for Dad goes beyond goofy golf balls, nerdy neck ties and cheap cologne when shopping online at Taigan.com. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure… Taigan delivers an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors, not to mention the perfect outlet for Father’s Day gift shopping. From Peter Elliot’s famous Boat [...]

Blackberry Farm on Taigan

taigan5500 — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:10:02 +0000

We’re pleased to welcome Blackberry Farm to the fabulous collection of shops on Taigan.com. Blackberry Farm joins the likes of Revival, House of Lavande, G. Gilbert, Mimi, Sid Mashburn, Sucre and more. Now shop the very best from this estate and farm in the Great Smoky Mountains surrounding Walland, Tennessee, from the comfort of your [...]

My Introduction to Taigan

taigan5500 — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:11:45 +0000

My friend Linda told me all about the Taigan Website. She’s been shopping online for quite some time now. I’ve just really started being comfortable with it and love the experience. It’s great, easy and stress-free. There’s no need to hit the boutiques in the malls or even worse, the strip malls. Even when you [...]

Taigan Welcomes Come. Sit. Stay. Pet Accessory Boutique

taigan5500 — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:34:23 +0000

The owner of this Nashville store has two dogs of her own, Bacio and Bella, that were the main inspiration for opening this pet lovers’ shop in 2005. Now with Taigan.com pet lovers can access all of these luxury pet products and designer pet accessories from anywhere. Thanks to Taigan’s partnership with Come. Sit. Stay. [...]

House of Lavande Joins Taigan

taigan5500 — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:48:00 +0000

House of Lavande is a vintage couture jewelry shop that has countless unique pieces from the 1920s and the 1950s to the 60s to the Studio 54 era and more. The Palm Beach, Florida boutique also has big name designer jewelry from the likes of Chanel, Yves St Laurent and Christian Dior. The owner, Tracy [...]

Taigan.com Mother’s Day Contest: $200 Shopping Spree to Stylish Mom

taigan5500 — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:35:27 +0000

Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, tell us about your mom’s style and win, says Taigan’s Creative Director Julia Reed. Taigan.com announces its Mother’s Day contest looking for the mom with the most signature style and boutique shopping skills. Named after the sight hound famed for its speed and sense of hunting, Taigan.com [...]

Taigan’s Julia Reed Home and Entertaining Picks for Spring/Summer 2010

taigan5500 — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:02:41 +0000

It’s no secret Vogue alum Julia Reed is passionate about home design and entertaining, she’s well published on the subject. So who better than Reed to browse Taigan.com online boutiques for spring and summer home finds and inspirations? Tennessee – May 4– Taigan celebrated author and editor Julia Reed’s vision for home design and entertaining [...]

Thank You Taigan

taigan5500 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:26:59 +0000

I was starting a new job, actually a very big step up in my career, and was given the opportunity to become a Director of Major Fundraising Gifts for a nonprofit foundation. This after being out of the job market for two years because I was raising my second child. I was so excited to [...]

Taigan Online Shops Help You Look Slimmer

taigan5500 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:09:49 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with being curvy or even carrying a few extra pounds but being the perfectionists that women are, some of us like to always look our best. So, Taigan, the collection of fashionable online shops, with the help of RealSimple.com bring you fashionable tips to look up to 10 lbs thinner without ever [...]

How To Shop For Pants with Taigan.com

taigan5500 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:23:51 +0000

Taigan’s online collection of shops showcases some great fashions, from basics to the latest trends and everything in between. Shopping from the comfort of your own home does have its advantages. You can browse and browse without any salesperson approaching you or pressuring you to buy. Taigan is the best of both worlds – no [...]

Help From Taigan for New Spring Wardrobe

taigan5500 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:52:25 +0000

It’s Springtime and besides Spring Cleaning, there’s something a lot more fun to do … and that’s renewing your wardrobe. Taigan offers you tips on how to get fresh new clothes in that lovely closet (or two) of yours. Summer clothes are slowly going to make their way into your dressers and closets while Winter [...]

Taigan.com Delivers e-Commerce Solution for Specialty Retailers

taigan5500 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:58:58 +0000

As the retail industry continues to build upon the combined power of branding, technology and e-commerce, Taigan.com helps specialty retailers gain online sales via Ruby on Rails technology that let’s retailers open an e-commerce site packed with user-friendly training and tools including video. New York, NY– April 5–While names like Amazon and Wal-Mart helped boost [...]

Taigan Wedding Trends: Video Bridal Registry Takes Brides “Social Chic”

taigan5500 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:58:13 +0000

Creating + sharing wedding registry videos is gaining popularity for couples as online boutique marketplace Taigan.com partners with noted home & gift retailer The Mercantile to offer a unique twist to bridal registry New York, NY – March 30– The digital age brings even bridal registry to a new high-tech level: the video bridal registry. [...]

Hollyhock Home Décor

taigan5500 — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:20:46 +0000

Taigan’s collection of the best boutiques, designers and specialty shops in the country online bring the best shopping street in the country to your fingertips. From home furnishings and décor, fashion and fine jewelry, women’s, mens and children’s apparel, shoes and accessories gourmet food, like the artisanal chocolate brought to you by New Orleans’ Sucre. [...]

The Best Of Fashion Week

taigan5500 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:48:29 +0000

So Fashion Week in New York City is finally over, it seems like that’s all everyone in the fashion world was talking about for a few months now. Bryant Park, the white tents, the celebrities, the fashion designers, it was all about Fashion Week for quite some time. But now that it’s over, in New [...]

Spotlight on Forty Five Ten Boutique

taigan5500 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:35:49 +0000

Forty Five Ten is one of the many specialty shops featured on Taigan.com. Founded in 2000, the name reiterates the boutique’s address on McKinney Avenue in Dallas, Texas. But for Taigan.com shoppers, it’s just a click away. The proud owners of this impressive shopping destination are Brian Bolke and Shelly Musselman. With major designer labels [...]

Find Gourmet Foods on Taigan

taigan5500 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:02:06 +0000

Looking for that fun hostess gift or treat to serve at your next gathering? Taigan members discover a growing collection of specialty food shops who will deliver packaged treats to your home. Taigan’s collection of gourmet food stores include Star Provisions, the front of house of Atlanta’s most noted restaurant, Bacchanalia. Owned and operated by [...]

On Taigan For The First Time

taigan5500 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:47:39 +0000

I had a great experience on this new fashion Website my friend told me about. I was looking for days and days for a dress to wear to a close friend’s wedding. It was going to be in a huge reception hall with so many people, including old friends from high school so I really [...]

The Little Shop on the World Wide Web

taigan5500 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:46:00 +0000

A veteran journalist-and consummate shopper-puts the country’ small, independent retailers on the e-commerce map. By Stellene Volandes When you walk into a great store, you know it,” declares Taigan.com Creative Director Julia Reed. “But who knew there was a great place in Nashville to buy Alexander McQueen? And it would never occur to me, while [...]

Taigan Has Great Fashions For Kids

taigan5500 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:42:28 +0000

Taigan features the country’s best boutiques featuring children’s clothing, furnishings and toys. Pippen Lane in New Orleans is one of the specialty stores for kids on Taigan, and Bonnie Young in Aspen. Corzine and Co. in Nashville features baby gifts and children’s keepsakes including quilts, sterling silver porringers and Herend keepsakes. Become a Taigan member [...]

Taigan, A Noteworthy Site for Your Viewing Pleasure

taigan5500 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:37:27 +0000

Taigan is a members-only online shopping experience that brings you exclusive access to interesting and unique stores from around the US. New shops added each month. New merchandise added daily. From apparel to jewelry, children’s to gourmet food, home to health and beauty. Many Taigan shops and their collections cannot be found anywhere else online. [...]

Taigan Taps Simon Doonan’s NY Observer Column for Fashion Week

taigan5500 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:15:56 +0000

The world’s premier fashion event is finally here. Mercedes-Benz NY fashion week , where talented domestic and international designers show off Fall 2010 collections, starts today through February 18, 2010. And since fashionable birds wearing chic feathers always flock together, this year Taigan, an online collection of 34 fashionable boutiques, is sponsoring acclaimed writer and [...]

Taigan Makes the A-List at DailyFashionistas.com

taigan5500 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:13:25 +0000

Where would a fashionista be without a crew of style mavens keeping her up to date on the latest fashion trends coming out of the hottest design houses? Jenna Drew of DailyFashionistas.com makes sure today’s stylish femmes never have to find out. Searching high and low on the trendy social networking site, Twitter, she produced [...]

Best Engagement Gifts Found on Taigan

taigan5500 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:32:30 +0000

Why give a newly engaged couple a boring plain vase from a mainstream retailer when you can give a set of beautiful and Seductive Teardrop Vases from Lush Life in Atlanta? These are just one of hundreds of unique him and her gift ideas savvy shoppers will find at the Internet’s new luxe online shopping [...]

StyleBlueprint interviews Julia Reed: Taigan’s Creative Director

taigan5500 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:11:53 +0000

One of the perks of writing StyleBlueprint is interviewing someone as compelling and funny as Julia Reed, the newly appointed creative director for Taigan. You may know her name from the 20 years she spent at Vogue. Talk about passion: it runs through her blood. Her job is to keep Taigan members interested and coming [...]

Boutique Shopping from Home

taigan5500 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:12:24 +0000

Nothing beats discovering a small shop with a big sense of style and one-of-a-kind creations—unless of course you can browse that shop from the comfort of your own home. That’s the idea behind the unique online shopping community Taigan. The Web site allows members to access numerous small shops that have the coolest finds yet [...]

Taigan Super Bowl XLIV Fashion Finds

taigan5500 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:05:03 +0000

Ok, we think football fashion goes beyond the Zubaz, says Taigan’s football fashion police. This year’s football fashion statement is found at Taigan.com, the Internet’s prestigious collection of exclusive boutiques showcasing select products underlining Super Bowl XLIV styles. Everything from Saints’ spirited chocolates from New Orleans’ Sucre to Indianapolis Colts cufflinks from New York’s Peter [...]

Taigan Members Find Valentine’s Day Gifts for Him and Her via Luxe Online Retail Shopping Site

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:13:29 +0000

Online retail collection of 34 one-of-a-kind boutiques with hundreds of fashion designers and artists, Taigan, gives style lovers good reason to stay home and shop online to celebrate this Valentine’s Day season. For the love of online shopping, Julia Reed says http://www.taigan.com/ is a good catch. Now, just in time for Valentine’s Day, fashionistas, interior [...]

Visit Taigan: A Well Edited Boutique Shopping Site

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:08 +0000

Just in time for Santa! Its like shopping the best a chic town has to offer without ever setting foot there. Taigan, a new, highly curated e-commerce boutique shopping site, provides access to stylish finds around the country that are unique to their locale. Under the creative direction of longtime Vogue writer and pro shopper, [...]

A Most Fetching Web Site

taigan5500 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:10:29 +0000

Attention all you lovers of the good life. Boy, do we have something for you. Taigan, a masterful, exclusive shopping site featuring unique, tasteful items from boutiques across the nation, has arrived. The brainchild of some well-known Nashvillians, Taigan is named after a tenacious sighthound, famed for its ability to seek and find the best [...]

Julia Reed Talks About the Benefits of Shopping at Taigan.com

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:47:25 +0000

Well, as I am creative director of a new retail website called TAIGAN.com (which the dear and always amazing Liz Smith so generously announced in her wOw column a few weeks ago), I am very high on online shopping right now. Taigan differs from most online shopping sites in that it is not a retailer [...]

Taigan Boutique Online Shopping Mall is in Vogue with Holiday Shopping

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:35:06 +0000

2009 Holiday Gift Guides and Shoppers Put Taigan on the Who’s Who Shop List Where Specialty Boutiques Meet Personalized Online Shopping Holiday VI, Gift Guide III NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Holiday gift guide editors and bloggers turn to online shopping’s latest darling of specialty retail stores, Taigan. Taigan Creative Director—author, Newsweek contributor, and Vogue Magazine alum Julia [...]