People vs. The Economist...

The first time I remember flying I was three. My parents never had the opportunity to go on a honeymoon until then and lucky for me I got to go. I'll never forget peering out the window and seeing the ocean from miles high and wishing I could grab the clouds and eat them. My whole life I imagined my life as it is now. Waking in the morning and going to work only to turn around, pack and fly to see a deal. Gone are the fun days of travel. Last month I flew eight times only to waste ten hours in the airport, and don't even get me started about airport security. It's hard for a type A, multitasker to be confined to one place for more than five minutes. Don't get me wrong. It's a great time to read and since I'm in the fashion industry I read every last magazine. My favorites are Vanity Fair, Lucky, Teen People, Teen Vogue and if you can believe it The Economist. It's fun to sit next to people on the plane and watch them pretend not to be perplexed after I read People and then pull out The Economist. O.K. I can't leave airport security alone. Please explain to me why every airport has their own set of rules? Take off your shoes, don't take off your shoes, put everything in the grey tray, lay it flat on the belt, hold on to your boarding pass but noone looks at it - or if you're halfway cute they'll look at you and nod - does that count as profiling? How about keys? Every time I go to JFK my keys are confiscated. Why? They fold inside and when you press the button it flies out like a knife. ( God help me to remember to leave the keys out when I fly to New York this weekend. ) I guess I just needed to take a moment and vent because I will live in airports for the next month. My best advise to those wishing to become world travelers...make a lot of money and buy a jet. Until then it's my Mac, Razr and how can I forget my IPod!! What's bad?

Travon,Sam,Jen and Nini

TIME OUT...

Retail is a war. After fighting off shoplifters, unloading boxes, hanging, sensoring and pricing new merchandise I decided to take out our keyholders to a night on the town. One great thing about New Orleans is the food. I often have to remind designers everyone doesn't wear a size 0. Southern girls like to eat. And that's exactly what we did. We went to Le Petite Grocery and ordered: chicken, grouper, shrimp, exotic mushrooms, chilled soup, creme broulee and chocolate mousse. Yum!!! Thanks for all the hard work girls.

Jen working hard and sporting Loy & Ford

Where fashion meets your wallet. Our merchandise can be found in Barney's, Fred Segal and many other fashion hot spots but you'll find the same designers at 70%-90% off retail everyday. Check out our Metairie store at 3780 Veterans Blvd. Metairie, LA 504-455-7030.

Shop till ya drop...Steph on the left and Sam (one of the tenacious buyers) on the right.

We can't live without our UAL staff. From left to right: Jordan, Ngoc, Jennifer, Laura, and Travon.


Meet Rebecca...our customer Hottie of the week.

Occupation: Hairstylist
Shopped with UAL: 3yrs
Collects: Barbies
Jimmy Choo or Puma: Puma
On Becky's IPOD: U2
Coffee or Tea: Coffee
Favorite Getaway: London
Fav Fashion Mag: Vanity Fair
Fav Designer: Loy & Ford
UAL has influenced her style by: "causing me to venture out with new trends"
Cool stuff about Becky...spicey hair and a big smile!

Check out our store located in Metairie, LA...it's very old skool

Born on the 4th of July...

Besides this being my college roommates birthday this is our first blog. Today won't take you inside a fashion designers penthouse or even trecking through LAX with an 80pd. suitcase full of clothing and accessories, but it will give you a glimpse of our store United Apparel Liquidators. Located in Metairie, Louisiana...yes...people in Metairie love fashion too...we have been in business for 25yrs. One of my favorite designers is Loy & Ford. They have this innate way of combining graphic intellect with wearabilty. That's important when you travel as much as we do and still need to look like a fashion diva straight from a 6am flight to LAX. More about up and coming and high profile designers in the near future. Through our upcoming travels we'll soon give you an insiders view to the world of fashion. For today check out pics of our store, employees and a customer profile.