Building 19

If you saw one of those Building 19 circulars advertising the sale of some salvaged Swarovski crystal, would you assume Swarovski was going downmarket?

A federal appeals court ruled today that the maker of expensive crystal is going to have to do a better job proving such an ad would confuse consumers if it wants to win a lawsuit seeking to bar Building 19 from mentioning its name at all as it tries to unload $500,000 worth of Swarovski goods salvaged from a warehouse hit by a tornado.

Notice anything a little odd about their price for 3x5 rugs?

Shane Curcuru snapped this shot at the Burlington store.

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Some Assembly Required explains why, for him, Building 19 is a sensation best savored only on rare occasions.

Jerry Ellis himself is apologizing for advertising wife beaters.

Daniel in Brookline, though, doesn't understand what all the fuss is about, since the undershirts are often called wife beaters:

... Sheesh. Get a life, people.