Author
Jane Singer
Jane Singer is an independent brand and marketing consultant. She has written for The Robin Report since its inception including seven previous articles on Ralph Lauren. As a senior executive in advertising agencies Jane served many retail and apparel companies from Kmart and Neiman Marcus to Rite Aid and VF Corporation. She is an observer of consumer behavior, an avid reader, theatre goer and tennis player, albeit not a very good one.
Rent the Runway: Fashion Meets the Sharing Economy
Over the years, whenever I purchased a “party dress” — meaning an expensive dress for a specific occasion, mostly black tie — I always thought, ...
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Tory Burch. Doing Almost Everything Right
About a dozen years ago, sitting in her blue and white David Hicks and Billy Baldwin design-inspired kitchen in her 6000-square-foot Pierre Hotel co-op overlooking ...
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Canada Goose – Keep Warm, Be Cool
Like most New Yorkers I made it through last winter’s Polar Vortex with many layers and ‘Hot Hands’ in my pockets, but going into this ...
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Chico’s Reviving and Disrupting
My closet is filled with a variety of on-sale purchased high-end designer clothing and shoes, nearly all black and suitable for almost every New York ...
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Is Joe Fresh Still Fresh Enough?
I heard good things about Joe Fresh from a friend a couple of years ago, so I visited the Madison Avenue store, which initially opened ...
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Women’s Underwear is Difficult
A Brief History and Consumer Perspective Women’s underwear, its euphemistic pseudonym ‘intimate apparel,’ or its more sophisticated sister, ‘lingerie,’ is difficult in so many ways. ...
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Ralph is the Greatest!
Ok, I confess, I am in love with Ralph Lauren. Not the man, whom I’ve seen up close only once, but the brand, which I ...
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Shoes Are Complicated
Shoes are not that easy to buy. Or wear. If you find the style you like they are often out of stock in your size, ...
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