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Reimagining Retail’s Future
The future of retail will be shaped by a hybrid shopping model based on the new normal of highly interconnected experiences that serve specific target ...
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Halston and Calvin Klein Were Major Change Agents
Roy Halston Frowick established his own look, introduced a spectacular new fabric, and reinvented functional glamour. During the 1970s he was right at the very ...
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Karl Lagerfeld: the Eccentric’s Eccentric and Gianni Versace: The Most Complicated Personality
Karl Lagerfeld was the smartest and most broadly self-educated of the Greatest Generation of Designers. He was extremely articulate and entertaining. Karl was also by ...
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J. Peterman’s Retro Style Meets a New Era of Customers
Is J. Peterman a brand, a Seinfeld character, or glimpse into retail’s aspirational past? The answer to this question depends on who you ask. In ...
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The Future of Celebrity Influencers
Big name celebrities have long been the drug of choice for big brands looking to lock in their relevance with young, pop-culture-obsessed consumers. Whether its ...
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Retailers’ Policies Deter Memberships
“Never again,” I told myself as a I struggled not to grind my teeth. I was ten minutes into a phone call with the Fabletics ...
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An Insider’s Look at Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani
Becoming YSL Born in Algeria, Saint Laurent moved to Paris when he was seventeen. He studied at Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Yves won ...
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Fame, Fortune…Debauchery
Genius fashion designers catapulted into fame, fortune, and even debauchery in the 70s and 80s. Their excessive talent changed the fashion world forever. Many of ...
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