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Retailing in Dystopia: What to Expect in 2023

It’s hard to talk about fashion going into 2023 without using words like “surreal” and “otherworldly.” The reason? Dystopian fashion reached new heights this year. ...
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Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan: Two American Icons

Ralph Lauren As the most financially successful American designer, Ralph Lauren is also the quintessential aspirational lifestyle designer. He designed an American dream that was ...
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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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