Apparel
Apparel
Retail/Brands
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Rethinking High/Low
Capsule collections. One-offs. Affordable couture collaborations. They are all products of high/low collaborations, but what used to seem unquestionably bankable has recently hit a few snags. This retail formula has…
Consumers
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Quality Over Quantity
When consumers put price above everything else, cheap fast fashion seemed to make sense. Shoppers liked that they could keep up with multiple trends per season without emptying their wallets. …
Consumers
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From Fashion to Fashioning
It was not that long ago when fashion bloggers were considered super-fan party crashers at Fashion Week shows. Soon enough, though, they were recognized as influencers, with some gaining notoriety…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Making a Comeback
For years now, U.S. apparel makers have off-shored their manufacturing, affecting not only apparel workers in the States, but also entire local economies. Today, just 2% of apparel in U.S.…
Consumers
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Spelling It Out
Although women may want to head home and relax after working all day, very often they are pulled into extending their day, whether with colleagues, children, or significant others. Retailers…
Consumers
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How the East is Won
With more than 1.3 billion people, China presents itself as a Western retailer’s dream. But its economy, though still growing strong at 7.5%, has been in a slowdown for the…