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May 8, 2016
No Gucci In The Afterlife
The NYT has one of the most absurd stories I’ve seen about intellectual property rights in fashion. Gucci recently sent…
January 28, 2016
Levi’s 501s: The Choice Of American Icons (and 1990s Heroin Dealers In Mexico)
The Atlantic details the cachet Levi’s jeans had in Mexico in the 1990s, when they represented wealth and connection to…
January 19, 2016
The Rising Backlash Against Loud, Showy Tailored Clothes In Italy
Guy Trebay in The New York Times has an interesting piece on the rising backlash against loud, showy tailored clothes in Italy,…
September 29, 2015
Ralph Lauren Steps Down As CEO
The New York Times reports that Ralph Lauren is stepping down as CEO of his company. An excerpt: Ralph Lauren,…
August 3, 2015
Reshoring Textiles
The country we’ve insulted for the last fifty years, calling them a low-skill, low-quality manufacturer, is coming to the US…
June 16, 2015
An Informal Announcement
Fashion columnist Vanessa Friedman has an article in the New York Times today on how Jeb Bush announced his bid…
June 15, 2015
Michael Kors Settles Class Action Lawsuit
More shady practices from fashion retailers. While JC Penney has been busy dealing with a lawsuit that claims they hold fake…
June 2, 2015
This Is Really Easy
This is really easy. Justice Antonin Scalia, announcing the Supreme Court had upheld a lawsuit filed against Abercrombie and Fitch…
May 28, 2015
How Salad Lunches Are Killing American Leather
Bloomberg has an interesting story on the economics behind the leather trade, and how the decline of meat consumption is…
May 21, 2015
The Changing Face Of Youth Subcultures
As anyone over the age of thirty knows, teens used to wear their taste on their sleeve. Punks dressed one…
May 6, 2015
“It’s Like A Canvas.” Stan Smith On Stan Smiths
Since the great Adidas Stan Smith revival of the last few years, spurred by new celebrity endorsements and intentional scarcity…
May 1, 2015
Wearing A Suit Makes You Think Differently
The Atlantic has an article today about how wearing a suit not only changes how the world perceives you, but…
April 6, 2015
Fashion Is Becoming More Egalitarian
The New York Times last Friday launched a new print section dedicated to men’s fashion. Megan Garber over at The…
March 25, 2015
The Neurological Pleasures Of Fast Fashion
The Atlantic has an article today on the neurological pleasures of fast fashion. Not much new revealed here, except for…
March 14, 2015
A Female Male Model
Nice little story on Casey Legler, who’s a 6′2″ gay activist and former Olympic swimmer. She’s also a male fashion…
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