I tweeted it on Monday night, had the sample back Tuesday, had the product shot by Wednesday, and I think I had them on sale by Thursday night. I literally made like 50 thousand in a couple hours. | | | | | Tom Ford AW14, look 21. London Fashion Week, 2014. (Miles Willis/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I tweeted it on Monday night, had the sample back Tuesday, had the product shot by Wednesday, and I think I had them on sale by Thursday night. I literally made like 50 thousand in a couple hours.”
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| | rantnrave:// Here we go, boldly, into Monday, Feb, 6. Don’t forget to #GRABYOURWALLET and #DRESSLIKEAWOMAN... RALPH LAUREN and TIFFANY & CO are currently afloat with interim CEOs. The former company’s CEO left after 15 months, the latter’s after 22. Knowing that the market has been unkind to these brands, do you look at them like this? Or like this? Market cap vs. sentiment. When these start to move against each other it spells trouble. American legacy brands should be able to capitalize on their heritage in a way that resonates. Otherwise there wouldn't be blog pages dedicated to their "old adverts." So why not go back to focusing on amazing product and more innovative ways of selling that product? CALVIN KLEIN seems to be heading there with its "By Appointment" service… In other chief executive news, DANIELLA VITALE has moved into the CEO role at BARNEYS NEW YORK, with MARK LEE transitioning to executive chairman. Also on that CEO tip, if you’re not familiar with WEN ZHOU of 3.1 PHILLIP LIM, get acquainted… People have been spinning up basics and novelty lines as fast as AWS virtual servers. Alright, maybe it's not that fast, but it’s true that the ridiculous availability of plain, inexpensive t-shirts (by economic standards, not by how much people like them) have enabled novelty brands to begin shipping orders faster and faster. Just take JOSEPH ROBINSON's assertion about a recent collection: he tweeted MONDAY and started shipping THURSDAY. What’s required? GILDAN, digital printing, INSTAGRAM, maybe SQUARESPACE. End scene. And very little of this would be possible without AWS… Basic basics are another category on the rise. Isn't this the kind of thing POLO used to do? Very intrigued by the collaboration between LA GARCONNE and SAVE KHAKI. RACKED has a profile on basics brand GRANA, which has some very low prices… Some more briefs: CALVIN KLEIN has a new logo…BERNIE was asked to comment on CNN about the BALENCIAGA designs he inspired, seemed amused... The end of an era: after 20 years, FRUITS will cease publication, with founder SHOICHI AOKI saying there are "no more fashionable kids to photograph." We'll miss you, FRUiTS. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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 | Esquire |
| As a cadre of A-list influencers propels him forwards, he's desperately trying to understand his past. | | |
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 | 1 Granary |
| An exclusive extract from the special business features in our fourth issue: Didier Grumbach, former President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Parisienne, opens up about the future for young designers. | | |
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| The Washington Post |
| The Belgian designer has a new look that's more mature - but still cool. | | |
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 | Spoon & Tamago |
| After 20 years of capturing the street style of Japanese teens in and around Harajuku, Japanese magazine FRUiTS says it has published its last issue. The reason? Lack of material. | | |
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 | Hypebeast |
| We speak to the creator/one of our biggest fans on the video's 10-year anniversary. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| Amazon Web Services was launched as little more than a way to buy space and time on Amazon’s computers. Now it powers Netflix, Airbnb and the MoJ. | | |
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 | Racked |
| From Zara to 7 For All Mankind, a lot of clothing brands manufacture in Mexico. | | |
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 | Business of Fashion |
| This season, there was a noticeable uptick in creativity and quality at New York's still-nascent men’s shows. | | |
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 | New York Magazine |
| I’vespent an awful lot of time worrying about looking old, and I’m ready to give ita rest. | | |
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 | The Seattle Times |
| Nordstrom said it is not going to sell this season’s Ivanka Trump merchandise, making the move based on sales performance. | | |
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| Racked |
| The brand is no longer for sale on Neiman’s website either. | | |
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 | Business Insider India |
| The standards are stricter than you might think. "Made in USA" is a label protected by the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC. | | |
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 | Roads & Kingdoms |
| In Kanpur, Hindu nationalism clashes with the billion-dollar leather industry. | | |
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 | Quartz |
| The leather industry is valued at $100 billion a year. And now the biotech industry wants a piece. | | |
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 | Cooper Hewitt |
| This diagram summarizes the intricate journey of post-consumer textile waste, once it leaves our households. | | |
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 | British Vogue |
| The V&A's new exhibition will focus on the work of legendary fashion designer, Cristóbal Balenciaga. Here's what to expect. | | |
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| Business of Fashion |
| The new editor-in-chief is bringing a more accessible and social media-influenced approach to Time Inc.’s celebrity fashion magazine. | | |
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| Since the inauguration of president Trump, we've seen protests seemingly organized on a dime whether it be The Women's March, The March for Life or the recent immigration protests at local airports. These actions, however will not be limited to the protests in public but also in protests of the purse or at least the #hashtag. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| Esquire magazine, long the man’s bible, looks to chart a new course in an era of transgender bathrooms and pink hats. | | |
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