My motto in life has always been: 'If somebody says no, you're talking to the wrong person.' | | | | Guns N' Roses merch as imagined by Off-White, Enfant Riches Déprimés, Palm Angels, Kelly Cole, MadeWorn and AMIRI for Maxfield.
(Maxfield LA) | | | | |  | “My motto in life has always been: 'If somebody says no, you're talking to the wrong person.'”
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| | rantnrave:// Evolution of the in-store eatery: "It’s not just a side hustle; it’s a brand extension," writes JORDAN SPEER for APPAREL. My favorite example of this new class of food in fashion spaces is KITH TREATS, a "cereal bar" concept by multi-brand sneaker and streetwear boutique KITH. Why it's smart: It's unique enough to warrant a trip on its own (cereal bar!), but not so specific that it will be dated; the barrier to entry is low (less than $10 USD); it incorporates influencers with special-edition treats "designed" by athletes, rappers, and other personalities that resonate with the KITH customer; and the aesthetic is seamlessly in line with the retail experience it supports. Proprietor RONNY FIEG gets modern brick and mortar in a way that I don't think he's given credit for (he gets credit for a lot of other things, don't get me wrong). Wild to me how he isn't a regular on the panel circuit... MACY'S, WYD? The bummer department store has been positioning itself as more of an off-price destination (smart!) in recent months, then drops a designer collab with KOBI HALPERIN (don't worry, I had to GOOGLE, too) which is priced $79—$299. Mixed signals... M.I.A. worked with Danish designer ASTRID ANDERSEN on merch that elevates the category to a new level. The collection includes oversized outerwear made entirely from recycled plastic, sporty trousers for men and women, and a bodysuit (in addition to the requisite screen-printed tees). Similarly, the savvy music merch masters at BRAVADO got a handful of hip designers to reimagine GUNS N' ROSES merch for the 30th anniversary of APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, the band’s debut album. The pieces will have their own short-run "retail experience" at MAXFIELD LA, beginning this weekend. I didn’t think we could top last summer’s merchsplostion; boy was I wrong. | | | - Nicola Fumo, guest curator |
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 | Lenny |
| Janet Mock goes behind the gates and talks to the world's most famous momager about how she triumphed. | | |
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 | Apparel Magazine |
| This year, while researching for the Top 50 Report, I noticed that this sort of eat-ail seems to be gaining ground with apparel retailers. Tommy Bahama has been in on this game for a while, and now has 16 restaurants that offer diners the experience of feeling like they've never left the beach. | | |
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 | Racked |
| Beautycounter has women on both sides of the aisle advocating for -- and selling -- safe beauty products. | | |
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 | Quartz |
| The complicated history of Nike Cortez sneakers and other gang-identified footwear. | | |
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 | Highsnobiety |
| Meet Fox Furrokh, the designer that shocked streetwear heads by slicing up old Supreme T-shirts as part of his Anachronism 2017 project. | | |
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 | Reuters |
| The footwear company looks to expand its brick-and-mortar presence in Latin America and Asia, as it disposes of more that $400 million debt. | | |
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 | The Cut |
| This summer, Iris Apfel was shopping for vintage in New York -- as she's been doing for the past 95 years -- when she came across a "wonderful" vintage Comme des Garcons jacket. She asked the vendor, "From what collection is this?" And to her surprise, he replied, "2016." | | |
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 | Kyra TV |
| The guys hook up with some of the most exciting designers and entrepreneurs in Britain before they launch their own pop-up shop in Soho, London. | | |
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 | Business Insider |
| Ann Taylor's new brand may seem like millennial bait, with jumpsuits and dressing room mirrors branded in hashtags. But, Lou and Grey is much more than that. | | |
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 | Glossy |
| Last year, the direct-to-consumer apparel brand Dstld (a vowel-less version of "distilled") turned to its customers to raise capital after recognizing that the cash flow from venture capitalists had all but dried up for clothing startups that offer meager returns for investors. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| Editorial urges women to invite ‘like-minded’ sisters to secret gatherings and to learn how to use weapons and grenades. | | |
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 | The Fashion Law |
| After being hit with a strongly worded lawsuit from Forever 21 in June over the fast fashion giant’s use of its blue-red-blue and green-red-green stripe motifs, Gucci has asked the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to dismiss the case. In case the court opts not to, | | |
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 | GQ |
| Industry analyst Matt Powell says hype doesn’t sell sneakers. Kanye fans...disagree. Who’s right? | | |
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| Racked |
| He says global warming, but that is not the answer. | | |
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 | Fashionista |
| Because not all luxury shoppers are a size zero. | | |
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| The Cut |
| Shan-Lyn Ma is the co-founder of Zola, the popular wedding-registry site "for millennials." She started Zola in 2013 and after four years she says she now receives "350 emails a day that feel like 3,000." Ma is committed to journaling twice a day, and understands that in her job, she has to be in near constant communication with her team. | | |
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 | Rivet |
| Denim with a technical twist are being snatched up by consumers who want multitasking, performance capabilities from apparel. | | |
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 | brandchannel |
| “Just as people have learned photographs cannot be fully trusted in the age of Photoshop, they may need to get used to the idea that speech can be faked.” | | |
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 | FASHION magazine |
| When an accessory becomes popular-really, massively, globally popular-its dominance can seem preordained. But in the same way that a much-hyped film can en | | |
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