Carol and I have discussed the warp speed trends evolve today as compared to when we started Second City Style nearly 10 years ago. They are pretty much obliterated. Who can keep up? Traditional fashion trend timelines are long gone having given way to one constantly moving stream of newness, fast-fashion and social media. A …
April may have seemed a little early for prom season, but that didn’t stop the celebrity fans coming out in droves to support beloved celeb stylist Kate Young for the launch of her Designer Series collection with Target this week. Held in an actual gym at the Old Cathedral School in Nolita, the homage to curfews, …
I just finished reading an article in The Business Insider titled “Competition Should Be Terrified Of Forever 21.” Well I’m terrified of Forever 21 and I’m not even competition. The privately-held retailer is growing like kudzu and according to analysts is becoming a major threat the the rest of the retail industry. Forever 21’s SVP, …
I have to admit, I did not know there was a factory fire in Bangladesh that killed more than 100 factory workers over this past weekend. I was in a Thanksgiving holiday all-consuming bubble (which is my family) so I was out of the loop for a few days. Last night one of our editors …
It seems H&M’s next design collaboration could be reaching a whole new level of luxury. WWD reported today that the Swedish retailer may have picked Paris-based avant-garde label Maison Martin Margiela is its latest guest designer to produce a one-off collection. The house that created the uber-editorial “wig coats” and the ever popular cleft-toes boots is …
