The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund 2009 collaboration with Gap Gap Inc. has just announced they will no longer be sponsoring the annual CFDa/Vogue Fashion Fund, the scholarship they've been involved with since 2007. This year, J. Crew will be taking the reigns as chief sponsor of the scholarship and much talked about campaign. That means, gently-priced …
Its been awhile since any of us wished we could browse the latest collections of Zara and H&M online—and actually buy something! The two mega retailers (as beloved as they've been since making the leap to the U.S.) have always lacked the convenience of e-commerce, but now at least one these fast fashion chains is …
Some Chicagoans are calling for a boycott of Jake Less than two months after The New York Times exposed the owners of Chicago retailer Jake of taking deliveries from various designers without payment, the designers affected have now decided they are fed up. 28 designers have banded together—hailing from New York, Los Angeles, Paris, …
The bidding battle that has ensued over gaining ownership of bankrupt chain Filene's Basement, is sure to go down in retail history. After weeks of settling agreements and attempting to outbid each other, all three prospective owners—Men's Wearhouse, Crown Acquisitions, and a team of retail giant Syms and Vornado Realty Trust—were beaten down, battered, and …
Has Saks ruined the luxury market, forever? Saks Fifth Avenue slashed prices by up 70% on designer clothes last November before the holiday season even began…and all fashionista hell broke lose? Manolo Blahnik shoes going for $160? It started a stampede. According to an in-depth article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Saks's deep, mid-November markdowns …
