News | The Weekly Edit 3.24.18

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China's Fur Capital Touts Itself to World Even if Fur's Out at Versace and Other Leading Fashion Houses - South China Morning Post

Image via The Daily Top

• The image above of bunnies is not from the linked article. Honestly I couldn't include pictures, as seemingly benign as they are, from an article which promotes the fur trade. You can see them when you read the article  

• EDITOR'S NOTE:  In case you are scared to click through, the pictures in the article are not gory or illustrative in any way, shape, or form of the horrors of animal cruelty.

• My Confession:  I think its known by now where I stand on fur. I hate it. I hate that I wear leather and I hate that I have a weakness for burgers even after spending 16 years of my life as a (mostly) vegetarian. I hated it when I would walk through of halls of Coach and see rooms and rails fur of leather skins. I used to count to myself how many dead animals each rack would amount to. I'm trying not to be preachy lest anyone call me a hypocrite. We human beings are complicated. I'm not trying to hide my own transgressions but for now, I can at least definitely, comfortably say no to fur. It's a step in the right direction.

• So with all that out of the way let me sociologically make the case that fur represents everything the #MeToo and #TimesUp revolution is fighting against. To me, fur conjures up images of a 1950's housewife who receives a mink coat by her hard-working husband for being a dutiful housemaid. A fur coat was a symbol of status; an item imbued with a level of achievement and financial standing in a rising middle-class society. But note, women never bought the fur for themselves. It wasn't a symbol of HER hard work. It was a symbol her husband's. One could make the case that a fur coat then was more a symbol of oppression rather than one of reward. Too much of a reach? Maybe. I just hate fur.

• Here's a list of fashion houses and retailers that have gone #FurFree.  Some have always been on the list, some recently joined:

LUXURY DESIGNERS:

1. Armani
2. Botega Venetta
3. Calvin Klein
4. Donna Karan - Just announced as I write this list. DK is now owned by G-III Apparel. As of now, this is the only brand in G-III's portfolio which has pledged to go Fur Free 
5. Gucci *recently announced
6. Hugo Boss
7. Kate Spade
8. Lacoste
9. Michael Kors *recently announced
10. Ralph Lauren
11. Stella McCartney *also leather free
12. Tommy Hilfiger
13. Vivienne Westwood
14. Versace *recently announced  

BRANDS/RETAILERS:

1. Henri Bendel (which is owned by Limited Brands which owns VS)
2. Lulemon
3. Net-A-Porter
4. Nike
5. Patagonia *of course!
6. The North Face
7. Victoria's Secret
8. Yoox 

• Many vertical retailers and non-luxury brands such as ASOS, Gap, H&M, Top Shop, Urban Outfitters, and Zara have always been fur-free because of price restrictions.

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San Francisco Becomes Largest US City to Ban Fur - The New York Times

Sorry Girls!  You'll have to find other ways to be fabulous.

Image from SAGA Furs Website
(have to give credit unfortunately)

• Companion piece to the above which simply reports the news of this groundbreaking decision. It will be interesting to see if other cities follow suit.

• If you still like the look of furry coats, check this video out from YouTube.  I've discussed the double-edge sword with faux fur and its effects on the environment but you have to go through the middle to get the end. Baby steps are better than no steps.

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Reebok Launches the New Fast Flexweave Running Shoe

On Monday March 5th, I joined star athletes, professional trainers, and fitness enthusiasts to celebrate Reebok's launch of their latest running shoe: Fast Flexweave.

A bunch of workout clothes along with a pair of Reebok Classics (which were mistakenly sent to me in a 9 1/2 instead of the 6 1/2 I needed) arrived at my apartment a few days earlier along with a message to come prepared to partake in an intense workout.  

Upon arrival at Industria Studios, we were shown to our very own locker, complete with nameplate, where our shiny, new shoes awaited inside.

---CLICK HERE TO READ MY COMPLETE REVIEW FOR INNOVATION IN TEXTILES---

Interview with Asta Skocir, Co-Founder of AlgiKnit

Back in November, I shared a link to an article I wrote for Knitting Industry & Innovation in Textiles about a conference I attended at the United Nations called Fashion & Sustainability: Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good.

As a follow-up to my growing interest in sustainability, check out my latest article for Knitting Industry Creative, a sister site which recently launched, about new developments in bioyarns.

KIC will be a little less wonky and aims to reach the industry’s creatives; engaging with established designers, up-and-comers, students, and other creative professionals.  I'm very excited to be part of this new venture!

AligiKnit, the New York based biomaterials research group is on a mission to rescue the planet from the enormously harmful effects of the fashion industry. They have developed a compostable yarn from kelp, which can be knit into zero-waste, fully-fashioned garments or transformed into a textile for applications in footwear.

Among their many achievements, they’ve been keynote speakers at MAGIC, invited to exhibit at The Clinton Global Initiative, are winners of the National Geographic “Chasing Genius” award and are grant recipients from the London-based RebelBio Accelerator program.

I sat down with co-founder and F.I.T Professor Asta Skocir to learn more about AlgiKnit’s plans for becoming leaders in sustainable manufacturing...

---CLICK HERE TO READ MORE---

p.s. you can follow Asta at KnitGrandeur and on Instagram and Twitter

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News | The Weekly Edit 2.17.18

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No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore - Bloomberg

• The Gist:  To assuage some of the guilt for compulsively buying cheap, trendy clothes consumers think they're being good stewards of the earth if they "donate" them.  Sadly, the secondhand or second-life apparel market is a ruse.  

• Companies that once were able to take old clothes and turn them into items such as disaster relief blankets are being shut out of business by Chinese manufacturers who can produce new goods in better materials and for less money.

• My thought bubble:  Touting sustainability isn't the answer. I'm not exactly sure what is but seems like we're approaching the tipping point of radical change in both the fashion industry specifically and the consumer goods market in totality.

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It's 2018, Ralph Lauren. Why Do You Think This Look is Still Cool? - The Washington Post

• My thought bubble:  OMG!!! and OUCH!

• Seriously though, it would be silly for me to critique a critique especially one by Robin Givhan whom I have long admired.

• Givhan has ALWAYS been a reality check on the fashion industry and she has a concise and precise way of talking about clothes but what makes her a journalist and not just someone who writes about fashion is that she foregoes the fluffy, flourishing descriptions of the clothes themselves and instead frames her critiques within a much larger cultural context.  She doesn't talk about "zeitgeist" in terms of trendy shoes or restaurants, she's much more cerebral and she nails it every time.

• This one is DEFINITELY worth the 3 minutes it takes to read.

• You be the judge:  Head over to VOGUE to check out all the looks for yourself.  (Remember he's in See-Now, Buy-Now mode so what he showed is Spring 2018 but during Fall 2018 Fashion week)

HAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND!

News | The Weekly Edit 2.3.18

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#MeToo Drives National Uptick of Sales in Black Dresses - Glossy

AFP/Getty Images via BBC

• My thought bubble:  I'm a political news junky so it's been quite delightful in the Trump era to be able to marry 3 of my main interests: fashion, journalism, and politics without feeling like I'm reaching too much to intellectualize the industry. The "Semiotics of Dress" (yes, an actual academic field of study) highlights the interdependent relationship between the designer, the wearer, and the context in which clothing is created. Whether intentional or not, designers often reflect the political environment of their times. From Coco Chanel boldly proposing pants for women to bra burning in the 60's to the slogan T's of Vivienne Westwood and Katherine Hamnett to the ousting of John Galliano from his namesake company for his anti-Semitic rant (although also forgiven and now at the helm of Margiela) to Hillary Clinton's white pantsuit in honor of the Women's Suffrage Movement to today's LBD #MeToo moment. In its capitalistic, commercial incarnation a piece of clothing is just a scrap of fabric but in its purest form, can also be a vehicle for expression and dare I say, even change.

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• Quote to remember:  “We now live in a culture with increased demand for products that identify with wearers’ beliefs and interests,” said Katie Smith, retail analysis and insights director at Edited.

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• Politics or not you really can't go wrong with another Little Black Dress in your closet.

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What's a Rip-Off When Everything Looks the Same - Racked

• My thought bubble:  No one really owns color blocking as a general concept but we're in the age of "Storytelling" and there's something very specific about Outdoor Voices and their brand message. In addition to the silhouettes themselves, Bandier chose the name Me/We (Me Over We) which seems like a pretty obvious riff on OV's message of encouraging group activity rather than competitive sport.

• If you've ever walked into a Bandier store you know that they carry a lot of brands. The store environment has tightened-up since it first launched but as a multi-brand shop, they have an arsenal of "references" from which to draw upon. OV is known for their kits; essentially a clean crop top and color block leggings which seem to have a distinct identity despite their simplicity. We/Me has their own very similar version of this concept and it seems like a shameless ploy to attract the OV customer and take some of their market share.

• EVERY company copies. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.  It's disheartening to realize that most ideas are just recycled, watered-down versions of something else. It's less a result that designers don't have an original idea, rather more so that they work for a big machine and have little creative control. It never ceases to amaze me how so many companies fall prey to the same uninspired decision-making process.

• Perhaps if there was a way to successfully litigate the rampant knock-offs, there would also be less crap in our landfills. 

• I truly wish the terms of the settlement between Aquazzura and Ivanka Trump for her blatant copy of his very successful "Wild Thing" sandal was made public. I hope the compensation was gratifying for Aquazurra but publicly shaming these companies may be the best way to thwart this problem going forward

• You decide:  Ultimately, I think it comes down to copying their ethos vs. individual items which in my opinion is the real crime.

Bandier

Outdoor Voices - Slashback Crop

Outdoor Voices
(note the side panel color block is referenced in Bandier version above)

Bandier's Me/We legging
photo via Racked

Outdoor Voices 7/8 Springs Legging

• I think Ty Haney founder of Outdoor Voices said it best on her Instagram

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HAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND!

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News | The Weekly Edit 1.27.18

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For the Last Time: White People, Don't Use the 'N-Word' - Fashionista

• My apologies:  For having to post this picture.

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• The gist: The title of the article says it all and I will refrain from posting both of the offenders totally lame apologies. You're free to google them...they're easy to find. I'm tired of this PR stunt where people say what they mean and then pretend like they didn't mean it and go to Racial-Slur Rehab or whatever. 

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• The "Couture Designer" in question who wrote the note is Ulyana Sergeenko. The divorcee of a Russian billionaire, and perhaps known more for her "best customer" status among leading design houses rather than for her own design bona fides. That is, until according to her Wikipedia page, "she grew frustrated when pieces she had collaborated with designers on showed up in their collections with no credit given to her contributions. As a result, Sergeenko launched her eponymous fashion label in 2011 in Russia." 

• The phrase in question is from Jay-Z and Kanye West's song by the same name and she defended herself by saying she uses the N-word among her besties as both a term of endearment and to show her great love and respect for the mega-mogul rappers.

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• The "Blogger" in question who received the note and stupidly posted it to her instagram account is Miroslava Duma who was swiftly removed from her position on the board of The Tot, a children's company she co-founded in 2015. Duma, the daughter of a Russian senator, began her career at Harper's Bazaar Russia and is a darling of many a street-style photographer. She is also the founder of both Buro 24/7 and Fashion Tech Lab and is now known as a "Digital Entrepreneur"-a title legitimized by a Trumpian ideology whereby Money+Beauty=Expertise and only someone from wealth with no formal background in either finance or digital marketing could be called.

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• My thought bubble:  I think my snide description of Ms. Sergeenko's and Ms. Duma's credentials gives you a clue as to where I stand on this issue. HOWEVER...I am not so self-righteous that I don't see a touch of faux-fashion outrage. These words are in fact featured in a well-known song by the same name BUT...

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• I think Ice-Cube said it best when he appeared on Bill Maher's show post Bill's own racial slur slip:

"It's OUR word now."

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• To quote RHONY LuAnn "The Countess" de Lesseps:  "Money can't buy you class..."

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• Bonus quote from Game of Throne Season 5, Episode 10: "Shame...shame...shame..."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Designer Mara Hoffman: As a Creative, Standing Still Will Kill You - The Glossy Podcast

• The gist:  Three years ago, designer Mara Hoffman went through what one could call an existential crisis.

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• She had been running her eponymous label for 15 years when she hit a wall. Feeling like all her brand was doing was adding more “stuff” to the world - and causing harm to the environment - she knew she had to completely overhaul her business, or walk away from it all together.

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• My thought bubble:  Expect to see a lot more designers having their "Come-to-Jesus" moment.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cornellians Share Advice, Warm Hat with Students from Puerto Rico - Cornell Chronicle

• My warm and fuzzy thoughts:  Very proud of my Alma Mater for their generosity and compassion...and also for prepping people from palm tree laden climes for the shock of their lives!

HAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND!

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News | The Weekly Edit 1.20.18

I read stuff online ALL. DAY. LONG.  I mean like, a lot.  Sometimes I tweet the articles but mostly the info just resides in my brain so in an effort to make some thinking space...

HERE ARE THE 3 BEST READS OF THE WEEK:

New Study Reveals Why Some People Are More Creative Than Others - The Conversation

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What Gig Economy Workers Can Learn from the Success of Romance Writers - The Conversation

• INTERESTING POINT: "Some 57.3 million U.S. workers freelanced in 2016, according to research firm Edelman Intelligence. Economists Lawrence Katz and Alan Krueger found that 15.8 percent of Americans work in “alternative work arrangements” (freelancing, contracting, temp work, etc.), up from 9.1 percent in 1995. In fact, they found that all net job growth in the U.S. from 2005 to 2015 came from such work. 


• AND..."If you’re not already freelancing, you may be soon. Edelman predicts that given current growth rates, more than half of the American workforce will freelance by 2027."

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A Cashmere Sweater Joins the Hollywood Resistance - The New Yorker

Time To Be Thankful...and "Think-Full"

While we're all being sloths on the couch recovering from our food comas, it seems like the perfect time to remind people that while we should all be grateful and happy for the good things in our lives, there is still much work to be done to make things even better.

I'm excited to share my first published article for Knitting Industry and it's sister site Innovation In Textiles where I report from the United Nations in NYC about fashion and the massively deleterious effects its having on our planet.

"Sustainability" is the buzzword du jour, and not to be a total buzz-kill, but before you load up your Amazon shopping carts on Black Friday, I encourage you to read my piece and think twice. Perhaps a donation to Greenpeace in a loved one's honor might be enticing instead?

Here's a little morsel for you to chew on with dessert:

It takes 913 gallons of water to make just one measly cotton t-shirt. That's enough drinking water for 1 person for 900 days! Yup. True fact. Need another? 1 in every 6 people on the planet is employed by the global apparel industry. It's no longer acceptable for anyone to say that fashion is frivolous. Its tentacles are literally everywhere.

Click --- HERE --- to read on

Sphere Within Sphere by Arnaldo Pomodoro

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News | The Weekly Edit 10.15.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS: (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• LVMH Gains as Bag Maker Shows There's Still Growth in Luxury - Bloomberg
• Is Activewear Industry Finally Becoming Overstretched - Pymnts.com
• Will Anthropologie Win Where Traditional Department Stores Have Failed - Business of Fashion
• Cavalli Prepares for Radical Turnaround as Peter Dundas Exits - Business of Fashion

FOR POLITICOS:

• Melania Trump Wore a $1,100 Gucci 'Pussy Bow' Shirt to the Debate - Jezebel
• Trump vs. Clinton: How the Next US President Could Shape Retail's Future - Retail Dive

FOR NEW YORKERS:

• New York's Best Fixers - Racked

News | The Weekly Edit 10.8.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS: (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• Justin O'Shea Exits Brioni - Business of Fashion
• BCBG Max Azria To Undergo Major Cuts This Fall - Fashion United

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE: Brutal about Justin...he lasted about 7 months.

FOR PATRIOTS:

• American Giant: Made (and Making It) In The U.S.A. - The Atlantic
• Trump, China, and the Ties That Bind - Racked

FOR PEOPLE WHO SLEEP THROUGH THEIR ALARM:

• Is The World Ready For Sweatpants At The Office - Quartz
• A Former Investment Banker Designed Sweatpants That Are Nice Enough To Wear In Public - Business Insider

FOR LADIES OF A CERTAIN AGE:

• Menopause Crowd Loves Cooling Fabric Technology - WWD

News | The Weekly Edit 10.1.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS: (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• How Do You Solve A Problem Like Prada - Business of Fashion
• How Does A Mall Cope When A Big Tenant Like Macy's Closes - LA Times
• Lands' End CEO Federica Marchionni Resign - Retail Dive

FOR ENTREPRENEURS:

• Fashion Brands Rush Sorority Row - Bloomberg

FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CONFUSED:

• West Elm To Open Its Own Boutique Hotels - Wall Street Journal

FOR CORPORATE LIFERS:

• Stupefied: How Organizations Enshrine Collective Stupidity And Employees Are Rewarded For Checking Their Brains At The Door - Aeon Essays

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  If only this wasn't so true...(insert frowny-face)

FOR COMEDIANS (& GOLFERS):

• 'Gunga Galunga': Bill Murray is Launching an Irreverent Golf Clothing Line - Forbes

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  Bill...call me!! We can provide you with the coolest golf sweaters around! 

News | The Weekly Edit 9.17.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS: (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• 'It Was A Ghost Town': Shoppers Reveal Why They've Abandoned Sears and Kmart - Business Insider
• Struggling Nasty Gal Reportedly Seeks Buyer - Retail Dive
• Golfsmith Files Bankruptcy With Sport's Popularity Fading - Bloomberg
• Will Lands' End Sink or Swim on Amazon - Retail Dive

FOR KNITTERS:

• Why Is Uniqlo Cashmere So Cheap? - NY Magazine

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  Hmmm...I find this article misleading.  Yes, it is true that almost all of the world's cashmere fleece (i.e. the raw materials) comes from the same region in Mongolia but there is still a significant difference in the finished yarn and finished garment made by Uniqlo vs. a true luxury sweater made by someone like Brunello Cucinelli.  Not everyone can use the longest, most stable, 1st shearing fleece because it IS more expensive.  There definitely are different grades of cashmere fibre.  Italians and Chinese spin their fleece into yarn a bit differently.  More importantly they have a totally different artisanal approach or intangible "hand" to the way they knit.  Beyond that, a good cashmere sweater really comes down to the water used to wash it and how many sweaters are washed in the machine at the same time in the cleanest water.  That costs money.

FOR PHILANTHROPISTS:

• These Companies Donate Products Every Time You Shop. They've Given A Lot Away - Campfire Capital

FOR SHOPPERS:

• The Problem With the Direct-to-Stores Runway Trend - Cathy Horyn for The Cut/NY Magazine
• Under Armor Bets on High-End Clothing Line - The Wall Street Journal
• Totokaelo Acquired by Herschel Supply Co. - Business of Fashion

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  Totokaelo is one of the best multi-brand stores out there who truly understands fashion, customer, and the changing retail environment.  Click the link to check out their website.

News | The Weekly Edit 9.10.16

FOR ENVIRONMENTALISTS:

• Fast Fashion is Creating an Environmental Crisis - Newsweek

TDH Editor's Note:  PLEASE READ! PLEASE READ! PLEASE READ!

FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM BUYER'S REMORSE:

• The Sneaky Genius of America's Lenient Return Policies - Quartz

News | The Weekly Edit 9.03.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS: (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• Gap and Abercrombie are Trapped in Retail's Nightmarish Cycle - Business Insider
• Why Are Sales Suffering At So Many Women's Stores? They Made Bad Clothes - The Washington Post
• Zara's 'Fraudulent' Pricing Practices Caught on Film in the #ZaraChallenge - Fashion United
• J. Crew Will Sell Through Nordstrom as Brand Seeks A Revival - Bloomberg

FOR ETHICISTS:

• Moral Fiber: A Wrinkle in the Ethical Market - Lean Luxe
• Study Shows That Luxury Shopper Are the Worst - Fortune

FOR SHOPPERS:

• Conde Nast's Style.com Officially Launches - Fashion United

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the long-awaited e-commerce section of the site and is currently only available on the UK.

News | The Weekly Edit 8.27.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS: (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• TJ Maxx Should Terrify Macy's - Business Insider
• Urban Outfitters Bares All - Philadelphia Magazine
• Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren Hit Hard by Stores' Discounting Binge - Bloomberg

FOR DESIGNER-WANNABES:

• Top Fashion Schools in the USA: A State of Oversupply - Business of Fashion

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  Excellent commentary.  I've been talking about this for a long time.  As a former adjunct professor I've lamented the fact that schools are a business and therefore need to keep admitting more and more students to make money but they do little to prepare students for the lack of jobs available when they graduate.  It gets even harder as you move up the ladder.  The pyramid gets totally choked around the 7-8 year mark.  Many schools operate on a very dated business model.  A more forward-thinking approach would be to re-structure curriculum to create new paths for the industry via technology, manufacturing, re-cylcing, etc.  This takes time, especially when you need to hire professors who can teach these subjects.

IN MEMORIUM:

• Sonia Rykiel, Fashion Designer for the 'Fragile, but Strong,' Dies at 86 - The New York Times

News | The Weekly Edit 8.13.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS:  (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• Gap Tumbles as Dismal Store Traffic Drags Down July Sale - Bloomberg
• Ralph Lauren Forecasts Painful Transition Year - Bloomberg
• Macy's Says To Shut 100 Stores - Reuters

FOR OLYMPIANS:

• In The Age of Athleisure, Why Are Olympic Outfits So Boring - Quartz
• Ralph Lauren's Ties To The U.S. Olympic Team Must Be Severed - Slate

FOR POLITCOS:

• Ivanka Trump Champions Working Moms-Except The Ones Who Design Her Clothes - The Washington Post

TDH EDTOR'S NOTE:  As a fashion insider, I can attest this is accurate.  Something to think about what your leaders say but also as consumers, to consider if we have any say over how businesses big and small operate.

FOR SCIENTISTS: 

• Squid Teeth Could One Day Help Repair Your Ripped Clothing - Popular Science

News | The Weekly Edit 8.06.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS:  (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• Calvin Klein Names Its First Chief Creative Officer - The New York Times

FOR POLITOCS:

• 'Sexist' Gap Ad Sparks Controversy On Social Media - Fortune

FOR TRADITIONALISTS:

• Do-It-Yourself Fashion Thrives at the McCall Pattern Company - The New York Times

News | The Weekly Edit 7.30.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS:  (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• LVMH to Sell Donna Karan to G-III Apparel for $650 Million - Bloomberg
• Aeropostale Accuses Sycamore Partners of 'Loan to Own' Scheme - Business of Fashion
• Ralph Lauren's American Dream - Racked

FOR INSPIRATION:

• Thanks, Mrs Spanx! Meet Billionaire Underwear Guru Sara Blakely - The Telegraph

FOR VISIONARIES:

• Fashion's Newest Frontier:  The Disabled and the Displaced - The New York Times

FOR POLITICOS:

• Ivanka Trump's Best-Selling Fashion Line is Manufactured in China and Vietnam - The Independent

News | The Weekly Edit 6.18.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS:  (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• Christophe Lemaire Joins Uniqlo - Business of Fashion
• #Menswear is Dead. What's Next? - Business of Fashion
• David Neville to Exit Rag & Bone - Fashionista
• Hey Urban Outfitters, Stop Opening New Stores - Bloomberg
• Inditex Profit Beats Estimates, Outpacing Main Rival H&M - Bloomberg

FOR DESIGNERS:

• Jane Chung Launches Own Label - Fashion United  (Chung helped launch DKNY with Donna Karan and was the head designer for almost 20 years)

FOR TECHIES & ATHLETES:

• Sensoria Introduces Smarter Upper Body Garments Available Through Updated Sensoria Fitness App - Innovation In Textiles

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  All these innovation in wearables apparel rely on innovations in yarn.  Learn more about Sensoria Fitness on their website HERE

News | The Weekly Edit 6.11.16

FOR INDUSTRY WATCHERS:  (TDH's continuing series of industry shake-ups)

• Gap Says Key Sales Meaure Slides 6 Percent in May - Business of Fashion
• Big Changes Are Ahead at Ralph Lauren - The Washington Post
• Can The New Restructuring Plan Revive Ralph Lauren - Forbes
• Ralph Lauren Hires CFO From Roval Coach - Wall Street Journal

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE: Wow....take your pick of the news articles out there about Ralph.  1200 people laid-off.  Shifting executive team.  Labels to be culled down or eliminated most likely.  You heard it here first folks...told 'ya there would be layoffs at RL.

FOR DESIGNERS:

• Karl Lagerfeld Calls her "One of the most interesting designers working today."  Meet Chitose Abe - The Telepgraph

FOR INSPIRATION:

• From Sheryl Sandberg To Beyonce: The 60 Richest, Most Successful Self-Made Women In America - Forbes
• Unmade Studio: It's Knitwear Manufacturing - But Not As We Know It - Knitting Industry

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  Note the large percentage from retail and fashion!