[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] To a certain extent—in this age of marketing ourselves, finding our niches and explaining how our distinctive personal backstories make for unique selling propositions—all our names are brand names. But some have gone above and way beyond. That’s especially true in the world of fashion, where some of the most iconic [...]
Dec 19, 2012 | Categories:Brands, Fashion, Features, Marketing, Trends | Tags: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, brand, brand name, Brands, Chanel, CSR, Dita Von Teese, Donna Karan, entrepreneur, evolution, Fashion, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Marketing, Martha Stewart, personal branding, personality, Ralph Lauren, risks, The New York Times, Tommy Hilfiger | Leave A Comment »
Designers might be showing off their news lines of the season, but as the economy continues to recover so very slowly, fashion-forward consumers aren’t able to afford what they used to. This has meant making the newest high-end designers as affordable as possible, with such businesses as Rent the Runway, where users rent designer clothing [...]
Nov 14, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Fashion, Trends | Tags: & Other Stories, designers, Fashion, H&M, high fashion, JCPenney, Joe Fresh, Maison Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Neiman Marcus, Oscar de la Renta, Rent the Runway, the economy, Versace | Leave A Comment »
First came “babyccinos” and iPad apps for infants—now there are these, just some of the outrageously priced designer children’s items offered in the burgeoning market for stylish tots: a frothy little Lanvin dress that retails for $1,200, a fuchsia puffer jacket from Moncler priced at $380 and a pair of $132 True Religion cargo pants. [...]
Jun 13, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Fashion, Technology, Trends, Youth | Tags: apparel trends, Asia trends, babyccinos, Brandili Mundi, children's apparel, children’s clothing, designer kid's clothing, Diane von Furstenberg, Duda Bündchen, Fendi, GapKids, Gucci, Gwen Stefani, Heidi Klum, iPad, Lanvin, luxury trends, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Middle East trends, Missoni, Moncler, Oscar de la Renta, retailer trends, Roberto Cavalli, Stella McCartney, Target, True Religion, Truly Scrumptious by Heidi Klum, Wall Street | Leave A Comment »
The biggest takeaway from New York Fashion Week came marching, not sashaying, out of Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. Military-inspired pieces could be found in numerous Fall 2012 collections—from Alexander Wang (who outfitted Gisele Bündchen in a buttoned-up-to-the-throat black leather trench coat) to Prabal Gurung (who had one of his PYTs in a cape and neoprene [...]
Mar 02, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Fashion, Trends | Tags: Alexander Wang, clothing, fashion trends, Gisele Bündchen, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, New York Fashion Week, Prabal Gurung, Rag & Bone, Tommy Hilfiger | Leave A Comment »
It’s New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and around this time in previous years you could usually find fashion writer Cheryl Tan sifting through many invitations to runway shows at her desks at InStyle or The Wall Street Journal and updating her Facebook status about where she was and what she was seeing. Since leaving her [...]
Feb 10, 2011 | Categories:Fashion, Features | Tags: A Tiger in the Kitchen, Cheryl Tan, Facebook, food writer, food writing, H&M, InStyle, Marc Jacobs, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York City, PR, public relations, Singapore, The Wall Street Journal | Leave A Comment »
Now more than ever, fashion bloggers are gaining credibility within the fashion industry. Many are serving as trendsetters, influencing readers’ shopping decisions with their content and recommendations. A few bloggers have even earned acclaim from industry veterans—Tavi Gevinson of Style Rookie styled shoots for BlackBook magazine, Swedish blogger Elin Kling produced a collection for H&M, [...]
Jan 31, 2011 | Categories:Fashion, Features | Tags: BlackBook, bloggers, Bloglovin.com, Bryanboy, Burberry, Daniel Saynt, Elin Kling, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR, fashion bloggers, FashionIndie, H&M, Harper’s Bazaar, Harry Winston, influencers, Lady Gaga, LookBooks.com, Los Angeles Times, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Marketing, Mashable, Media, Mercedes-Benz, New York, Polyvore.com, Rebecca Minkoff, Samantha Lim, Social Media, Style Rookie, Tavi Gevinson, The Fashion Spot, Tumblr.com, Wikipedia | Leave A Comment »
