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Industry

The birth and life of a trend

7/21/10 29

J. Crew’s embellished T: trend setter or early adopter

7/19/10 32

A downward spiral of inconsistent retail quality

7/7/10 31

Marie Claire combines plus size and nudity

6/7/10 29

Be Stupid: Diesel’s eye catching campaign

6/4/10 58

Lagerfeld and Valentino

4/26/10 20

On Models as Clothes Hangers

4/15/10 36

Nudity and sexuality in European advertising

4/9/10 66

Inconsistent sizing: a blessing in disguise

3/20/09 40

Brainstorm: improving the world of retail fashion

2/26/09 69

Sex sells with American Apparel

2/10/09 74

Develop an eye for quality

3/5/08 7

Banana Republic’s new look

3/4/08 14

Affordable Euro style

2/20/08 18

New York Fashion Week

2/6/08 2

Spain’s government sizes the nation

10/29/07 12

Bad news from Nordstrom, good news for shoppers

10/17/07 9

It’s all about Purple

8/31/07 8

Vanity sizing: more efficiency than ego

8/16/07 6

Vanity Sizing

8/6/07 30

The two seasons of clothing retail

5/25/07 4

Gap’s Piperlime

5/1/07 0

Brights are on the way

4/27/07 5

Skinny models and the CFDA health initiative

3/29/07 4

Gap’s Forth & Towne is closing down

3/12/07 5

A new breed of model

3/5/07 3

Why fashion models break the perfect pant lengths rule

2/19/07 5

Can fashion models be too thin?

2/5/07 14

Gap’s decline

1/23/07 7

The wear-to-wash ratio for jeans

1/11/07 1

Last chance for this season (retail cycle reminder)

1/4/07 0

Gap’s Forth & Towne

11/2/06 5

A good time to buy jeans

7/28/06 0

H&M: catwalk fashion at budget prices

7/17/06 2

Zara: affordable exclusivity

7/5/06 5

The trend cycle

6/19/06 0

The retail cycle – when to buy what

4/11/06 15