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jennifer hyman
Sarah Shapiro March 11, 2025
Jenn Hyman spent the past 15 years building, funding, and taking public her category-creating company. But with the Rent the Runway stock down 99 percent and strong competitors to fend off, the O.G. in the space is doubling its new inventory and flaunting its power in brand discoverability.
CECILIE BAHNSEN and North Face
Sarah Shapiro March 7, 2025
News and notes on T.J. Maxx’s offline flex, The North Face’s Paris play, Savette’s no-logo-but-you-know handbags, and the rise of drawstring jeans.
Doen Kleveland Sisters
Sarah Shapiro March 4, 2025
Dôen reached new heights by crafting aspirational and totally wearable coastal casual pieces for the Montecito and Nantucket set. Can the brand maintain their carefully cultivated exclusivity as they expand and seek investment (possibly even from Chanel’s Wertheimer family)?
Sarah Shapiro February 28, 2025
Notes on family-owned retailer Mitchells’ staying power, Buck Mason’s razor-sharp collab strategy, Lululemon and Lewis Hamilton, and the ballet sneaker renaissance transforming footwear floors.


Adrienne Lazarus
Sarah Shapiro February 26, 2025
Madewell built their business selling mom jeans to young women. Can it sell jeans to those same women now that they are actual moms, especially in a far more competitive retail environment?
parker posey white lotus
Sarah Shapiro February 21, 2025
The return of HBO’s wealth-porn dark comedy franchise has spawned some successful collabs (everyone’s talking about Parker Posey’s outfits) and some hotel gift shop kitsch. Meanwhile, that Margaux bag hasn’t disappeared.
Rebecca Staud
Sarah Shapiro February 18, 2025
Staud co-founder Sarah Staudinger has the halo of a Hollywood power couple and the steely reserve of a fashion veteran. So as her broadly appealing, well-capitalized company turns 10, she’s seeking the right type of investors, who are in it for the right reasons. Private equity need not apply.
Pete Davidson Reformation
Sarah Shapiro February 14, 2025
News and notes on Manhattan retail trends amid the concurrent post-holiday malaise and NYFW exodus.


Richard Dickson
Sarah Shapiro February 12, 2025
Yes, the Gap may be having a moment, but the designer behind the current enthusiasm left the company last year. And its emphasis on marketing spectacle over merchandise substance raises questions for its latest supposed revival.
joe burrow alo
Sarah Shapiro February 7, 2025
Notes on the rise of antidepressant fashion, an Australian basics brand trying to once again crack the U.S. market, and the sudden ubiquity of shearling shoes.
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