Chait’s magic touch, Burberry transformation, Fashion flu, Acquisition impact, Louise Wilson

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Greg Chait by Stephanie Diani | Source: NY Times

All He Touches Turns to Cashmere (NY Times) “Greg Chait, the designer of the Elder Statesman, is not someone you would expect to be named the class of 2012’s most likely to succeed. He is laid back in the way that comes from living in Southern California, where he works in a sunny studio in Culver City. His defining feature is a bushy black beard that could easily contain a pair of knitting needles. Ask him how he got his

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Week in Review | Graphite’s social commerce model, Luxury Index slides in May, Ethical fashion, Moda money

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The Week in Review June 4 - 8, 2012

Is Graphite the Answer to F-Commerce Woes? (The Bottom Line) “8th Bridge has launched a new social commerce product that turns the traditional F-commerce model on its head. Rather than bringing the cash register to the watercooler, the platform, called Graphite, puts the watercooler next to the cash register, bringing a Facebook-powered social layer to existing commerce channels.” Clouds on the Horizon? (Market Pulse)

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Burberry tech team, Atwood acquired, Tourist shoppers, Facebook’s Open Graph, Xander Zhou

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Burberry’s Angela Ahrendts: High tech’s fashion model (Fortune) “Ahrendts has been boldly reinventing Burberry’s image and operations since she arrived at the British company six years ago. Her moves have paid off handsomely: Annual sales of some $3 billion are more than double 2007 levels, and the stock has returned nearly 300% since Ahrendts’ arrival.” Jones Group tries on new shoes

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Pops of coloured denim, Rampant cost-cutting, Beckham’s new game, Smart men’s fashion, Ahrendts’ right stuff

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Blinded by Brights (On the Runway) “The fashion world took a giant leap into color this spring, and the denim makers were still offering vintage and classic washes, and a lot of other brands were displaying murky beiges and grays. Ew. And here in the middle of everything were J Brand’s exploding fuchsia, purple, vivid turquoise, bright red and lemon yellow.” Cost-Cutting Is Rampant in Fashion (Bloomberg Businessweek)

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Ahrendts earns her stripes, America’s new wave of designers, Edun out of Africa, Pitch and provenance, Return of Roland

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Angela Ahrendts | Source: WSJ Magazine

Earning Her Stripes (WSJ Magazine) “From small-town roots in Indiana to the big time as head of Burberry, a $2 billion fashion empire and one of the most widely recognized brands in the world, Angela Ahrendts takes it all in her stride.” The Next Wave (NY Times) “It is not just six names who are making waves in New York, but an entire generation of designers who have the potential to transform what we think of as

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