First Person | Jenna Lyons Says You Have To Make Quick Decisions From the Gut

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Jenna Lyons at New York Fashion Week | Source: J Crew

NEW YORK, United States — “You have to make quick decisions,” Jenna Lyons, the president and creative director of J.Crew, told BoF. “Ultimately, fashion is all about gut anyway — there’s no science to what this should look like or that should look like or how many times you can redraw that or resketch that or redo that catalogue cover. The fact of the matter is, either it grabs you or it doesn’t.” Indeed, it’s trust in instinct,

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Japan does it better, Luxury bonds, Fashion revolution, CFDA controversy, Custom clothing

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The Real McCoy's Tokyo | Source: One and Beyond

Made Better in Japan (WSJ) “Louis Vuitton sales are plummeting, and magnums of Dom Pérignon are no longer being uncorked at a furious pace. That doesn’t mean the Japanese have turned away from the world. They’ve just started approaching it on their own terms, venturing abroad and returning home with increasingly more international tastes and much higher standards, realizing that the apex of bread making may not be

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Behind the brands, Mulberry boost, CFDA rejects offer, Facebook fashion, Ohne Titel

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Hermès Canton Road | Source: B on brand

Behind the brands (China Daily) “A survey confirms China’s luxury goods buyers are young and keen on pampering themselves.Gan Tian reports… The focus of this year’s survey is in line with China’s luxury industry profile, where the majorityof buyers are aged between 20 and 30 – significantly younger than their counterparts inWestern countries or nearby Japan.” Mulberry profits boosted by

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CEO Talk | Steven Kolb, Chief Executive Officer, Council of Fashion Designers of America

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Steven Kolb | Photo: Carly Otness/BFAnyc.com

PARIS, France — The fashion world is in a tizzy. Ever since the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) laid down the gauntlet, scheduling next autumn’s Milan Fashion Week from September 19th to 24th, a massive rift has emerged amongst the fashion fraternity. New York Fashion Week, organised by the Council for Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), is scheduled to start on the 13th of September and conclude on the 20th. London

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Digital luxury mix, Thakoon’s philosophy, Eyes on the prizes, Korean cool culture, Louise Gray’s future

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Is Digital Killing the Luxury Brand? (Adweek) “Just a few years back, most high-end fashion brands distrusted all things digital. Their fear was understandable. Digital is democratizing; it’s about accessibility. The brand image for high-end fashion is all about inaccessibility: Keep the masses out so that the people who can afford to buy their way in feel they’re exceptional.” Don’t Look Back or Ahead (NY Times)

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