Week in Review | Warby Parker Opens Offline, Uniqlo’s Evolutionary Approach, Want Les Essentiels de la Vie
Warby Parker Flagship, Soho, New York | Source: Warby ParkerBoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
Warby Parker Flagship, Soho, New York | Source: Warby ParkerWith an Evolutionary Approach, Uniqlo Aims to Create New Category
Uniqlo Lifewear Presentation | Source: UniqloEarlier this week, BoF spoke to senior executives at the launch of Uniqlo’s new Lifewear concept to understand the guiding principles and goals of an apparel company more rooted in technology than fashion.
Fast Retailing Raises Forecast on Overseas Sales, Weaker Yen
Uniqlo Ad Campaign Autumn/Winter 2012 | Source: UniqloTOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s largest clothing retailer, raised its forecast for annual profit as the seller of Uniqlo apparel expanded overseas and benefited from the yen weakening to a three-year low.
Fast Retailing Shares Reach Record in Tokyo as Sales Surge
Uniqlo Ad Campaign Autumn/Winter 2012 | Source: UniqloTOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s largest apparel retailer, rose to a record in Tokyo trading after saying warmer weather and an extra Sunday in March fueled the biggest monthly sales jump in more than three years.
Queen of clean, Disposable designers, J Brand acquired, Going global, Wang in at Balenciaga
Jil Sander by Peter Lindbergh | Source: WSJThe Queen of Clean (WSJ) “Sander is one of the few who has managed to return to her namesake company—not just once, but twice. ‘The first time I left was difficult,’ Sander admits. ‘But it was even more sad the second time. I sold my shares and cut completely.’ In her new setup, as creative director, Sander is an employee of a publicly traded company: She doesn’t own any shares; she does not sit
