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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Moda Operandi Raises $36 Million, Expands from Pre-Commerce to E-Commerce

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Moda Operandi Screenshot | Source: Moda Operandi

NEW YORK, United States — ‘Pre-tail’ fashion start-up Moda Operandi, which enables women to pre-order designer pieces straight off the runway via limited-time online trunk sales, announced today that it has raised $36 million in a Series C round of funding led by RRE Ventures, with the participation of existing investors New Enterprise Associates, New Atlantic Ventures and Condé Nast, as well as strategic investors

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Waiting for China’s moment, Pinterest’s path, The Gap and teens, Future of retail, Nail boom

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Tsai Meiyue Spring/Summer 2012 | Source: Fashion Inquisitive

When will the China Fashion Week era arrive? (China Daily) “Fashion weeks are being staged everywhere,and there’s practically a host city for every letterof the alphabet… Beijing recently hosted China Fashion Week, which got some media mileage overseas, but it’s just not on the agenda of the global fashion industry’s movers and shakers.” Is Pinterest going to make any money? (Telegraph) “We

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Swedish style, Bulgari family sells LVMH shares, Chinese savvy, Moda’s next phase, Fern Mallis

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H&M flagship store | Source: NY Magazine

Swedish fashion: How less can be more (CNN) “Stockholm fashion may not have the clout of Parisian haute couture or the glamor of Milan’s upscale brands. But the city is turning its flair for sleek design into a major business export.” Bulgari family sells LVMH shares (FT) “People close to the deal said the Bulgari family had decided to reduce their stake after a strong rise in the shares in the past year and

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Slimane’s second act, Ralph Lauren shares hit, Yoox growth, Moda Operandi makes big hires, Yohji’s world

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Hedi Slimane | Source: Hypebeast

A Fashion Designer’s Second Act (NY Times) “When Hedi Slimane stepped down as artistic director at Dior Homme in 2007, Fashion Wire Daily summed up his tenure this way: ‘Slimane leaves Dior with the well-earned reputation as the single most influential men’s designer this century, the most copied of his peers and the only one to achieve the status of a rock star.’… But Mr. Slimane seems to have left fashion

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