Topic: Brooks Brothers Inc.

Work/Life: Business Travel Vagabond — Fashion Edition

I’ve been on the road a lot lately. That many miles make you stop and ponder anything that might make life in the fast lane easier. I came up with observations that cover three blog posts. First was luggage that eases a road ...READ»

Luxury Debate: Generational Gap in Luxury

The gap between Generation Y and Boomers is widening as Gen Y comes of age. Much has been written about what Gen Y really wants, including their ideals in the workplace. Likewise, Gen Y is providing leadership and demanding change in the luxury industry. While their parents have become accustomed to outstanding service and impeccable quality, Generation Y is socially minded and impact-oriented. Yes, all luxury should have a certain base level of...READ»

Towards a Unified Theory of Black America

March 20, 2005 Toward a Unified Theory of Black America By STEPHEN J. DUBNER oland G. Fryer Jr. is 27 years old and he is an assistant professor of economics at Harvard and he is black. Yes, 27 is young to be ...READ»

WSJ Says BOO!

With Halloween just over, the Wall Street Journal jumped out from behind a hedge fund and tried to scare the business community right out of its Brooks Brothers boxers. Like most haunted houses and scary apparitions at this time of ...READ»

Keep Your Shoes Looking Good

As I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  Successful people create positive personal impact.  You create positive personal impact by: 1) building and nurturing your personal brand; 2) dressing for success; and 3) knowing and ...READ»

Homage to History

Thom Browne Guest Designer Brooks Brothers Thom Browne, known for hiking up pant hems, unveiled his first collection for Brooks Brothers last fall. "I grew up wearing Brooks Brothers and always thought it was cool. Of ...READ»

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• A Club is Reborn
• Beyond Ballistic

Consulting Culture: Two Companies Uncovered

Corporate culture is an underestimated aspect of business, but it can make or break your experience in an industry. Compare the language two consulting firms use to describe themselves to see how you can decode the value systems they espouse.READ»

Ownership 101

Steve Mariotti gives low-income kids the entrepreneurial tools to bootstrap their way into new lives.READ»

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Fashion Forward

We've come a long way from the miracle of rayon. How new fabric technology is changing our duds.READ»

The Gucci Killers

Shanghai Tang has learned from its past mistakes--and now it's gunning to become China's first great luxury brand. Forget about cheap socks and DVD players. This is the next battlefield for global competition.READ»

Contest Results: This Brand Can Be Better

Fast Company asked readers to help reinvent several successful -- and struggling -- brands.READ»

Contest: How Can This Brand Be Better?

Help Fast Company reinvent these successful -- and struggling -- brands.READ»

Contest: How Can This Brand Be Better?

Help Fast Company reinvent these successful -- and struggling -- brands.READ»

The Five Most Powerful Ways to Annoy Others

I never got to touch it, but I once saw Michael Korda's "power phone." It looked like a dainty little instrument perched all by its lonesome on a bare modern desk. What made it powerful, Korda insisted in his classic 1980s-era ...READ»

Advertisers in Issue 34

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Advertisers in Issue 33

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Advertisers in Issue 28

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Advertisers in Issue 27

2Bridge Software www.2bridge.com AltiGen www.altigen.com American Century www.americancentury.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com/advisors American Express Small Business ...READ»

A Leader's Journey

Paul Wieand went on a quest for power and became one of the banking industry's youngest-ever CEOs. Then his world collapsed, and he went on a painful search for the real meaning of leadership. Now he helps other leaders on their journeys.READ»

Advertisers in Issue 17

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The New Suit

New Suits are trying to make a change without jettisoning the old culture entirely.READ»

Clothing the Sale

When designers at Brooks Brothers started to plan the company's fall line of clothing, they looked to some interesting sources for ideas. These sources weren't outside of their industry. They weren't overly technological in nature. ...READ»