Her big idea? Create a fashion hub at New York's Lincoln Center, which Stephanie Winston Wolkoff calls a "blank white canvas that hadn't been filled."READ»
VOGUE Magazine has been operating for the ancient century, under the guidance of a small handful of leaders who have reserved the elegant magazine blooming through wars, depressions, and the transition to our advanced electronic age. ...READ»
A few years ago, a new sexual classification emerged on the scene. As funny as I thought it was when I first heard the term "metrosexual," I think it's even funnier that it stuck around. Oh no, metrosexuals weren't just a passing fad ...READ»
The best men's fashion magazines
Men's Vogue was cut back, from a monthly, to a biannual supplement last week. Conde Nast cited the weak ad environment as the reason for the change. As if. You probably won't even notice this dishrag ...READ»
With the demise of the print version of Teen People hot on the heels of Elle Girl (YM folded last year and there has been a similar trend with UK teen titles), many of us in the teen media space have been thinking about the future of ...READ»
It's not often that I find advertising for a line of beauty products appealing. I grew up, like most young women in this country, staring at the pages of Vogue and Seventeen, trying to imagine what I'd look like if I just could have ...READ»
It must have sucked to be Bob Bernstein and Skip Rein last Wednesday. The two founders of Bernstein-Rein, a Missouri-based ad agency, have been the agency of record for Wal-Mart for the past, get this: 32 years. Less than a week ago ...READ»
Nancy Lublin
Columnist Nancy Lublin's day job is running Do Something, a not-for-profit organization inspiring and supporting 11 million youth volunteers. But she credits a decidedly adult pastime with sharpening her business ...READ»
It was 63 years ago today that the bikini was first unveiled at a fashion show. At the time, the skimpy swim suit was so scandalous that not a single model agreed to wear it down the catwalk--and in the end, designers had to enlist ...READ»
...wherein we save you from awkward networking, bad coffee, and having to deal with the crowds in Times Square. In this edition, Forrester Research's Consumer Forum, a two-day event at New York's Marriott Marquis, which focused on ...READ»
This emerging generation of designers wants to do more than create handsome and functional products. It’s out to protect the environment, improve health, reform education, and empower communities.READ»
As an academic renegade, Tim Gunn pushed Parsons the New School for Design to adopt a businesslike curriculum. Now the star of Project Runway is trying to revive Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer. Can he "make it work" or is it "auf Wiedersehen" for a once-great American fashion house?READ»
Veronica Webb is one of the most notable names of a very small group of women who were supermodels, a now extinct type of fashion model who once dominated the business. As it goes with models, the core of her notoriety hung on her ...READ»
A successful differentiation is not imitated by your competitors,
even though it brings you unmistakable success with consumers. It seems
impossible? Not quite so. I am about to reveal to you the unexpectedly
simple and wonderful ...READ»
How many great husband-and-wife business teams can you think of? Us neither. But Kate and Andy Spade have figured out how to make their unusual partnership work. They've built a fashion empire -- but can they make it last?READ»
