This past June, when Target started selling chest binders (which for those unfamiliar are compression garments used to make a person’s presenting gender and gender identity more compatible) you could say that transitional dressing had made huge strides. But Bindle & Keep has been providing custom tailoring to all kinds of bodies in an inclusive,...Read More
Sportswear brand Marcello Sport has been in the wholesale business for more than 26 years, but like a lot of brands these days, this Florida-based menswear powerhouse has also established a growing brick-and-mortar retail business. We got to catch up with Fashion Concepts (the distributor of Marcello Sport) president Michael Apel to ask him about...Read More
Q: I am reading about the situation in Europe with climbing energy prices, which is causing some of our suppliers’ factories to shut down. Should I be concerned about getting inventory? A: The situation in Europe is certainly putting pressure on supply, and perhaps more worrisome on pricing. The way things look right now there is no way...Read More
Three designers showing at New York Men’s Day prove that men’s wear influences can come from anywhere. Think Lizzo, dhotis and Flavor Flav. “Nothing against dating apps, but I think in a lot of ways digital culture is actually keeping people from connecting,” the designer Aaron Potts said on Friday. He meant in a soulful...Read More
The late Queen Elizabeth II could accurately be described as a conspicuous consumer of British luxury. Not that she did anything as vulgar as flaunting her wealth and status—far from it. More that she was acutely and professionally aware of how she looked, famously choosing to wear bright colors, for example, so as to be...Read More
The Dallas Market Center announced that the trade event for menswear retailers, held July 30th to August 1st, broke records for the number of brands participating and the number of new buyers attending. Retail decision makers from 30 states visited the show, including a sharp increase in new buyers: More than 10% of buyers were first-time...Read More
A menswear store with an emphasis on American-made clothing has opened on Division Street in Wicker Park. Independence, 1909 W. Division St., opened in May at the former home of Neighborly gift shop, which closed its Wicker Park location in April. Independence sells a range of upscale mens clothing from brands hard to find anywhere else in...Read More
New stores are sprouting all up and down Madison Avenue. We lost some; we gained some. And several moved off the avenue. There is talk of brands — even major brands — taking smaller stores on Madison Avenue so that they have a showcase that doesn’t cost them a fortune. If you remember, flexibility is...Read More
Tadashi Yanai is one of the most accomplished billionaire businessmen in the world. The established Japanese business typhoon is known for his stupendous contribution to the Japanese fashion industry, with his multinational retail holding company ‘Fast Retailing’ setting a benchmark for sheer popularity and presence in the fashion domain on a global scale. Yanai’s passionate outlook on...Read More
Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GOOS – Get Rating) by 95.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,177 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,275 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.’s...Read More
