We are seriously feeling for those without electricity right now, because to add insult to injury, it’s starting to get cold out there. Sweater weather is definitely here and (unfortunately) it’s only going to get colder. There’s really only one silver lining: You now have an excuse to buy a super soft and cozy sweater! Click through for the top five sweater trends now–and above all, stay warm, friends!
Retail (and life in general) is starting (trying?) to get back to normal after Sandy. Barneys opened yesterday and today, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, Saks and Macy’s opened their doors along with plenty of other stores in areas with power. And we’ve been happy to see that many of our favorite retailers are showing a compassionate side, while obviously also trying to generate much needed sales.
Millions of people have been left in the dark in Hurricane Sandy‘s wake. All of Manhattan below 34th street is still powerless–and will be until the weekend. Hundreds of thousands more will have to wait even longer.
Flashlights and batteries sold out quickly pre-Sandy which leads us to…candles.
It’s day two of Sandy’s aftermath and the picture of how this disaster is impacting retail and the industry is becoming a little clearer (though, power outages and transportation problems will continue to complicate things at least through the week).
A lengthy report in today’s WWD details Sandy‘s effect thus far as well as updates from the city’s biggest retailers. Read on for a rundown.
As Hurricane Sandy moves on and New Yorkers are left to clean up the city, the full extent of the damage is becoming increasingly clear. One particularly hard hit area, at least fiscally, was retail, both in the city and beyond as stores were forced to close their doors to brace for the storm. And now reports of looting are starting to surface.
Last night, before Hurricane Sandy hit and devastated the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions, American Apparel sent out an email blast to promote a special sale available to customers in states on Sandy’s path (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland). “20% off everything for the next 36 hours” the sale touted, “in case you’re bored during the storm.”
Almost immediately, there was a small backlash on Twitter. We reached out to American Apparel for a response. Here’s what the retailer had to say:
Don’t get us wrong. We love Zara. They boil down trends as soon as they leave the runways and whip out their own version at a price point we can afford. But sometimes this fast fashion giant “interprets” designs a bit too literally.
Case in point: This necklace, which has been in Fenton/Fallon’s “Fallon Classiques” collection on and off since 2008.
Things finally seem to be looking up for the male Kardashian.
The sock line Rob Kardashian has been talking about doing throughout the past few seasons of Keeping Up With the Kardashians (but couldn’t because Kris Jenner was clearly favoring his sisters) will launch–for real–on November 9 at Neiman Marcus, WWD reports.
When any new website launches there are bound to be some glitches. I clicked on a link this morning on Uniqlo’s new ecommerce site and got an error message. Frustrating right? Wrong! Uniqlo’s error message is a lovely haiku.
Recently, we’ve noticed the emergence of an unlikely style icon: The witch. We’re serious.
From the runways of Saint Laurent and Thom Browne to the backs of celebrities like Elle Fanning, witch-inspired fashion is no longer just for Halloween.
Abercrombie & Fitch has had its fair share of controversies over the years–masturbating models, over-the-top sexy ad campaigns, and trying to take over Savile Row (to name but a few). But today some information has come to light that is really bizarre. Turns out that Abercrombie’s CEO, Michael Jeffries, has some pretty, um, odd and specific rules for his private jet employees, according to Bloomberg.
The rules come from a 40+-page flight manual, which is being used as evidence in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a pilot who used to fly Jeffries’ private plane, and who alleges he was fired and replaced by a younger man. Here’s a sampling of some of the rules on Air Abercrombie:
Surprise! Or maybe not that much of a surprise if you consider how the timing of this news coincides with the holiday shopping season. Regardless, Uniqlo is finally launching U.S. e-commerce–and really soon.
