Evan Clark

Business

Ira Neimark, Retail Legend, 97

April 19, 2019 • David Moin

Beauty

The Problem With Marketing Cannabis Beauty

April 19, 2019 • Allison Collins

Eye

Terror Jr. Emerges to Tell the Truth

April 19, 2019 • Maxine Wally

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Financial

Activist Helps Bring Change to L Brands Boardroom

The parent of Victoria’s Secret reached a deal with activist investor Barington Capital to switch up its approach.

April 18, 2019 • Evan Clark

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Financial

Pinterest IPO Soars, but Don’t Expect the Market to Follow

The image-sharing platform is now valued at $12.7 billion, but the offering could also point to a top in the market.

April 18, 2019 • Evan Clark

Financial

Pinterest IPO Percolates

The image-sharing platform seems to be gaining the right kind of attention on Wall Street.

April 17, 2019 • Sindhu Sundar and Evan Clark

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Financial

Madewell and Old Navy: The Spin-off Showdown

Two of the retail concepts pioneered by Millard “Mickey” Drexler might be reintroduced to the market with spin-offs.

April 15, 2019 • Evan Clark

Financial

J. Crew’s Big Madewell Maybe

The troubled J. Crew is looking to its little sister to save the day.

April 15, 2019 • Evan Clark

Estimates suggest artificial intelligence could boost retail profitability by 60 percent by reducing marketing costs.

Technology

The Outside View: The Future of Choice, Selling AI

Consultant Jonathan Low on the ramifications of focusing consumers.

April 12, 2019 • Jonathan Low

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Financial

War of Words: Amazon, Walmart Trade Barbs

Jeff Bezos threw down the minimum-wage gauntlet.

April 12, 2019 • Evan Clark

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington, . Bezos said that he is giving $2 billion to start the Bezos Day One Fund which will open preschools in low-income neighborhoods and give money to nonprofits that helps homeless familiesJeff Bezos Charitable Fund, Washington, USA - 13 Sep 2018

Financial

Jeff Bezos’ Challenge for Retail

The Amazon chief dared brick and mortar to go to a $16 an hour minimum wage.

April 11, 2019 • Evan Clark

Marketing and Promotion

Cathy Sparks: Nike Is Loosening Up

Cathy Sparks on how the active brand is testing new ground with its Melrose store.

April 11, 2019 • Evan Clark

Markets

Tom Lewand, Continuing the Shinola ‘Crazy’

The ceo said he is looking to build on the outsider ideas that founded the Detroit watchmaker.

April 11, 2019 • Evan Clark

Retail

Stephen Sadove and EY’s Shyam Gidumal On the Front Lines

Sadove and Gidumal discussed the difficulty changing a company’s culture, the consumer, data and more.

April 11, 2019 • Evan Clark

Financial

WWD List: The Top Deal Advisers

The top 10 investment banks in fashion, luxury and cosmetics in 2018, according to Dealogic.

April 10, 2019 • Evan Clark and Kellie Ell and Kathryn Hopkins

Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh poses for photos outside the New York Stock Exchange, . Levi Strauss & Co., which gave America its first pair of blue jeans, is going public for the second time. The 166-year-old company, which owns the Dockers and Denizen brands, previously went public in 1971, but the namesake founder's descendants took it private again in 1985Financial Markets Wall Street Levi Strauss IPO, New York, USA - 21 Mar 2019

Financial

Levi Strauss’ Chip Bergh Has Nike in His Sights

The jeans maker continued to show growth in its first quarterly report as a public company and the ceo is setting big goals — and thinking past PVH to Nike.

April 9, 2019 • Evan Clark

Financial

American Eagle: AAFA’s Retailer of the Year

Ceo Jay Schottenstein is accepting the trade group’s award for retailing.

April 8, 2019 • Evan Clark

Fashion Scoops

Milly Talking to Would-be Investors

The struggling contemporary brand is said to be drawing interest from at least one “nontraditional” buyer.

April 4, 2019 • Evan Clark

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Emmy-Award winning style pundit, fashion designer, and New York Times best-selling author, Carson Kressley has won the Jefferson Spirit of Design Award. ⁣ ⁣ Thom Filicia, Kressley's co-star on both “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and their current show on Bravo “Get a Room With Carson and Thom” had the audience laughing while he presented his friend the award. “The reason that he’s here tonight is because he’s so committed to this University and to you, the students. Carson is who he is, and he encourages everyone to be who they are, and to be comfortable in their skin. And that’s why there’s no one more deserving than Carson to receive the Kettle One Spirit Award, I mean, The Spirit of Design Award.”⁣ ⁣ Kressley closed the above speech telling the students, “And remember to always be ambitious, creative and scrappy.”⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more.⁣ ⁣ Report: Marni Manko⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #CarsonKressley⁣ #queereye ⁣ #CarsonandThom⁣ #bravo
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“I’m so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress.”🎶 Beyoncé writing the lyrics to “Formation” as she walked the 2015 Met Gala steps, probably. ⁣ ⁣ Excuse us, between Beychella fever @netflix and the adorable vow renewal photo @galialahav, we just can’t get enough Beyoncé this week. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #givenchy #tbt #beyonce⁣ #metgala⁣ #formation⁣ #homecoming
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Gemma Chan and Olivia Munn received awards for their work in the Asian-American community at the Apex Awards Gala. ⁣ ⁣ Apex is an organization which aids underserved Asian and immigrant communities in New York City. The importance of family and real representation were both major topics discussed at the Gala. ⁣ ⁣ “It’s very important that we realize it’s not just checking a box,” Chan said. “And there’s a difference between diversity and representation. True representation, for me, is when you have stories which are being told by and from the viewpoint of the community in question. And it’s more than just skin deep. It’s about authenticity in that sense.” ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: Maxine Wally⁣ 📸: @lifeinreverie⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdeye⁣ #apexawardsgala⁣ #gemmachan⁣ #oliviamunn
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Designer Ralph Lauren shared his thoughts with WWD after the fire that stunned the world and nearly destroyed one of the city's most enduring monuments, the cathedral of Notre-Dame. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio to see more designers’ reactions to the blaze and their memories of the famed landmark, the center of the City of Light. ⁣ ⁣. .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #notredame⁣ #paris⁣ #ralphlauren⁣
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Adidas has launched a completely recycled running shoe with Willow Smith as the face of the marketing effort. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “If we can return, we reciprocate, we regenerate….The future is about giving back,” Smith said. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The shoe that is the latest move in Adidas' mission to reduce plastic waste. It is made from 100 percent reuseable thermoplastic polyurethane, that is spun to yarn, knit, molded and clean-fused using the company’s Speedfactory technology.⁣⁣ ⁣ Once the shoes are ready to be replaced, they are intended to be returned to Adidas, where they will be washed, ground to pellets and melted into material that will be used to create a new pair. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: Jean E. Palmieri⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #sustainability⁣ #adidas #willowsmith
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Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy has been named to the Time 100 List for Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. ⁣ ⁣ It may be the first case of a single dress being put under the umbrella of “world changing,” but in her essay, Julianne Moore writes: “The world gasped when they saw that bride and everyone wanted to know who had made that dress.” She added that the gown, luxurious but relatively simple and conservative in design, “reflected the innately human and beautiful” ethos of Keller’s designs, which matched perfectly with the American woman who became a duchess.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio to see what other fashion and beauty names made the list. ⁣ ⁣ Report: Kali Hays⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdmedia⁣ #time100⁣ #meghanmarkle⁣ #givenchy⁣ #ClareWaightKeller
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Jennifer Lopez will receive the Fashion Icon award at the upcoming CFDA Awards. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The Council of Fashion Designers of America board of directors chose Lopez for the award because of her continued impact on fashion globally.⁣ ⁣ “Jennifer Lopez uses clothes as a way to express confidence and power,” said CFDA chairwoman, Diane von Furstenberg, in a statement. “Both designers and fans look forward to her fashion statements.” ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Jennifer Lopez wearing this green Versace dress to the 2000 Grammys was searched so much it drove Google to develop Google Images. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Report: @laylailchi ⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ #wwdfashion⁣⁣ #cfda⁣⁣ #jenniferlopez
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With less than a month to go to the 71st annual Met Gala — the countdown is on. ⁣ ⁣ This year’s theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” gives fashion designers and celebrities room to experiment with extravagant, avant garde costumes. With Lady Gaga, Blake Lively and Katy Perry confirmed in attendance, we can expect some out-of-this world looks. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for our full preview. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @laylailchi⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #metgala⁣ #campnotesonfashion⁣ #blakelively
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The fashion industry took to social media to respond to the catastrophic fire took hold of the Notre Dame Cathedral, one of Paris’ most iconic landmarks 💔⁣ ⁣⁣ Thousands of onlookers in the City of Light watched from the bridges and sidewalks as the building’s famed spire, which painted the Paris cityscape for more than 800 years, collapsed into the flames. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ "Feeling deep sadness for what is happening right now at Notre Dame, a place which holds a big space in my heart," Riccardo Tisci wrote on Instagram. ⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @sophiachabbott . . . . . #paris #notredame