Argent’s Sali Christeson and El Turner: “We were just so tired of beige pantsuits.”
Takeaways from Forbes’ profile on women’s workwear upstarts, Argent. (502 words)
Lightspeed Venture’s Jeremy Liew: Early persistence with Snapchat is about to pay off big time.
Lightspeed Venture’s Jeremy Liew is about to make bank with the Snap IPO. But he’s also made key investments in the modern luxury space. (352 words)
The vital facts and figures on Muji’s second US flagship.
They’re taking it slow in the US, which may not be such a bad idea. (173 words)
Jean Touitou celebrates 30 years of A.P.C. with a customary shrug.
Surly, cranky, and irreverent, BoF finds Touitou at his best during A.P.C’s 30th anniversary celebration. (345 words)
Caraa CEO Aaron Luo: Startups have given up on good, old-fashioned (non-tech) product innovation.
The tech world unilaterally favors digital, connected advancement, over true physical product innovation. That’s a problem, argues Caraa Sport CEO Aaron Luo. (694 words)
London’s Heist launches in France today.
On the back of a strong first year in the UK, premium tights specialist Heist leaps into the French market. (389 words)
What the press is saying about Beauty Pie (the Everlane of cosmetics) so far.
Beauty Pie is a subscription-based cosmetics upstart selling its own custom-developed makeup products to subscribers at factory prices. (501 words)
Nordstrom: Jack Erwin’s New Nationwide Marketing Channel.
Some DTC upstarts are now using wholesale deals as marketing tools. As such, the retailer-brand power dynamic has been turned on its head.
Warby Parker’s new $15M ‘Optical Lab’: Smart offense or reactive defense?
This goes beyond just making lenses in-house, getting sweet tax breaks, and rubbing shoulders with elected officials.
We’ve Noticed that Tennis is an Untapped Activewear Goldmine.
On the court – and off it – activewear’s smart minds are missing a brilliant opportunity.
