Barneys New York opened its doors on the corner of 7th and 17th street in New York City in 1923, a time of economic prosperity and an increased fascination of consumerism in which the luxury department store was able to grow from a small menswear boutique into an iconic luxury destination by the late 1970s. …
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The Michigan Journal for the Business of Fashion, or from here on out, MASH Magazine, is here to serve a purpose. MASH resides at the intersection of fashion, business, technology, and editorial work to bring this campus a fresh perspective through the eyes of spirited student leadership and greater community participation. Our vision is to …
Jake Sibley is not just a freshman econ major from New York, but a young influencer in the fashion industry. At 18, him and friend Carlo Bernstein started their first pop-up clothing store in the Bowery, born from an idea the two had at 2 am: “Carlo now goes to University of Texas Austin and …
Stella McCartney has taken great strides (vegan leather sneaker strides, at that) in the world of sustainable fashion, placing her far ahead of other luxury designers. The fashion industry is currently one of the leading polluting industries in the world. Many designers are choosing to ignore this ever-rising problem due to the intimidating connotation …
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Online shopping has created the luxury of purchasing and trying on clothes from the comfort of your own home. In 2019, online shopping reached new heights with the Commerce Department reporting that online retail sales grossly outnumbered those of brick-and-mortar merchandise stores for the first time in history. Amazon, a prominent leader in the online …
It is to no surprise that the shopping experience has evolved greatly over the past few decades. Luxury shopping used to entail in store purchases facilitated by highly trained clerks whose jobs were to curate a shopping experience tailored specifically to you. But for younger generations today, this is no longer a point of appeal. …
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