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  1. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    I very much agree with you. It sounds like some of these irrational businesses are finally running out of irrational steam.
  2. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    i feel like it was a miss for Mr.P to not have a physical location in NYC or LA. I assume those would be the two top markets in the USA.
  3. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    not sure how many of the mid 2010s VC backed fashion companies are left but my guess is not many.
  4. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    John Caramanica of the NYT writes a lengthy article about ALD https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/style/aime-leon-dore-nyc.html
  5. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    @GentlemanJeff agreed. @edward9t9 get your ****** trash jacket off of my thread. if you want your own thread, then contact @LA Guy but otherwise keep your trash off my thread.
  6. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    "Not sure why hostile takeovers and leverage buyouts are even allowed. What is the fraction of those cases that turns out well?" a good question posed by @LA Guy and answered by @Texasmade. agree with the statement 0.0.
  7. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    interesting. I'm going to read the book. looks like many calamities all at once with no room or time to maneuver because of the leveraged buyout.
  8. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    another article about J.Crew https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/27/j-crew-and-the-paradoxes-of-prep I didn't really know the early history of J.Crew, so that was interesting. So did accessibility ruin J.Crew? Or maybe a leveraged buy out with crushing payments and 40% off perpetually...
  9. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    these were made in 2020 during lockdown, my employee Liz actually took socks home and tie dyed them at her house. Not really repeatable at our current size. I could probably start working with an LA wash house to tie die again but it's a logistical nightmare for a bunch of reason. however...we...
  10. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    great feedback thanks so much. we deactivated the cart upsell thing that was making your mobile experience miserable. Now let's talk about suede jackets! This summer I started working with a leather factory, there is a micro factory in Brooklyn and a larger factory in PA. They can make almost...
  11. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    Friends of Style forum! We've made a lot of beanies over the years, but this past year we made quite possibly my favorite one ever. It's called the double knit and it is made with Cashmere from Todd & Duncan of Scotland and knit at our factory in Texas. We call it the double knit because there...
  12. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    Yes it is. Clothes in a box doesn't really work. It's good for customers new to clothes that don't really know what they are doing and lack the time to figure it out, but even still you need a competent stylist to help. I think a better business model would be having sets already picked out and...
  13. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    the cashmere slub watch cap is yarn from Todd and Duncan of Scotland. Their lambswool is superfine lambswool and the softest lambswool i have ever seen. the combo of their cashmere and their lambswool is pretty amazing. In my opinion there is very little itch. it honestly feels as soft as some...
  14. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    what color green? Pine, emerald, kelly? green is a wide range.
  15. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    Our winter clearance sale is live. Here are some highlights, I'll call them "founder's picks." 1. The OE keystone hoodie. Our first project with Camber USA that led to the creation of a sub-brand called Original Equipment. This hoodie is super heavy duty and can function as outerwear in milder...
  16. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    Shaker crew looks great on you!
  17. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    Italian websites can be pretty terrible and that one is really bad. Italian yarn spinners and weavers are also pretty awful. But the biggest players are fine. Yoox is usable. So luisaviaroma. That's my point, RL is a huge company, they bring in about 6B a year with a 10% profit margin. They make...
  18. jah786

    Discussions about the fashion industry thread

    Dear friends of Style Forum, Happy Holidays to all of you! I was on the Ralph Lauren site today, looking at some RRL items and I couldn't help but notice that the website experience at Ralph is absolutely awful. I mean Kanye/Elon awful (couldn't resist). I think it might be the worst website in...
  19. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    Glad you are liking the new collection! The shaker cardigan is TTS. I wear size Large in everything and take size large in that. Personally, I'm smitten with the Bordeaux color, it's a very deep red that has a real earthy feel. it isn't too red, which is a weird thing to say. I like it because...
  20. jah786

    AMERICAN TRENCH - OFFICIAL AFFILIATE THREAD

    Dear friends in the Philadelphia and tri-state area, Eva Khule of @Epaulet will be joining me for two days at Trench HQ in Ardmore, PA. We have lots of trench items available and Eva will Alpaca items and custom clothing swatches and samples. Friday evening, Oct 14th and Saturday afternoon...

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