Episode 141: J.Crew Bridal Fashion, Plus-Size Clothing, Abercrombie’s New Attitude

Welcome to another episode of Pop Fashion! J.Crew is nixing its bridal line, while Victoria’s Secret is eliminating a certain frequent freebie. Meijer is rethinking the way it stocks plus-size fashion, and Abercrombie & Fitch is rethinking its entire existence on this planet. Meanwhile, Lisa has an update on the Adidas ocean-trash shoe, and Amazon really wants Chinese customers to like it. Really. Please? Come hang out!

Episode 105: Gloria Steinem vs. Lands’ End, Nail Polish Weight Gain, @allure​ + Judgment

This week in hot topics - Lands’ End is apologizing for featuring Gloria Steinem, More Magazine is folding, and Kohl’s is closing some stores (but, don’t worry - they have a game plan). In other news, America’s most hated retailer is revealed, studies show that nail polish might cause weight gain, and Adidas makes a positive decision regarding their endorsed athletes. Our main topic is about judgment. An article in Allure magazine reveals that we judge ourselves and others very harshly when it comes to appearance. Are looks really everything?

Episode 91: Retail Cyber Crime, Fashion Appropriation, John Waters’ Artistic Chaos

Welcome to another edition of Pop Fashion podcast! This week Lisa is away for work, so Navin brings his tech background to the pod to discuss the fashion industry. In style news, cultural appropriation becomes central to an international lawsuit, Abercrombie’s business is looking up, and Christmas decorating brings billions to New York City. Also, Victoria’s Secret drops a literal and figurative Bombshell on science, and cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated at retail POS systems. Band of Outsiders is temporarily resurrected at Filene’s Basement, and bad guys get their briefcases at the Bad Guy Briefcase Store. For our main topic we discuss a brilliant commencement speech given by John Waters at the Rhode Island School of Design. Are you prepared to screw things up brilliantly? Are you failing in amazing ways? Come hang out!