Episode 88: Dior and Lanvin Fashion Shakeups, Amazon’s Black Friday, Elizabeth Holmes and Perfection

Major fashion news this week as we discuss Raf Simons’ departure from Dior and Alber Elbaz’s ouster from Lanvin. There’s a new attempt at legislating protections for models, including the very young. Bill Blass is making an ecommerce comeback, and American Eagle Outfitters bought a single retail store in order to access its awesome concept. Amazon’s going overboard prepping for Black Friday, and we’re still talking about Halloween because of Walmart’s costume chaperones. Our main topic is perfectionism. In light of Elizabeth Holmes’ company Theranos coming under fire for not living up to expectations, we discuss what it means to be perfect - or be just good enough to launch and pivot as needed. Are you a perfectionist? Does it hold you back? 

Episode 58

This week in hot topics - a high heel that changes color will be released this year. THE FUTURE IS NOW, PEOPLE. In other news, it’s springtime so prom is on our minds. Retailers are starting registries so girls don’t end up at prom in the same dress (i.e. Brenda and Kelly on the BEST EVER 90’s episode of 90210). In horrible prom news, a school in Pennsylvania is requiring pre-approval of prom dresses before female students are allowed to purchase tickets. Also, the New York Times recently featured an article that explored Christian Fashion Week in Tampa, Florida. But, is style an expression of religious freedom, or a means to draw a line in the stand when it comes to female members of the Church? In other news, American Eagle Outfitters’ underwear brand, Aerie, won an award for body-positive advertising, and Cosmopolitan Magazine is under fire for a dubious beauty post.

Our main topic is about sexism and sexual harassment in the workplace. What is a freelancer to do when he / she experiences harassment and doesn’t have the resources of a HR department? What are best practices to help ourselves and other small business owners? Come hang out!