New York Fashion Week Dropouts, Black Friday, Sarah Jessica Parker & Secondhand Style

Welcome to another episode of Pop Fashion! A pilot strike may affect DHL and Amazon holiday shipments, and H&M is releasing a Black Friday collection. How’s that for holiday news?! Meanwhile, Hugo Boss has announced it’s pulling out of Fashion Week, while Sarah Jessica Parker says she only buys secondhand clothing for her son. Under Armour is giving Baltimore the cold shoulder, Calvin Klein is luring customers in, and Macy’s is driving the struggle bus. And we have an update on Urban Outfitters’ legal trouble with the Navajo Nation. Come hang out!

EPISODE NINETY TWO

This week we break down Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, investigate China’s 72-hour visa-free visit program to boost tourism, discuss Christie’s first handbag auction in New York, and lament Kaarin’s terrible cold. We discuss the dress that rocked weather desks around the nation and debate why the JCPenney / Mango collaboration tanked. Is the Tupperware party alive or dead? Our main topic of the week is Aziz Ansari’s book Modern Romance. How has technology changed the way we connect with others? Come hang out with us!

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? 

BLACK FRIDAY ALL MONTH LONG

GREAT AND POWERFUL EPISODE 40

England’s Black Friday was a mess, Martha Stewart had an unusual guest at Thanksgiving, and a congressional staffer resigned after posting Facebook comments about the Obama girls. Also, why is Amazon not selling high end luxury brands? And, why do we all get so obsessed over particular media offerings in pop culture?  Our main topic references a TED Talk by Derek Sivers to discuss goals. Should we keep quiet about our goals in order to accomplish them? And, what’s the difference between goals, habits, and resolutions?