Episode 155: Fast Fashion Defined, Payless Problems, NYFW
Welcome to another episode of Pop Fashion! This week, retail’s industry-wide nosedive continues with Nasty Gal finding a buyer and Payless considering major closures. The Sears doom-o-meter climbs as that department store drops Trump products (and we have the Nordstrom update for the week — maybe the last one for a while?). Lacoste is dropping out of NYFW, Neiman Marcus is trying plus-size clothing, the Met did something really cool on the internet, and Merriam-Webster is our boo. Plus! We review New York Fashion Week, for better or for worse, including Victoria Beckham, Oscar de la Renta, Public School, J.Crew, M Martin, Jason Wu, and Diane von Furstenberg. Come hang out!
Episode 102: Burberry’s Runway Shakeup, Netflix & Fashion, Being Too Much
This week - will Burberry’s runway decisions shake up the fashion world? Also, Louis Vuitton’s copyright infringement case doesn’t go their way, Netflix is turning Nasty Gal’s #Girlboss into a series, Diet Coke is getting a makeover, C. Wonder is rising from the ashes, and the Navajo Nation seeks damages from Urban Outfitters. Our main topic is about being too much. Have you ever been told that you are too emotional? Too ambitious? What does it mean? And, what does gaslighting have to do with it?
Episode 97: Courtney Love & Nasty Gal, Beauty Microbeads Ban, Dressing for Tech Success
We dive into 2016 with a potential fashion crime: licensing brand Iconix is being investigated by the SEC. Nasty Gal is teaming up with Courtney Love for an upcoming collection, which has us in a TIZZY. Microbeads got banned in the U.S. – what does it mean for your fave beauty products? The TPP has a major endorsement, but this trade deal is probably gonna drag on all year. And is eating while shopping the hip new retail trend? This week’s main topic: dressing for success in the tech world. Can women get ahead dressing in hoodies and jeans alone? Do men still have to make an effort to dress professionally? Why aren’t more of us wearing overalls to work? All this and more – come hang out with us!
EPISODE 59
This week Lisa starts the show with a very important PSA. In fashion hot topics, Nasty Gal isn’t growing as fast as a certain #girlboss would like (but Warby Parker is making HOW MUCH per square foot?), a disgruntled neighbor crashed Australian fashion week, and Victoria’s Secret launched a design schedule that is more in line with its fast fashion competitors. Also, is the tween market a viable business or are companies like Justice segmenting their audience too much to be profitable? American Apparel is in the news again regarding their new advertising campaign and because one of their shirts was (allegedly) copied by a luxury apparel company.
Our main topic for this week is burnout! Are you suffering from burnout? Lisa and Kaarin explore the definition of burnout, explain the warning signs, and disclose personal stories about times they have experienced the stress monster known as burnout.
Episode 28: New York Fashion Week, Nasty Gal, & Creativity Problems.
Also please note the great differences in how we spent our Thursday night. I thought I was pretty cool for drinking pinot grigio and eating grilled cheese at a dive bar but apparently Kaarin went somewhere fancy.