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Sep
3
Copyrighting Fashion: Who Gains?
September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Private Interest in Public Laws By Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman American law does not prohibit copying fashion designs. Paradoxically, the payoff from free copying has been enormous. Copying helps set trends (you can’t know it’s a trend until it’s been copied) and then helps destroy them – once a design has been widely [...]
Aug
24
American Apparel Stretched too thin?
August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
Unisex underwear for men? Dev Charney CEO of American Apparel has run wild with risque adverts in an LGBT friendly fashion scene. The problem is that even though AA is one of the most visited clothing websites in America they have lost thier financial grip and in danger of going out of business. American Apparel [...]
Aug
11
FBH – Philadelphia Fashion Week Fall 2010
August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Jumping out of a taxi, I see one model after another walking towards a tall unnamed brick building. Am I in the right spot, little did I know that in this weathered commercial space, serious professional activities were taking place. I interviewed two budding entrepreneurs in their 20′s who dream of taking their unique take on fashion [...]
Aug
4
Tips for Clothing company start-ups
August 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
I want to start my own clothing company? So much ingenuity and ambition however the technical side usually stumps most of us. The following is a list of business and legal topics/terms one should keep while operating an apparel based business. 1. How to Brands survive Retail either e-commerce or in-store 2. Changing consumer dynamics [...]
Jul
7
Forever 21 cancer killing American Fashion
July 7, 2010 | 6 Comments
Forever 21 is a sickness for American Women. It is a shame how millions of them are blinded by its look-a-like clothing scheme and succumb to its poor quality. Don’t Forever 21 customers realize they are being scammed? Instead of the endless amount of cheap wannabe knockoffs in your closet you could save your money and purchase [...]