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"E-sports+" in COVID-19: Fashion and Esports Make Their Way, Hand-in-Hand and Hopefully

The global pandemic is squeezing the living space out of many industries, including the traditional fashion industry. However, to some Internet-based fields such as esports, the pandemic has produced more opportunity. COVID-19 has also catalyzed more cross-border cooperation: traditional industries need new blood to twist the adverse situation, while emerging industries need legacy icons or brands to help them unlock broader markets. Hence, the marriage between fashion and esports under the pandemic is unexpected, but predictably, influential.

Fallen Angels and the Underwear Revolution

Victoria’s Secret, one of the most historically profitable lingerie brands, has restrictive paradigms for femininity and is losing relevance. For a more inclusive consumer audience, other lingerie companies are appealing to more ages, body types, genders, races and abilities by producing types of underwear that emphasize a simple look, feel, and comfort.

Design Nation 2020: Sandra Campos, CEO of Diane Von Furstenberg

In this audio podcast, we hear an excerpt from a keynote given at Design Nation 2020 by Sandra Campos, CEO of Diane von Furstenberg. In this episode, she shares her journey to becoming the CEO of DVF, and how all of her different entrepreneurial adventures and career experiences gave her the crucial skills to grow as a business leader in fashion.

Production and Accountability: How COVID-19 is Revealing Flaws in the Fast Fashion Industry

Since June, hundreds of garment workers, working for fast fashion companies such as H&M in countries like India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, have been protesting layoffs due to overproduction during COVID-19. Because of fluctuations in the supply chain and product consumption, the pandemic has also heightened pre existing issues such as unfair wages and long working hours. Summer Journalism Fellow Maryam Gamar also analyzes H&M’s response to these protests, especially since H&M has advertised its efforts to relieve the effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities.

Uggs: Ugg-ly Or Not?

If people could love Uggs so much, even when they didn’t look the most fashionable, then there must be something good about them.

All, LifestyleRhea ParkJanuary 9, 2019uggs, boots, fashion, winter, fashion industry, clothing, trend

The Paradox of Abercrombie and Fitch

Still, despite their aesthetic transformation, A&F hasn’t seemed to be able to completely ditch their racist and exclusive reputation.

Lifestyle, All, News & AnalysisRhea ParkDecember 7, 2018abercrombie and fitch, fashion, model, race, marketing, minority, brand, logo, clothing, body type

Pop-Ups: Why Are They So Pop-ular?

To be honest, when I first heard of pop-up stores, I thought the idea was completely silly. But based on the slew of pop-up stores appearing left and right, it seems that there is a certain appeal about them.

BT Breakdowns, Culture, News & AnalysisRhea ParkNovember 8, 2018pop up, pop up shops, customers, shopping, instagram, instagrammable, clothing

Allbirds: Soaring to New Heights

Founded in 2014, Allbirds … recently became one of the newest Silicon Valley “unicorns” with their newly minted $1 billion valuation.