The Luxury Trojan Horse: Why Meta is Betting $3B on Fashion Tastemakers

because good design is still harder than it looks

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The $6 Billion Exit: Why the Nordstroms Fired Wall Street to Save Their Business

and how a Mexican finance group is helping preserve American retail

Apr 1

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March 2026

📈 The Coach Comeback: 3 Power Plays for Long-Term Brand Equity

From Suburban Outlet Staple to Gen Z Icon: How to De-Formalize Luxury and Win

Mar 24

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The Unicorn’s Dilemma: Why Glossier Stalled and Merit Scaled

A Tale of Two Psychographics: Why "Clean Girl" Branding Has an Expiration Date.

Mar 14

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Gucci’s 'La Primavera' and the High Cost of Desperation: Why Hype Won’t Save Kering

Pulling from the archives is safe, but is it profitable?

Mar 7

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February 2026

Kering's Comeback Plan, A $1.2B Sale for the "Cool Kids" and Meta's Legal Troubles

watching luxury fight for its life once again....

Feb 23

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Was NYFW boring? Maybe that was the point.

an ex-buyer defends plain and simple clothing as a business model.

Feb 22

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The Zara Super Bowl: How Bad Bunny Showed Luxury Fashion is a Losing Game

how the biggest American media event further legitimized mass fashion

Feb 15

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The Beauty Reckoning, the Digital Grind and the Coolest American Shoe in China

dissecting the end of the billion-dollar beauty unicorn and why gas stations

Feb 1

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January 2026

The Luxury Low Blow, The End of an Auto Era, and The New Third Place

Another retail collapse, a luxury car takes a tumble, and more.....

Jan 18

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The RICO Reality, The Intelligent Aesthetic, and the Automated Sky

A gambling scandal for the digital age, cool girls are back in a big way, and more....

Jan 4

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December 2025

2026: The Year of Spiritual Alignment in Business

why purpose must finally outpace performance

Dec 27, 2025

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