“Luxury has often been defined as a $4,000 handbag.  That’s not luxury.  That is a very lazy definition of luxury.  If I’m a consumer and I’m buying a $120 polo...

The whole point of investing in a closet you love is investing in realistic clothing for your time of life, job, family, and extracurriculars, not trying to copy a non-existent...

"My fear is one hundred years from now, history will look on us the same way we look on those who supported school segregation - with a great deal of...

“…not all trends are bad. Some are going to flatter your body shape and make choosing an outfit easier each morning. But tread carefully. They are also meant to separate...

If you have ever fallen in love with an entire outfit you saw on a model or in a magazine and attempted to recreate it, only to discover it looks...

Since 2021, SHEIN has been releasing annual “Sustainability and Social Impact” reports.  Typically, they are released in the summer for the prior year.  Before 2021, the company did not release...

Today, I am going to convince you to start dressing well.  If not well, at least better.  If, at the end of this article, I have convinced you to give...

This is the tragic story about building a closet full of clothing I love and then waking up one day unable to fit into any of them.  And what comes...

Linen and I have only recently become good friends. In my early years as a textile novice, I didn’t understand its appeal. It seemed to wrinkle just by looking at...

Before the New Yorkers get all huffy on me, I know you are out there, and I love you too.  Let’s be fashionable internet friends.  However, we must admit there...

As globalization has slashed the cost of clothing production over the past forty years, the fashion industry has quietly shifted.  Prior to the 1990’s, developing and manufacturing different clothing styles...

In years past, Ralph Lauren and Gucci have had equal footing in my mind: I cared little for either of them.  It’s not that I liked them or disliked them;...

Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank fame tells a fascinating story of his mother’s passing and the drama that ensued.  After her husband died tragically at a relatively young age, Georgette...

Let’s get something out in the open before we move forward: clothing isn’t just my job as a designer; it’s a family pastime. When my mom and I get together,...

As the market share of European clothing imports from developing countries declines, more overseas brands are focusing on “near shoring” their clothing production, which is the process of bringing production...

Thanks to my hard-core D Kibbe body type, I look anemic wearing beige and appear to be an oversized Tiger Mom in coordinated vest/cardigan sweater sets.  Alas, these are my...

Despite news that Zara has quietly closed 60 of its stores across many major cities in 2025, the company is still up 10% year-over-year.  The store closures hint at a...

When I was a broke college student, I went to a university where I experienced real winters for the first time.  We’re talking winters with four feet of standing snow...

Don’t feel the need to do it in the next two weeks; it is truly a labor of love and time. It is not an understatement to say I am...

The most memorable gift I’ve received in the past few years was a mink cape my mom passed down to me from her great aunt.  It is a beautiful piece,...

What does "ethical" even mean at this point? When I quit my corporate job to build a clothing brand, I knew exactly what I didn’t want to do: participate in...

One of the most maddening trends I have seen as I scroll has been the rise in the number of posts about "finding the best replicas" or "I won't gatekeep...