The Ever-Shrinking (Denim) Price Tag 02/08/2019 The Ever-Shrinking (Denim) Price Tag Whenever I check out what’s in stores anywhere in the U.S., Europe or Asia, I cannot help but notice all of the unbelievable prices that are advertised for jeans - even before you take into account that the merchandise is on sale most of the time, with prices slashed even further. In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. We are all used to it. Prices go up over
The Ever-Shrinking (Denim) Price Tag Whenever I check out what’s in stores anywhere in the U.S., Europe or Asia, I cannot help but notice all of the unbelievable prices that are advertised for jeans - even before you take into account that the merchandise is on sale most of the time, with prices slashed even further. In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. We are all used to it. Prices go up over
Sign of the times 10/20/2017 Sign of the times I was flying home yesterday and during a layover, when i was checking my emails i saw a note posted by our friend Eric Goldstein on LinkedIn, sharing the news that Cone Denim was shutting down their only remaining US mill, the legendary White Oak. I could not believe it, i checked other news and, regretfully, it was confirmed and true. One last monument of the textile industry was going to disappear. This is the second big blow to the denim industry this year; just a few
Sign of the times I was flying home yesterday and during a layover, when i was checking my emails i saw a note posted by our friend Eric Goldstein on LinkedIn, sharing the news that Cone Denim was shutting down their only remaining US mill, the legendary White Oak. I could not believe it, i checked other news and, regretfully, it was confirmed and true. One last monument of the textile industry was going to disappear. This is the second big blow to the denim industry this year; just a few
Form and Function Aren’t Enough, You Need Fashion As Well 05/12/2017 Form and Function Aren’t Enough, You Need Fashion As Well You surely know the adage ‘form follows function.’ It often comes up when you start scrutinising the design of a product, and the success or failure of it. Is the design mostly about form, meaning its external appearance? Or is it about function, in other words, does it merely serve a purpose? Can poor functionality be forgiven simply because the form is spectacular? And is it a better product because it serves a function without any
Form and Function Aren’t Enough, You Need Fashion As Well You surely know the adage ‘form follows function.’ It often comes up when you start scrutinising the design of a product, and the success or failure of it. Is the design mostly about form, meaning its external appearance? Or is it about function, in other words, does it merely serve a purpose? Can poor functionality be forgiven simply because the form is spectacular? And is it a better product because it serves a function without any
