Adam Smith scrutinizes ThirdLove

ThirdLove bills itself as a progressive, feminist, woman-led leader in lingere.   In this expose (https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/9/16/20864206/thirdlove-bra-company-women-employees-quit-ceo), evidence is offered that it is something rather different.  The following quote is a summary of the culture, one incompatible with a staff primarily made up of women: “This about-face was compounded by company norms — don’t negotiate your…

Rousseau & Dior

Fashion journalism needs to improve.   This weekend, Dior is perceived to have made a “slur” by an ad using Native American imagery for a perfume named Sauvage.   I certainly get the absurdity of Jonny Depp dressing and dancing like a Native American.  I understand that Dior had consultants from that community but surely…