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SIMONE ROCHA COMES TO NORDSTROM: HOW OLIVIA KIM IS REWORKING THE DEPARTMENT STORE PARADIGM – Vogue
“Vetements’s inky hoodie or hirsute Simone Rocha brogues, hitting the shelves of a Nordstrom near you? It’s a reality that comes to pass tomorrow as the department megalith launches Space, a new, permanent series of stores-in-store and sibling e-shop from the mind of director of creative projects Olivia Kim. The mission is simple enough: to highlight industry youngbloods, some of the best and brightest,Marques‘ Almeida, Isa Arfen, and Faustine Steinmetz among them. They’re balanced out by a handful of more established voices like Acne Studios and Anthony Vaccarello that might have previously slipped under the radar of Nordstrom’s customers.”

L BRANDS STILL STEADY ON ITS GROWTH TRAJECTORY – RetailingToday
“L Brands Inc. continues to elude the troubles that have plagued other mall retailers, as the company reported a spike in same store sales.”

JESSICA SIMPSON TO LAUNCH ACTIVEWEAR – Hollywood Reporter
“On the heels of the tenth anniversary of her lifestyle brand, which is now valued at over $1 billion, Jessica Simpson has announced that she is launching her very own active-wear collection called Jessica Simpson The Warm Up. The line is her label’s first major category expansion after being purchased by Sequential Brands Group in April of this year. The former Weight Watchers spokesperson’s new 32-piece collection will include tanks, leggings and sports bras to be sold exclusively at Macy’s for $24 to $49, with as many as 21 plus size styles in the works.”

WHY BLOOMINGDALE’S ACCIDENTALLY GAVE AWAY $25K GIFT CARDS – Refinery29
“We’ve all had this dream before: Winning some sort of fashion lottery and using your windfall to spend all at one place. Except (and you know where we’re going with this), it actually happened to some people who were a part of Bloomingdale’s rewards program (the customers are dubbed “Loyallists”). The accidental shopping sprees were the result of a glitch in which members of the rewards program received emails with gift cards in the amounts of their “Loyallist” points accrued. Translation: 5,000 points scored customers $5K in Bloomie’s credit, instead of the $25 that those points would normally earn. The unintentional swag payoff was even steeper for some lucky Loyallist members, whose emails contained $10K or even $25K to burn on the selling floor. ”

IN FASHION, GENDER LINES ARE BLURRING – The New York Times
“Each time Kimberly Wesson sheds her customary trousers and button-front shirt to put on a flowery dress, she suspects something is off.”

AMERICAN EAGLE IS BACK IN FASHION WITH TEENS – RetailingToday
“While Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale continue to struggle against sharp sales declines, American Eagle has managed to win back shoppers, if its second quarter results are any indication.”