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  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

14 for '14

formats and that do something special with the stuff you're storing." —Scott Belsky (MBA 2008), cofounder and head, Behance; VP of products & community, Adobe Aslaug Magnúsdóttir Photo courtesy of Aslaug Magnúsdóttir "In the fashion... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Government; Information; Retail Trade
  • 02 Aug 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market

relationships among entrepreneurship, the construction of value in new markets by entrepreneurs and other commercial and noncommercial actors in the ecosystem, and the processes of market creation. Related to the question of how value is constructed is a study on the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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  • Article

No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm

By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
How do firms pair workers with managers, and which constraints affect the allocation of labor within the firm? We characterize the sorting pattern of managers to workers in a large readymade garment manufacturer in India and then explore potential drivers of the... View Details
Keywords: Assortative Matching; Productivity; Global Buyers; Readymade Garments; Labor; Organizational Design; Performance Productivity; Fashion Industry
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  • December 2021 (Revised May 2022)
  • Case

Troverie (A)

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Lindsay N. Hyde and Olivia Graham
Six months after the August 2018 launch of Troverie, a U.S.-based online retailer of luxury watches, the average cost of acquiring a customer is much higher than originally projected, and the startup is incurring a substantial loss on each sales transaction. Could... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Luxury Goods; Customer Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Luxury; Failure; Internet and the Web; Revenue; Fashion Industry; United States
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  • May 1997
  • Case

Donna Karan International Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan
Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?... View Details
Keywords: Public Equity; Stock Shares; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Going Public; Business Strategy; Valuation; Fashion Industry
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  • July 2004 (Revised March 2006)
  • Teaching Note

The Birth of the Swatch (TN)

By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note to (2-504-096). View Details
Keywords: History; Fashion Industry
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  • March 2003
  • Teaching Note

Brioni (TN)

By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-503-057). View Details
Keywords: Fashion Industry
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  • January 2000
  • Case

Talbots - A Classic

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
This case traces why the $1 billion women's clothing retailer decided to attract younger customers, what went wrong, and the actions taken to recover. By the end of 1999, the company has reestablished itself and faces several growth opportunities and must decide on the... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Crisis Management; Product Positioning; Problems and Challenges; Segmentation; Fashion Industry
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  • 1991
  • Other Unpublished Work

Improving the Performance of the Men's Dress Shirt Industry: A Channel Perspective

By: J. H. Hammond, J Dunlop, F A Abernathy and D. Weil
Keywords: Performance Improvement; Marketing Channels; Fashion Industry
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    Conde M. Nast

    Nast transformed his first magazine, Vogue, from a low revenue and low readership publication into a premier fashion magazine that generated millions in revenues. Such turnarounds were typical of most Nast publications, including Glamour... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
    • 08 Nov 2018
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Could Big Data Replace the Creative Director at the Gap?

    Keywords: Re: Ayelet Israeli; Fashion; Fashion
    • January 2014
    • Case

    Maricopa, Inc.: Finding the Right Treatment for Growth

    By: William A. Sahlman, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Joseph B. Fuller and Shikhar Ghosh

    The founders of Maricopa, Inc., a startup that sold proprietary hair-care products directly to salons, were preparing a board presentation to address the young company's inability to meet financial projections. While the products had caught on with customers, the... View Details

    Keywords: Business Startups; Financial Condition; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Expansion; Planning; Fashion Industry; Iowa
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    • October 2008
    • Course Overview Note

    The Devil Wears Prada (General Version) (TN)

    By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
    Keywords: Fashion Industry
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    • 29 Jun 2016
    • Blog Post

    Emerging Into Singapore

    mixed group of local and multi-cultural young and driven people who I already have formed good friendships and memories with. Being an Avenger Global Fashion Group was founded over a year ago as an over-arching company that links its 6... View Details
    Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

      Anne Klein

      Klein played a major role in re-inventing the fashion industry. She founded Junior Sophisticates, where the clothing had classic lines, and incorporated this look in Anne Klein and Company when it began in 1968. Klein’s unique style of... View Details
      Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
      • Web

      Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2020

      MBA to gain the business skills he needed to further his artistic and entrepreneurial interests, including the launch of his fashion e-commerce company, Darza. View Details

        Ralph Lauren

        Lauren built a $1 billion+ fashion business, one of the greatest successes in the last half of the 20th century. He is one of the most influential contemporary designers, responsible for developing the American look and establishing New... View Details
        Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
        • 01 Sep 2013
        • News

        A Start-Up with Giddyup

        with cowboy boots.' They're timeless and appreciated worldwide, so I don't have to guess fashion trends." Best advice "Don't worry about a business plan, just go and sell 50 pairs of boots." Capitalization "So far, just me and my savings;... View Details
        Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
        • 01 Jun 2017
        • News

        Life in Lockdown

        preregister patients? Or maybe something fashion-related? How long does it take people to get dressed in the morning? Is choosing what to wear stressful? Is an interactive app the answer? That fashion app idea has been rattling around in... View Details
        Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photography by Chris Churchill
        • Web

        Breaking Down the Barriers - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

        HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Breaking Down the Barriers Alfredo Valente. Fashions for Hats, ca. 1934. olvwork490246... View Details