Clothing - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

visited factories producing clothing and fabric and compared the techniques used by competitors in different parts of the world, I began thinking about the factors firms consider when deciding what kinds of technology should be deployed... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

11 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 11

wear"-within the sector, specializing in clothes that use fabrics with high-tech performance features (such as moisture-wicking, deodorizing, and temperature control) to make professional attire (button-down shirts, dress pants,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

conversion. Kohl’s allows customers to return Amazon purchases at its stores. Macy’s, J.Crew, and Gap customers can purchase and sell second-hand clothing from e-commerce partner ThredUp. Smaller brick-and-mortar can partner with... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

perspective. While the fashion business was not an unknown concept, it was new to India, and early Indian high-end designers sought legitimacy and acceptance by avoiding avant-garde styles, instead creating luxurious, opulent fabrics that differentiated their work from... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54794 Harvard Business School Case 518-047 Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent Armarium, a two-sided online platform that offered consumers the opportunity to rent the most coveted, current season high fashion View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 7

1902. A strictly enforced ban on any player clothing other than white dated back to the 1800s. And, whereas other tournaments referred to their Men’s and Women’s Championships, at Wimbledon, these events were referred to as the... View Details