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Eddie Bauer Will Try to be Less Lame

Posted Mar 4th 2009 at 2:00PM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Men

Woman wearing Eddie Bauer safari gearWhen it comes to phenom labels that have been on the decline for a really, really long time -- Eddie Bauer stands in an elite class with notables like the Gap and Tommy Hilfiger. Once upon a time, those mega-bland, kahki-laced styles were all the rage ... but then came the late 90s. Since then, they've clung to a narrow band of loyalists who crave safari-casual and high waisted jeans. Now, EB is smack dab in the middle of a soul-searching reinvention, which includes launching a new back-to-their-roots line of outerwear named First Ascent, designed by real-live mountain climbers.

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Tags: Eddie Bauer, EddieBauer, First Ascent, FirstAscent, khaki, mountain climbing, MountainClimbing, relaxed fit jeans, RelaxedFitJeans, sporting goods, SportingGoods, the Gap, TheGap, Tommy Hilfiger, TommyHilfiger

Pantone Punches Up T-Shirts for The Gap

Posted Jan 15th 2009 at 2:01PM by Lindsay Miller

Filed under: Clothing


Designer Patrick Robinson's latest effort as Head Designer for The Gap is a bright one. He's teamed with Pantone -- which has a worldwide lock on all things color, from fabric to paint -- to create a line of tees for the company.

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Tags: 5th avenue, 5thAvenue, bright, color, gap, mimosa, new york city, NewYorkCity, pop-up shop, pop-up store, Pop-upShop, Pop-upStore, t-shirt, tee, the gap, TheGap

Since when did Gilligan design for the Gap?

Posted Sep 11th 2008 at 3:58PM by Boydie Beener

Filed under: Clothing, Fashion Week


So we think Patrick Robinson is super talented. We've been waiting for ages to see his first full Gap collection. And he came through – for the ladies anyway. The womenswear is cute and classic. Just what we were expecting and definitely good enough to get the Gap out of its rut. As for the guys? Well... "just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip." A trip to the Gap. That turns out bad. Real bad.

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Tags: gap, gilligan, gilligans island, GilligansIsland, patrick robinson, PatrickRobinson, target, the gap, TheGap

Gap loses spot as world's largest clothing retailer to Zara

Posted Aug 13th 2008 at 9:00AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing, Jeans


Thanks to boring styles, plummeting consumer spending, and a tendency to leave their employees with Post Retail Folding Disorder, the Gap has finally been overtaken by as the world's largest clothing retailer. All hail the new #1: Spain's mega fashion retailer Zara, who we've really never even heard of. The chain, based in A Coruña, Spain, has apparently been a dominating force in Europe and Latin America -- but has only a handful of stores in the US.

Zara's parent company Inditex has managed to spread its successful chain of stores far and wide by some kind of weird business model that involves keeping up with the latest trends in fashion -- something that the Gap probably should have been focusing on. Zara's unique model includes in-house design teams and encourages staff members to point out any new trends to keep the designers up to date. Not only that, but Zara apparently spends very little on advertising. Instead, they use their stores as a means of drawing attention to their brands.

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Tags: A Coruna, ACoruna, clothing retailer, ClothingRetailer, Europe, HM, number one, NumberOne, Spain, The Gap, TheGap, Zara

Fashion is crashin': Depression-era styles are coming back

Posted Jul 29th 2008 at 9:01AM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Style in the News


What's the hot color for this fall? According to designers at Banana Republic, H&M, and the Gap, it's depression-era grey. While they might be jumping the gun a little bit by repackaging styles from the Great Depression, it never hurts to try to stay ahead of the curve in the world of fashion. We haven't noticed any bread lines or wandering Okies -- do you feel like changing your style to suit the economy?

With all the talk about tooth art and the skyrocketing number of cosmetic surgeries in the US, it's hard to imagine people going back to the 30's for any other reason than for sheer novelty. Also, it's kind of an ironic way to try to boost slumping sales. The styles were previewed to Wall Street where they apparently got "mixed reviews." Basically, think Newsies: more hats, baggy pants, grey patterns, and utilitarian lace-up shoes.

Needless to say, we're not too wild about the look -- a little too costume-ish. Still, some of the styles will no doubt leak into the mainstream. If anything, we hope it's time for full-brimmed hats to make a comeback.

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Tags: 1930s, Banana Republic, BananaRepublic, driver cap, DriverCap, Dust Bowl, DustBowl, financial district, FinancialDistrict, gray, HM, New York, Newsies, NewYork, oxford lace-ups, OxfordLace-ups, recession, The Gap, the Great Depression, TheGap, TheGreatDepression, wash grey, WashGrey

Styles that Stick: The Shirt Dress

Posted Aug 8th 2007 at 9:18AM by Lauren Messiah

Filed under: Vintage and Retro

Girl-i-fying menswear trends has long been a style staple. There is something mysterious and sexy about dressing in clothing inspired by the opposite sex. From high-waisted trousers to a simple white button-down, there are plenty of ways to add some "dude" to your closet. There is one menswear style that has a little more femininity infused in it, and that item is the shirt dress.

The shirt dress is always a classic and is an office must have. The simplicity of the design makes it easy to add accessories to change your look to match the fashions of the moment. Take it a very safe place with ballerina flats and an over-sized business tote. Or sex it up by making it look like you just rolled out of bed with a one night stand, threw on some stiletto heels and hurried out the door.

No matter how you decide to wear your shirt dress it will always be in style. The great thing about the shirt dress is that you can get away with purchasing an inexpensive version because we all know how long we can keep white garments clean. The Gap is selling this ruffled shirt dress for a cool $69.50, which also comes in black. For a more classic (non-ruffled) version check out ShopIntuition.com, they have a great one on sale by Steven Alan which comes in a variety of colors.

So take your business casual self to the store and stock up on shirt dresses because this style isn't going anywhere.

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Tags: classic fashion, ClassicFashion, office fashion, OfficeFashion, shirt dress, ShirtDress, the gap, TheGap

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