"Many innovation centers are just a bunch of brilliant people, huddled in a corner, coming up with random ideas. I just don't think that's the best use of talent. I'd rather have my team focused on solving specific problems: within those guardrails they can go crazy. It also helps to have people with diverse backgrounds. We have a guy here who used to work in an animation studio. We work with bio-mechanists and industrial designers. Not what you'd expect at a shoe company."
- Scott Patt, VP of design and innovation at Cole Haan
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Les Lunes, founded by two French women, creates clothing from sustainable, wrinkle-free bamboo fabric. The clothes are designed to look flattering on all body types. (via Instagram.)
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Trends
- Power Suit: Theresa May, the Prime Minister of Britain, makes the case that smart, powerful women can still appreciate fashion. She also points out that since people will comment on what she is wearing anyway, she might as well embrace it. (New York Times)
- We Just Don't Know: We can't actually quantify exactly how polluting the fashion industry is. (Racked)
- Changing the Definition: There have been many reports that this year's fashion season was the most diverse ever. But it is also true that the definition of diversity has also been expanded. (Business of Fashion)
- The Well is Dry: Walker & Co founder Tristan Walker, whom we have profiled, says that raising money for e-commerce businesses has gotten more challenging. (Re/Code)
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Lingerie brand Bluebella compiled data about the average body size of British women in 1957 and today.
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