Dressing Well Can Pay Dividends by WWD

I have never did that before but this article on WWD (by Jean E. Palmieri) says it all...so i thought i'll just be the messenger this time...

From WWD - In the inaugural Well-Dressed Men Survey, commissioned by The Men’s Wearhouse Inc. and conducted by Kelton Research, well-dressed men are seen as sexier, smarter and more successful. In fact, 91 percent of Americans think dressing well can make a man appear more physically attractive than he actually is, while 64 percent believe women are more likely to marry a well-dressed man than a schlub.In addition, 75 percent of Americans believe well-dressed men are more successful at work, and 22 percent of men think they could earn more money if they learned to dress better.
In the all-important sex appeal arena, 78 percent of women think one of the hottest things a guy can do is dress well. Some 85 percent think a man who dresses well is sexier than one with a lot of money. And 63 percent of the female respondents preferred a man in a suit to a man in a uniform. Eighty percent of women said they would give up something in their lives — going out to dinner, using their cell phones or even having sex for an entire year — for a better-dressed partner.
“The study revealed that nearly three out of four men feel underdressed most of the time, so it’s no wonder so many dislike and lack confidence in shopping,” said George Zimmer, Men’s Wearhouse founder and chief executive officer.


So is that says it all or what? my favorite sentence in this article is "Eighty percent of women said they would give up something in their lives — going out to dinner, using their cell phones or even having sex for an entire year — for a better-dressed partner" ....wooow if a woman agreed to that dont you guys out their think its worth paying attention to..... just a thought!


 Article and photo are courtesy on WWD

Saks Fifth Avenue is after the fashion-forward men....

According to WWD the luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue will debut a complete line that is an offshoot of its successful Saks Fifth Avenue Men’s Collection and that is targeted to the modern shopper. The SFA Men’s Collection which was launched last August labeled the Crown collection and has been geared towards the classic men's style. According to Tom Ott, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of men’s wear this modern line will launch in 25 doors and will offer

Save new york city's fashion industry.....PLEASE!!!!

This post is maybe not one to directly impact your personal style but definitely in one way or another affecting it. As a NY fashion industry professional I have the obligation of supporting the following cause for the future of the fashion capital of the world!
New York Mayor’s office launches tonight at Macy’s Herald Square it’s year long NYC fashion industry saving initiative called FASHION NYC 2020. The campaign intends to boost and strengthen the city’s fashion industry in the next 10 years. Tonight’s event will include a panel discussion and a dinner to brainstorm ideas in order to help and keep NY as the nation’s and the world’s fashion center. The event will include 75 of fashion’s heavy hitters who are suppose to represent a cross-section of sectors – retail, design, manufacturing/sourcing and e-commerce including: Terry Lundgren (Macy’s Inc. chairman, chief executive officer and chairman), Diane von Furstenberg, spokespeople from Polo Ralph Lauren, J. Crew, Macy’s, Bloomingdale's, Gilt Group, Hearst, Topshop ,Bergdorf Goodman, LF USA and of course Ms. Anna Wintour. (wwd). “We’ll talk about what we can do to ensure the fashion industry continues to be centered in NY and what can the city do to encourage job creation and income growth for small, medium, and large fashion, wholesale and retail firms” Said Terry Lundgren (WWD). Since my first days in NY 14 years ago the industry had a HUGE transformation (unfortunately not a good one), mostly on the manufacturing/sourcing end. The garment center area that was the industry’s core location have decreased in about 90% to an almost elimination, that’s due to a change in its real-estate zoning, together with a globalization sourcing trend and a government support of this trend which made it almost impossible for the local factories to stay in business. Here are some other facts to show the importance of saving this industry’s future: there are more than 800 fashion business that are based in the city (twice as many as in Paris its closest rival), there are 175,000 people working in fashion and retail in the city, the wholesale market results in more than $18 Billion in yearly direct spending with NYC businesses (WWD). I would say all that is definitely worth saving…don’t you think? BTW the picture of this industry is just one in the big album of all other domestic industries that had suffer in this last few years like the motor industry..... everybody see how it goes down and no one is doing anything about it and when they do a bailout is just too expensive and too late....
Oh and Mayor Bloomberg himself will not be attending the dinner……