J.Crew
Uggggghhhh, Men’s Quoddy® suede chukka boots via J. Crew
The way that J.Crew curates other brands is incredible. Look at this beautiful page of men’s goods from all different brands.
This approach to branding/retail seems so appropriate in the age of the blog/Tumblr. You can define a much richer aesthetic vision by pulling from elsewhere. The multibrand approach actually seems more cohesive, since you can have a breadth of styles (full context) without sacrificing authenticity.
Related:
Great, lengthy, June 2010 profile of Mickey Drexler, J.Crew CEO, in WSJ’s magazine.
2005 NYMag profile of Drexler.
Fantastic Feb 2010 NYMag piece on Kate and Andy Spade (of Jack Spade and Kate Spade fame) whose “Partners & Space” store/consultancy/brand designed J.Crew’s awesome Liquor Store boutique in Tribeca.
Shout out to @adampritzker who I’ve chatted with about this stuff.
