I don't know why you posted and ENDORSED this bull shit. So, it's just coincidence that every time the first lady or the two adorable mini Michelle's rock J Crew their web site crashes and the items they wear sell out in minutes? Can they identify the same response to any other items in their collections?
If you're going to make an argument, quote from the article and make it. I've got no problem with disagreement. But do the guy the justice of reading his piece. This argument, for instance...
So, it's just coincidence that every time the first lady or the two adorable mini Michelle's rock J Crew their web site crashes and the items they wear sell out in minutes?
...is directly addressed in the article, with actual evidence.
It's a good idea--essential here, in fact--to read something before commenting. If that sounds high-handed and dictatorial, it's because it is. The internet is filled with free space where you can speak your mind without no boundaries imposed. This ain't that kind of party.
I read your post, read the article, commented on your blog, read your reply, re-read the article ('cause I'm like that), and I still stand by my original observation.
Fashion, like the stock market, is all about illusion. What's hot? That's what raises stock prices (or hemlines or waistbands). Those ex-wealthy women pricing down could easily have gone to Banana Republic or any other still expensive for the masses but cheap for them stores. The Michelle Effect led them to the Crew.
Here's a piece no one cared about. Meh, whatever, probably the most enjoyable article I did during my stint at TIME. Premiered a month before I got laid-off. The nail in the coffin? Ya think?
Here's me going after Al. I didn't so much have a problem with him, as I had a problem with media acting like this dude was the go-to guy for everything black.
This was my first real story at time. I was writing for the Business section, a real change of direction for me. At any rate, it's about Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize the inner-city. As much as I enjoyed this piece, I mostly enjoyed going out to Chicago, which is a beautiful, beautiful city.
This a piece I did about the cops just outside our nation capitol, in Prince George's County, a few years back. I wanted to offer a counter to the dumb, conventional wisdom that if you paint your police force black, you could eradicate police brutality. In fact, Prince George's--one of the richest, blackest counties in the country--also had one of the most brutal police force's in the country.
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That's absolute BS. They're stock price has doubled since inauguration but they're claiming FLOTUS had nothing to do with it. Please!
They can say they've cutting back all they want, but the sales they do have are due to the First Lady.
Perhaps, but how then do you explain the sudden uptick in sales of dumbells and Bowflex systems amongst 27-55 year old female demographic? Hmmm?
I don't know why you posted and ENDORSED this bull shit. So, it's just coincidence that every time the first lady or the two adorable mini Michelle's rock J Crew their web site crashes and the items they wear sell out in minutes? Can they identify the same response to any other items in their collections?
If you're going to make an argument, quote from the article and make it. I've got no problem with disagreement. But do the guy the justice of reading his piece. This argument, for instance...
...is directly addressed in the article, with actual evidence.
It's a good idea--essential here, in fact--to read something before commenting. If that sounds high-handed and dictatorial, it's because it is. The internet is filled with free space where you can speak your mind without no boundaries imposed. This ain't that kind of party.
I read your post, read the article, commented on your blog, read your reply, re-read the article ('cause I'm like that), and I still stand by my original observation.
Fashion, like the stock market, is all about illusion. What's hot? That's what raises stock prices (or hemlines or waistbands). Those ex-wealthy women pricing down could easily have gone to Banana Republic or any other still expensive for the masses but cheap for them stores. The Michelle Effect led them to the Crew.
Fair enough. I appreciate it.
Plus, if Jackie O can sell Chanel, then who's to say that Michelle can't move a few cardigans?