It's a GFGmas Miracle!! (Sorta!)
Can a high-end designer successfully design for a huge company? Should these collabs exist? Today we talk about big corpo brand collabs with designers, brand positioning, the Gap Inc. conglomerate, corporate control, and more!
P.S. Sorry about Gem's mic! We're SO CLOSE to perfect audio soon we promise!!!
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timestamps:
0:00 intro
0:19 intro question
0:28 gem's last saved item (dvn dress)
1:10 fumi's last saved item (free people belt)
1:45 garrett & poshmark
2:09 free people belt sold :(
2:40 garrett chatting
3:45 garrett's last saved item (burberry glasses & miumiu pants)
4:36 fumi's last buy (alohas flats)
5:08 shoes on the street (& subway)
6:25 garrett's mysterious work phone
6:44 sorry intro question was long lol
7:00 main topics (brand collabs, corporate control, our fashion experiences)
9:42 gem touches grass
10:30 gem is that girl
10:33 gap ceo (Richard Dickson) & reviving heritage
12:05 zac posen @ the gap
12:59 models working commercial
13:50 jordan daniels (career)
14:50 designers at Uniqlo (Clare Waight Keller, Christophe Lemaire)
16:11 Uniqlo U
18:11 helmut lang / uniqlo ownership
19:02 accessible luxury
22:07 Christopher John Rogers collabs
23:38 Peter Do x Banana Republic
28:59 Urban Outfitters (designer brands)
29:27 perception, brand positioning, & quality
29:59 Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic
43:37 cliffhanger outro (lol) Merry GFGmas!