Fashion Nova Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Pre-8 AM Marketing Texts
A California shopper got eight Fashion Nova promo texts between 7:24 AM and 7:32 AM. Now she wants every American who got an early-morning…
The Exception Wears Prada
There is a category of power that the law has always found it more convenient to describe than to discipline. Giorgio Agamben, following Carl…
Taylor Swift’s Trademark Strategy Against Generative AI and the Future of Likeness Protection
So we all read the headlines, right? Taylor Swift’s latest trademark strategy is smart not because trademark law is a magic shield, but because…
Who Owns an Iconic Look?
Recognition in a Second A single white glove. A black fedora, tilted just enough. A silhouette that does not need a name. Few images…
Nike vs Lululemon: What the Sneaker Patent Loss Teaches About Trademark Power in Fashion
When a patent unravels, what’s left standing? In fashion, the answer is almost always the same: the brand. The recent dispute between Nike and…
Amazon Pressed Levi’s and Hanes to Fix Prices at Walmart and Target, New Court Filings Show
California Just Released Proof That Amazon Forced Levi’s and Hanes to Raise Prices at Walmart. The Fashion Industry Should Pay Close Attention. On April…
The Business of Being Unattainable: Luxury Scarcity, Economic Theory, and the Law’s Uneasy Encounter with Prestige
Luxury begins, rather inconveniently for economists, at the precise moment economics starts to look a little naïve. Economists adore tidy stories. Demand rises, supply…
QVC Filed for Bankruptcy, Saks Is Still in Chapter 11, and LVMH Had Its Worst Quarter in Years: What Is Actually Going On With US Fashion Retail?
On April 17, QVC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to cut more than $5 billion in debt. Earlier in the week, LVMH reported its…
Corporate Negligence and the Legal Risks Within the Global Fashion Supply Chain
The global fashion industry operates at a breakneck pace. To meet the demands of “ultra-fast fashion,” brands have compressed production cycles from months to…
On Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy & Identity: The Girl Behind the Tortoiseshell Headband
Why true style resists replication and begins with restraint She wore it like it didn’t matter. A narrow strip of tortoiseshell, perched on top…