New on the Blog Amazon Style Continues Brick and Mortar Innovation In yet another push for retail marketshare, Amazon has opened its second physical Amazon Style store, in Columbus, Ohio. The first Style store opened in Glendale, California at The Americana at Brand. For the past several years, Amazon has been working hard on building credibility as a fashion marketplace, which hasn’t been easy since most customers still see Amazon as a warehouse rather than as style arbiter. We’re betting that more and more retailers will... read more ++ Can Brands Make the Metaverse Matter? When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media giant would now be known as Meta, it came as somewhat of a surprise, even to some inside the organization. Zuckerberg’s now famous keynote address broadcast from a CGI-enhanced metaverse was at times awkward and embarrassing, but it gave insight into the future of social media, and executives around the world were paying close attention, ready to embrace the Metaverse as their new marketing Minerva. In Mark... read more ++ The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Director Bertrand Bonello and Actor Gaspard Ulliel on ‘Saint Laurent’ With the recent passing of Gaspard Ulliel, we have decided to repost today our 2014 interview with the actor, when he visited San Francisco to promote the film, Saint Laurent. The following has not been edited since it was first posted. When Director Bertrand Bonello announced that he too would be making a film about designer Yves Saint Laurent, there were gasps and even threats to block it. Saint Laurent was released in France only months after... read more ++ Top