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November 2023

16 Nov

What Richard Dickson Prescribes for Gap Inc.

Since becoming president and chief executive officer of Gap Inc. two months ago, Richard Dickson got near the team and was surprised by what he found. “It’s the talent and the history that individuals have with this company, and a desire to win. There’s a real sense of ambition for what everybody thinks the corporate must be but isn’t. And there’s confusion internally,” Dickson told WWD. “Why aren’t we as relevant or popular or as big as we should always be? People work very hard. They’re very, very passionate. They consider within the brand. But yet we’re not breaking through.” With Dickson taking the helm, there’s finally optimism inside financial and fashion circles that higher days could possibly be ahead for...
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16 Nov

Rat tails: a history of hair’s sleaziest style

From punk rock rebels to fashionable twinks, the rat tail’s history is intertwined with themes of sophistication, identity and political defiance “Never trust a dude with a rat tail,” cautions HBO’s recently cancelled show, The Idol. If the series got anything right, it’s the widespread disdain for the hairstyle sported by The Weeknd’s character, Tedros. In a tangled lineage of hair heritage, consider the rat tail because the forbidden love child of the ponytail and mullet. Aptly named after the rear end of its rodent counterpart, the hairstyle is characterised by an isolated long strand of hair on the nape of the neck, often braided, beaded or bleached.  If the mullet was thought to...
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