Diego Segura

The tape recorder (which Warhol called “my wife”) was always on, fashioning one-act plays out of casual conversations—the journalistic answer to found art.

Proenza Schouler’s first big business win was the launch of its PS1 bag. Introduced in 2008 on the back of an investment, the schoolboy satchel — often rendered in a matte, worn-in leather — became a foundational piece in the wardrobes of thousands of women. For several years following the launch, the bag accounted for 80 percent of handbag sales,... See more

Supima, the luxury brand promoting the use of American-grown Pima cotton

Karp’s genius was to make it look and feel like an important book from an important man.

One of the rare inspirational subplots of our current financial panic has been the rise of Meredith Whitney. An obscure and little-noticed analyst of Wall Street banks, working for an obscure and little-noticed Wall Street bank (Oppenheimer & Co.), Whitney has become, in a matter of months, a woman who moves markets.

It all started back on Oct. 31,... See more

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Less familiar to Western analysts is Idemitsu Kosan, but it is a significant player in the Japanese petrochemical sector. It operates four major refineries and three integrated chemical complexes in the country and generated more than $60 billion in revenue in the past twelve months.

Merely stocking us, or any young brand, in your store doesn’t equal support. As a young designer you need structures and advice. Stores often have an ego because they stocked you first. But they need to do more. Where is the storytelling? How do you help us grow? Stocking a young brand is a huge responsibility many stores take too lightly. We,... See more

I don’t believe I forwarded her any applications, because from what I remember we got, like, two. But I never forgot that email. Emily was so successful in her early years of entrepreneurship because she wasn’t afraid to ask —whether she was wrangling a celebrity for Into the Gloss’s most popular feature, Top Shelf, or convincing advertisers like... See more

Charles Schwab, the financial-services company, began as “Investment Indicator,” a newsletter first published in 1963.