Diego Segura

“Coming from the blue-collar Midwest, a majority of my friends specialized in the trades: welding, fabrication, assembling.” Velez now works with some of these friends in crafting her designs as part of an effort to show that fashion can be made “outside of the creative coasts.”

What if you and your friends had your own little internet, the size of a room? No outside influence, no outside information, no viral trends, no content-suggesting algorithms; just the machines and the people within the physical space. What would you do on your little internet?

For a magazine and brand, you want to create as many connection points as possible in the service of hype and media recognition. As a consumer, you primarily just want one person or a specific audience to appreciate you, let’s say your crush or friends. It’s much more targeted. Of course, some magazines and brands act like consumers in an effort to... See more

the merger of these two companies speaks to the predicament of American fashion, which is not focused on managing brands so much as it is about managing businesses

the first children’s climate trial took place in the U.S. when a group of 16 young people sued Montana for violating their constitutional rights, including rights to equal protection, dignity, liberty, health and safety, and public trust, all predicated on their right to “a clean and healthful environment” as enshrined in the state constitution.... See more

“I toggle between hopelessness and determination every 10 minutes,” she says. “I persevere because greatness and supremacy over this very tedious and silly enterprise is simply my destiny.”

"There is a tremendous squeeze these days," said Arnold Kaufman, editor of Standard & Poor's Outlook newsletter, which tracks dividend trends. "Profits are no longer high enough to pay for dividends at many companies."