Apparel
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
Masters of Scale 
How I Built This 
20VC
5 statements about Apparel, every show
Tang: SHEIN is expanding beyond apparel into electronics and home appliances
“So these apparel things, we do make everything, not everything, most of the things we sell. But if it's a refrigerator, if it's a whole bunch of other things and electronics, so we're kind of getting into that.”
Taussig: Fashion resale projected to reach 20% of apparel market by 2030
“It's actually a lot of people think resale could be 20% of all apparel by 2030.”
Sneakers, handbags, and watches drive aftermarket hype rather than apparel drops
“You very rarely see a line around the block for the latest drop of a hoodie or a piece of apparel. When you think about what's sold on the aftermarket, it's really sneakers, handbags, and watches.”
David Allemann: Apparel will not sell if merely hung on hangers
“If you just hang apparel on a hanger, it's not gonna sell.”
Sizing makes apparel much more expensive to manage than accessories
“Well, the thing we have to remember about apparel versus a handbag, handbags don't have a size. In clothing, invariably, and we all know when we go shopping, if you wear a size 34 jean, and somehow you go to the store and they've got a hundred pairs of jeans, …”