Jamie Cormack
6 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 16, 2023 by Jamie Cormack · said 4 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
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Oct 16, 2023 negative
Oct 16, 2023 neutral
Herschel's founders launched the brand with no manufacturing knowledge
“The biggest weakness here, guys, is that we didn't know how to manufacture. We could see it. We could see it on the wall. We could see the lookbooks. We could see how we wanted to story. We could see and feel and hear what this brand even, like, we knew exactl…”
Oct 16, 2023 positive
Backpacks accrue higher sentimental value than footwear or apparel
“The value at point of purchase is so much less
Then the sentimental value they have once they own it.
And it's different than so many other industries that I've looked at more than footwear or denim or, you know, any other purchase.
Once they own a backpack, b…”
Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023 negative
Initial factory samples had quality stitching but failed the aesthetic vision
“Shapes were off guy, measurements were wrong, details weren't there. The bags were stitched properly, the quality was there, but the shape, the feeling, the drape, the total aesthetic we were going for wasn't even close so.”
Oct 16, 2023 negative
Pre-Herschel bags were too busy and lacked a generational brand
“So, for us, when we looked at bags in general, I think it was the one category that probably our generation didn't have. One that we could call our own. It seemed like there was the right denim, the right footwear, the right eyewear, the right watches. Bags ju…”