[ArtWomb]

I work out of (and take meetings in) Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan all the time. Lunch time crowd is a boisterous mix of Conde Nast fashion editors and Goldman Sachs analysts. All hating their jobs, ready to gossip. The food court is top tier. Blue Ribbon Sushi. MomoFuku japanese fried chicken and beer. You can stroll down to the marina to watch the boats bobbing in the hudson river. Or try on the trenches at Burberry.

But the best part is the proximity to the 9/11 memorial. The bottomless reflecting pools gargantuan in size where the former twin towers once loomed. Nothing quite focuses the mind like a few minutes at that historic work of public sculpture.

>>> Americans do more of their shopping online and gravitate to specialty brands and discount chains

The phenomenal rise of mobile shopping apps like PLT, DePop, Nova, and Shein provides a remarkable case study in instant commerce. One, the merch is so cheap, even teens can afford to wear an item just once. Two, the auxiliary market around creating digital content by fashion influences perpetuates the virtuous cycle. The compensation of course coming in the form of promotions, gift cards, commissions ...

Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/03/ultra-f...