[Trindaz]

I'm surprised to read Nasty Gal being seen as a fad - what indicators of stability are stronger than 6 years of consistent growth? Don't fashion fads have a single season 6 month life expectancy?

[adventured]

For a brand like Nasty Gal, it's dependent on the people running it and their ability to constantly shift with the tide. Very few can do it, but some entrepreneurs do pull it off (and they often end up as huge fashion brands).

Fashion trends have a short life expectancy, but if you can change with them season after season, then you'll be a monster in the fashion world.

[atx]

-e 's/fashion/startup/gI' -e 's/Nasty Gal/SomeStartup/gI'

For a brand like SomeStartup, it's dependent on the people running it and their ability to constantly shift with the tide. Very few can do it, but some entrepreneurs do pull it off (and they often end up as huge startup brands).

startup trends have a short life expectancy, but if you can change with them season after season, then you'll be a monster in the startup world.

[muhfuhkuh]

So, you're Friendster one year, Facebook the other? Don't most industries work in the same "it-girl" cycles?

[subsystem]

Not as extreme as fashion, there's a reason vogue is called vogue :)