Fashion
Keeping Up with The Kooples
“What is this Kooples thing all about?” asked my mate Mark. At first, no one is quite certain, at least not for sure. But the giveaway, as plastered all over London’s buses and cabs and my GQ magazine, are the photos of what are reasonably clearly, well, couples, notably wearing very skinny jeans with one very heavy beard – the guy that is.
Charitable branding: The rise of TOMS and the ethics of social entrepreneurship
For a few years I have been following a company called TOMS. Until recently TOMS was only known for manufacturing shoes. It was founded in 2006 by a former Amazing Race contestant Blake Mycoskie. But what makes this brand noteworthy is its One for One model: For every shoe purchased, a pair of shoes
