Fast-fashion goes upscale

April 28, 2017

Xcel Brands, which owns fashion labels including C. Wonder, Isaac Mizrahi and Judith Ripka, has brought fast-fashion to upscale apparel. Under CEO Bob D’Loren, the company has cut the time it takes an item to go from a designer’s sketch to the sales floor down to six weeks.

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