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Podcast: WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press
Episode: Edward Hertzman - Who's Got the Power? Addressing the Imbalance Between Suppliers and Fashion Brands
Description: Forget Vogue. Sourcing Journal should be required reading of you really want to know how the business of fashion works. Clare’s guest this week Edward Hertzman founded this trade journal (now part of FairChild, which owns WWD) out of frustration that no one in media was telling the full story about how supply chains operate. A former apparel sourcing agent himself, with a degree in economics, the tough-talking New Yorker tells it like it is.In the garment game, suppliers and manufactures take most of the risks, while brands wield most of the power. “It’s a ve...