Think, for a minute, about your favorite clothing retailer. How many different types of sweaters do you think they sell? A lot, right? If you’re shopping online, the sweaters section might take up two full screens of thumbnails.
But apparently one bad sweater design is all it takes to send a company into financial crisis.
As Ester mentioned last week, J.Crew recently laid off 175 people, including Tom Mora, the head of women’s design. (Somsack Sikhounmuong, head of design for J.Crew’s Madewell brand, will be taking over the role.)