Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (2010)

Re:Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (2010) by nitwit005 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @02:59PM (#28028885)

> The reality is, the clothing industry decides what to produce at least 6-12 months in advance.

And they guess wrong all the time. If they could actually control things, they wouldn't have so much unsold inventory.

They're making predictions based on heuristics, not magically controlling the masses.

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Re:Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (2010) by Retric on Sunday August 01, 2021 @03:07PM (#28028951)

There is surprisingly little unsold inventory, outlets are selling cheaper versions of clothes not unsold inventory. Of course not every design or brand succeeds, but the industry as a whole is reasonably efficient.

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