Fashion Lingo: Stock Market Fashion

19/10/10

Michelle Obama and Stock Market Fashion

October 18, 2010, 5:19 pm

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the Economix blog, our colleague Catherine Rampell writes that Michelle Obama’s public fashion choices can boost the stock price of the companies making her clothes: “That is the conclusion of an analysis by David Yermack, of the Stern School of Business at New York University, published by The Harvard Business Review. Ms. Obama wears an outfit, and in (oftentimes correct) anticipation that her get-up will become the latest New Thing, the company that makes those clothes gets a healthy boost in its stock price.”

18/10/10

Lindsay Lohan Stock Index

A stock index comprised of companies associated with actress Lindsay Lohan. Investors might correlate the popularity of Lohan with increased sales surrounding her related products. Firms involved with Lohan endorsements, advertising or movies are included in the index.

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Fashion quote

"Shakespeare managed to accurately describe the entire human condition using simple English, so we're certain the fashion industry can do the same to describe a pair of trousers"

"It's now easier to understand Sanskrit than some of the words commonly used by commentators within the fashion industry to describe garments."

(Debenhams spokeswoman Lizzie Singleton)

The lingua franca of the fashion world is „fashionese“ or „fashion speak“. Originally it was the language of the fashion pack - the designers, stylists, journalists and models,- made to keep the little people out.