Ivanka Trump shuts down her namesake clothing brand, which became politicized during...
Source: The Washington Post
Ivanka Trump shuts down her namesake clothing brand, which became politicized during the presidential campaign
By Washington Post Staff
July 24 at 1:31 PM
The first daughter said in a statement that her focus is on her "work in Washington." The fashion brand was founded in 2014 and later became politicized for offshore manufacturing and working conditions.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/24/ivanka-trump-shuts-down-her-namesake-clothing-brand-which-became-politicized-during-the-presidential-campaign/
By Drew Harwell and Abha Bhattarai
July 24 at 1:47 PM
Ivanka Trump's clothing brand is shutting down.
The president's daughter and White House senior advisor said her "focus for the foreseeable future will be the work I am doing here in Washington" and called the company's closure "the only fair outcome for my team and partners."
The company, based in New York's Trump Tower, had been dropped by retailers such as Nordstrom due to flagging sales. Its dresses, shoes and handbags -- all of which were made in foreign countries such as China and Indonesia -- also conflicted with her push of more jobs in the U.S.
The closure comes as a surprise even within the company, where officials had been discussing implementing long-delayed oversight of its foreign factory partners as recently as last week.
Company chief Abigail Klem said last year she had been planning her first trip to tour some of the facilities that make Ivanka Trump products, and said the company would boost oversight of the treatment of its largely female workforce. The company never shared details of those initiatives.
Her brand of affordable fashion for young, professional women became a polarizing political statement, bought in solidarity by Trump supporters and boycotted vigorously by liberals.
Link is the same as above, in the original OP article
Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)samnsara
(17,635 posts)pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Little late, but C+.
Though I sincerely doubt if her business were booming right now that she'd shut it down. $he'$ all about the dollar$. She'd be "leaving the government to work on her business..."
handmade34
(22,757 posts)no doubt she has "other" connections
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)retail stores are purging her garbage clothing faster than shit off a shovel. Too late Ivanka, the retail world is breaking up with you first!
Mr.Bill
(24,319 posts)MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)EVER.
poli-junkie
(1,006 posts)Everytime I see an Ivanka item hanging at a Ross or Marshall's store I always unhang it and wad it up and throw in on the floor between the racks.
janterry
(4,429 posts)can't stand her
kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)But someone on DU pointed out the employees have to deal with the crumpled clothes or have to pick them up from the floor.
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)Apparel sales at the brand, which Ms. Trump launched in its current form in 2014, soared in the year of the 2016 presidential election. But the company also became a lightning rod for critics of her fathers policies, with one anti-Trump group last year urging shoppers to boycott stores selling Trump-branded goods. Retailers including Nordstrom Inc. and Hudsons Bay have stopped selling Ivanka Trump products in the past 18 months, citing their performance.
Abigail Klem, who took over as president of the brand last spring, informed its 18 employees Tuesday that the company would be shutting down. Ms. Trump is set to address the staff later in the day.
Ms. Trump had contemplated the move in recent months as she grew frustrated by the restrictions she placed on the company, IT Collection LLC, to avoid possible conflicts of interest while serving in the White House.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)article says, or anywhere else.
murielm99
(30,761 posts)and let the clerk know that I would be shopping elsewhere. She showed me a clearance rack, and with a conspiratorial smile, pointed out that an Ivanka sweater was selling for one dollar.
I said, "I still don't want it."
She said, "Okay."
kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)And I laugh when I see them on the clearance rack marked down several times. Her clothes are boring and not well made.
Marshalls, Ross and T.J. Maxx carry her brands FYI.
LakeSuperiorView
(1,533 posts)Is she really closing the entire business or just going to hide it behind an innocuous name?
kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)there is a push within the company to begin oversight of production facilities. Anyone doubt what would have been found?
fierywoman
(7,694 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)What with tariffs set to hit all Chinese exports soon... Gonna cash out first huh?
Nwgirl503
(406 posts)This family doesn't do things for any reason than making money or protecting themselves.
underpants
(182,878 posts)Because if she sold it the books would be open and we see what it's worth and if any other money happened to be showing up.
Okay it was my thread but not my comment.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210918738
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)underpants
(182,878 posts)turbinetree
(24,720 posts)clothing line..........................they have new scam..................taxpayers .............made in America..............ooops they can rebrand it's name as Traitors are US............or TaS............
November 2018 cannot get here fast enough
madaboutharry
(40,220 posts)Everything they do is because it's good for the Trumps.
There is more to this story.
unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)A responsible business owner would have looked to sell, so that her employees could keep their jobs.
trueblue2007
(17,238 posts)Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)n/t
Snellius
(6,881 posts)But she's too feckless to actually make anything that hasn't already been handed to her.
IncaRoads
(97 posts)we be able to buy cheap shit made in sweatshops under the TRUMP brand?
Maybe she is planning on restarting production here so all of those farmers won't have to rely on her father's pesky socialist bail-out.
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)She should have sold off the business BEFORE her asshole father took office, not 17 months after the fact. I hope she took a financial bath on it.
BTW, she re-branded much of her line under the name "Adrienne Vittadini." If you see products under this label continuing to be sold, know that this is all another big, fat lie.
llmart
(15,552 posts)It was only a couple of months ago. They're all such liars that you can't believe anything any one of then say.
But as someone upthread has already said, make no mistake about it. They have designs on her running for President. I've heard it from a female trump supporter that I only know casually. (That's my disclaimer because I'd never be friendly with a trump supporter.)
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Anybody? Bueller?