ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Elise Diamantini

Managing Editor and Market Editor Elise Diamantini covers the contemporary menswear market for MR Magazine and MR-Mag.com. A former MR intern, Elise graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and marketing communications. She resides in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a neighborhood perfect for people-watching and trend-spotting. Email: elised@MRketplace.com

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Retail rewind

by Elise Diamantini Nov 03, 2011

Elise Diamantini: A few factors are driving the high single-digit increases that contemporary merchants have achieved year to date: 1) a surge in non-denim bottoms; 2) more affordable pricepoints; 3) slimmer styling; and 4) a new focus on shorts and swimwear.

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