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JenniferJones
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i prefer old label
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My Dad got me a green juicy shirt back in 2000, before there was a juicy craze, and it was perfect for an eleven year old girl. that's all i have to say about this label/brand...
MizBlue said:I want to see
Pumpkin Bag ripoff AKA Gathered Hobo $250
Mini Ipod case $78
Im gonna get the Mini Ipod case in that color (maybe black) it is lovely and Juicy has excellent leather.
Here's the Jucied up Luella Gisele AKA the Couture Bag $350
Juicy has incredible colors, they're just so vibrant and classy at the same time.
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I remember the good ole' days when I purchased my first (and only) JUICY V- neck t-shirt with a 3/4 sleeve.
It fit so perfectly. I remeber it was in a sort of pink shade.
AH.... the good ole' days.
Who would have known they would become so......offensive!!!
It fit so perfectly. I remeber it was in a sort of pink shade.
AH.... the good ole' days.
Who would have known they would become so......offensive!!!
martinionrox
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the only Juicy items I own came directly from Rugged Warehouse, where they are the exact same as if they came from Saks.. but I get the items for like.. $5-10
otherwise, I would never spend that much on a tracksuit, it's ridiculous. i find some of their clothes rather offensive and demeaning towards girls, but hey, nothing surprises me these days!
otherwise, I would never spend that much on a tracksuit, it's ridiculous. i find some of their clothes rather offensive and demeaning towards girls, but hey, nothing surprises me these days!
From today's WWD
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Juicy Grows Up and Outward
By Lauren DeCarlo and Emily Holt
NEW YORK — Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Taylor are toying with the game of free association.
When a consumer hears the word, “Juicy,” Skaist-Levy and Taylor, co-founders and co-designers of the brand, want more than a terry cloth tracksuit to come to mind.
“We wanted to design a full collection,” Taylor said. “We are constantly expanding the line. People just think of us as tracksuits and Ts, but for fall, we’ve gotten into wovens, tweeds and wools and Prince of Wales checks.” The collection also houses full suitings and fur-accented outerwear. The wholesale range of the collection is between $18 and $585.
This fall the brand is also offering a more high-end selection of accessories. It will be the first season the firm uses real exotic skins like Louisiana alligator for handbags and sources all its leathers from Italy. Exotic skin bags will wholesale from $400 to $900. The more fashion-directed leather bags with jewelry detailing wholesale from $200 to $500. Juicy will continue to produce its perhaps most well known line of logo-laden velour and leather bags that wholesale from $60 to $200.
In terms of jewelry, Juicy is expanding its collection beyond the signature charm bracelet. Big statement necklaces, hoop earrings and layered, busy-looking bracelets wholesale from $20 to $100. Semiprecious stones will be introduced for holiday.
Last November, Michelle Sanders was brought in as vice president and fashion director. Sanders, the former accessories director at Vogue, focuses primarily on accessories for the company, but she is, as Skaist-Levy put it, “another pair of eyes” overseeing the collections. Sanders is based here, while Skaist-Levy and Taylor are in Los Angeles.
“This was a brand that was known for terry tracksuits in summer and velour tracksuits in winter,” Sanders said in Juicy Couture’s 6,000-square-foot showroom on the 16th floor of the Empire State Building here. “The brand is still youthful in spirit, but it’s for the consumer who feels young, but may not actually be so young.”
The six-month-old showroom is a wide open space that looks even bigger than its square footage because of the strategic placement of mirrors throughout. It’s like a fun house in that reflections are often mistaken as real walls. Juicy’s signature colors of pink, white and green take center stage and freshly cut flowers compete with tubereuse Diptyque candles as the room’s official scent. Jars of Smarties, peppermint candies and lollipops scattered on tables and countertops provide the final touch.
“We have a full collection now,’’ Taylor said. “It was time for us to get in the Empire State Building.”
Rebecca Blair joined Juicy in February 2004 as the vice president and general manager of merchandise and sales. She was previously at the Gucci Group. “For 2005, we’ll grow 30 percent over last year for women’s apparel,” Blair said. “We predict the wholesale volume of women’s, men’s and kids’ wear to reach $200 million for 2005.”
“To me, Juicy is the Chanel of the contemporary world,” Blair said. “If you stand on the floor of Bergdorf Goodman on a Saturday, you’ll see women with their daughters and granddaughters buying Juicy. It’s similar to the Chanel experience.”
Blair believes it’s Skaist-Levy and Taylor’s free-spirited personalities that draw people to the brand. “They really spark an emotional chord with the consumer and that’s something that translates internationally.”
In addition to the new showroom, the first Juicy Couture specialty store opened at Caesars Palace Forum Shops in Las Vegas in October. Swimwear launched in August, and Juicy Couture Barbies made their debut just in time for the holidays. Shoes, sunglasses and a fragrance are set to be introduced for 2006.
Sanders believes Juicy will continue to grow and encompass more facets of women’s lives thanks in part to Skaist-Levy and Taylor’s vision.
“Other lines at the contemporary level don’t have a visionary at the top of their brand, like we do with Pam and Gela,” Sanders said. “The definition, to me, of fashion is what people are wearing. This market is driving the industry. Eighty percent of people aren’t wearing Balenciaga. The contemporary level these days includes every age and every demographic.”
Juicy is also trying to lease showroom space in an historic building in the Mayfair section of London. And a handful of freestanding Juicy Couture stores are in the works, but neither Skaist-Levy nor Taylor could comment on the exact locations.
“We’ll add just a few here and there,” Taylor said, laughing.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Juicy Grows Up and Outward
By Lauren DeCarlo and Emily Holt
NEW YORK — Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Taylor are toying with the game of free association.
When a consumer hears the word, “Juicy,” Skaist-Levy and Taylor, co-founders and co-designers of the brand, want more than a terry cloth tracksuit to come to mind.
“We wanted to design a full collection,” Taylor said. “We are constantly expanding the line. People just think of us as tracksuits and Ts, but for fall, we’ve gotten into wovens, tweeds and wools and Prince of Wales checks.” The collection also houses full suitings and fur-accented outerwear. The wholesale range of the collection is between $18 and $585.
This fall the brand is also offering a more high-end selection of accessories. It will be the first season the firm uses real exotic skins like Louisiana alligator for handbags and sources all its leathers from Italy. Exotic skin bags will wholesale from $400 to $900. The more fashion-directed leather bags with jewelry detailing wholesale from $200 to $500. Juicy will continue to produce its perhaps most well known line of logo-laden velour and leather bags that wholesale from $60 to $200.
In terms of jewelry, Juicy is expanding its collection beyond the signature charm bracelet. Big statement necklaces, hoop earrings and layered, busy-looking bracelets wholesale from $20 to $100. Semiprecious stones will be introduced for holiday.
Last November, Michelle Sanders was brought in as vice president and fashion director. Sanders, the former accessories director at Vogue, focuses primarily on accessories for the company, but she is, as Skaist-Levy put it, “another pair of eyes” overseeing the collections. Sanders is based here, while Skaist-Levy and Taylor are in Los Angeles.
“This was a brand that was known for terry tracksuits in summer and velour tracksuits in winter,” Sanders said in Juicy Couture’s 6,000-square-foot showroom on the 16th floor of the Empire State Building here. “The brand is still youthful in spirit, but it’s for the consumer who feels young, but may not actually be so young.”
The six-month-old showroom is a wide open space that looks even bigger than its square footage because of the strategic placement of mirrors throughout. It’s like a fun house in that reflections are often mistaken as real walls. Juicy’s signature colors of pink, white and green take center stage and freshly cut flowers compete with tubereuse Diptyque candles as the room’s official scent. Jars of Smarties, peppermint candies and lollipops scattered on tables and countertops provide the final touch.
“We have a full collection now,’’ Taylor said. “It was time for us to get in the Empire State Building.”
Rebecca Blair joined Juicy in February 2004 as the vice president and general manager of merchandise and sales. She was previously at the Gucci Group. “For 2005, we’ll grow 30 percent over last year for women’s apparel,” Blair said. “We predict the wholesale volume of women’s, men’s and kids’ wear to reach $200 million for 2005.”
“To me, Juicy is the Chanel of the contemporary world,” Blair said. “If you stand on the floor of Bergdorf Goodman on a Saturday, you’ll see women with their daughters and granddaughters buying Juicy. It’s similar to the Chanel experience.”
Blair believes it’s Skaist-Levy and Taylor’s free-spirited personalities that draw people to the brand. “They really spark an emotional chord with the consumer and that’s something that translates internationally.”
In addition to the new showroom, the first Juicy Couture specialty store opened at Caesars Palace Forum Shops in Las Vegas in October. Swimwear launched in August, and Juicy Couture Barbies made their debut just in time for the holidays. Shoes, sunglasses and a fragrance are set to be introduced for 2006.
Sanders believes Juicy will continue to grow and encompass more facets of women’s lives thanks in part to Skaist-Levy and Taylor’s vision.
“Other lines at the contemporary level don’t have a visionary at the top of their brand, like we do with Pam and Gela,” Sanders said. “The definition, to me, of fashion is what people are wearing. This market is driving the industry. Eighty percent of people aren’t wearing Balenciaga. The contemporary level these days includes every age and every demographic.”
Juicy is also trying to lease showroom space in an historic building in the Mayfair section of London. And a handful of freestanding Juicy Couture stores are in the works, but neither Skaist-Levy nor Taylor could comment on the exact locations.
“We’ll add just a few here and there,” Taylor said, laughing.
surfermegz
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Will someone elighten me on the whole Juicy-hatin' that's going on here? The fact that every teenie and their mom are wearing track suits and the like does not necessarily imply that they suck, does it?
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surfermegz I can't speak for everyone else, but I can say that I dislike Juicy because I think it is terribly overhyped and most of it is not very attractive. I don't like sweatpants on anybody, though I recognise their value for track practice or as pyjamas. In my opinion, track suits should stay in the gym or on the track, not be made out of velours and worn with high-heels, a thousand-dollar purse, and a chihuahua.
I think Juicy is horribly overpriced for what it is, and their name annoys me. "Juicy" just sounds gross...like a big slobbery dog, or a fart that went terribly awry, and Couture is extra-super-high-quality custom-made, hand crafted clothing, not mass produced workout gear.
I think Juicy is horribly overpriced for what it is, and their name annoys me. "Juicy" just sounds gross...like a big slobbery dog, or a fart that went terribly awry, and Couture is extra-super-high-quality custom-made, hand crafted clothing, not mass produced workout gear.
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The Juicy hating is not the hate of thier clothes(at least for me) but it is the hate of the women who wear Juicy purely because Paris or someone else wears it. That and the track suit is brutally un-chic and overexposed.
Juicy has gotten to that point where they have to reinvent themselves or they'll be relegated to the "Remember When" part of Fashion history. It seems like they plan on riding thier Track Suit pony until it's dead, then they'll do a collabo with Seven right before they hit rock bottom.
I don't mind having the track suit as thier signature but when thier collections consist of the same track suit in 40 colors and 5 themes it gets to the point where you ask "what now?". Juicy has lots of great things, like thier terry cloth polos and linen pants for men
heart, but it's boring now.I think part of the Juicy craze is pure laziness, some women percieve that it's an easy way to be "chic and glamourous" effortlessly. It shows that you have no real sense of style when you walk around in public with a tracksuit.
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I am a juicy fan... when I was in Vegas and visited the store at Caeser's Palace- I was in heaven! I adore thier jewlery the most.
modelmama said:
I think I have the same one!! But mine's gray. I just wore it last night as a matter of fact. Juicy was a no-name back when I got it, but the T was extraordinally well-made. Haven't gotten anything from them recently, though...
I dont like either of them, The origional is too plain, The new one is too OTT... But if they made a cross between both it would be good (Without the Dogs though) And they could get rid of the couture because couture means dressmaking and Juicy Dressmaking makes no sense for what they do...
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