J. Crew Inks Sale For $3 Billion

Retailer J. Crew has reached an agreement to sell the company to alternative investment house TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners in a deal reportedly valued at about $3 billion, according to Bloomberg. J. Crew, which in recent years launched brands including Madewell, Crew Cuts and its bridal line, is run by CEO Millard [...]

Thakoon For Target What:A downtown-meets-Nantucket collection debuts at a budget retailer, offering clothes to satisfy a wide audience.

The Dirt: The first characters we think of when perusing the dresses in designer Thakoon Panichgul’s Target collection are the The L Word’s Alice in West Hollywood, the retro indie 20-something residing in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg or Greenpoint neighborhoods, or the modern Uptown mommy. It’s rare to find a collection that is easy on the wallet [...]