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Anonymous
Thanks for the heads-up. I actually was going to join the waitlist out of curiosity but I would hate to be added to all those other lists my info would be shared with. |
Anonymous
I wonder if this is one of the ideas the Stanford people brainstormed for H&M when they had just left the BRF. |
Anonymous
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I think it would be hard for her to return to acting now. With her looks, resume, and fan base, the roles that would make the most sense would be romcom type roles like JLo has done periodically. But she can't be seen kissing another man onscreen. Her marriage is too high profile and her husband is not in the industry and his family and his home country would lose their minds.
She could go back to professional dramas (lawyers, detectives, therapists, something) but these don't pay as well and the schedule for TV is grueling -- she's not going to go work 15 hr days for 6 months to make Suits 2.0. I do think given her super high profile and her fan base, this makes a decent amount of sense. I think some kind of fashion line makes more sense, as others have noticed, but this could also work. IMO, what tends to make brands like this work is not the perfect match of product and image, but the right branding, price points, and hard work. The one's that flop (Preserve, the Allison Roman cookware line) I think try to hard to be bespoke and special. Ultimately people don't want to be special. They want to borrow taste. That's was Martha, Goop, Draper James, even Jessica Simpson have succeeded -- they've convinced consumers that these are safe stye options (whether for lifestyle or fashion) for someone who doesn't want to have to work that hard to curate their own style. They are shortcuts. So it will come down to branding and marketing, hitting the pricing sweet spot. Meghan is somewhat incidental as long as she is willing to go out there and hawk it as necessary, which I think she is. The product/marketing team is most important. |
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Anonymous
| Weren't the Olsen twins the richest women I. America due to their cheapo kids lines for a while? Look at how the Kardashians blazed to billions selling junky limo enhancers and underwear. When you put name recognition on cheap stuff in the US, like Target lines, you can rake it in in the US. Yes, the napkins will sell in the Target aisle for 6.99 but it's a numbers game and they will rank in bazillions. It's like a grand, never ending Target Collab and the limited part is shes a, well, Duchess so we should be grateful for the crumbs of inspiration. She's coming for Martha Stewart. None of it will be highest quality, but what is these days? She can peddle mounds of weird california by way of France lifestyle products and rake it in. I envision lots of unbleached paper naturals and twine, calligraphy, meyer lemons, fig jam and so on. Brilliant. |
Anonymous
| Sorry, "lip enhancers" ^ |
Anonymous
Geez, I said someone *like* Oprah or Tyler Perry. Heck, they might be equipped to bankroll a faux success themselves. Point being: they are desperately trying to demonstrate they have a viable brand and customers. They need to demonstrate success in order for anyone to take notice and offer them a paid gig like Netflix did. People who hate-follow them won’t buy her jams and bowls. Some were willing to watch interviews and documentaries that spilled gossip, but even that interest waned as evidenced by subpar sales for Harry’s book (saw the hardcopy for $9 in the usually overpriced bookstore in Bethany). Like another poster said, she needs to develop credibility in an area before commercializing a related brand. Jennifer Garner commercialized the mommy/homemaker thing after playing a mother in tons of successful family movies. Plus, she is strategically photographed with her kids…and her ex. We’ve had decades of watching her play the sweet and fun mom with the nice house…and her own home is nicer than most of the ones from her films. Meghan is only photographed on stage at events…either glammed up or in more professional attire. She’s sometimes pictured shopping. And her biggest body of work was on Suits. None of that lends credibility to motherhood or homemaking. And who needs another brand like this? Is anyone else tired of the posts from celebs cooking? I swear a video of a frenetic Courtney Cox cooking curry chicken in her kitchen recently popped up and it was really bizarre. FTR, I don’t hate Meghan. I actually enjoyed seeing her outfits and handbags during her brief stint as a royal. She quickly became a fashionista. It would be great if she could curate quality clothes and accessories at a reasonable price point. A line of classic looking handbags for under $1k, perhaps? Classic clothing and shoes? She could be the next Kate Spade. Brand it as Sussex. The factory outlet can be called Simply Sussex. But not jams and bowls. Honestly, I think they are steering clear of using Sussex as a brand in case they divorce. |
Anonymous
I was seriously wondering what on earth would enhance a limo experience so much that the Kardashians had managed to market it, lol. |
Anonymous
Martha's brand was actually decent quality. I still have some of her linens and holiday decor. Meyer lemons and fig jam, lol. |
Anonymous
I'm frightened just reading this, and I haven't even seen the video. |
Anonymous
No, I don't think it has not landed better in California. I live here. They are pretty new to the state and don't embody anything Californian to me. They just seem like they're trying hard to glom onto to another theme. |
Anonymous
You make a lot of good points. I agree that she could have a successful line of classic clothing and accessories at an affordable price point. I do think there is an issue with branding with the Sussex title. |
Anonymous
| The Olsen twins example is great - it’s how they got to The Row. But that’s the thing -they developed products in low cost outlets. They signed a billion VHS tapes of their movies. They sold at Walmart and made appearances in their teens and young adulthood. They didn’t put out a too good for you vibe, and these clowns absolutely do, particularly with their press shenanigans. They have pooped on their handed to them media opportunities and done a massive downward slide in terms of companies worked with. They must be a firehose of wasted time and cash, and now they’re spraying the last bits of fan loyalty everywhere. Let’s see how many people open their wallets — they didn’t for her book, they didn’t save the podcast. |
Anonymous
And Kathy Ireland is actually from Santa Barbara! |