I am always on the hunt for new styles. Following people and brands on Instagram or reading fashion magazines to define my pick list for the new season.

I took a picture of Levis jeans with from GQ Magazine and from Instyle Men Magazine.

As I was not able to find the products by simple web shop search or google search, I started to reach out to brands on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

This is my latest fashion experience, which finally led to a comparison of brand vs. magazin vs. retailer. Obviously it is not a representative research but a snap shot of reality.

1. Levi’s:

Twitter: no response

Facebook: no response

2. Instyle Men Magazine

Twitter: no response

Instagram: no response – only from other users with same challenges

Facebook: … finally gave me the correct link to their web shop, but as the image was from an advertisement and not from editorial content the product was not listed. Would I pay for print adds to promote my product and have no chance to convert this into revenue? IMHO a missed chance of the magazin to create a happy commercial client and a missed chance for the brand for more revenue.

3. Zalando:

Twitter: I did not try it.

Facebook: The Zalando Bot was recommended to me by Facebook Messenger, so I gave it a try. The result was I just spend money. Well done Zalando. 👍

By September 1st, almost as hard stop happened to cut our wonderful summer to an end. Time to think about jackets for rain in fall and for winter. This short blog brings three recommendations from my shopping list:

Joint venture

Couture brand Ami Paris and K-Way teamed up to create a joint small collection. This requires to register in order to get access. Click here.

Raincoat: Le Vrai

Again from K-WAY. The return of the raincoat is there. If yellow is not your color, go for one of many they offer here.

Emory Parka in Military

Canada Goose is not new, but definitely consider a military green version of this Emory parka.