It's a GFGmas Miracle!! (Sorta!) Can a high-end designer successfully design for a huge company? Should these collabs exist? Today we talk about big corpo brand collabs with designers, brand positioning, the Gap Inc. conglomerate, corporate control, and more! P.S. Sorry about Gem's mic! We're SO CLOSE to perfect audio soon we promise!!! GFG is now on IG! instagram.com/thegfgpodcast Garrett on Threads threads.net/@soaringspear Fumi on Threads threads.net/@fumi.nyc Gem on Threads threads.net/@gemetcetera timestamps: 0:00 intro 0:19 intro question 0:28 gem's last saved item (dvn dress) 1:10 fumi's last saved item (free people belt) 1:45 garrett & poshmark 2:09 free people belt sold :( 2:40 garrett chatting 3:45 garrett's last saved item (burberry glasses & miumiu pants) 4:36 fumi's last buy (alohas flats) 5:08 shoes on the street (& subway) 6:25 garrett's mysterious work phone 6:44 sorry intro question was long lol 7:00 main topics (brand collabs, corporate control, our fashion experiences) 9:42 gem touches grass 10:30 gem is that girl 10:33 gap ceo (Richard Dickson) & reviving heritage 12:05 zac posen @ the gap 12:59 models working commercial 13:50 jordan daniels (career) 14:50 designers at Uniqlo (Clare Waight Keller, Christophe Lemaire) 16:11 Uniqlo U 18:11 helmut lang / uniqlo ownership 19:02 accessible luxury 22:07 Christopher John Rogers collabs 23:38 Peter Do x Banana Republic 28:59 Urban Outfitters (designer brands) 29:27 perception, brand positioning, & quality 29:59 Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic 43:37 cliffhanger outro (lol) Merry GFGmas!