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The Debrief | The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion’s DTC Boom

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The Debrief | The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion’s DTC Boom

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BoF editor Diana Pearl joins Sheena Butler-Young to unpack how a generation of independent brands rejected the venture-backed DTC playbook — and why that slower, more disciplined approach ultimately paid off.

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The Debrief | The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion’s DTC Boom