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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lululemon-billionaire-founder-slams-company-123500897.html

He has also spoken in favor of children working in factories to earn money and avoid poverty, blamed birth control for rising divorce rates, and described plus-size clothing as "a money loser" for businesses.

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[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 43 points 2 years ago

Wilson previously declared that when founding Lululemon back in 1998, he specifically came up with a brand name that has three L’s because the sound does not exist in Japanese phonetics.

"It's funny to watch them try and say it,” he told Canada's National Post Business Magazine.

He has also spoken in favor of children working in factories to earn money and avoid poverty, blamed birth control for rising divorce rates, and described plus-size clothing as "a money loser" for businesses.

JFC

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

Sleep mind virus

Also lmao capitalists are so eager to bring back child labor.

[–] flan@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

doesnt this guy say stuff like this on a regular basis? im sure ive read him say this exact same thing years ago. men would rather start the most successful activewear brand on the planet to oggle women's asses than go to therapy.

[–] buh@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

Broke mind virus

I remember him saying he invented the name lululemon because it would be fun to watch Japanese people try and say it

[–] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago
[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

The plus-size take is highly ironic, as athleisure wear is the one sector of fashion where the typical profitability/supply side issues of plus size fashion aren’t at play. Basically, there’s a high level of variability in women’s body shapes in the plus size range as compared to petite women and men. The best cut for a size 16 woman who’s got the exaggerated hourglass look is not going to be the same cut as what looks good on a size 16 woman who’s all belly and thighs. This means fashion companies need more shape variety which increases production costs and makes supply gauging more difficult.

But athleisure wear is skin tight leggings and loose tops, those concerns aren’t there. And plenty of other athleisure brands are pushing plus sizes so they’ve figured out how to make them profitable.

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Literal 19th century english factory owner forcing his child workforce to go die for 16 hours

Discriminatory yoga pants

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago
[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago
[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I hope this fuckhead dies alone in a sweatshop fire.

[–] TheDialectic@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I remember in some god awful 90s sitcom they had a company that sold shitty leggings. The brand they had for that episode was lemon legs. I always thought it was related