Posted on 03/07/2017 11:25:14 AM PST by nickcarraway
What’s been going on over at Ivanka Trump HQ since its namesake made moves to separate herself from the company? Well, according to a Refinery29 profile today, the new sheriff in Ivanka-town is Abigail Klem, a registered Democrat who has attended at least one Planned Parenthood event. (Hope you have your thinking-face emoji at the ready.)
Klem, a former lawyer who has worked at the brand since 2013, assumed the role of company president in January. She has not spoken to the press up until now, but she insists she operates at a remove from Trumpworld. “I really like Ivanka. We are business associates. We’re close in a way,” she says. “But I want to do this with real integrity. So I feel like, while we’re not banned from speaking personally, I think it’s just easier if we talk as little as possible.” (According to the piece, Ivanka Trump still owns the company, which is held in a trust, but has no day-to-day input into the business.)
Since the election, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus, among many others, have dumped the line. But, at least according to Klem, those incidents haven’t dented the brand’s appeal to their customer (who, per the company’s research, is between 25 and 40, makes $60,000 to $100,000, and is most likely to live in New York, California, or Texas). And there is some evidence to suggest that the notoriety has helped sales in some quarters — shopping aggregator Lyst reported that the brand jumped from No. 550 to No. 11 in its sales rankings from January to February of this year. Says Klem, “We actually feel super optimistic because, I think, one, a lot of people support Ivanka, even across both political parties. And then I think a lot of other people feel like, Oh, I didn’t know Ivanka had a shoe line. Oh, I didn’t know she had a handbag line. And they’re buying it.”
Klem wasn’t posed any questions about the copying accusations against the brand (which is being sued by Aquazurra) or the provenance of its wares, though she did claim the company is trying to produce more in the U.S. And the company is rolling out new categories: infant bedding with Buy Buy Baby and a jewelry line that will be exclusive to Lord & Taylor. It remains to be seen whether people will keep on heeding Kellyanne Conway’s advice to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff,” but Klem is certainly betting they do.
Isn’t Ivanka a Democrat?
what i don;t understand is how ivanka can watch the vicious attacks by the msm on her father, day in and day out and still be a democrat knowing that this is how her party, in general acts-
Not guilty!
Are we supposed to purge anyone who works for us if they don’t agree with our political beliefs?
I don’t want her anywhere near the White House or policy.
“Are we supposed to purge anyone who works for us if they don’t agree with our political beliefs?”
Well, the left does so why do we have to play nice to them?
“Isn’t Ivanka a Democrat?”
I’d say so and we know her husband is. Have you noticed how many policy
changes we have been waiting for are being reviewed instead of actually being changed. I am sure these two are the reason. These reviews are appeasing us without have to actually make the changes.
Ivanka and her husband’s influence is wearing out its welcome, at least for this Deplorable. I’m not even sure I like the idea of her maintaining her brand while she’s working on projects for daddy’s administration and she’s occasionally hosting events.
Thankfully we live in a country where ideological alignment is not required to hold and excel in a job.
What did you expect?
My wife hit a Macy’s going-out-of-business sale.
I didn’t know whether to be happy or upset.
Nope. I’ve heard from the MSM that they are protecting the gay agenda from the boss and then the next day he demolishes Obama’s tranny EO. Don’t fall for the divide and conquer.
<< Isn’t Ivanka a Democrat? >>
Who knows? Remember? She didn’t bother to register. By the time she troubled herself to register if she expected to vote, it was too late to vote for her father. (Duh, Ivanka.)
PS. No doubt she was a Democrat. It was New York. Only Dad had the where with all to register, and he registered Republican, since the late 80’s.
Well, she’s been “outed”. Might as well prepare for the death threats from the “tolerant” fascist snowflakes. She’s toast.
Come now. We are not behavior control freaks yet, picking and choosing who can participate in the labor force and who can not.
Ivanka is not my cup of tea on any count, but it is quite fair enough that her own personal apparel & design business is already in blind trust, entrusted to others, and only her brothers are running the Trump empire. Poor girl, she is penniless while dad is in office. :)
Ok so why are still in the idiotic Paris “treaty”? Rex T?
It is about business and profit. If Klem delivers why dould anyone care how dhe registers to vote? Extreme example. If you needed triple bypass and a valve replacement and had the best surgeon at Mass General would you care if he voted for Clinton or Warren
We’re less than two months in. He’s fighting off a coup attempt and can’t even get the damn Democrats to confirm his cabinet. Give it some time.
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