Speaking of a passion for quality...

Speaking of a passion for quality, a nod to fashion line Phi for choosing quality over commerce. While it is sad to see a label close their doors, sometimes that may be the better choice than the alternative; to wit: 

"...the management team of Phi, while discussing its future, saw a shrinking opportunity for small luxury labels to succeed. Julia Hansen, the chief executive of the company, which had about 35 employees, said the decision to close was influenced by the many requests from retailers to change designs to make them less expensive. (By designer standards, Phi’s prices were not overly obscene — a pair of harem shorts may have cost $1,495, but they were suede.) “There was a lot of pressure to go down a path that we felt would compromise the integrity and value of the brand,” Ms. Hansen said. “But this was about being realistic.”

Read the article from the New York Times here:  "So Young, So Smart, So Gone"