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Is Ssense hurting the cool-clothes ecosystem?

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The e-commerce giant is valued in the billions. People compare it to Am*zon. What does its rise mean for small designers & shops?

Welcome to Blackbird Spyplane, your no. 1 source across all media for “unbeatable recon” into style & culture. Today we’ve got a special Spyplane Deep-Dive Investigative Report. Cartoon via Getty Images Ssense — what’s this place about? For a while, like most dope-clothes appreciators, I bought pieces from Ssense here and there, but didn’t think much about it beyond a few broad impressions. I gathered they were some very well-funded Canadian store … they carried “upscale streetwear” labels like Off-White next to luxury houses like Prada next to sick smaller lines like Auralee and Casey…

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