Is J.Crew abandoning its core brand?

CEO Mickey Drexler has touched off a fight over the clothing company's future

Jenna Lyons
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Old school J. Crew is picking a little fight with new school J.Crew, and it sounds like CEO Mickey Drexler is taking sides.

On Wednesday, Forbes contributor Chris DeRose relayed a personal anecdote about a conversation between his wife, an old school devotee, and Drexler.

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Carmel Lobello is the business editor at TheWeek.com. Previously, she was an editor at DeathandTaxesMag.com.