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How Tuckernuck Went From Fashion Outsider to E-Commerce Darling

Three friends with no fashion background built a $100 million retail business in Washington, DC by doing what many in multi-brand e-commerce couldn’t: defining their customer and sticking to their preppy aesthetic.
Tuckernuck has built a $100 million business by appealing to the "modern prep."
Tuckernuck has built a $100 million business by appealing to the "modern prep." (Courtesy Tuckernuck)

Tuckernuck has always been an anomaly in fashion.

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Diana Pearl
Diana Pearl

Diana Pearl is Senior News and Features Editor at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and drives BoF’s marketing and media coverage.

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