Everlane, Shein and the Decline of Millennial Optimism | Big Take

Everlane, the sustainability-focused basics clothing brand, is being acquired by Shein, the e-commerce giant known for fast fashion. To Bloomberg’s Amanda Mull, the sale reflected how far consumers are or aren’t willing to go to shop their values—and marked Everlane as the latest direct-to-consumer company to struggle.
On today’s Big Take podcast, we hear from Mull, Everlane shoppers and the brand’s co-founder Michael Preysman, to understand where the company went wrong and what its sale could mean for the future of retail.
Read more:
E-Commerce Giant Shein Buys Apparel Brand Everlane, Reports Say (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/e-commerce-giant-shein-buys-apparel-brand-everlane-reports-say)
Quince’s Best-Kept Secret Isn’t Its Cheap Cashmere and Couches (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/how-quince-gets-its-prices-so-low-from-cashmere-to-furniture)
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Everlane, Shein and the Decline of Millennial Optimism

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