Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gotstyle


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The result was no consensus. Barkeep49 (talk) 18:40, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Gotstyle

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This retailer has one store according to the website, most of the references mention the store once and do not go in-depth. Fails WP:NCOMPANY and WP:ORGDEPTH.  Jay  Jay What did I do? 02:06, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
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Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article notes: "Gotstyle has always been cutting edge in menswear, with owner Melissa Austria sourcing the globe for esoteric Euro brands like Circle of Gentlemen. It was time for a women's section because of demand: women and men shop together in the flagship location at 60 Bathurst St., where the femmes kept asking why Austria didn't have womenswear. Gotstyle Woman, at 21 Trinity St. in the Distillery District, carries businesswear and clubwear, as well as footwear, outerwear, underwear and accessories."  The article notes: "Thorstein Veblen wasn't in the Gotstyle store. How could he be? He was born in 1857, and Gotstyle, a stratospherically hip men's clothing store in downtown Toronto, is so up to the 2007 minute it barely exists. Veblen invented the term conspicuous consumption. The Gotstyle store was where your correspondent went to sneer at one of the hottest fashion trends on Earth at the moment: designer jeans for men. In the $5-billion North American jeans market, sales of man jeans that cost more than $100 have been doubling annually. ... the test drive Which is how your correspondent, armed with still graspable but drooping indignation, ends up at GotStyle. It's a discreet place, thank God, tucked away on the second floor of a classic Victorian office building, light and clothes hanging in midair, and staffed by attractive examples of both genders. The back of the store is devoted to an in-store men's spa staffed by female attendants. For $49, one of them will shave you with a straight razor, Sir. On Saturdays, a DJ plays music and free champagne is served to women who drag in their boyfriends. [quote from co-owner Kelly McBride]"  The article notes: "GotStyle, a Toronto-based menswear store, was founded in 2005 by Melissa Austria, a veteran of the menswear business. Located near Bathurst and Wellington, a part of the city that is at present empty of other retail, it has still established itself as a destination store for men looking for great style."  The article notes: "A few days in advance of last night's 'friends and family' opening at Gotstyle, it was hard to believe Melissa Austria and Seamus Clarke's retail baby was ready for birth." There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Gostyle to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 08:22, 28 December 2020 (UTC)</li></ul> <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jovanmilic97 (talk) 20:40, 28 December 2020 (UTC) <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   12:46, 5 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete The criteria for establishing notability for companies/organizations is WP:NCORP and applies a stricter interpretation of requirements than for other topics. In short, WP:NCORP requires multiple sources (at least two) of significant coverage with in-depth information *on the company* and (this bit is important!) containing "Independent Content". "Independent content", in order to count towards establishing notability, must include original and independent opinion, analysis, investigation, and fact checking that are clearly attributable to a source unaffiliated to the subject. That means, nothing that relies on company information or announcements or interviews, etc. No trivial content such as being included in lists or a one-line description.
 * As to the references posted above by Cunard, reference 1. simply talks about the opening of a new part of one of the stores and then describes the products that are for sale. In fairness, it is a detailed description of the store but this article is not about the company. Fails WP:CORPDEPTH. Reference 2. is also very light on any details and opinions on the company and it is essentially a promotion for all the different types of jeans that the journalist was shown by the founders in a store, again fails WP:CORPDEPTH. I'm unable to look at Reference 3 right now but the snippet also appears to fail WP:CORPDEPTH. Reference 4. is based entirely on an interview with the owner in advance of opening a new store, fails WP:ORGIND.
 * None of the references in the article meet the criteria and having searched I am unable to locate any references that meet the criteria. Topic fails GNG/WP:NCORP. <b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>++ 21:46, 13 January 2021 (UTC)


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