ミッキー・ドレクスラー

ドレクスラーは、1990年代のギャップの急成長の立役者としてしばしば挙げられる。彼が関わる以前、ギャップはプライベートブランドとパブリックブランドを販売する比較的小規模なチェーンだった。ドレクスラーの下で、同社はプライベートブランド商品に劇的にシフトし、急速に拡大して「カーキ、ベーシック、カジュアルフライデー」など1990年代のポップカルチャーの象徴的な一部となった。 ^{[ 11 ]}「Mellow Yellow」や「Dress You Up in My Love」などの曲を使用したテレビCMは、ギャップブランドを特徴づけるリラックスしたアメリカンカジュアルスタイルを紹介した。^{[ 12 ] [ 13 ]}ギャップ在籍中、彼は当時ギャップの取締役であり、ドレクスラーの友人でもあったスティーブ・ジョブズと仕事をした。 ^{[ 14 ]}

On May 22, 2002, however due to a sales slump and ballooning debt, plus his management style which clashed with the Fisher family, Drexler was abruptly forced to announce his retirement by Gap founder Donald Fisher. Drexler stayed on as CEO until September 26, 2002, when Paul Pressler was named as his successor. Drexler was bitter about his ouster but it was validated when sales rebounded one month after his departure.^[15]

The J.Crew Group, an American clothing and accessories retailer based in New York City, was founded in 1983 with the launch of its catalog and expanded into brick-and-mortarretailing in 1989 with its first store at the South Street Seaport in New York City. J.Crew hired Drexler as chairman and CEO in 2003 after his abrupt departure from Gap. Applying similar strategies from Gap, Drexler sought to reposition the J.Crew brand as a truly upscale boutique. What was once a low-priced, American, dressy-casual brand became more an upscale, dressy-vintage American brand with "frills included".^[11]

On June 5, 2017, it was announced that Drexler would step aside as chief executive. He had been unable to stop a several year slide as consumer tastes changed.^[16] Drexler noted that "J.Crew raised prices and underwent expansion during years when consumers became more and more thrifty".^[17] On January 18, 2019, Drexler announced his retirement as chairman, but will remain a strategic advisor to the Office of the CEO and the board.^[2]

As of 2021, Drexler is the CEO of Alex Mill, a clothing brand started by his son.^[18]