With Reid and Chanin, we see a result of changes in the marketplace due to the internet. No longer must such business base themselves in large cities. They can be quite comfortable in smaller towns, use local talent and run their companies from areas they prefer to live. Beats the heck out of commuting to the old Manhattan garment district and all the problems associated with that.
We may not like their fashions, but they have found a market and are making a living and hiring locals. Beats sending the work to China.
BTW, the fashionistas (buyers) I accompanied to Chanin were not from Dillards, but from more high end boutiques.