Over the last year, resale platform StockX has made a concerted effort to shift from focusing solely on sneakers and streetwear to being a much more open marketplace, where people can sell trading cards and collectible lunch boxes just as easily as they sell a new pair of Jordans. With...
Brands across fashion categories are expressing support for the wave of protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in late May. And while every area of the fashion industry has been enriched by black designers, models and workers, the streetwear and sneaker world is arguably the most indebted to...
Not every brand is keen on opening doors the day they’re able to. There’s a complex calculus that goes into a store’s cost and return, and with the restrictions that reopened stores will have to impose, opening won't prove worth it for many.
In the latest Glossy+ Talk, CEO Julia Hunter spoke with Glossy about how she’s been navigating challenges around retail, e-commerce and customer acquisition, and what strategies have proven most successful for Jenni Kayne.
With more brands questioning past reliance on a single country like China for manufacturing, and a growing belief that shorter lead times and less inventory are the key to avoiding big losses during a crisis, a resurgence of American manufacturing is in demand.
Brands like Prabal Gurung, Madewell and Tibi are traditionally womenswear brands, but they've all launched menswear since 2018 and were part of the wave that was driving menswear’s growth. But now, many of those brands may find themselves pulling away from men’s altogether.
While formalwear, swimwear and workwear are all areas that have seen their use cases reduced due to coronavirus, rental is in the unfortunate position where much of its value is made obsolete by quarantine, social distancing and the cancellation of events.
The luxury industry was already undergoing massive change even before the coronavirus kicked in. The trends that were in place, like luxury brands experimenting with e-commerce and direct-to-consumer, have been accelerated to the point that many are shying away from traditional luxury stalwarts like department stores.
Fabletics is one of the rare fashion companies with a large physical footprint that’s managed to survive to this point without laying off or furloughing any of its retail employees. Instead, it quickly launched a restructuring and training program for its 700 store employees, which involved shifting them to other...